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Georgia Pecan Growers Association
As the leading state in pecan production, the Georgia Pecan Growers Association (GPGA) has been supporting its members and promoting their pecans since 1985. The Georgia Pecan Growers Association supports growers in all aspects of marketing and education. The association also produces the industry’s leading magazine, The Pecan Grower magazine; Georgia Pecans, providing pecan growers, both domestic and international, with the latest research studies and industry news to help improve upon best practices in production and business. In efforts to continue to move the needle forward for Georgia pecans and new production methods, the GPGA collaborates closely with pecan specialists and horticulturalists across the country. The GPGA also works in tandem with Georgia’s Agricultural Commodity Commission for Pecans and Georgia’s Department of Agriculture to ensure Georgia’s pecan growers have the tools they need to be successful. Additionally, the GPGA collaborates with sister associations from other pecan growing states and the industry’s national organizations to further promote and market pecans.

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Benefits of Your Membership
- GPGA provides multiple opportunities for members to improve upon production practices. Throughout the year, GPGA offers several Educational opportunities such as our Annual Conference, Annual Fall Field Day, county pecan production meetings, subscription to our information-packed The Pecan Grower magazine, e-newsletters, social media and a knowledgeable and friendly office staff.
- GPGA serves as the Voice of the Industry through our Governmental Relations in Washington, DC and by providing Communications to all members through our website, online newsletter, The Pecan Grower magazine and social media.
- GPGA strongly supports Research and Development in the pecan industry. We work closely with pecan research teams throughout the state to provide the most accurate and up-to-date information with our members about new pecan production practices.
- Marketing Georgia Pecans to consumers is another benefit received through membership. Whether it’s a retail outlet, commercial operation or a pecan tree nursery, the GPGA works to connect your business with consumers to increase the demand and awareness for Georgia pecans.
- Commercial Members: If you are a supporting business of Georgia pecan growers, there is something for you as well! By becoming a commercial member you are not only supporting our association, but you will also receive a free listing on our website for your business as a resource for our pecan growers!
Our Members
Commercial Member List
A1 Mist Sprayers
Dan Schweers
877-924-2474
www.mistsprayers.com
Able Ag Solutions, LLC
Pieter Booysen
904-417-3188
www.ableagsolutions.com
ACETO Agricultural Chemical Corporation
J. W. Christiansen
229-343-4035
www.aceto.com
Ag Nutrients
Bryan Peters
AgSouth Farm Credit, ACA
Jon Harris
844-AGSOUTH
www.agsouthfc.com
Ag South
Sandra Meeks
American Thermal Systems
Clyde Walker
AMVAC Chemical Corp.
Ricky Lord
www.amvac.com
AMVT LLC
David Liang
506 Stonegate Dr
Katy, TX 77494
281-506-2430
www.amvt.net
APC Industries Company
Tony Albin
909-545-5054
www.apcbearings.com
