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Agriculture / Plant Industries / Quality Control and Compliance (Feed, Fertilizer, Hemp, Seed)
Quality Control and Compliance (Feed, Fertilizer, Hemp, Seed)
The Quality Control and Compliance (QCC) section has a total manning of 11 personnel and is responsible for the following major Programs: Feed, Fertilizer, Regulatory Seed, Grain Warehouse, Agricultural Consultants, Catfish Producers and Industrial Hemp.
The QCC section ensures compliance with the following Laws: Fertilizer Law, Arkansas Feed Law, Agricultural Liming Materials Act, Soil Amendment Act, Agricultural Consultants Licensing Act, 100% Natural Organic Fertilizer Act, the Aflatoxin Act, Seed Law, Public Grain Warehouse Law, Arkansas Grain Dealer Law, Arkansas Grain Grader Law, Arkansas Catfish Producers Fair Practices Law and the Industrial Hemp Act.
Points of Contact:
Quality Control and Compliance Division Manager
Mike Stage
Mike.stage@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Desk Phone: 501-219-6338
Cell Phone: 501-351-5335
Feed: feed@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Lime: limestone@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Agricultural Consultants: agriconsultants@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Fertilizer, Soil Amendment: fertilizer@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Industrial Hemp: industrialhemp@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Caleb Allen, Industrial Hemp Program Manager
Caleb.allen@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Desk: 501-219-6375
Grain Warehouse, Grain Dealers, Grain Graders, Catfish Producers:
grainwarehouse@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Josh Dement, Grain Warehouse Program Coordinator
Josh.dement@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Cell: 501-658-4908
Slow Pay Hotline: 501-219-6308
Regulatory Seed Program, GMO Rice Testing: regulatoryseed@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Meredith Martinez, Regulatory Seed Program Manager
Meredith.martinez@agriculture.arkansas.gov
Desk: 501-219-6343