Midwest Board of Directors

Food Export-Midwest was created to combine the human and financial resources of the 12 Midwest state agricultural promotion agencies to market those states' agricultural products internationally.  The organization was founded by, and remains governed by, a Board of Directors consisting of the Secretaries, Directors or Commissioners of agricultural promotion agencies from each member state.

Illinois Department of Agriculture
Director John Sullivan
PO Box 19281
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
Phone: (217) 782-2172
Fax: (217) 785-4505

Iowa Economic Development Authority
International Trade Assistance
200 E Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 725-3125
Fax: (515) 725-3010
(Represented by the Iowa Department of Agriculture
and Land Stewardship)

Kansas Department of Agriculture
Secretary Mike Beam
109 Sw 9Th St, 4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1215
Phone: (785) 296-3556
Fax: (785) 296-8389

Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Commissioner Thom Petersen
625 N. Robert St.
St. Paul, MN 55155-2538
Phone: (651) 201-6215
Fax: (651)201-6118

North Dakota Department of Agriculture
Commissioner Doug Goehring
600 E Boulevard Ave
Dept 602
Bismarck, ND 58505-0020
Phone: (701) 328-4759
Fax: (701) 328-4567

Ohio Development Services Agency
Director David Goodman
77 S. High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1001
Phone: (614) 466-5800
Fax: (614) 463-1540

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade 
and Consumer Protection
Secretary Brad Pfaff
PO Box 891
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Phone: (608) 224-5119
Fax: (608) 224-5111

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