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
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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
  • 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
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