The Director of the Texas AgriLife Research has established a Feed & Fertilizer Advisory Committee which acts as an advisory and consultative group on policy concerning general program issues, finances, long range plans, statutory changes and establishment of rules and regulations by the Feed and Fertilizer Control Service and Agricultural Analytical Services, as such applies to the public served and affected through the administration and enforcement of the Texas Agriculture Code (1981), Chapter 141 - Commercial Feed and Chapter 63 - Commercial Fertilizer, as well as the Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 61 - Feed Rules, Chapter 63 - Pet Food Rules and Chapter 65 - Fertilizer Rules.
Meetings of the Advisory Committee are called as often as necessary, but not less than once each year. These meetings provide an opportunity for the Director and State Chemist to present information concerning the full range of regulatory and service activities, to answer questions concerning the programs and to receive suggestions from the committee relating to improvements in the administration of the laws.
Organizations, associations and individuals will participate at the invitation of the Director. Invited members will serve for four years.
The following individuals have been selected to serve on the Advisory Committee:
2008 Advisory Committee
Tommy Brandenberger, Chairman
Migl Feed & Grain
P.O. Box 323, Hallettsville, TX 77964
Scott Averhoff, Vice-Chair
Texas Corn Producers Board
P.O. Box 999, Waxahachie, TX 75168
Scott Boening
Boening Bros. Dairy
2438 County Road 137, Floresville, TX 78114
Wayne Cleveland
Texas Sorghum Producers
Salado, TX 76571
Ronnie Eckel
Lyssy & Eckel
P.O. Box 128, Poth, TX 78147
Dr. Bill Eikenhorst
Creekside Veterinary Services
1907 Hwy. 105, Brenham, TX 77833
Dr. C. Ross Hamilton
Darling International, Inc.
251 O'Connor Ridge Blvd., Suite 300, Irving, TX 75038
Karl King
Sanderson Farms
701 Capitol Parkway, Bryan, TX 77803
Larry Leschber
Leschber Farms
4000 C.R. 132, Hutto, TX 78634
Mark Lindemann
Lindemann Fertilizer Service
5451 W. State Hwy. 97, Cost, TX 78614-4021
Charles A. McQuhae
Frontier Fertilizer & Chemical Co.
1413 FM 2378, Lubbock, TX 79407
Tom Paben
Texas Farm Bureau
33515 Davis Road, Waller, TX 77484
Bailey Reynolds
Animal Science Products
P. O. Drawer 631408, Nacogdoches, TX 75963-1408
Ben Weinheimer
Texas Cattle Feeders Association
5501 I-40 West, Amarillo, TX 79106
John Williams
Wilbur-Ellis Co.
P.O. Box 607, Rio Hondo, TX 78583
John Windwehen
Cargill Animal Nutrition
2260 Industrial Park, Giddings, TX 78492
Ad hoc Member
Joe Cox
Assistant Vice Chancellor for External Affairs
Texas AgriLife
720 E Blackland Road
Temple, TX 76502-9622
joecox@tamu.edu
(254) 774-6021(p)
(254) 774-6001(f)