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.
A few members of the CLC gathered in Washington DC in March 2018. From the top, Laura Phelps, (l- r) Keith Pitts, Terry Humfeld, Lori Berger, Berry Tanner, Bob Simerly, Ron Williams, Armando Monterroso, Todd Scholz, Jill Calabro, Mike Aerts and Mike Bledsoe, chair of the CLC.
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
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
Hank Giclas
Western Growers Association
17620 Fitch Street
Irvine, CA, 92614
Phone: 949-885-2205
Fax: 949-863-9028 hgiclas@wga.com
Drew Gruenburg
Society Of American Florists (Alternative)
1601 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA, 22314
Phone: dgruenburg@safnow.org
Bob Kaldunski
Ginseng Board of Wisconsin
668 Maratech Ave.
Suite E
Marathon, WI 54448
715-443-2444
715-443-3542 kalbob74@gmail.com
John Keeling
National Potato Council
Exec. Vice-President & CEO
1300 L Street, NW #910
Washington, DC, 20005
Phone: 202-682-9456
Fax: 202-682-0333 johnkeeling@nationalpotatocouncil.org
Phil Korson
Cherry Marketing Institute
P.O. Box 30285
Lansing, MI, 48909-7785
Phone: 517-669-4264
Fax: 517-669-3354 pkorson@aol.com
