AgBioResearch

Animal Agriculture

• Michigan Aquatic Assn Fish/Aquaculture
  Dan Vogler, President
  1681 South 7 1/2 Rd
  Harrietta, MI 49638
  231-389-2514
  
  
• Michigan Beef Industry Commission
  George Quakenbush, Exec Dir
  2145 University Park Dr, Suite 300 Okemos, MI 48864
  517-347-0911
  
  
• Michigan Cattlemen's Assn
  George Quakenbush, Exec Dir
  2145 University Park Dr, Suite 300 Okemos, MI 48864
  517-347-0911
  
  
• Michigan Environmental Council Organizations/Societies
  Dave Dempsey
  119 Pere Marquette Dr., Suite 2A Lansing, MI 48912
  517-487-9539
  
  
• Michigan Farm Bureau Organizations/Societies
  Carl Bednarski
  7373 W. Saginaw Hwy Lansing, MI 48917
  517-323-7000
  
  
• Michigan Fish Producers
  Forrest Williams
  Box 57 1008 First Street Bay Port, MI 48720
  989-656-2121
  
  
• Michigan Hay & Grazing Council
  Howard Straub, Jr. President
  3800 Essex Center Rd St. Johns, MI 48879
  989-224-3112
  
  
• Michigan Pork Producers Assn
  Mary Kelpinski, Exec VP
  3515 West Road, Suite B East Lansing, MI 48823
  517-853-3782
  
  
• Michigan Special Fed Veal Committee
  Kathleen Hawkins, Exec Dir
  2145 University Park Dr, Suite 300 Okemos, MI 48864
  517-347-0911
  
  
• National Cattlemen's Beef Assn
  5420 South Quebec Greenwood Village, CO 80111
  
  
• National Pork Producers Assn
  PO Box 10383 Des Moines, IA 50306
  
  
• National Swine Registry Pork
  1769 US Hwy 52 West West LaFayette, IN 47906
  765-463-3594
  
  
• Native American Fishing Assn Fish/Aquaculture
  Jamie Massey
  1090 S. State St. St. Ignace, MI 49781
  
  
• U.S. Egg and Poultry Assn
  1520 Cooledge Rd Tucker, GA 30084
  
  

Plant Agriculture

• Michigan Apple Committee
  Diane Smith, Executive Director
  13750 Sedona Pkwy Lansing, MI 48906
  517-669-8353
  
  
• Michigan Apple Shippers Assn
  Diane Smith, Executive Director
  13750 Sedona Pkwy Lansing, MI 48906
  517-669-8353
  
  
• State Board of Pomesters
  Mike Wittenback, President
  13497 Heffron Rd Belding, MI 48809
  616-794-0048
  
  
• Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board
  John Bakker, Executive Director
  PO Box 550 12800 Escanaba Dr, Suite A DeWitt, MI 48820
  517-669-4250
  
  
• Michigan Agri-Business Assn
  Tim Boring, Executive VP
  1501 North Shore Dr, Suite A East Lansing, MI 48823
  517-336-0223
  
  
• Michigan Bean Commission
  Joe Cramer, Executive Director
  South Main, Suite D Frankenmuth, MI 48734
  jcramer@michiganbean.com 
  
  
• Michigan Beekeepers Assn
  Sheldon Schitek, President
  Zachary Huang, MSU
  president@mba-bees.org 
  517-353-8136
  
  
• National Honey Board
  390 Lashley St. Longmont, CO 80501
  303-776-2337
  
  
• Michigan Blueberry Commission
  Kevin Robson
  7373 W. Saginaw Hwy Lansing, MI 48917
  517-323-7000
  
  
• Michigan Blueberry Growers Assn
  Kirk McCreary, General Mgr
  County Rd 215 Grand Junction, MI 49056
  269-434-6791
  
  
• North American Bramble Growers Assn
  Jim Burda, President
  20093 M-60 East Three Rivers, MI 49093
  616-279-5093
  
