Master Beef Producer Program Team Members

Dr. James B. Neel, Chair
Professor
Animal Science
jneel@utk.edu

Mr. Kevin Ferguson
Extension Area Specialist
Rutherford County
kferguson@utk.edu

Mr. Ron Blair
Extension Agent & County Director
Henderson County
rblair3@utk.edu

Dr. David Kirkpatrick
Professor
Animal Science
fkirkpat@utk.edu

Mr. John Bartee
Extension Agent & County Director
Montgomery County
jbartee1@utk.edu

Dr. Emmit Rawls
Professor
Agricultural Economics
elrawls@utk.edu

Dr. Ray Burden
Extension Agent & County Director
Hamilton County
rwburden@utk.edu

Dr. Fred Hopkins
Professor
Animal Science
fhopkins@utk.edu

Mr. Milton Orr
Extension Agent
Greene County
morr3@utk.edu

Dr. Gary Bates
Associate Professor
Plant Sciences
gbates@utk.edu

Dr. Clyde Lane
Professor
Animal Science
cdlane@utk.edu

Dr. Tim L. Cross
Ex-officio
Assistant Dean
tlcross@utk.edu

Dr. Warren Gill
Professor
Animal Science
wgill@utk.edu

Mr. Dave Fugate
President
Tennessee Cattlemen's Assoc.

Dr. Richard Daugherty
Executive Committee Member
Tennessee Cattlemen's Assoc.

Mr. Keith Harrison
Tennessee Farmers Cooperative
Feed, Animal Health, and Hardware Marketing Manager