Advisory Committees

From bees to beans, South Carolina Farm Bureau really is ALL about agriculture. We have twenty advisory committees to ensure that all kinds of farms are represented both in Columbia and in Washington, D.C.

These committees are made up of our best-informed farmer members with extensive knowledge of agricultural issues and provide an opportunity to discuss and recommend solutions in pursuit of policy implementation.

Click on an Advisory Committee below to learn more:

Apiculture

James Allen, Chair

 

Committee Members

Craig Bell
Ken Brockman
John Coons
Thomas Dailey
Edward Evans
Joshua Fabel
Danny Howard
Charles Marion
Bart Merchant
Mark Sweatman
Aubrey Tyler
Allen Umbarger
William West
Wendell Wimberly

Stephen Cavin, Advisor
Ben Powell, Advisor

Staff contact: Chalmers Mikell

Beef

Richard Harper, Chair

Committee Members

Billy Abercrombie
Lloyd Baxley, Jr.

Bonnie Cann

Richard Carson
Andrew Carter
Cecil Eaddy
Eddy Ellison
Edward Evans
Whitney Farr
John Fogle
Steve Freeman 
Richard Harper
Lee Keese

Tommy Laney
Thomas Legare
Chris LeMaster
John Lewis

Jordan Lindler
Loye Mayfield
Clint Moore

Al Rentz
Tony Owens
Charles Setzler
Paul Wilkie
Drake Yon

Dr. Matthew Burns, Advisor
Steve Meadows, Advisor
Travis Mitchell, Advisor
Dr. Boyd Parr, Advisor
Dr. Michael Neault, Advisor
Erin Doll, Advisor


Staff contact: Thompson Smith

Cotton

Carl Brown, Chair

Committee Members
Ricky Atkinson
Wesley Crider
Rusty Darby
Ryan Galloway
Sam Grubbs
Richard Lee
Atwood McIntosh
Caleb Miller
Trent Pendarvis
Donnie Porth
Michael Shuler
Anthony Ward
Frankie Woodard
 

Todd Campbell, Advisor
Jay Crouch, Advisor
Michael Jones, Advisor
David Ruppenicker, Advisor
Nathan Smith, Advisor
Luke Thornton, Advisor

Staff contact: Jason Davison

Dairy

Kevin Satterwhite, Chair

Committee Members

Ethan Bedford
Leon Dueck
Glen Easter
Lewis Longshore
Patrick Myers
Caci Nance
L. D. Peeler
 

Tina Horn, Advisor
Dr. Boyd Parr, Advisor
Dr. Michael Neault

Staff contact: Thompson Smith 

 

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Diversified Agriculture

Harleston Towles, Chair

Committee Members

Sallie Hambright-Belue
Pete Kornack
Jeff Massey
Walker Miller
Ryan Oates
Frank Roberts
Aaron Von Frank
Brian Ward
Janice Wyatt

Zack Snipes, Advisor
Brian Ward, Advisor
Matt Kneece

Staff contact: Chalmers Mikell

Equine

Jack Schurlknight, Chair

Committee Members

Gillian Rose Courtney
Tommy Doyle
Eddie Evans
Anna Beth Gillis
Ray Johnson
John Mayfield
Jimmie Polk
Merry Roberson
Anne Shirley
Raymond “Buddy” Smith

Sean Eastman, Advisor
Cassie LeMaster, Advisor
Lisa Zappolo, Advisor
Chad Truesdale, Advisor
Erin Doll, Advisor

Staff contact: Matt Cornwell

Forestry

Posey Copeland, Chair

Committee Members

Grant Alexander
Steve Brunson
Will Carsten
Lucas Durham
Robert Finklea
Greg Gruber
Jamie Guy
Billy Earl Jordan
Lewis Longshore
Harvey McMillan
Billy Rivers
Jim Scott
Mike Shirer
John Smoak
Reg Williams
Preston Wilson

Chisolm Beckham, Advisor
 

Staff contact: Amanda Croft

Fruit

Rebecca McArthur, Chair

Committee Members

Arthur Black
Jerry Breland
Thomas Chappell
Ben Cothran
Lynette Lever
Walker Miller
Justin Ness
Jerry Watson

Andy Rollins, Advisor
Michael Cranford

Staff contact: Chalmers Mikell

Labor

Chalmers Carr, Chair

Committee Members

Jeremy Cannon
M. D. Floyd
Bob Hall
Joshua Johnson
Michael Lalich
Kevin Satterwhite
Charles Wingard

