Jenny Mills, Mark Anderson, and Charlie Elrod during NEAFA’s 2025 Distinguished Service Award
NEAFA would like to congratulate Mark Anderson on receiving the 2025 NEAFA Distinguished Service Award. The award is presented annually, to recognize a lifetime of service to the animal feed, dairy and livestock industries in the Northeast. It is the highest honor awarded by NEAFA to show thanks for lasting contributions to agriculture.
“I’ve always been interested in agriculture,” said Anderson. “I was fortunate enough to start working with Bristol Meyers after college, and that started it all.” Anderson received a Bachelor of Science in Economics from SUNY Brockport. “I was a key account manager for 3 years at Bristol Meyers Animal Health,” added Anderson. “When they were sold, I moved to Roche Animal Health and Nutrition, where I spent 13 years introducing their products to the US market. For the past 25 years, I’ve worked as either a regional sales manager for the Northeast, or as the District Sales Manger for the Eastern United States for Diamond V. I’ve focused on supporting and positioning Diamond V products in the dairy sector.”
Anderson’s relationship with NEAFA goes back to the very beginning. “I was one of the original board members for NEAFA,” said Anderson. “I served on the board for 17 years, and I was also the Conventions Committee Chairman for the NEAFA Annual Meeting and Golf for Good Works. I think NEAFA is an excellent voice for the dairy industry and other feed related industries, both legislatively and in many other areas that impact their members/industry. It’s a really great honor to be recognized by your peers and the industry that you work in. I think there are bright skies ahead for the dairy industry in New York with new processors coming to the state. It’s a very rewarding industry to be in. The people are very down to earth, and the future is bright for Dairy in the Northeast.”