Ohio Pork Information Center

Swine Team
Swine Vets

Ohio State University

Ohio Pork Producers Council & Other State Associations

State Extension /
Animal Sciences Departments

National & State Offices

Government Ohio

Government U.S.

Pork Industry Centers

Ohio Pork Information Center

Staff

Dr. Steve Moeller, State Swine Extension Specialist
Dale Ricker, Program Specialist, Swine

Contact Us
Phone 614/688-3686 to reach Steve (fax 614/292-3513)
Phone 419/523-6294 to reach Dale (fax 419/523-3192)

OPIC Advisory Board

Thank you to these individuals whose commitment and wisdom
serve OPIC and the Ohio pork industry.

Roger Bender, Ag & Natural Resources Agent, Shelby County
Bryan Black, Pork Producer, Fairfield County, District 10
Tony Bornhorst, Pork Producer, Shelby County, District 3
Alan Evers, Cooper Farms, Pork Producer, Mercer County, District 3
Tony Forshey, DVM, Professional Veterinary Services, Archbold
Pat Hord, Pork Producer, Crawford County, District 2
Dick Isler, Ohio Pork Producers Council
Mike Mull, DVM, York Animal Hospital, Bellevue
Tom Price, Pork Producer, Delaware County, District 4
Bill Ringler, Pork Producer, Marion County, District 4
Jack Sommers, Pork Producer, Champaign County, District 6
Wendell Waters, Pork Producer, Coshocton County, District 10
Dave White, Ohio Livestock Coalition
Dave Younkman, Pork Producer, Logan County, District 3

OSU Resource Advisors

Gary Bowman, DVM, OSU Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Dr. Keith Irvin, OSU, Animal Sciences
Dr. Lynn Knipe, OSU Meat Science
Jon Rausch, OSU Ag Engineering
Dr. Brian Roe, OSU Ag Economics
Dr. Henry Zerby, OSU Meat Science
Dr. Lingying Zhao, OSU Ag Engineering

Swine Educators Team
[click on first name to e-mail, last name to go to personal page]

Mike Amstutz, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Technical Institute
Glen Arnold, Ag & Natural Resources Agent, Putnam County
Mike Bayes, Swine Center, Ohio State University
Roger Bender, Ag & Natural Resources Agent, Shelby County
Gary Bowman, Swine Veterinarian, Ohio State University
Don Breece, District Specialist, Southwest District Extension

Mike Brugger P.E., Ph.D. OSU, Wooster

Susan Couser, Extension Educator, Miami County
Florian Chirra, Ag & Natural Resources Agent, Williams County
Stephen Foster, Ag & Natural Resources Agent, Darke County
Dan Frobose, Extension Beef Marketing Agent, Ag Business Enhancement Center
Keith Irvin, Professor, Ohio State University
Jeff McCutcheon, Ag & Natural Resources Agent, Knox County
Steve Moeller, State Swine Extension Specialist, Ohio State University
Tony Nye, Ag & Natural Resources Agent, Clinton County
Dale Ricker, Swine Extension Associate, Ohio State University

Jon Rausch OSU Extension Associate Waste Management
Brian Roe, Professor, Ohio State University
Steve Ruhl, Ag & Natural Resources Agent, Morrow County
Ted Wiseman, Ag & Natural Resources Agent, Perry County

Lingying Zhao OSU Dept. of Food, Ag, and Biological Engineering

Ohio Swine Veterinarians
[click on first name to e-mail, last name to go to personal page]

Ronald Anders, DVM, Mercer County
Ron Baldridge, DVM, Putnam County
Tim Barman, DVM, Mercer County
Gary Bowman, DVM, Ohio State University Swine Veterinarian
Rebecca Cawrse, DVM, Mercer County
Julie Funk, DVM, Ohio State University Swine Veterinarian
Robert Gano, DVM, Clinton County
William Ingalls, DVM, Ohio State University
Lynn Maurer, DVM, Shelby County
Michelle "Mitch" Michalak, DVM, Mercer County
William Minton, DVM, Mercer County
Michael Mull, DVM, Huron County
Todd Price, DVM, Wyandot County
Don Sanders, DVM, Champaign County

Main OSU Home Pages

OSU Home Page
OSU Extension

Agricultural, Environmental & Development Economics
Agricultural Technical Institute
Animal Sciences

College of Food, Ag & Environmental Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine

