Board of Directors
Reg Maddə Maddə Family Farm Jefferson idarə dördüncü nəsil, Iowa. əməliyyat gündəmə qarğıdalı, soya, mal-qara və grandkids.
Reg volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network and is currently serving as Chairman. Reg biznes konsaltinq geniş təcrübəyə malikdir, texniki-iqtisadi əsaslandırma, o cümlədən biznes inkişaf ixtisaslaşan, bioyanacaq kimi müxtəlif müştərilər üçün biznes planlaşdırma və maliyyə quruluşlanması, wineries, ət emalı, niş marketinq və daha çox. Onun iş əkinçilik istehsal sistemlərinin dərin təhlili onu keçirilməsi üçün dünyanın geniş səyahət imkan verdi.
Bill Horan qarğıdalı yetişdirir, Şimali Mərkəzi Ayovada yerləşən ailə fermasında qardaşı ilə soya və digər taxıllar. Bill Qlobal Fermer Şəbəkəsinin idarə heyətinin üzvü kimi könüllüdür.
Carol has worn many hats in the food and agricultural industry over her life. But her passion has always revolved around beef cattle and mentoring the next generation of agricultural leaders, therefore playing a part in shaping policy affecting food, agriculture and business management on both the National and International levels. Carol and her family called Illinois home for the majority of her career, but her scope of leadership and involvement has been anything but local.
Carol now focuses on current issues of interest to our Global Farmer Network relative to innovation, sustainability and valued trade of red meat and other livestock products.
O vaxtdan É™kinçilik 1978 haqqında 200 hektar – seed crops including wheat, ryegrass, fescue, hybrid carrots, hybrid radish, spinach and chicory; use crop sensing, soil mapping, variable rate application of fertilizer, chemicals and irrigation. Partners in a 1200 inək südü. Craige volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network.
Raised on the Saskatchewan prairies, Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel and her husband David continue their love for the land while growing grains, paxlalılar, oilseed crops, along with two daughters in Mossbank. Elected as the first female President for the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, Cherilyn challenged government policies that affected the business of agriculture and is a leader on issues that impact farmers on grain transportation, governance, trade and public trust. As board member for the Global Farmer Network, Cherilyn advocates for strong global trade relations and for farmers use of technological advancements. ilÉ™ 2021, Cherilyn was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 50 People of Influence in Agriculture. Cherilyn was interviewed in the documentary ‘License to Farm’ where she encouraged other farmers to share their stories with the public, was featured with Canadian Chef Michael Smith in a video to promote lentils and featured in an episode of Canadian Better Living on the topic of pesticide use and promotion of plant biotechnology. Invited by the Mattel Toy company, Cherilyn was a mentor in the ‘Barbie: You Can Be Anything Mentorship’ program for young girls who dream of being a farmer.
Dan grows corn and soybeans in partnership with his brothers and son. Long history with agriculture cooperative systems, providing leadership to GROWMARK and CoBank. Dan volunteers as a board member and treasurer for the Global Farmer Network.
Joanna Lidback volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network, and has been recognized by the GFN as a 2021 Qlobal Təsərrüfat Liderliyi mükafatı alan üçün Kleckner Mükafatı. She is a dairy farmer, a Chief Financial Officer, a business consultant, a mom, and a wife. Joanna and her husband own and operate the Farm at Wheeler Mountain in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, ABÅž. It’s an 80-cow herd of Holsteins and Jerseys, where they also raise their own replacements and have a small beef cattle herd. Joanna is CFO at ADK Farms, where they take care of over 7,500 dairy cows and steward over 8,000 hektar torpaq. She is also the principal consultant at Adirondack Management Services, coaching 10 other dairy farms toward reaching their own goals.
