Agencies Associated with Farming

Local & County

Jefferson County 4-H Clubs - Extension Service, John Lilly 342-0187
Jefferson County Ambulance Service - Jim Bilberry 342-0179
Jefferson County Building Inspector - Wallace Bullock 342-0223
Jefferson County Clerk of Court - Kirk Reams 342-0218
Jefferson County Coop Extension Service - Larry Halsey 342-0187
Jefferson County Extension Livestock/Forages Agent - Jed Dillard 342-0187
Jefferson County Coordinator - Roy Schleicher 342-0287
Jefferson County Emergency Management Center - Carol Ellerbee 342-0211
Jefferson County Family/Consumer Agent - (vacant) 342-0187
Jefferson County Landfill / Waste Management - Beth Thorne 342-0184
Jefferson County Planning Administrator - Bill Tellefsen 342-0223
Jefferson County Property Appraiser - Angela Gray 997-3356
Jefferson County Public Library - John McHugh (interim) 342-0205
Jefferson County Road Department - David Harvey 997-2036
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department - David Hobbs 997-2523
Animal Control Officer - the Sherriff's Office 997-2523
Humane Society - Animal Shelter 342-0244
Jefferson Co Farm Bureau - Stephen Monroe, Pres. 997-5407
Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation Dist - Mac Finlayson 997-2160
Jefferson Co Econ Development Council - Julie Conley 997-7999
Jefferson Co Tourist Development - Nancy Wideman (c/o C of C) 997-5552
Monticello/Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce - Mary Francis Gramling 997-5552

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Florida Department of Agriculture

Bee Inspector, Division of Plant Industry - William Langston 1-850-962-3075
Brucellosis Inspector, Division of Animal Industry 488-7182
Office of Ag Water Policy - Joel Love 1-800-226-1066
Burn Authorization & Wildfire Reporting 922-2103
County Forestry, Division of Forestry - Mike Humphrey 342-0238
Dairy Inspector, Division of Dairy 487-1470
Livestock Inspector, Division of Animal Industry 488-0295
Pesticide Compliance Inspector - William Martin 997-4566
Plant Inspector, Division of Plant Industry - Michael Bentley 342-0227
Scales Inspector, Division of Standards 488-9140
Vegetable Inspector, Division of Fruit & Vegetables 488-3951

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Other State Agencies

UF/IFAS No Fla Research and Education Center - Quincy 850-875-7100
Fish and Wildlife Commission 488-1960
Reporting Violations and Emergencies 1-800-342-1676
Northwest Region (Panama City)  1-850-265-3676
Suwannee River Water Management District (Live Oak) 1-800-226-1001
North West Florida Water Management District (Havana) 1-850-539-5999

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

Farm Service Agency - Mark Demott, CED 997-2072
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 1-904-362-7871
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Steve Tullar 997-4058

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Pesticide-related Numbers

Jefferson County Extension Office 342-0187
CHEMTREC (Chemical Transportation Emergency Center) 1-800-424-9300
National Response Center (Pesticide Spills into Water) 1-800-424-8802
State Warning Point for Reporting Pesticide Spills 488-1320
Florida Poison Information Center / Poison Control Center 1-800-282-3171
Nat'l Telecommunications Network (Medical Consultation) 1-800-858-7378
Toxic Substances Information Center 1-800-367-4378
Pesticide Information Center 1-800-226-1764
Animal Toxicology Hotline  1-217-333-3611
Florida Department Agriculture/consumer Services 1-800-435-7352
Pesticide Compliance - Tallahassee 488-3314
Pesticide Certification, Licensing - Tallahassee 488-6838
Bureau of Entomology/Pest Control - Jacksonville 1-904-798-4613
FDACS Inspector - William Martin 997-4566
Container Disposal - Jeff Co Waste Management 342-0184
Apalachee Regional Planning Council (Sara Title III) 488-6211
Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV - Atlanta 1-404-347-3222

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Emergency Numbers

Local Agencies and Emergency Departments 911
Monticello Police Department 342-0150
Sheriff's Department 997-2523
Florida Highway Patrol 342-0233
Ambulance Service 342-0178
Emergency Management 342-0211
Fire & Rescue Department 342-0182
Medical Facilities - Area Hospitals:
Archbold Hospital 997-2900
Tallahassee Community Hospital 656-5000
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare 681-1155
Medical Facilities - Local Physicians:
Gerry Medical Center (affiliated with Archbold) 997-2511
Monticello Family Medicine (affiliated with TMH) 997-0707

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Larry Halsey
County Extension Director

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