Kansas Department of Agriculture Contact Information

The following is contact information for the department and its programs. Additional contact information can be found in the Agriculture and Rural Resources Directory published by the department. The Agriculture and Rural Resources Directory is a listing of contact information for government agencies, administrative organizations, councils and industry associations that relate to agriculture and rural topics.

Kansas Department of Agriculture
109 S.W. 9th Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1280
(785) 296-3556
ksag@kda.state.ks.us

Office of the Secretary
(785) 296-3556 Fax: (785) 296-8389
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1280

Adrian J. Polansky, Secretary of Agriculture

Constantine V. Cotsoradis, Deputy Secretary
ccotsoradis@kda.state.ks.us

Dale Lambley, Special Assistant to the Secretary
dlambley@kda.state.ks.us

Carole Jordan, Director of Rural Development, Legislative Activity, Marketing and Research
cjordan@kda.state.ks.us

H. David Starkey, Chief Counsel
dstarkey@kda.state.ks.us

Lisa Taylor, Public Information Officer
ltaylor@kda.state.ks.us

Erik Wisner, Research/Legislative Analyst
ewisner@kda.state.ks.us

Ida Kirmse, Homeland Security Specialist
ikirmse@kda.state.ks.us

Ginger R. Patterson, Executive Secretary
gpatterson@kda.state.ks.us

Legal Division
(785) 296-4623 Fax: (785) 368-6668
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1280
Leslie Garner, Legal Secretary
lgarner@kda.state.ks.us

Agriculture Commodities Assurance Program (ACAP)
(785) 862-2415 Fax: (785) 862-2460
Forbes Field, Bldg. 282
P.O. Box 19282
Topeka, KS 66619-0282
Tim Tyson, Program Manager
ttyson@kda.state.ks.us

Agriculture Laboratory
(785) 862-0108 Fax: (785) 862-0727
Forbes Field, Bldg. 282
P.O. Box 19323
Topeka, KS 66619-0323
Dr. Phil Engelhardt, Program Manager
penglehrt@kda.state.ks.us

Dairy Inspection
(785) 296-3511 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
George Blush, Program Manager/Dairy Commissioner
gblush@kda.state.ks.us

Division of Water Resources (DWR)
(785) 296-3717 Fax: (785) 296-1176
109 S.W. 9th Street, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
David Barfield, Chief Engineer
dbarfield@kda.state.ks.us

Paul Graves, Assistant Chief Engineer
pgraves@kda.state.ks.us

DWR Water Appropriation Program
Lane Letourneau, Program Manager
lletourneau@kda.state.ks.us

DWR Water Structures Program
Matt Scherer, Program Manager
mscherer@kda.state.ks.us

DWR Water Operations and Technical Services Program
Steve Stankiewicz, Program Manager
sstankiewicz@kda.state.ks.us

DWR Subbasin Water Resource Management Program
Tina Alder, Basin Team Supervisor
talder@kda.state.ks.us

DWR Garden City Field Office
(620) 276-2901 Fax: (620) 276-9315
GardenCityFieldOffice@kda.state.ks.us
2508 Johns Street
Garden City, KS 67846-2804
Mike Meyer, Water Commissioner
mmeyer@kda.state.ks.us

DWR Stafford Field Office
(620) 234-5311 Fax: (620) 234-6900
StaffordFieldOffice@kda.state.ks.us
300 S. Main, PO Box F
Stafford, KS 67578-0357
Bruce Falk, Water Commissioner
bfalk@kda.state.ks.us

DWR Stockton Field Office
(785) 425-6787 Fax: (785) 425-6842
StocktonFieldOffice@kda.state.ks.us
820 S. Walnut, Box 192
Stockton, KS 67669-0192
Scott Ross, Water Commissioner
sross@kda.state.ks.us

DWR Topeka Field Office
(785) 368-8251 Fax: (785) 296-4619
TopekaFieldOffice@kda.state.ks.us
109 S.W. 9th Street, 1st Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-2216
Katherine Tietsort, Water Commissioner
KatieT@kda.state.ks.us

DWR Parsons/Topeka Field Office
(620) 421-2697 Fax: (620) 421-2742
300 N. 17th Street, PO Box 893
Parsons, KS 67357
Katherine Tietsort, Water Commissioner
KatieT@kda.state.ks.us

Fiscal Section
(785) 296-2891 Fax: (785) 296-8587
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Stacey Woolington, Chief Fiscal Officer
swoolington@kda.state.ks.us

Food Safety Inspection
(785) 296-3511 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Dr. Rebecca Pfannenstiel, Food Safety Director
rpfannenstiel@kda.state.ks.us

Grain Warehouse
(785) 296-3511 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Tim Tyson, Program Manager
ttyson@kda.state.ks.us

Human Resources Section
(785) 296-4171 Fax: (785) 296-3236
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Dennis Peerenboom, Director
dpeerenbm@kda.state.ks.us

Information Resources and Technology
(785) 296-8770 Fax: (785) 296-8587
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Todd Reinert, Program Manager
mailto:ccotsoradis@kda.state.ks.us

Kansas Agricultural Statistics
(785) 233-2230 Fax: (785) 233-2518
632 S.W. Van Buren, Room 200
P.O. Box 3534
Topeka, KS 66601-3534
Eldon Thiessen, State Statistician
nass-ks@nass.usda.gov

Meat and Poultry Inspection
(785) 296-3511 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Dr. Rebecca Pfannenstiel, Program Manager
rpfannenstiel@kda.state.ks.us

Pesticide and Fertilizer
(785) 296-3786 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Dr. Gary Meyer, Program Manager
gmeyer@kda.state.ks.us

Plant Protection and Weed Control
(785) 862-2180 Fax: (785) 862-2182
Forbes Field, Bldg 282
P.O. Box 19282
Topeka, KS 66619-0282
Bill Scott, Program Manager
bscott@kda.state.ks.us

Records Center
(785) 296-2263 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Nancy Anderson, Program Manager
nanderson@kda.state.ks.us

Weights and Measures
(785) 862-2415 Fax: (785) 862-2460
Forbes Field, Bldg 282
P.O. Box 19282
Topeka, KS 66619-0282
Tim Tyson, Program Manager
ttyson@kda.state.ks.us