Inspection Staff

Ag Inputs map of Tennessee county covered regions of staff, see detailed inspector regions and contact info below image

Ag Inputs Inspector Staff

Nashville Area – State Headquarters

  • Mark Powell, Director – 615-837-5135 – mark.powell@tn.gov
  • Feed, Seed, Fertilizer, and Lime Program Manager – Madison Gleason – 931-221-9537 – Madison.phillips@tn.gov
  • Feed Licensing – Madison Gleason – 931-221-9537 – aginputs.feed@tn.gov
  • Seed Licensing – Cissy Neely – 615-837-5406 – aginputs.seed@tn.gov
  • Lime Licensing – Cissy Neely – 615-837-5406 – aginputs.lime@tn.gov
  • Fertilizer Licensing – Rane Sewell – 615-837-5513 – aginputs.fertilizer@tn.gov

Field Staff:

  • Tony Ruth, Statewide Field Supervisor – 931-581-0224

Counties: McNairy, Hardin, Wayne, Lawrence

East Tennessee

  • Steve Dell, 423-341-6847

Counties: Johnson, Carter, Sullivan, Washington, Unicoi, Hancock, Hawkins, Greene, Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier, Union, Campbell, Knox

  • Jason Beckwith, 423-298-2569

Counties: Scott, Morgan, Anderson, Cumberland, Roane, Knox, Rhea, Loudon, Blount, Monroe, McMinn, Meigs, Hamilton, Bradley, Polk

Middle Tennessee

  • Michael Claridy, 629-259-2657

Counties: Robertson, Sumner, Macon, Clay, Pickett, Trousdale, Wilson, Smith, Jackson, Overton, Fentress, Putnam, DeKalb, White

  • Macy Campbell, 931-237-4634

Counties: Giles, Lincoln, Franklin, Marion, Sequatchie, Grundy, Moore, Marshall, Bedford, Coffee, Cannon, Warren, Van Buren, Bledsoe

  • Bill Pendergrass, 615-478-8307

Counties: Montgomery, Dickson, Cheatham, Davidson, Hickman, Williamson, Rutherford, Maury, Lewis

West Tennessee

  • Garrett Vanderford, 931-315-2523

Counties: Lake, Obion, Weakley, Henry, Stewart, Houston, Benton, Humphreys, Carroll, Gibson, Dyer, Crockett, Madison

  • Michael Hester, 731-225-5242

Counties: Shelby, Fayette, Hardeman, Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, Chester, Henderson, Decatur, Perry