Board Members
Ex Officio Members
- Andy Gipson
Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce - Christy Bratcher, PhD
Head of Mississippi State University Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences - Ken Macklin , PhD
Head of Poultry Science Department, Mississippi State University - Nicholas Frank, D.V.M
Dean, Mississippi State University, College of Veterinary Medicine - Melissa Mason, D.V.M.
Alcorn State University Department of Agriculture
Appointed Members:
- Mike Thompson, D.V.M.
Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association - Randi Cran, D.V.M.
Mississippi Poultry Association - Terry Emerson
Mississippi Pork Producers Association - Greg Howell, D.V.M.
Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association - Andy Prosser
Mississippi Catfish Association - James Rasberry
Mississippi Equine Association - Jeremy Graham
American Dairy Association of Mississippi - Ralph (Kipp) Brown
Mississippi Sheep Producers Association - Jody Wagner
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation - Sam Blakeney
Mississippi Livestock Auction Association