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Dr. Shannon Davidson
 Dairy Extension Associate
Department of Animal Science
Campus Box 7621
117 Polk Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-4045 office
919-515-2152 fax
shannon_davidson@ncsu.edu
Mike Roberts
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
NC Research Campus
600 Laureate Way, Suite 1309
Kannapolis, NC 28081
704-250-5429 office
mtrobert@ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University and North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Dr. Brinton Hopkin
Professor & Dairy Extension Specialist
Department of Animal Science
Campus Box 7621
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-7532 office
919-515-2151 fax
brinton_hopkins@ncsu.edu
Dr. Steve Washburn
Professor – Dairy Reproduction & Management
Department of Animal Science
Campus Box 7621
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-7726 office
919-515-6884 fax
steve_washburn@ncsu.edu
Dr. Lon Whitlow
Professor Emeritus
Department of Animal Science
Campus Box 7621
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-7602 office
Lon_whitlow@ncsu.edu
Dr. Geoff Benson
Professor Emeritus
Dept. of Agricultural & Resource Economics
Campus Box 8109
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-515-5184 office
geoff_benson@ncsu.edu
Dr. MaryAnne Drake
Professor, Sensory Analysis and Flavor Chemistry
Department of Food Science
236-E Schaub Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-513-4598
mdrake@ncsu.edu

http://www.ncsu.edu/sensory
Gary Cartwright
NCSU Dairy Plant Coordinator
Department of Food Science
Campus Box 7624
41 Schaub Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695
919-513-2488
Gary_cartwright@ncsu.edu

Howling Cow, NCSU Ice Cream
Nancy Keith
County Extension Director
Box 311
444 Bristol Dr.
Statesville, NC 28687
704-878-3165 office
nancy_keith@ncsu.edu
Marti Day
Area Dairy Agent
PO Box 279
45 South St.
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-8202 office
919-542-8246 fax
marti.day@chathamnc.org
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Steve Lathrop
Livestock Marketing Specialist
Marketing Division
1020 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
919-733-7136 office
336-402-5817 cell steven.lathrop@ncagr.gov
Minoo Mehrotra, Food Compliance Officer
Food and Drug Protection Division
4000 Reedy Creek Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-733-7366 office
919-733-6801 fax
minoo.mehrotra@ncagr.gov(non-grade A dairy, dairy process inspection
North Carolina Department of Environmental & Natural Resources
Keith Larick
Animal Feeding Operations
2728 Capital Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27604
919-715-6697
keith.larick@ncdenr.gov

http://portal.ncdenr.org/web
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Carolina-Virginia Dairy Products Association
http://drinkmoremilk.org/

 2501 Aerial Center Pkwy
Morrisville, NC 27560
919-459-2076
info@drinkmoremilk.org
North Carolina Farm Bureau
Chester Lowder
Livestock Director
PO Box 27766
Raleigh, NC 27611 5301

Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-782-1705 office
919-783-3593 fax
chester.lowder@ncfb.org
North Carolina Dairy Producers Association
Norman Jordan, President
Leigh Lane, Vice-President
George Smith, Secretary
Neal Johnson, Treasurer
Dr. Fred Knott, Assistant Treasurer
Jeff Cornwell
Wayne Lutz
Jerry Pless
Reid Smith
George Teague
Darrell Wright
Bobby Joe Gambill
Barry Myers
Mike Corn
Daniel Horton
Andy Gray
North Carolina Association for Dairy Stabilization & Growth, Inc.
North Carolina Dairy Advantage Steering Committee

Jim Howie
Dr. Geoff Benson
Chester Lowder
Norman Jordan
Leigh Lange
Steve Lathrop
Billy Johnston
Ronnie Trantham
Franklin Rash
Dr. Steve Washburn
Board of Directors

Dennis Leamon
Barry Myers
Ronnie Trantham
Franklin Rash
Doug Holland
Monique Koopman
Dr. Ben Shelton
Jim Howie
Dan Hunsucker
Chester Lowder
Billy Johnston
Portia McKnight
Jim Abercrombie
Bob Paxton
Noel Torres
Harvey Largen
Dr. Geoff Benson
Manly Wilder