U.S. Apple Industry Links
Links to U.S. State/Regional Apple Producer Organizations
Allied Organizations

U.S. Apple Industry Links

California Apple Commission
www.calapple.org

Colorado Apple Administrative Committee
www.coloradoapples.com

Connecticut Apple Marketing Board
www.ctapples.com

Maryland Apple Promotion Board
www.marylandapples.org

Michigan Apple Committee
www.michiganapples.com

Minnesota Apple Growers Association
www.minnesotaapple.org

New England Apple Association
www.apples-ne.com

New York Apple Association Inc.
www.nyapplecountry.com

Pennsylvania Apple Marketing Board
www.paapples.org

Vermont Apple Marketing Board
www.vermontapples.org

Virginia Apple Growers Association
www.virginiaapples.org

Washington Apple Commission
www.bestapples.com

Links to U.S. State/Regional Apple Producer Organizations

Updated: December 21, 2007

ARIZONA Lance Eggers President Arizona Apple Growers Association 27207 S. Brookerson Road Willcox, AZ 85643 Telephone: 520-384-6099 Facsimile: 520-384-6099 E-mail: eggersfarms@starband.net	ARKANSAS Curt R. Rom Arkansas State Horticultural Society University of Arkansas Plant Science Building Room 316 Fayetteville, AR 72701 Telephone: 501-575-2603 Facsimile: 501-575-8619
CALIFORNIA Alex Ott President California Apple Commission 770 East Shaw, Suite 220 Fresno, CA 93710 Telephone: 559-225-3000 Facsimile: 559-225-3111 E-mail: aott@calapple.org	COLORADO Christi Allen Secretary/Treasurer Colorado Apple Administrative Committee 55674 Hickory Road Olathe, CO 81425 Telephone: 970-240-8373 Facsimile: 970-240-8426
CONNECTICUT Robert Pelligrino Bureau Director Connecticut Apple Marketing Board Marketing Division, Department of Agriculture 165 Capital Avenue Hartford, CT 06106 Telephone: 860-713-2503 Facsimile: 860-713-2516 E-mail: richard.macsuga@po.state.ct.us	DELAWARE Carlton Fifer Secretary Delaware Fruit Growers Association 1919 Allabands Mill Road Wyoming, DE 19934 Telephone: 302-337-8271 Facsimile: 302-337-8417
GEORGIA Marcia Crowley Assistant Director Georgia Commodity Commission for Apples 326 Agricultural Building Capitol Square Atlanta, GA 30334 Telephone: 404-656-3678 Facsimile: 404-656-9380 E-mail: mcrowley@agr.state.ga.us	IDAHO Candi Fitch Assistant Executive Director Idaho Apple Commission P.O. Box 909 Parma, ID 83660-0909 Telephone: 208-722-5111 Facsimile: 208-722-6582 E-mail: idapple@widaho.com
ILLINOIS Donald Naylor Executive Secretary Illinois State Horticultural Society RR 13, Box 36A Bloomington, IL 61704-8962 Telephone: 309-828-8929 Facsimile: 309-827-5434 E-mail: ilsthortsoc@yahoo.com	INDIANA Peter Hirst I Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Purdue University 625 Agricultural Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907 Telephone: (765)-494-4600 Facsimile: 765-494-0391 E-mail: hirst@purdue.edu
IOWA Deb Smith Executive Secretary Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association 1701 Willis Avenue Perry, IA 50220 Telephone: 515-465-5992 Facsimile: 515-465-3648	KANSAS Sorkel Kadir, Ph.D. Kansas Fruit Growers Association Kansas Fruit Growers Association 3734 Throckmorton Hall/Horticulture Manhattan, KS 66506 Telephone: 785-532-5420 Facsimile: 785-532-6949 E-mail: skadir@oznet.ksu.edu
KENTUCKY Joseph Masabni Kentucky State Horticultural Society UK Research & Education Center P.O. Box 469 Princeton, KY 42445-0469 Telephone: 502-365-7541x247 Facsimile: 502-365-2667 E-mail: jmasabni@ca.uky.edu	MASSACHUSETTS Andre M. Tougas President Massachusetts Fruit Growers Association c/o Tougas Family Farm Northborough, MA 01532 Telephone: 508 641-7256 Facsimile : 508-393-1834 E-mail: andre@tougasfarm.com
MARYLAND Lois J. Swaim Secretary Maryland Apple Promotion Board P.O. Box 917 Hagerstown, MD 21741-0917 Telephone: 301-733-8777 Facsimile: 301-733-4394 E-mail: hallenberg@verizon.net	MICHIGAN Denise Yockey Executive Director Michigan Apple Committee 3105 Schavey Road, Suite 2 DeWitt, MI 48820 Telephone: 517-669-8353 Facsimile: 517-333-0419 E-mail: denise@michiganapples.com
MINNESOTA Ralph Yates Executive Secretary Minnesota Apple Growers Association P. O. Box 23 LaCrescent, MN 55497 Telephone: 507-895-4750 Facsimile: 507-895-8353	MISSOURI Arthur E. Gaus Secretary/Treasurer Missouri State Horticultural Society P.O. Box 417 Columbia, MO 65205-0417 Telephone: 573-442-3207 Facsimile: 573-442-6872
NEW ENGLAND Russell Powell Executive Director New England Apple Association P.O. Box 41 Hatfield, MA 01038 Telephone: 413-247-9966 Facsimile: 413-247-9666 E-mail: info@apples-ne.com	NORTH CAROLINA Peggy Laughter Executive Secretary North Carolina Apple Growers Association, Inc. P.O. Box 58 Edneyville, NC 28727-0058 Telephone: 828-697-6377 Facsimile: 828-697-9615 Email: stephanie.wise@ncmail.net
NEW JERSEY Jacqueline Bricker New Jersey Apple Industry Council New Jersey Department of Agriculture P.O. 330 Trenton, NJ 08625 Telephone: 609-292-5567 Facsimile: 609-984-2508 E-mail: jacqueline.feldman@ag.state.nj.us	NEW MEXICO Bonnie Gomez Secretary/Treasurer New Mexico Apple Commission 7820 Enchanted Hill NE, Suite A Rio Rancho, NM 87144 Telephone: 505-822-9646
NEW YORK James S. Allen President New York Apple Association P.O. Box 350 Fishers, NY 14453 Telephone: 585-924-2171 Facsimile: 585-924-1629 E-mail: jimallen@nyapplecountry.com	OHIO Bill Dodd Executive Director Ohio Apple Marketing Program P.O. Box 70 Newcomerstown, OH 43832-0070 Telephone: 740-498-8366 Facsimile: 740-498-8367 E-mail: info@ohioapple.com
OREGON Jean Godfrey Hood River Grower-Shipper Association P.O. Box 168 Odell, OR 97044-0168 Telephone: 541-387-4769 Facsimile: 541-387-2734 E-mail: hrgsa2@gorge.net	PENNSYLVANIA Karin Rodriguez Executive Director Pennsylvania Apple Marketing Board 2301 N. Cameron Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 Telephone: 717-783-5418 Facsimile: 717-783-4262 E-mail: karodrigue@state.pa.us
SOUTH CAROLINA John D. Ridley Secretary South Carolina Apple Growers Association 140 Hawthorne Lane Mountain Rest, SC 29664-9239 Telephone: 864-638-5648 Facsimile: 864-656-4960	TENNESSEE David Lockwood Department of Plant Sciences University of Tennessee 2431 Joe Johnson Drive Knoxville, TN 37996 Telephone: 423-974-7208 Facsimile: 423-974-8850 E-mail: dlockwood@utk.edu
UTAH Douglas Rowley Mountainland Apples Inc. Utah Apple Marketing Board P.O. Box 667 Santaquin, UT 84655-0667 Telephone: 801-754-5601 Facsimile: 801-754-3301 E-mail: chadmtnlnd@qwest.net	VIRGINIA David Robishaw Virginia Apple Growers Association 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 300 Charlottesville, VA 22903 Telephone: 434-984-0573 Facsimile: 434-984-4156 E-mail: david.robishaw@vdacs.virginia.gov
VERMONT Steven F. Justis Chief Executive Officer Vermont Apple Marketing Board c/o Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets 116 State Street Montpelier, VT 05620-2901 Telephone: 802-828-3827 Facsimile: 802-828-3831 E-mail: steve.justis@state.vt.us	WASHINGTON H. Dave Carlson President Washington Apple Commission P.O. Box 18 Wenatchee, WA 98807 Telephone: 509-663-9600 Facsimile: 509-662-5824 E-mail: info@waapple.org
WISCONSIN Anna M. Maenner Secretary/Treasurer Wisconsin Apple Growers Association 211 Canal Road Waterloo, WI 53594 Telephone: 920-478-4277 Facsimile: 920-478-9586 E-mail: acminc@gdinet.com	WEST VIRGINIA Katy Trenary Secretary West Virginia Horticultural Society P.O. Box 323 Inwood, WV 25428 Telephone: 304-268-2151 E-mail: info@orrsfarmmarket.com