Apollo Pecan Nursey & Groves
Tim Brown
941-266-6691
www.apollopecannursery.com
Avery Crop Insurance
Jeremy Ryan
229-243-7216
business.bainbridgegachamber.com
Bell Irrigation Pipe & Supply
John Bell
Bergen AG Innovations, Inc.
Andres Bergen
Big John Manufacturing
Danny Sanders
www.bigjohnmfg.com
Bowsmith
Stanley Kirby
www.bowsmith.com
Burch Corp.
Dan Pope
205-201-3807
burchcorp.com
Brandt Consolidated, Inc.
Laurabeth Gamache
Bridge Import Group
Jay Fentress
Boston, MA 52265
Burnett Irrigation Inc.
Lee Burnett
Carden & Assoc.
Rick Lear
Carter Brothers Pecan Co.
Jonathan Arn
www.carterpecan.com
Calway Foods, Inc
Jack Huang
2005 De La Cruz Blvd., Suite 134
Santa Clara, California 95050
408-423-9138
510-877-6768
Fax: 408-496-6688
jackh@calwayfoods.com
www.calwayfoods.com
Central Life Sciences
Rodney Morrow
Chemical Containers, Inc
John Farrell
www.chemicalcontainers.com
Coit and Hewes, LLC
Leroy Hewes
Collins Irrigation, Inc.
John Collins
Complete Resource Management
Whitcomb Barnhill III
Corteva
Jared Walls-Tifton
Whitney Murphy-Statesboro
Corteva-DOW AgroSciences
Chip Giles
229-392-4653
www.corteva.us
Cromartie Ag Company, Inc.
Drew Cromartie
Denham, Edwards & Foshee Insurance
William Edwards
Durand Wayland
Kyle Perry
101 Durand Rd
LaGrange, GA 30241
706-882-8161 ext. 173
706-577-4774
Easterlin Pecan Co., Inc.
Will Easterlin
478-244-9812
www.easterlinpecan.com/index.html
Farm Credit Associations of Georgia
Corey Cottle
800-768-FARM
www.georgiafarmcredit.com
Flint Ag & Turf
www.flintequipco.com
Flint EMC
Mathew Denton
www.flintenergies.com
Fin & Feathers/Brinson Farms
Marx Gaines
FMC
Cynthia Kurtz
Frank Wetherbee Farms, LLC
Frank Wetherbee, Jr.
Georgia Farm Bureau
Raynor Churchwell
Georgia Federal-State Inspection Service
Clint Faircloth
www.gafsis.com
GESAR Inc.
Cash Willis
470-440-1114
www.gesarrobots.com
Gillison's Variety Fab.
Graig Gillison
3033 Benzie Hwy
Benzonia Mi 49616
800-392-6059
231-383-0005
Griffin's Warehouse Blackshear
Raymond Hester
rwgriffin.com
Goff Pecan Consulating, Inc.
Bill Goff
Gulf Coast Bag, Inc.
Roger Rochman
281-556-8500
www.gulfcoastbag.com
Hancock Bank
Ben Lee
Horne Pecan Company
Mike Horne
Howhum Nurseries
David Simpson
ICL Fertilizer
Hal Russell
Irrigation-Mart
Leah Simmons
318-255-1832
https://www.irrigation-mart.com/
Jim Jordan Farm, Inc.
Hope J Oliver
J & A Construction
Jesse Connell
Kinloch Plantation Pecan Oil
Tommy Hatfield
318 435-1455
www.pecanoil.com
Kitchen's Pecan Scouting, LLC
Billy Ray Kitchens
Lineage Logistics
Van Griffin
lineagelogistics.com
Lasseter Equipment Group
Judd Lasseter
www.lassetereq.com
Miller Chemical & Fertilizer
Darin Singleton
www.millerchemical.com
Modern Electronics & Equipment
Staten Oliver
Moses Pecan
Taylor Booth Moses
Nachurs Alpine Hal Russell
www.nachurs-alpine.com
Native Earth, LLC
Chris W Wilson
Nelson Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Mike Estes\Jim Bennett
Nichino America, Inc.
Wayne Brown
229-456-2082
www.nichino.net
Nilo Plantation
Garrett Jones
NIPAN LLC
Mark Crawford
229-460-5922
nickelplus.biz
NuFarm Americas
Brad Lang
Oro Agri
Brent Sapp
Oklief LLC/CR Manufacturing
Chris Whiting
PGF Operating, LLC
rubi@pecangrovefarms.com
Pecan Nut Busters, Inc.
Carleton Dailey
www.pecannutbusters.com
Peerless Manufacturing
Tracey Lumpkin
www.peerlessmfg.cc
Plant Food Systems, Inc.
Gary Veal
229-425-1407
