Mark Platt - Director

Gulf Coast Region

Mr. Platt resides in Fruitdale, Alabama, and has been farming full time for the past 23 years. He is co‐owner of Platt Farms, a Washington County‐based operation that includes 950 acres where principal commodities produced are poultry, soybeans, hay, peanuts, feed grains, cattle and timber. Mr. Platt serves on the boards of Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District (soil and water conservation), Washington County Farmers Federation (agricultural federation) and the Clark‐Washington Farm Service Agency (USDA programs). Mr. Platt is a member of Alabama Farmers Federation, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, and Alabama Peanut Producers Association. Mr. Platt attended Alabama Southern, where he earned an associate degree in Industrial and Business Technology.

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