Allied Organizations

Description: CropLife America promotes the environmentally sound use of crop protection products for the economical production of safe, high quality, abundant food fiber and other crops.

Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports
c/o National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
50 F Street N.W., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone: 202-626-8700
Facsimile: 202-737-6430
Web site: www.usagexports.org

Description: The coalition is an ad-hoc group of over 80 organizations, representing farmers and ranchers, cooperatives, small businesses, regional trade groups and the state departments of agriculture. Members of the coalition are committed to working together in support of U.S. policies and programs to: promote U.S. agricultural exports; counter subsidized foreign competition; strengthen farm income; and protect American jobs. This specifically includes programs such as USDA's Market Access Program, and the Foreign Market Development or Cooperator Program.

National Council of Agricultural Employers
1112 16th Street N.W., Suite 920
Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone: 202-728-0300
Facsimile: 202-728-0303
E-mail: ncae@erols.com

Description: Formed as a nonprofit organization in 1964, NCAE is the only national association focusing solely on agricultural employment interests and issues. NCAE is dedicated to the belief that the future success of U.S. agriculture depends on the availability of domestic and foreign agricultural labor and the federal legislative and regulatory factors related to that employment. NCAE membership is open to growers, employers, associations, cooperatives, corporations, processors and others involved in labor-intensive agriculture in all 50 states.

United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
1901 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: 202-303-3400
Facsimile: 202-303-3433
E-mail: united@uffva.org
Web site: www.uffva.org

Description: United is the national trade association that represents the interests of producers, wholesalers, distributors, brokers and processors of commercial quantities of fresh fruits and vegetables. United represents its members' interests before the government and the national media, and provides leadership on technical and business issues.

Produce Marketing Association
P.O. Box 6036
Newark, DE 19714-6036
Telephone: 302-738-7100
Facsimile: 302-731-2409
Web site: www.pma.com

Description: Organized in 1904 to represent both shippers and growers. Our mission is to advance and enhance the tree fruit industry in Washington state by providing education and training programs to meet the changing needs of the industry. We also serve as advocate on issues affecting the tree fruit industry.