www.plantfoodsystems.com
Pitts Insurance Agency
Lisa McKinley
229-648-6496
PBM Supply & Mfg.
Zack Stephens
Planters First
Eli Tinsley
bankpfb.com
Priester’s Pecans, Inc.
Thomas Ellis
-334-227-4301 (O), 334-657-3222 (C)
www.priesters.com
Quest Products LLC.
Reliant Fungicide
Jeff Hunter
941-735-0232
jhunter.quest@gmail.com
Rain Bird Corporation
Mike Jacobson
Renfroe Pecan Co.
Geoff Hamil
R W Griffin Industries
Randy Gay
rwgriffin.com
Stuckey's Corporation
Stephanie Stuckey
Synovus Bank
Clint Hood
Agriculture & Timber Division
888-796-6887
Syngenta
Lyle Stewart
www.syngenta.com
Savage of Georgia
Billy Brown
229-787-5115
www.savageequipment.com
Simpson Nurseries
Fred Beshears
simpsonnurseries.co
SCP Distributors (TWC Distributors)
Kevin Milligan
Southern Ag & Insurance Services
Mark Cox
Sipcam Agro USA, Inc.
Larry Worn
Southern Agri-Gro, LLC
Zac Zschiesche
SouthWest Georgia Farm Credit
Anna Kinchen
Solera Larry Worn
229-921- 6229
www.solerasd.com
Stone Mountain Pecan
Robby Coker / Chris Coker
1781 U.S. Hwy 78
Monroe, GA
770-207-6486
Sumner Ag Services Inc.
David Sumner
www.sumnerag.com
Summit Agro
David Cole
941-456-0110
www.summitagro-usa.com
SVN Saunders
Ralston
Dantzler Real Estate
Dan Brooks
TRC Partners
Tim Martel
The Peed Company
Seth Peed
The Pecan Life
Janel Bailey
756 Jones Road
Byron, GA 31008
478-747-5137
www.thepecanlife.com
The Irrigation Store, Inc.
Stacie Hiers
Tidewater
Robert McLeod
Teleos Ag Solutions
Justin Harrison
229-326-5861
teleosag.com
TriEst Ag Group - Greenville
Lauren Roberson
TriEst Ag Group, Inc
Perry Fuller
triestag.com/home/triest-home.php
Triangle Chemical Co.
Mark Hawke
229-344-6508
www.trianglecc.com
TOL Incorporated
Scott Hermann
www.tol-inc.com
UPL-LTD
Richard Royal
VICAM, A Waters Business
Lanny Smith
Valent USA
David Yoder
25047 N.E. Grady Tew Rd
Altha, FL 32421
850-377-8137
John V Altom
4503 NW 186 Street
Newberry, FL 32669
352-316-1366
Valent/ David Yoder
David Yoder
Womack Nursery
Larry Womack
Weiss McNair
Fred Corona Director of Sales and Marketing
530-891-6214 x219
www.weissmcnair.com
W. G. Hamil, LLC
Michael Hamil
Walker Rhodes Tractor Co
Foster Rhodes
Walthall Oil Company
Allison Walthall
Waters Agricultural Lab, Inc.
Jarrell D. Cooper
WECO The Science of Optical Sorting
Eric Horner
WiseConn Engineering
Brock Ponder/Sarge Pachero
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
President
Miley Adams
Camilla, GA 31730
Home: 229-328-7700
Executive Director
Samantha McLeod
Tifton, GA 31794
Office: 229-382-2187
Cell: 229-402-3106
Cason Anderson
CCA Pecan
Kathleen, GA
478-952-2875
Jim Buchanan
Buchanan Farms Inc.
Americus, GA 31719
Cell: 229-938-7310
Rob Cohen
Bainbridge, GA 39818
229-726-2621
Kyle Durrence
Durden Pecan Co.
Reidsville, GA 30453
Home: 912-557-6115
Cell: 912-237-0105
Slade Ellis
Ellis Farms LLC
Vienna, GA 31092
Cell: 229-268-9041
Scott Hudson
Hudson Pecan Co.
529 VoTech Dr
Ocilla, GA 31774-3641
Cell: 229-425-1130
Arren Moses
Moses Pecan Company
575 Conner Rd
Uvalda, GA 30473
912-594-6975
Lawton Pearson
Pearson Farm
Fort Valley, GA
Cell: 478-952-1906
Advisors
Will Easterlin
Easterlin Pecan Company
Montezuma, GA 31063
478-472-7731
Mark Hawke
Oakland Meadows Business Park
Leesburg, GA 31673
229-432-7400
Mike Horne
Andersonville, GA 31711
RG Lamar
Lamar Pecan Co.
Hawkinsville, GA 31036
Office: 478-230-8065
Meet The Staff