John Rigolizzo, Jr. is a fifth generation farmer, previously raising 1,400 acres of fresh vegetables and field corn in southern New Jersey. The family farm now raises 70 acres of field corn and John advises local farmers on growing and marketing retail vegetables. John volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network and has provided leadership to the Farmland Preservation Board, the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey and New Jersey Tomato Council. As a former New Jersey Farm Bureau President, his interest and long-time support of free trade was supported by his involvement in 11 international trade missions and engagement in World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle and Geneva.
Farming in West Liberty, Iowa, Mark Heckman volunteers as a board member and secretary for the Global Farmer Network and is past committee member for Iowa Corn and Advisor for the US Grains Council. He and his family partnership farm raises corn and soybeans with a focus on soil health. The family farm also includes pork and cattle production. Heckman Farms uses technology that supports the sustainable use of hog and cattle manure while maintaining water quality standards and good relationships with his neighbors. His businesses utilize chemistry and microbials to enhance natural systems produce more products for safer and more abundant food.
Mark is focused on improving sustainable production of food, yem, vÉ™ yanacaq, and off-the farm is a Strategic Development Director for EcoEngineers of Des Moines, Iowa. Mark is a past member of the Soil Health Partnership and has dedicated much of his career assisting producers and companies focus on specialty markets and renewable fuels. He also has expertise in Strategic Risk Management, Commodity and Energy Procurement, Policy Development, and Raw Material Exposure Coverage.
Mark Wagoner is a third generation family farmer in southeast Washington State where they grow alfalfa seed for four major seed companies. Relying on the alkali bee, a native ground nesting bee, and leafcutter bees for pollination, Mark works with the National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to insure that safe and effective insecticides are available for use during bee flight. Mark volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network.
Mark volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network and numerous other boards addressing water and land use issues. He has been appointed to the Washington State Department of Ecology Walla Walla Valley 2050 Committee, a planning group to improve water availability in the Valley. He works diligently to develop and implement coexistence strategies for producing conventional, organic and genetically enhanced alfalfa.
Paul Temple volunteers as a Vice-Chairman for the Global Farmer Network and farms in the north of England in the United Kingdom. The farm practices conservation agriculture on a mixed beef and arable family farm. Paul grows wheat for seed, arpa, yağlı raps, vining peas and beans. They’ve recently added grass leys back into the arable rotation. On the beef side they utilise a wide range of environmental grasses with suckler cattle, rearing calves that are either fattened or sold as stores. Additionally, the farm is in a high level environmental scheme with educational access.
Roberto Peiretti dördüncü nəsil cütçüdür, beşinci nəsil ilə birlikdə ailə təsərrüfatında da məşğul olurdu, qarğıdalı yetişdirdikləri orta Argentinada yerləşir, soya, buğda, arpa, yulaf, səkkiz min hektarda sorgum və günəbaxan. İlə 25% qədər 35% təsərrüfat hər il iki dəfə əkilir, ayrıca hər il müntəzəm olaraq bəzi nəbzləri və yulafları örtük məhsulu kimi daxil edə bilirlər. Aqronom kimi təhsil almışdır, Roberto No-Till kənd təsərrüfatı sistemlərində liderdir, təsərrüfatlarında və milli və beynəlxalq səviyyədə çalışan məsləhətçi və mühəndis kimi.
Roberto Peiretti, Global Farmer Network-un idarə heyəti üzvü olaraq könüllü və AAPRESID-in qurucu üzvü idi (Argentinalı Fermerlər Dərnəyi Dərnəyi) və CAAPAS (Fermerlər Dərnəkləri Dərnəkləri Olmayan Amerika Konfederasiyası). Roberto Bioceres-in əsasını qoyan iyirmi yeddi əkinçidən biri idi, kənd təsərrüfatı ilə əlaqəli bir biotexnologiya şirkəti. Ümumdünya Torpaqlar və Su Qoruma Birliyi ilə fəal şəkildə məşğul olur (WASWAC) və WASWAC Fərqli Uzantıları Mükafatı olaraq qəbul edildi 2016.
Tim grows corn, seed corn, soybeans and produces pork. Has been very involved with Mississippi River lock improvements and has traveled to Brazil to research their river, rail and road infrastructure changes. Tim volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network.
