About NSSPPA

Purposes and Objectives of the NSSPPA

To provide a mechanism for communication among sweet sorghum producers and processors concerning common interests in cane production, harvesting, transporting, crushing, processing, containerizing and marketing.
To provide a mechanism for the sweet sorghum industry to express its common needs and interests to researchers, extension workers, government officials and regulators, suppliers of equipment materials, and servicers, buyers and consumers.
To provide, in cooperation with the Land Grant Universities, State Departments of Agriculture, USDA and Government Regulatory Agencies, for effective distribution of educational information to all interested parties.
To act as an advisory body for all activities related to sweet sorghum. To provide for development of enforceable standards for sweet sorghum quality, composition and labeling which will receive support from all major components of the sweet sorghum industry.
To facilitate continued development of the sweet sorghum industry.
To undertake in a timely manner any lawful activity, which is supported by the association membership, designed to promote the best interests of the sweet sorghum industry.

NSSPPA Leadership

Executive Secretary - Steve Patterson, Georgia, 706-802-7068, nssppa@gmail.com
President - Danny Townsend, Kentucky, 859-498-4142, danny@townsendsorghum.com
Vice-President –Phillip Walker, North Carolina, 919-215-3351, sfsorghum@gmail.com
Secretary - Bradley Fox, North Carolina, 828-312-0638, parkerfox68@gmail.com
Treasurer - Mark Guenther, Tennessee, 931-445-6309, marknsherry@twlakes.net
Roy Boeglin, Indiana, 812-768-6176, linboeg@evansville.net
Austin Kramer, Iowa, 641-594-4369, sorghum@netins.net
Terry Hughes, Georgia, 706-400-8420, tlhughes55@yahoo.com
Tim Holbrook, Kentucky, 606-356-1458, tsh569@yahoo.com
Larry Clabough, Tennessee, 865-640-6014, slimj164@gmail.com
Terry Norwood, Mississippi, 601-573-2805, tnorwood38627@gmail.com
Phil Parker, Arkansas, 870-578-9251, info@parkerhomestead.com