Meet Our Member States

Formed by the 13 Western State Departments of Agriculture, WUSATA was created to assist states in their efforts to promote local products on a global level. Crucial to the success of WUSATA, these founding states continue to play an active role in directing our activities.

Regional Map of US, showing WUSATA member states

In addition to serving agribusinesses through WUSATA's valuable programs and services, each state department of agriculture houses a marketing division that specializes in helping businesses to grow their international markets. While each state's international marketing division offers unique programs, the types of activities and services that they offer include:

  • assistance with overcoming trade barriers,
  • invitations to state-led trade missions and trade shows,
  • distribution of information about state suppliers to international buyers,
  • help resolving phytosanitary issues,
  • research assistance, and
  • marketing-related workshops and seminars.

Learn more about a particular state's agricultural products or marketing services by clicking on the corresponding state's link.


Alaska Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/ag/index.htm
Amy Pettit
Phone: (907) 745-7200
Email:
Amy.Pettit@alaska.gov
Nevada Department of Agriculture
http://agri.state.nv.us/
Alan Di Stefano
Phone: (775) 687-4325 Ext. 227
Email: ccintl@bizopp.state.nv.us
Arizona Department of Agriculture
http://www.azda.gov
Deborah Atkinson
Phone:
602-542-3579
Email:
datkinson@azda.gov
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/
James Ditmore
Phone: (575) 646-4929
Email: jditmore@nmda.nmsu.edu
California Department of Food and Agriculture
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov
Joshua Eddy
Phone: (916) 651-8423
Email: jeddy@cdfa.ca.gov
Oregon Department of Agriculture
http://egov.oregon.gov/ODA/
Gary Roth
Phone: (503) 872-6600
Email: groth@oda.state.or.us
Colorado Department of Agriculture
http://www.coloradoagriculture.com
Tom Lipetzky

Phone: (303) 239-4117
Email: Tom.Lipetzky@ag.state.co.us
Utah Department of Agriculture
http://ag.utah.gov  
Jed Christenson
Phone: (801) 538-7108

Email: jedchristenson@utah.gov
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
http://www.hawaii.gov/hdoa/add
Matthew Loke
Phone: (808) 973-9592
Email: matthew.k.loke@hawaii.gov
Washington Department of Agriculture
http://agr.wa.gov/
Janet Leister
Phone: (360) 902-1931
Email: jleister@agr.wa.gov
Idaho Department of Agriculture
http://www.idahoag.us
Laura Johnson
Phone: (208) 332-8533
Email: ljohnson@agri.idaho.gov
Wyoming Department of Agriculture
http://wyagric.state.wy.us/
Cindy Garretson-Weibel
Phone: (307) 777-6578
Email: cindy.weibel@wybusiness.org
Montana Department of Agriculture
http://agr.mt.gov/
Collin Watters
Phone: (406) 444-2402
Email: gta@mt.gov