Samantha McLeod
Executive Director & Editor of The Pecan Grower magazine since February 2017
Samantha joined the GPGA staff as Executive Director in February of 2017, following her passion of supporting farmers and being an advocate for agriculture. Prior to GPGA, Samantha worked for Case IH Agriculture for 5 years, first in a Commercial Rotational Development program, then as a Commercial Product Trainer, and finally as the Southeastern Crop Production Sales Specialist representing the manufacturer’s line-up of planters, seeding, and tillage equipment across seven states.
Outside of GPGA, Samantha is happily married to Robert McLeod III and lives just outside of Tifton, GA. Together they have two beautiful boys, Arlan (3) and Curtis (1) and enjoy running their small herd of Registered Black Angus cattle and helping out on the family’s farm.

Sheila Harnage
Finance since January 2013
Originally from Omega, Georgia, Sheila graduated from Tift County High School in 1985 and then went on to graduate from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, located in Tifton, Georgia in 1987. She went back to school to obtain a degree in Accounting from Moultrie Technical College in 2012. Prior to coming onboard with GPGA, Sheila homeschooled her 4 children from 1991 until 2013 from kindergarten through their graduation.
Outside of GPGA Sheila is happily married to Scot Harnage. The two share four children and two step grandchildren. Sheila is actively involved in her church and loves to spend time with family.

Amy Howell
Grants Coordinator & Copy Editor for The Pecan Grower magazine since 2014
A native of Tifton, Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree and Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Georgia. Prior to joining the GPGA team, Amy worked at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College for 5 years and, prior to that, lived and worked in Atlanta for 8 years in both state government and the private sector.
Outside of GPGA Amy and her husband, Courtney, have three children and are active in their schools, church and community.

Mary Mikelyn Bruorton
Communication & Events Coordinator
Originally from Homerville, Georgia, Bruorton attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) for a year and a half before transferring to the University of Georgia Tifton. During her time in college, she completed an internship with Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, where she was the marketing and communications intern. She also worked under Dr. Johnathan Oliver, researching Xylella on various blueberry varieties. Bruorton graduated in May 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness from the University of Georgia. She serves as GPGA’s Communication and Events Coordinator.
Prior to joining GPGA in August of 2021, Bruorton was an Outreach Specialist for the Produce Safety Department with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Mary Mikelyn joined the GPGA staff in August 2021, where she wanted to continue her career in supporting and advocating for both Georgia farmers and Georgia pecans.
Outside of GPGA, she is active in church and loves spending time with her family and dog, Reese. Bruorton has always been an active member of the agricultural industry and by joining GPGA, wanted to continue her career in supporting and advocating for both Georgia farmers and Georgia pecans. Growing up and working within the blueberry industry on a farm and packaging facility, Bruorton knew that she wanted to advocate for American farmers and be a part of the agricultural industry. She says that she owes her love and passion for agriculture to her father, Mike Bruorton, and values the loving support in her endeavors from her mother, Beverly Bruorton.

Meredith Lauren McGlamory
Public Relations & Special Projects Coordinator
Meredith McGlamory grew up and still resides in Abbeville, Georgia. She graduated with honors in May from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC), with a b achelor’s degree in Agricultural Communication. McGlamory graduated with honors and received the 2021 ABAC Alumni Association Award as the top graduate. She also served ABAC as a School of Agricultural and Natural Resource (SANR) Leader.
During her time at ABAC, McGlamory interned with Bayer Crop Science as a field research and development assistant where she worked with various crops for experimental test plots. She was also a student worker at the UGA Tifton Campus where she worked in Plant Pathology for Dr. Bob Kemerait. In 2019, McGlamory was selected as the Georgia Watermelon Association ambassador and spent the entire year traveling to cities throughout Georgia and the nation promoting the watermelon industry.
McGlamory loves to travel and learn new things and participated in ABAC’s Study Abroad Program to Belize during her time as a student. She has also has been on a mission trip to Bolivia where she shared the gospel to tribes in the jungle.
During her free time, you can find her at her family’s farm helping out with their 350 head of beef cattle or riding her horse. If she is not doing that, she is spending time with her family and friends or playing with her dog, Essie.
Meredith joined the GPGA staff as the Public Relations & Special Projects Coordinator in August 2021, where she wants to support and advocate for Georgia farmers and help advance the Georgia pecan industry.

Contact Us:
Georgia Pecan Growers Association
(P.O. Box 1367)
Tifton, Georgia 31794
Phone: 229-382-2187
Fax: 404-393-9298
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