Arkansas Department of Agriculture

info@agriculture.arkansas.gov
501-225-1598

Arkansas Department of Agriculture Headquarters Office
1 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas    72205

For all media queries contact:  Amy Lyman, 501-219-6323, amy.lyman@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Arkansas Department of Agriculture Executive Staff 

Board Members of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture

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Forestry Division 
afc.webmaster@arkansas.gov
501-225-1598

Commissioners of the Forestry Division

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State Plant Board 
info@aspb.ar.gov
501-225-1598

Board Members of the State Plant Board

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Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission 
info@alpc.ar.gov
501-225-1598

Commissioners of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission

• Arkansas Department of Agriculture Programs
• Arkansas Department of Agriculture Resources
• Arkansas Department of Agriculture Services

Programs and Services

Rural Fire Protection
501-679-3581

Baucum Nursery
501-907-2486

Forest Insects/Diseases
501-297-1581

Forestry Law Enforcement/Arson Investigation
501-332-2000

Urban & Community Forestry
479-228-7929

Poison Springs State Forest Office (also District 4 Headquarters Office)
870-836-5882

Water Quality/Best Management Practices
870-312-9999

Arkansas Firewise
501-580-9607

Address

Natural Resources Division of the
Arkansas Department of Agriculture
10421 W. Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 682-1611
Fax: (501) 682-3991

Email Arkansas Natural Resources

Employee Directory

Water Well Construction Commission State of Arkansas
10421 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 682-3900 Fax: (501) 682-3991
Email: Arkansas Water Well Construction Commission

Arkansas Bureau of Standards Contact Information

Contact Us:
501-570-1159
bureau@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Director

Division Director: Nikhil Soman

Petroleum Quality

Chemist Supervisor: Wilford Jones       Phone: 501-570-1151

Chemists:
Teresa Dillard 
Daniel Greene 
Fred Harris 
Ron Phillips 

State Mass and Volume Laboratory

Supervisor: Dr. Russ Summers       Phone: 501-225-1598    

Metrologists:
John Irvin
Eva Ramirez

Weights and Measures

Weights and Measures Supervisor: Tim Chesser       Phone: 501-570-1154  

Inspectors:
Zane Anderson
Tammy Beck
Stan Cottrell
Clay Crabtree
Lowell French
Rex Henderson                
Shelby Mross
Brad Newberry
Eric Okelley
Richard Slater
Brian Terry
Tim Webb
Larry Wornock

Service Agency Compliance, Large Scale, or High Capacity Meters

Special Testing Supervisor: Tim Chesser       Phone: 501-570-1154    

Inspectors:
Brad Avery
Gary Howard
Mike Jones

Office of Administration (Accounting and Personnel)

Administrative Specialist III: Sheila Carter       Phone: 501-570-1157  

Forestry Division Headquarters

Forestry Division Headquarters
501-225-1598

Report Wildfires: 1-800-468-8834

Report Prescribed Burns: 1-800-830-8015

State Forester
Joe Fox

Deputy State Forester
Mark Cutrer

Assistant State Forester - Fire Protection
Robert Murphy

Division Foresters
Chandler Barton
Darren Spinks

Media Inquiries 
Amy Lyman

District Headquarters and Programs

• District Headquarters
• Programs and Services

Contact Local Forestry Division Crews

• Arkansas County
• Ashley County
• Baxter County
• Benton County
• Boone County
• Bradley County
• Calhoun County
• Carroll County
• Chicot County
• Clark County
• Clay County
• Cleburne County
• Cleveland County
• Columbia County
• Conway County
• Craighead County
• Crawford County
• Crittenden County
• Cross County
• Dallas County
• Desha County
• Drew County
• Faulkner County
• Franklin County
• Fulton County
• Garland County
• Grant County
• Greene County
• Hempstead County
• Hot Spring County
• Howard County
• Independence County
• Izard County
• Jackson County
• Jefferson County
• Johnson County
• Lafayette County
• Lawrence County
• Lee County
• Lincoln County
• Little River County
• Logan County
• Lonoke County
• Madison County
• Marion County
• Miller County
• Mississippi County
• Monroe County
• Montgomery County
• Nevada County
• Newton County
• Ouachita County
• Perry County
• Phillips County
• Pike County
• Poinsett County
• Polk County
• Pope County
• Prairie County
• Pulaski County
• Randolph County
• Saline County
• Scott County
• Searcy County
• Sebastian County
• Sevier County
• Sharp County
• St. Francis County
• Stone County
• Union County
• Van Buren County
• Washington County
• White County
• Woodruff County
• Yell County

