Kansas Department of Agriculture Contact Information

The following is contact information for the department and its programs. Additional contact information can be found in the Agriculture and Rural Resources Directory published by the department. The Agriculture and Rural Resources Directory is a listing of contact information for government agencies, administrative organizations, councils and industry associations that relate to agriculture and rural topics.

Kansas Department of Agriculture
109 S.W. 9th Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1280
(785) 296-3556
ksag@kda.ks.gov

Office of the Secretary
(785) 296-3556 Fax: (785) 296-8389
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1280

Adrian J. Polansky, Secretary of Agriculture

Constantine V. Cotsoradis, Deputy Secretary
constantine.cotsoradis@kda.ks.gov

Jessica Bowser, Rural Development and Outreach Coordinator
jessica.bowser@kda.ks.gov  

Lindsey Douglas, Environmental Policy Specialist
lindsey.douglas@kda.ks.gov  

H. David Starkey, Chief Counsel
davidh.starkey@kda.ks.gov

Lisa Taylor, Public Information Officer
lisa.taylor@kda.ks.gov  

Erik Wisner, Research/Legislative Analyst
erik.wisner@kda.ks.gov

Sandy Johnson, Homeland Security Specialist
sandy.johnson@kda.ks.gov

Ginger R. Patterson, Executive Secretary
ginger.patterson@kda.ks.gov  

Legal Division
(785) 296-4623 Fax: (785) 368-6668
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1280
Leslie Garner, Legal Secretary
leslie.garner@kda.ks.gov  

Agriculture Commodities Assurance Program (ACAP)
(785) 862-2415 Fax: (785) 862-2460
Forbes Field, Bldg. 282
P.O. Box 19282
Topeka, KS 66619-0282
Tim Tyson, Program Manager
tim.tyson@kda.ks.gov

Agriculture Laboratory
(785) 862-0108 Fax: (785) 862-0727
Forbes Field, Bldg. 282
P.O. Box 19323
Topeka, KS 66619-0323
Dr. Phil Engelhardt, Program Manager
phil.engelhardt@kda.ks.gov  

Dairy Inspection
(785) 296-3511 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
George Blush, Program Manager/Dairy Commissioner
george.blush@kda.ks.gov

Division of Water Resources (DWR)
(785) 296-3717 Fax: (785) 296-1176
109 S.W. 9th Street, 2nd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
David Barfield, Chief Engineer
david.barfield@kda.ks.gov

Paul Graves, Assistant Chief Engineer
paul.graves@kda.ks.gov

DWR Water Appropriation Program
Lane Letourneau, Program Manager
lane.letourneau@kda.ks.gov  

DWR Water Structures Program
Matt Scherer, Program Manager
matt.scherer@kda.ks.gov  

DWR Water Operations and Technical Services
Chris Beightel, Program Manager 
chris.beightel@kda.ks.gov

DWR Garden City Field Office
(620) 276-2901 Fax: (620) 276-9315
GardenCityFieldOffice@kda.ks.gov
2508 Johns Street
Garden City, KS 67846-2804
Mike Meyer, Water Commissioner
mike.meyer@kda.ks.gov  

DWR Stafford Field Office
(620) 234-5311 Fax: (620) 234-6900
StaffordFieldOffice@kda.ks.gov
300 S. Main, PO Box F
Stafford, KS 67578-0357
Jeff Lanterman, Acting Water Commissioner
jeff.lanterman@kda.ks.gov  

DWR Stockton Field Office
(785) 425-6787 Fax: (785) 425-6842
StocktonFieldOffice@kda.ks.gov
820 S. Walnut, Box 192
Stockton, KS 67669-0192
Scott Ross, Water Commissioner
scott.ross@kda.ks.gov  

DWR Topeka Field Office
(785) 368-8251 Fax: (785) 296-4619
TopekaFieldOffice@kda.ks.gov
109 S.W. 9th Street, 1st Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-2216
Katherine Tietsort, Water Commissioner
katie.tietsort@kda.ks.gov

DWR Parsons/Topeka Field Office
(620) 421-2697 Fax: (620) 421-2742
300 N. 17th Street, PO Box 893
Parsons, KS 67357
Katherine Tietsort, Water Commissioner
katie.tietsort@kda.ks.gov  

Fiscal Section
(785) 296-2891 Fax: (785) 296-8587
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Stacey Woolington, Chief Fiscal Officer
stacey.woolington@kda.ks.gov

Food Safety Inspection
(785) 296-3511 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Steve Moris, Food Safety Director
steve.moris@kda.ks.gov  

Grain Warehouse
(785) 296-3511 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Tim Tyson, Program Manager
tim.tyson@kda.ks.gov

Human Resources Section
(785) 296-4171 Fax: (785) 296-3236
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Dennis Peerenboom, Director
dennis.peerenboom@kda.ks.gov

Information Resources and Technology
(785) 296-8770 Fax: (785) 296-8587
109 S.W. 9th Street, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Todd Reinert, Program Manager
constantine.cotsoradis@kda.ks.gov

Kansas Agricultural Statistics
(785) 233-2230 Fax: (785) 233-2518
632 S.W. Van Buren, Room 200
P.O. Box 3534
Topeka, KS 66601-3534
nass-ks@nass.usda.gov

Meat and Poultry Inspection
(785) 296-3511 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Dr. Rebecca Pfannenstiel, Program Manager
rebecca.pfannenstiel@kda.ks.gov

Pesticide and Fertilizer
(785) 296-3786 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Dr. Gary Meyer, Program Manager
gary.meyer@kda.ks.gov

Plant Protection and Weed Control
(785) 862-2180 Fax: (785) 862-2182
Forbes Field, Bldg 282
P.O. Box 19282
Topeka, KS 66619-0282
Bill Scott, Program Manager
bill.scott@kda.ks.gov

Records Center
(785) 296-2263 Fax: (785) 296-0673
109 S.W. 9th Street, 3rd Floor
Topeka, KS 66612
Nancy Anderson, Program Manager
nancy.anderson@kda.ks.gov

Weights and Measures
(785) 862-2415 Fax: (785) 862-2460
Forbes Field, Bldg 282
P.O. Box 19282
Topeka, KS 66619-0282
Tim Tyson, Program Manager
tim.tyson@kda.ks.gov