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Farm-City Committee Members

CHAIRMAN
Name/Title Address Email
J. Paul Till Director
Department of Public Relations
Alabama Farmers Federation
PO Box 11000
Montgomery, AL 36191-0001
334/613-4313
ptill@alfafarmers.org
 
MEMBERS
Name/Title Address Email
Troy Newton, Education Administrator
Agri-science Technology
PO Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130
334/424-9114
creed@sdenet.alsde.edu
Darryl Gates
Alabama Rural Electric Association
PO Box 244014
Montgomery, AL 36124
334/215-2732
Cell Phone: 334/546-4958
dgates@areapower.com
Joan Smith 814 Chickasaw Avenue
Auburn, Alabama 36830
334/821-8047
joan-gaines@mindspring.com
Julie Best
Public Affairs Specialist
USDA-NRCS
PO Box 311
Auburn, AL 36830
334/887-4530
julie.best@al.usda.gov
Amy Belcher
Public Relations
Department of Agriculture
PO Box 3336
Montgomery, AL 36109
334/240-7126
aitc@agi.state.al.us
Steve Pelham, State Director
USDA Rural Development
4121 Carmichael Rd. Ste. 601
Montgomery, AL 36106-3683
334/279-3400
steve.pelham@al.usda.gov
Mike Kilgore, Executive Director
Alabama Farmers Federation
PO Box 11000
Montgomery, AL 36191-0001
334/613-4204
mkilgore@alfafarmers.org
John M. Trotman 7825 Woodley Road
Montgomery, AL 36116
334/288-4121
 
Anna Pitts
Alabama Poultry & Egg Association
PO Box 240
Montgomery, AL 36101
334/265-2732
anna@alabamapoultry.org
Dr. LaVaughn Johnson, Professor Emeritus
Ag Economics & Rural Sociology
58 Mallard Lane
Dadeville, AL 36853
256/825-5824
vonnpeg@charter.net
Kelly Terry
College of Agriculture
107 Comer Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849-5401
334/844-2474
terrykl@auburn.edu
Danny Crawford
Farm Service Agency
PO Box 235013
Montgomery, AL 36123-5013
334/279-3500
irean.bennett@al.usda.gov
Claire LeBlanc
Progressive Farmer
2100 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
205/445-7181
Claire_leblanc@timeinc.com
Dr. Paul Mask
Alabama Cooperative Extension
114 Duncan Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849
334/844-4450
maskpau@auburn.edu
Pat Chestnut 86 Deerfield Drive
Selma, AL 36701
334/872-9094
Cell # 256/318-1798
 
Mike Tidwell, Director
Department of Organization
Alabama Farmers Federation
PO Box 11000
Montgomery, AL 36191
334/613-4328
mtidwell@alfafarmers.org
Katie Jackson, Editor
College of Agriculture
Room 2 Comer Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849
334/844-5887
smithcl@auburn.edu
Jeff Helms
Assistant Director of Public Relations
PO Box 11000
Montgomery, AL 36191
334/613-4212
jhelms@alfafarmers.org
Horace Horn
VP of Government & Economic Affairs
P.O. Drawer 11729
Montgomery, AL 36111
334/834-9513
Horace.horn@powersouth.com
Kim Earwood
Women's Division Director
PO Box 11000
Montgomery, AL 36191
334/394-3280
kearwood@alfafarmers.org
Sonny Brasfield
Assistant Executive Director
Associations of County Commissions
100 N. Jackson St.
Montgomery, AL 36104
334/850-7483
sbrasfield@acca-online.org
 
EX-OFFICIO
Name/Title Address Email
Sid Lockheart (Chambers County)
Sheriff
#2 Lafayette Street
Lafayette, AL 36862
334/864-4333
 
Sam Wiggins (Pickens County)
Co-Chairman
PO Box 271
Carrollton, AL 35447
205/367-8148
owiggins@aces.edu