Plant Industries Division Contacts

Plant Industries Division
info@agriculture.arkansas.gov
501-225-1598
1 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205

Arkansas Bureau of Standards

Scott Bray, Director of State Plant Board

Arkansas State Plant Board, Board Members

Pesticide Section

Susie Nichols, Director

Dana McGinty, Certification and Training and Licensing 

Brandi Reynolds, Product Registration and Dealer Licensing 

Leigh Gibson, Enforcement 

Jason Robertson, Worker Protection, Endangered Species and Groundwater 

Seed Section

Mary Smith, Seed Division Director

James Chastain, Certified Seed Section Manager

Aaron Palmer, Seed Laboratory Manager

Plant Industry Section

Mark Stoll,  Plant Industry Division Director

Paul Shell, Plant Inspection and Quarantine

Zac Wellman, Apiary, Boll Weevil, Sweet Potato and Aquaculture

Seth Dunlap, Pest Control Section 

Agricultural Pest Survey Program Manager

Quallity Control & Compliance Section  

Mike Stage, Quality Control & Compliance Section Head

Arkansas Bureau of Standards

Nikhil Soman, Bureau of Standards Director

Tim Chesser, Weights and Measures Section

Roger Frazier, Weights and Measures Investigative Section

Wilford Jones, Petroleum Laboratory Supervisor

Metrology Laboratory Manager

In case of a shutdown of the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, please find Emergency Contact information here.

Phone: (501) 225-1598
Email: info@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Division Headquarters
info@alpc.ar.gov
(501) 225-1598
1 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205

Patrick Fisk,
Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Division Director
Phone: (501) 249-3369
Email: patrick.fisk@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Vacant
DVM, Arkansas State Veterinarian
Phone: (501) 823-1733
Email:

John G. Nilz, DVM
Veterinary Specialist – Field Services
Phone: (501) 297-2250
Email: john.nilz@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Livestock and Poultry Field Services

Blake Walters
Southeast/Southwest Area:
Phone: (870) 519-0725
Email: blake.walters@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Vacant
Northeast Area
Phone:
Email:

Kenneth Riggins 
Northwest Area: 
Phone: (501) 351-3556
Email: kenneth.riggins@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Poultry and Egg Division

Cheri Ellis
Agri Division Manager
Phone: (501) 823-1743
Email: cheri.ellis@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Beth Hudspeth
Phone: (501) 823-1743 
Email: beth.hudspeth@agriculture.arkansas.gov

National Poultry Improvement Plan

Kevin Simmons
NPIP Coordinator
(501) 823-1747
(501) 414-5430 (cell)
Email:kevin.simmons@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Faye Ratthasombath
NPIP Administrative Coordinator
Phone: (501) 823-1717
Email: faye.ratthasombath@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Lorie Bray
NPIP Administrative Specialist
(501) 823-1746 
Email: lorie.bray@agriculture.arkansas.gov

To forward Certificates of Veterinary Inspection/Other Forms:
CVIAR@arkansas.gov

To order Certificate of Veterinary Inspection Forms, Coggins Forms, or Official Identification Devices (Tags):
Kory Jones
(501) 823-1722

Arkansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
(501) 823-1730

W.R. Summers, PhD
Laboratory Director
Email: russ.summers@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Amy Blubaugh, BA
Bacteriology Supervisor
Email: bacti@alpc.gov

Supervisor Susan House, BSMT
Clinical Pathology
Email: clinpath@alpc.ar.gov

Meghan Porter
Receiving Supervisor
Email: receiving@alpc.ar.gov

Kevin Simmons, BS
Serology Supervisor
Email: serology@alpc.ar.gov

Max Ford, Ph.D
Virology Supervisor
Email: vir@alpc.ar.gov

Jill Franke, BS
Quality Manager
Email: jill.franke@agriculture.arkansas.gov

Cheryl Fossler, MS
Toxicology Supervisor and Safety Coordinator
Email: cheryl.fossler@agriculture.arkansas.gov