Entonmology
Extension Data Center (access county profile information)
Extensión en Español, CSREES & State Extension Services cooperating

Family and Consumer Sciences
Family Health
Food, Ag & Biological Engineering
Food Industries Center
Food Science & Technology

Horticulture & Crop Science
Human & Community Resource Development

Meat Science

Ohio Agricultural Research & Development Center
Ohioline

Plant Pathology / Field Crop Diseases

School of Natural Resources

Veterinary Preventive Medicine

4-H Youth Development
4-H Animal Sciences

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Agricultural Issues Teams/Sites

Agronomic Crops Team
Greg LaBarge (419/337-9210)

Beef Cattle Team
Steve Boyles (614/292-7669) or
Francis Fluharty (330/263-3904)

Dairy Task Force
Maurice Eastridge (614/688-3059)

Exurban Change Project
Analysis of the population and land use changes cross the rural-urban continuum in Ohio and the Midwest. Identifies social, economic, and environmental implications for exurban and rural communities.
Jeff Sharp (614/292-9410)
Elena Irwin (614/292-6449)

Floriculture Online
Claudio Pasian (614/292-9441)
Charles Behnke (440/326-6813)

Forage Management Team
Clif Little (740/432-9300)
Mark Sulc (614/292-9084)

Fruit Team
Richard Funt (614/292-8327)
Ted Gastier (419/668-8219)

Management Excel Teams

Marketing Team/Ohio Co-op Development Center
John Ellerman (750/389-2071)

Nursery/Landscape/Turf Team
Jim Chatfield (330/263-3831)

Ohio Watershed Network
Joe Bonnell (614/292-9383)

Poultry Team
Mo Saif (330/263-3743)

Precision Agriculture Team
Nathan Watermeier (614/688-3442)
Reza Ehsani (614/292-2540)

Sheep Team
Roger High (614/292-0589)

Sustainable Agriculture Team
Mike Hogan (330/627-4310)
Dennis Baker (937/548-5215)

Vegetable Crops Team
Mary Donnell (419/354-6916)
Bob Precheur (61`4/292-3857)

Waste Resource Management Team
Randy James (440/834-4656)

Woodland Stewards Team
Kathy Smith (614/688-1136)

Visit this website to see how OPPC addresses the Ohio pork producers' goal
"to serve and benefit Ohio Pork Producers Council members regardless of size in the areas of member services, legislative and environmental issues, consumer and producer education, and market development."

Ohio Pork Producers Council

Other State Pork Producer Offices

State Pork Producer Associations Listing

Arkansas Pork Producers Association

Indiana Pork Producers Association
Iowa Pork Producers Association

Kansas Pork Producers Association

Minnesota Pork Producers Association
Missouri Pork Producers Association

Nebraska Pork Producers Association
New Hampshire Pork Producers Association
North Carolina Pork Producers Association

Ohio Pork Producers Association
Oklahoma Pork Producers Association

Utah Pork Producers Association

Wisconsin Pork Producers Association

Auburn University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Arizona, University
AnSci / Ext

Arkansas, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

California-Davis,
University of
AnSci / Ext

California Polytechnic
State University
San Luis Obispo
AnSci / Swine

California Polytechnic
State University
Pomona
AnSci / Ext

Clemson University (SC)
AnSci

Colorado State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Connecticut, University of
AnSci

Cornell University (NY)
AnSci / Ext

Delaware, University of
AnSci / Ext

Florida, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Georgia, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Hawaii, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Idaho, University of
AnSci / Ext

Illinois, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Iowa State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Kansas State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Kentucky, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Louisiana State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Maryland, University of
AnSci / Ext

Massachusetts, University of
AnSci / Ext

Michigan State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Minnesota, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Mississippi State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Missouri, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Montana State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Nebraska, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

New Mexico State University
AnSci / Ext

North Carolina State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

North Dakota State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Ohio State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Oklahoma State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Oregon State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Penn State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Purdue University (IN)
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Rhode Island State University
AnSci / Ext

Rutgers-Cook College (NJ)
AnSci / Ext

South Dakota State University
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Tennessee, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Texas A&M
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Texas Tech University
AnSci / Swine

Utah State University
AnSci

Vermont, University of
AnSci / Ext

Viginia Tech
AnSci / Ext

Washinton State University
AnSci /

Wisconsin, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

Wyoming, University of
AnSci / Ext

Canadian Universities

Alberta, University of
AnSci / Swine

Guelph, University of
AnSci

Manitoba, University of
AnSci /Swine

Saskatchewan, University of
AnSci / Ext / Swine

AAVMC Address Listing
(American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges)

