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