The mission of Georgia Milk Producers is to support, sustain and grow the Georgia dairy industry. Georgia Milk Producers serves as an advocate promoting Georgia’s dairy industry and educating producers and the public to help build a stronger, viable industry.

Georgia Milk Producers is a producer-funded organization located in Watkinsville, Georgia. Georgia's dairy producers vote, by referendum, every three years to maintain its operation. Producers pay a 1-cent per hundredweight assessment enabling Georgia Milk to operate programs of communication, promotion and education.

Funding

Georgia Milk Producers is producer-funded through a one-cent per hundredweight checkoff on all milk produced in Georgia. Georgia's dairy farm families vote, by referendum, every three years to maintain operation. In 2022, our referendum passed with 100 percent of those voting in favor to maintain our organization.

Checkoff money funds the communication and educational programs of Georgia Milk Producers. Our organization is committed to using your pennies effectively and efficiently.

To provide a direct return of investment to our dairy farm families, Georgia Milk Producers sponsors several seminars and conferences so dairymen can attend at little or no cost. Over the last several years, these have included the Georgia Dairy Conference, Georgia Dairy Managers Series, SE Dairy Herd Management Conference, SE Milk Quality Initiative, Certified Waste Operator Trainings and the Ag Labor Relations Forum.

Our Board

There are 16 dairy producers elected to our Board of Directors: 7 district directors and 9 statewide directors. Each district director is elected to serve on our Board during our fall district meetings. Statewide directors are elected to serve during our Annual Meeting. Our current slate of directors for 2024:

Matt Johnson

Adam Graft

Scott Glover

Megan Bell

Executive Committee

Matt Johnson, President, Climax; Adam Graft, Vice-President, Americus;
Scott Glover, Secretary, Clermont; Megan Bell, Treasurer, Madison

Eldon Eberly

Luke Harvey

Charlie Lane

Calvin Moody

Kenneth Murphy

Shirley Millican

Benny Overholt

Harry Schaapman

Jeff Smith

Tal Talton

Everett Williams

Troy Yoder

Georgia Milk Producers, Inc. Board of Directors

Eldon Eberly, Waynesboro (District 6); Luke Harvey, Eatonton (Statewide); Charlie Lane, Monticello (District 3); Calvin Moody, Quitman (District 7); Kenneth Murphy, Luthersville (District 2); Shirley Millican, Chickamauga (District 1); Benny Overholt, Montezuma (Statewide); Harry Schaapman, Abbeville (Statewide); Jeff Smith, Rayle (District 4); Tal Talton, Bonaire (Statewide); Everett Williams, Madison (Statewide); Troy Yoder, Montezuma (District 5)

Our Office

Our office is located in Watkinsville, Georgia, just south of Athens.

Address:
Georgia Milk Producers Inc. 1641 New High Shoals Road, Suite 5
Watkinsville, Georgia 30677

Administration

Georgia Milk Producers, Inc. is managed by Bryce Trotter, Executive Director, in Watkinsville, Georgia. Originally from Thomasville, Georgia, Trotter attended Davidson College before serving in various policy roles at the Georgia Department of Agriculture. He has served as the organization’s director since July 2022. He and his wife, Emma, have one child and currently reside in Oakwood, Georgia.