AAEA (American Agriculture Economists Association)
AASV (American Association of Swine Veterinarians)
AAVMC (Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges)
AAW (American Agri-Women)
AERE (Association of Environment & Resource Economists)
AFB (American Farm Bureau)
AFIA (American Feed Industry Association)
AHI (Animal Health Institute)
AMSA (American Meat Science Association)
APC (Australian Pork Corporation)
ASA (American Soybean Association)
ASAE (American Association of Agricultural Engineers)
ASAS (American Society of Animal Science)
CanSwine (Canadian Swine Breeders Association)
CAST (Council for Agricultural Science & Technology)
CSSA (Crop Science Society of America)
FASS (Federation of Animal Scientific Societies)
FI (The Food Institute)
GEAPS (Grain Elevator and Processing Society)
George Morris Centre, Canada
LMIC (Livestock Marketing Information Center)
NAAB (National Association of Animal Breeders)
NACAA (National Association of County Agricultural Agents)
NAMA (National Agri-Marketing Association)
NCGA (National Corn Growers Association)
NFO (National Farmers Organization)
NGFA (National Grain & Feed Association)
NIAA (National Institute for Animal Agriculture)
NPB (National Pork Board)
NPPC (National Pork Producers Council)
NSIF (National Swine Improvement Federation)
NSR (National Swine Registry)
OABA (Ohio AgriBusiness Association)
OAMP (Ohio Association of Meat Processors)
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, & Rural Affairs
Ontario Pork Producers
Ontario Swine Improvement Inc.
USB (United Soybean Board)
U.S. Feed Grains Council
WIA (Women in Agriculture)

Ohio Offices / Representatives

Ag Related
ODA (Ohio Department of Agriculture)
ODNR (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) - Service Directory Map
OEPA (Ohio Environmental Protection Agency)
Other State Departments of Agriculture
ODA Department Telephone Numbers
Ohio Agricultural Statistics Services

Executive
Ohio Executive Branch
Governor's Office
Governor's Cabinet

Legislative
Ohio Legislative Branch

Ohio House of Representatives
Ag Standing Committee
Directory
House District Map (new 2003)

Ohio Senate
Ag Standing Committee
Directory
Senate District Map (new 2003)

Judicial
Ohio Judicial Branch
The Supreme Court of Ohio

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United States Offices / Representatives

Ag Related
AMS (Agricultural Marketing Service)
APHIS (Animal & Plant Heath Inspection Service)
APHIS Rules & Regulations - Recently Published
APHIS VS (APHIS Vet Services) - Swine
ARS (Agricultural Research Service)
CFSAN (Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition)
CSREES (Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service)
CVM (Center for Veterinary Medicine)
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
ERS (Economic Research Service)
FAS (Foreign Agriculture Service)
FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Federal Register

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Assistance)
Emergency Management Institute offers courses online including Animals in Disaster Module A & Module B, Livestock in Disasters

FNCS (Food, Nutrition & Consumer Service)
FSIS (Food Safety Inspection Service) / FSIS notices affecting our industry
GAO (General Accounting Office)
GIPSA (Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration)
MARC (Meat Animal Research Center)
NADC (National Animal Disease Center)
NAHMS (Swine 2000 Study)
NAL (National Agricultural Library)
NASDA (National Association of State Departments of Agriculture)
NASDA FPI (NASDA Farm Policy Initiative)
NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service)
NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Services)
OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
PTO (Patent & Trademark Office)
TVA Rural Studies (Tennessee Valley Authority)
THOMAS (Legislative information on the internet)
USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Executive
The Federal Executive Branch
The White House
The President's Cabinet
White House Offices and Agencies
Independent Federal Agencies

Legislative
The Federal Legislative Branch
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

Judicial
The Federal Judicial Branch

Alberta Pork Centre
Canadian Pork Council
Georgia Swine Center, University of Georgia
Iowa Pork Industry Center Iowa State University
Minnesota Pork Center, University of Minnesota
MARK, North Carolina State University
Monogastric Research Centre, Massey University, New Zealand
Pork@Purdue, Purdue University
Pork Industry Institute, Texas Tech
Prairie Swine Center, University of Saskatchewan