Adam Kantrovich, Advisor

Staff contact: Cassidy Murphy

Land Use

Frank Nutt, Chair

Committee Members

Marcus Gerald
David McKittrick
Mike Meetze
Daniel Milam
Walker Miller
Paul Potts
Frances Price
Chris Stevens
Christopher Sumpter
Alan Ulmer


Staff contact: Rick Caldwell

Ornamental Horticulture

Thomas Dailey, Chair

Committee Members

Lucas Durham
Bob Head
Helen Legare-Floyd
Renee McGrady
William Salisbury
Ted Wentzky

Steven Long, Advisor
Sarah White, Advisor

Staff contact: Chalmers Mikell

Peanut

Richard Rentz, Chair

Committee Members
Robert Bates
Davis Calhoun
Mark Connelly
Bates Houck
James Mole
David Owens
James Shuler
Andy Rodgers
Gill Rogers
Jeff Sweatman
Shane Willoughby
Harry Wimberly
Wes Woodard


Dan Anco, Advisor
Marianne Catalano, Advisor
Nathan Smith, Advisor

Staff contact: Jason Davison

Pork

John Harris, Chair

Committee Members

Marty Avant
Fitzhugh Bethea
Ernie Major
Marvin Ross
Barrett Brett Wiggins

Katherine Helms, Advisor
Dr. Michael Neault, Advisor
Dr. Boyd Parr, Advisor

Staff contact: Amanda Croft

Poultry

Ricky Frick, Chair

Committee Members

Justin Ables
Ken Brockman
Jason Carey
Thomas Chaplin
Chad Counts
Ann Crisp
Tim Donald
Wilson Felker
Jamey Fender
David Funchess
Russell Harrelson
Donnie Horton
Wesley McKeowen
Garrett Setzler
Dayton Shealy
Zan Tomlinson

Julie Helm, Advisor
Erin Doll, Advisor

Staff contact: Matt Cornwell

Soybeans, Feed Grains and Hay

John Long, Chair

Committee Members

Fitzhugh Bethea
Charles Brigman
Wendell Brockman
Bryan Dantzler
Cecil Eaddy
John Felder
Woody Green
Michael Grier
McNiel Hinson
John Meehan
Pinckney Murray
Chad Owens
Rachel Sharp
Charles Whiten

Michael Plumblee, Advisor
Mary C Cromley, Advisor
Dr. Nathan Smith, Advisor

Staff contact: Faith Truesdale

Tobacco

Josh Baxley, Chair

Committee Members

Dupree Atkinson
Gene Robert Baxley
Richard Bryant
Brad Elliott
Richard Floyd
Michael Grier
Marion Huggins
John Lee Newman
Stephen Squires
Ben Teal
Trenton Tyler

Katherine Helms, Advisor
Dr. Nathan Smith, Advisor
William Hardee, Advisor

Staff contact: Faith Truesdale

Vegetable

Catherine Porth, Chair

Committee Members

Corey Dixon
Warren Dixon
Thomas Garrison
Dickie Kirby
Adair McKoy, IV
David Richburg
Larry Taylor
Ted Wentzky
J. E. B. Wilson


Michael Cranford, Advisor
Justin Ballew, Advisor


Staff contact: Chalmers Mikell

Water and Natural Resources

Charles Wingard, Chair

Committee Members 

Walter Dantzler
John Felder
Albert Judy
Tommy Lee
Jacob Oswald
John Perrow
Christopher Rawl
C. Raymond Sligh
Jimmy Taylor
Donnie Wakefield
Jeremy Walther
Raleigh Ward
Jason Wright
Lynn Youmans


Jeffrey Allen, Advisor
Alex Butler, Advisor
Bruce Campbell, Advisor
Rob Devlin, Advisor
Scott Harder, Advisor

Staff contact: Rick Caldwell

Wildlife

Jim Scott, Chair

Committee Members

Otis Lynn Allen, Jr.
Marion Barnes
Ronnie Bozard
David Brooks
Randy Cribb
William Fleming
William Greg Henderson, Jr.
Howard Hiller
Pat Hunter
Steven Long
John McLaurin
Frank (Mac) McLeod
Chris Mishoe
Russell Mixon
Jason Price
Phillip Price
Samuel Quinney
Jim Scott
John Smoak
Ronald J. Stanley
Hugh Waldrop
Preston Wilson


Dr. Cory Heaton, Advisor
Noel Myers, Advisor
Charles Ruth, Advisor

Staff contact: Amanda Croft