Kansas Department of Agriculture Contact Information
Below is contact information for the department and its programs. Contact information for other government agencies, administrative organizations, councils and industry associations that relate to agriculture and rural topics can be found in the Agriculture and Rural Resources Directory.
Kansas Department of Agriculture
109 S.W. 9th Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1280
(785) 296-3556
ksag@kda.ks.gov
Office of the Secretary
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1280
(785) 296-3556
(785) 296-8389 (fax)
Joshua Svaty, Secretary of Agriculture
H. David Starkey, Chief Counsel
davidh.starkey@kda.ks.gov
Lisa Taylor, Communications Director
lisa.taylor@kda.ks.gov
Erik Wisner, Food Safety Policy Director
erik.wisner@kda.ks.gov
Sandy Johnson, Homeland Security Specialist
sandy.johnson@kda.ks.gov
Katie Howard, Environmental-Lab Issues Director
katie.howard@kda.ks.gov
Ginger R. Patterson, Executive Secretary
ginger.patterson@kda.ks.gov
Legal Division
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1280
(785) 296-4623
(785) 368-6668 (fax)
Leslie Garner, Legal Secretary
leslie.garner@kda.ks.gov
Agriculture Commodities Assurance Program (ACAP)
Forbes Field, Bldg. 282
P.O. Box 19282
Topeka, KS 66619-0282
(785) 862-2415
(785) 862-2460 (fax)
Tim Tyson, Program Manager
tim.tyson@kda.ks.gov
Agriculture Laboratory
Forbes Field, Bldg. 282
P.O. Box 19323
Topeka, KS 66619-0323
(785) 862-0108
(785) 862-0727 (fax)
Audra Gile, Program Manager
Audra.Gile@kda.ks.gov
Dairy Inspection
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3511
(785) 296-0673 (fax)
George Blush, Program Manager/Dairy Commissioner
george.blush@kda.ks.gov
Division of Water Resources
109 S.W. 9th Street, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3717
(785) 296-1176 (fax)
David Barfield, Chief Engineer
david.barfield@kda.ks.gov
Paul Graves, Assistant Chief Engineer
paul.graves@kda.ks.gov
Division of Water Resources
Water Appropriation
Lane Letourneau, Program Manager
lane.letourneau@kda.ks.gov
Division of Water Resources
Water Structures
Matt Scherer, Program Manager
matt.scherer@kda.ks.gov
Division of Water Resources
Water Management Services
Chris Beightel, Program Manager
chris.beightel@kda.ks.gov
Division of Water Resources
Garden City Field Office
2508 Johns Street
Garden City, KS 67846-2804
(620) 276-2901
(620) 276-9315 (fax)
GardenCityFieldOffice@kda.ks.gov
Mike Meyer, Water Commissioner
mike.meyer@kda.ks.gov
Division of Water Resources
Stafford Field Office
300 S. Main, PO Box F
Stafford, KS 67578-0357
(620) 234-5311
(620) 234-6900 (fax)
StaffordFieldOffice@kda.ks.gov
Jeff Lanterman, Acting Water Commissioner
jeff.lanterman@kda.ks.gov
Division of Water Resources
Stockton Field Office
820 S. Walnut, Box 192
Stockton, KS 67669-0192
(785) 425-6787
(785) 425-6842 (fax)
StocktonFieldOffice@kda.ks.gov
Scott Ross, Water Commissioner
scott.ross@kda.ks.gov
Division of Water Resources
Topeka Field Office
Building 282, Forbes Field (office location)
PO Box 19323 (mailing address)
Topeka, KS 66619-0323
(785) 862-6300
(785) 862-9110 (fax)
TopekaFieldOffice@kda.ks.gov
Katherine Tietsort, Water Commissioner
katie.tietsort@kda.ks.gov
Division of Water Resources
Parsons/Topeka Field Office
300 N. 17th Street, PO Box 893
Parsons, KS 67357
(620) 421-2697
(620) 421-2742 (fax)
Katherine Tietsort, Water Commissioner
katie.tietsort@kda.ks.gov
Fiscal Section
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-2891
(785) 296-8587 (fax)
Food Safety and Lodging
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3511
(785) 296-0673 (fax)
Steve Moris, Food Safety Director
steve.moris@kda.ks.gov
Grain Warehouse Inspection
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3511
(785) 296-0673 (fax)
Tim Tyson, Program Manager
tim.tyson@kda.ks.gov
Human Resources
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-4171
(785) 296-3236 (fax)
Dennis Peerenboom, Director
dennis.peerenboom@kda.ks.gov
Information Resources and Technology
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-8770
(785) 296-8587 (fax)
Todd Reinert, Program Manager
todd.reinert@kda.ks.gov
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
632 S.W. Van Buren, Room 200
P.O. Box 3534
Topeka, KS 66601-3534
(785) 233-2230
(785) 233-2518 (fax)
nass-ks@nass.usda.gov
Meat and Poultry Inspection
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3511
(785) 296-0673 (fax)
Julie Ehler, Program Manager
Julie.Ehler@kda.ks.gov
Pesticide and Fertilizer
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3786
(785) 296-0673
Dr. Gary Meyer, Program Manager
gary.meyer@kda.ks.gov
Plant Protection and Weed Control
Forbes Field, Bldg 282
P.O. Box 19282
Topeka, KS 66619-0282
(785) 862-2180
(785) 862-2182 (fax)
Jeff Vogel, Program Manager
jeff.vogel@kda.ks.gov
Records Center
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-2263
(785) 296-0673 (fax)
Nancy Anderson, Program Manager
nancy.anderson@kda.ks.gov
Weights and Measures
Forbes Field, Bldg 282
P.O. Box 19282
Topeka, KS 66619-0282
(785) 862-2415
(785) 862-2460 (fax)
Tim Tyson, Program Manager
tim.tyson@kda.ks.gov
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