  
• Michigan Carrot Committee
  John Bakker, Executive Director
  12800 Escanaba Dr., Suite A DeWitt, MI 48820
  517-669-4250
  
  
• Michigan Celery Promotion Coop
  Duane Frens, General Mgr
  PO Box 306 5009 40th Ave Hudsonville, MI 49426
  616-669-1250
  
  
• Cherry Central Co-op, Inc
  PO Box 988 1771 N. US 31 South Traverse City, MI 49685
  
  
• Cherry Marketing Institute, Inc.
  Phil Korson, President
  12800 Escanaba Dr., Suite A DeWitt, MI 48820
  517-669-4264
  
  
• Michigan Assn of Timberman
  Michelle Sears, Executive Admin
  7350 south M-123 Newberry, MI 49868
  906-293-3236
  
  
• Michigan Christmas Tree Assn
  Amy Start, Executive Director
  PO Box 377 Howell, MI 48844
  517-285-9686
  
  
• Michigan Forest Assn
  McClain Smith, Jr., Exec Dir
  1558 Barrington St. Ann Arbor, MI 48103
  586-665-8279
  
  
• Michigan Forest Resource Alliance
  Eva Rice, Exec Dir
  PO Box 388 1359 W. US-2 Crystal Falls, MI 49920
  906-875-6305
  
  
• Corn Marketing Program of Michigan
  Jim Zook, Executive Director
  13750 Sedona Pkwy Lansing, MI 48906
  517-668-2676
  
  
• Michigan Cranberry Council
  Mike DeGrandChamp, President
  1791 Hillandale Rd Benton Harbor, MI 49022
  269-637-3915
  
  
• Michigan Grape & Wine Industry Council
  Sherry Goodreau, Exec Dir
  PO Box 30017 Lansing, MI 48909
  517-373-9789
  
  
• Michigan Grape Society
  Ed Kerlikowske, President
  8191 US-31 Berrien Springs, MI 49103
  269-471-7486
  
  
• Michigan Wine Collaborative
  David Miller, President
  PO Box 4243 Traverse City, MI 49685
  269-998-7967
  
  
• National Grape Cooperative, Inc.
  Brent Roggie, Gen Mgr
  2 South Portage St. Westfield, NY 14787
  716-326-5200
  
  
• Michigan Hay & Grazing Council
  Howard Straub, Jr., President
  3800 Essex Center Road St. Johns, MI 48879 
  
  
• Michigan Herb Business Assn
  Della Helton
  9641 W. County Line Road Tustin, MI 49688
  231-779-0275
  
  
• Michigan Maple Syrup Assn
  Jean Maday, President
  570 E. Main Street Box
  245 Potterville, MI 48876
  517-645-7305
  
  
• Michigan Mint Committee
  Tom Irrer, Secretary
  4507 Francis Rd, St. Johns, MI 48879
  517-224-7685
  
  
• Allied Florist Association of Metro Detroit
  David Loweke, Executive Director
  23140 Liberty St. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
  dloweke@aol.com 
  
  
• Kalamazoo Valley Plant Growers
  Jack Schemerhorn, General Mgr
  8937 Krum Ave Galesburg, MI 49053
  616-342-0106
  
  
• Metro Detroit Flower Growers Assn
  Jerry Tuinier, President
  57707 Ten Mile Rd South Lyon, MI 48178
  jerry@postgardens.com 
  
  
• Michigan Floral Assn
  Rod Crittenden, Exec VP
  1152 Haslett Rd Haslett, MI
  517-575-0110
  
  
• Michigan Nursery & Landscape Assn
  Amy Frankman, Exec Dir
  2149 Commons Parkway, Okemos, MI 48864
  517-381-0437
  
  
• Michigan Plant Growers Co-Op Inc
  Duane Frens, General Mgr
  PO Box 123 5009 40th Avenue Hudsonville, MI 49426
  616-669-1250
  
  
• Midwest Nut Producers Council
  Bruce Smith
  932 Forest East Lansing, MI 48823
  517-332-8431
  
