Board Members

Ex Officio Members

• Andy Gipson
  Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
• Jane Parish, PhD
  Head of Mississippi State University Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences
• Wes Schilling , PhD
  Head of Poultry Science Department, Mississippi State University
• Kent Hoblet, D.V.M
  Dean, Mississippi State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
• Melissa Mason, D.V.M.
  Alcorn State University  Department of Agriculture

Appointed Members:

• Betsy Lipscomb, D.V.M.
  Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association
• Phil Stayer, D.V.M.
  Mississippi Poultry Association
• Terry Emerson
  Mississippi Pork Producers Association
• Greg Howell, D.V.M.
  Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association
• Austin Jones
  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