The IR-4 Commodity Liaison Committee serves as an important stakeholder group to provide guidance and advice on ways in which The IR-4 Project can best serve the needs of specialty crop growers.

Michael Aerts
Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association
800 Trafalgar Court
Suite 200
Maitland, FL, 32751
Phone: 321-214-5200
Fax: 321-214-0210
Cell: 407-257-4694
mike.aerts@ffva.com
Tim Alberts
Kemin Industries
2100 Maury
Des Moines, IA, 50317
Phone: 515-559-5151
Fax: 515-559-5206
tim.alberts@kemin.com
Mark Arney
Nat’l Watermelon Promotion Board
1321 Sundial Point
Winter Springs, FL, 32708
Phone: 407-917-8698
Fax: 407-917-8698
marney@watermelon.org
Lori Berger
AgBusiness Resources
3136 West Orchard Court
Visalia, CA, 93277
Phone: 559-799-8266
lori@agbusinessresources.com
Michael Bledsoe
Village Farms, L.P.
195 International Parkway
Suite 100
Heathrow, FL, 32746
Phone: 407-936-1193
Fax: 732-440-1303
Cell: 407-493-3933
mebledsoe@villagefarms.com
Jill Calabro
AmericanHort
525 9th St. NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC, 20004
Phone: 202-789-0683
Cell: 443-433-6125
jillc@americanhort.org
James R. Cranney
California Citrus Quality Council
853 Lincoln Way, Suite 206
Auburn, CA, 95603
Phone: 530-885-1894
Fax: 530-885-1546
jcranney@calcitrusquality.org
Alan DeYoung
Van Drunen Farms
2692 N. State Rt. 1-17
Momence, IL, 60954
Phone: 815-592-2958
Fax: 815-472-3544
adeyoung@vandrunen.com
Aline DeLucia
National Association of State Department of Agriculture
4350 North Fairfax Drive #910
Arlington, VA 22203
202-296-9680
aline@nasda.org
Ann E. George
Hop Growers of America
U.S. Hop Industry Plant Protect Comm.
P.O. Box 2885
Yakima, WA, 98907
Phone: 509-453-4749
Fax: 509-457-8561
Cell: 509-930-2334
ageorge@wahops.org