Several Agriculture Commodity Commissions have recently appointed new members.  The ex officio committee for the Georgia Agriculture Commodity Commissions recently met to vote for appointments to serve in the agriculture commodity commissions for apples, blueberry, cotton, milk, peaches, pecan, tobacco and vegetables.

Appointees, by committee, are as follows:

Apple

Andy Futch - Gilmer County

Robert Mitcham Sr. - Rabun County

Peaches

Lawton Pearson-Crawford County

Sean Lennon-Merriweather County


Blueberry

David Lee- Bacon County

Albert Wildes- Bacon County


Pecan

Thomas Mason-Houston County

Mark Cook-Washington County

Roy Goodson- Lee County

Cotton

Bart Davis-Colquitt County

James Webb - Calhoun County


Tobacco

Wayne McKinnon-Coffee County

Daniel Johnson-Pierce County
 

Corn

Mike Jaros- Peach County

Jerry Smith-Dawson County

 
Milk

Phil Harvey- Jasper County

Paul Johnson - Decatur County

Vegetables

Glenn Heard-Decatur County

Ken Corbett-Echols County

Bill Brim-Tift County

Brett Williams-Toombs County

Georgia Agriculture Commodity Commissions are created by acts of the Georgia Legislature and collect assessments from the growers of the commodities under the authority of farmer approved market orders.  These funds are used to support research, education and promotion projects for the commodities.  Appointed members of the commissions serve terms of three years and can be reappointed for additional terms.