  
• Michigan Onion Committee
  John Bakker, Executive Director
  12800 Escanaba Dr, DeWitt, MI 48820
  517-669-4250
  
  
• Michigan Organic Food & Farm Alliance
  Carol Osborne, Chair
  PO Box 626, Gaylord, MI 49734
  989-705-7204
  
  
• Organic Growers of Michigan
  Craig Kovacic, President
  5605 Ewalt St. Implay City, MI 48444
  810-724-1476
  
  
• Michigan Ag Stewardship Assn
  Russ LaRowe, Executive Director
  605 N. Birch St Kalkaska, MI 49646
  231-258-3305
  
  
• Michigan Crop Improvement Assn
  Randy Judd, Manager
  PO Box 21008 Lansing, MI 48909
  517-332-3546
  
  
• Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
  Mike Philip
  PO Box 30017 Lansing, MI 48909
  517-284-5649
  
  
• Michigan Environmental Council
  Dave Dempsey
  119 Pere Marquette Dr, Suite 2A Lansing, MI 48912
  517-487-9539
  
  
• Michigan Farm Bureau
  Carl Bednarski, President
  7373 W. Saginaw Hwy Lansing, MI 48917
  517-323-7000
  
  
• Michigan Food & Beverage Assn
  Ed Deeb, President
  27700 Hoover Rd, Suite 100 Warren, MI 48093
  
  
• Michigan Food Processors Assn
  K. Terry Morrison, Exec Dir
  4747 S. Elm Valley Rd Suttons Bay, MI 49682
  231-271-5752
  
  
• Michigan Integrated Food & Farming Systems
  Tom Guthrie, Exec Dir
  1405 Harrison Road East Lansing, MI 48823
  517-432-0712
  
  
• Michigan State Horticultural Society
  Ben Smith, Exec Sec
  63806 90th Avenue Hartford, MI 49057
  269-424-3990
  
  
• Michigan State Miller's Assn
  Frank Herbes, President Mennel Milling Company
  301 N. Main St Dowagiac, MI 49047
  616-782-5175
  
  
• Michigan Peach Sponsor
  Don Baiers, President
  PO Box 1035 Coloma, MI 490383
  
  
• Michigan Pear Research Committee
  3140 S. Pere Marquette Hwy Ludington, MI 49431
  
  
• Pickle & Pepper Committee for MSU Pickles
  Jack R. Hobson
  12011 W. Peet Road Chesaning, MI 48616
  
  
• Pickle Packers International, Inc.
  Richard Hentschel, Exec VP
  PO Box 606 St. Charles, IL 60174
  630-584-8950
  
  
• Michigan Plum Advisory Board
  John Bakker, Executive Director
  PO Box 500 12800 Escanaba Drive, Suite A DeWitt, MI 48820
  517-669-4250
  
  
• Michigan Potato Industry Commission
  Mike Wenkel, Exec Dir
  13109 Schavey Rd, Suite 7 DeWitt, MI 48820
  517-669-8377
  
  
• Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee
  Mark Seamon, Exec Dir
  PO Box 287 140 W. Tuscola St Frankenmuth, MI 48734
  877-769-6424
  
  
• National Strawberry Growers Assn
  Tom Heeman
  3 Harmony Way Kemptville, Ontario KOG1JO
  613-258-4587
  
  
• Beet Sugar Development Foundation
  Mark Schmidt, President
  800 Grant St, #300 Denver, CO 80203
  303-832-4460
  
  
• Michigan Sugar Company
  Bob Braem
  PO Box 107 Caro, MI 48723
  989-673-2138
  
  
• Monitor Sugar Beet Growers, Inc
  William Bortel, Exec Sec
  849 Gilford Rd, Route 1 Caro, MI 48723
  989-686-0965
  
  
• Michigan Turfgrass Foundation
  Gordon LaFontaine
  PO Box 4001 East Lansing, MI 48826
  517-321-1660
  
  
• Michigan Vegetable Council
  Greg Bird, Exec Dir
  PO Box 277 1045 Strasburg Rd Erie, MI 48133
  734-848-8899