Ted raises lettuce, pambıq, pomidor, soğan, pistachios, wine grapes and garlic on a family farm. Chairman of Horizon Growers (pistachios). Long-standing interest and investment in water availability and quality. Received Innovative Water Conservation Award. Ted volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network.
Terry Wanzek dördüncü nəsil Şimali Dakota fermeridir. Bu ailə ortaqlığı yazlıq buğda yetişdirir, qarğıdalı, soya, arpa, quru yeməli lobya və günəbaxan. Terri Şimali Dakota ştatının senatoru seçildi, kənd təsərrüfatı komitəsinə rəhbərlik edir və Senatın sədri Pro Tempore kimi fəaliyyət göstərir. Terri Milli Buğda Yetiştiriciləri Assosiasiyasına və NoDak Qarşılıqlı Sığortaya rəhbərlik etməyə davam edir. O, Jamestown Kollecində Biznesin İdarəedilməsi və Mühasibatlıq dərəcəsinə malikdir və Texas A & Kənd Təsərrüfatı İstehsalçıları üçün M İcra Proqramı.
Altmış hektar fermada, Ravi düyü yetiÅŸdirir, ŞəkÉ™r qamışı, Pambıq vÉ™ paxlalılar. Yay aylarında sudan sÉ™mÉ™rÉ™li istifadÉ™ etmÉ™k, çilÉ™yicilÉ™rdÉ™n vÉ™ damcı sistemindÉ™n istifadÉ™ edir. İşçi çatışmazlığını aradan qaldırmaq üçün mexanikləşdirmÉ™ É™lavÉ™ etdi; 12 işçilÉ™r. Kleckner Qlobal Ferma Lideri Mükafatının qalibi 2013, Ravi Qlobal Fermer Şəbəkəsinin idarə heyətinin üzvü kimi könüllüdür. Bioya baxmaq üçün klikləyin
Advisory Council
Dr.. Channa S. Prakash, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Tuskegee University (ABÅž) where he has served on faculty since 1989, is professor of crop genetics, biotechnology. Dr.. Prakash is a leading proponent of science-based agricultural development, especially in the use of molecular techniques including genetically modified crops and genome engineering. His lab was among the first to develop transgenic sweet potato and peanut plants and conduct pioneering genomic studies on the peanut. He volunteers as a GFN Advisory Council member.
Dr.. Prakash has been a global leader in enhancing the societal awareness of crop and food biotechnology issues around the world for nearly three decades. Dr.. Prakash was recognized for his outstanding work: 2015 Borlaug CAST Communication Award, recognized by Huffington Post as among the Top 30 social influencers in biopharma and biotech. He is globally ranked as number #1 influencer on ‘agricultural biotechnology’ issues.
Gilbert arap Bor grows corn (qarğıdalı), vegetables and dairy cows on a small-scale farm of 25 acres in Kapseret, near Eldoret, Keniya. Dr Bor is also a lecturer of marketing and management at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Eldoret campus. Gilbert received the 2011 GFN Kleckner Global Farm Leader award and volunteers as a member of the Global Farmer Network Advisory Council.
Maria ‘Pilu’ Giraudo is a mom and 5th generation farmer who with her family utilizes a no-till system to grow soy, buÄŸda, arpa, qarğıdalı və sorqo, as well as livestock in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. Trained as an Agricultural Engineer, Pilu is the Honorary President of Aapresid (Argentine No-Till Farmers Association) and a member of the Global Farmer Network Advisory Committe, serving as Finance & Development Committee co-chair. She is actively involved in several national and international NGOs focused on sustainable agriculture initiatives and advocacy. Included in her advocacy is a weekly radio program, hosted by rural women, who share stories from their farms and lives every Saturday. Pilu worked for two years in support of Sustainable Development Policies for the Ministry of AgroIndustry in Argentina and in 2016 was recognized as the Global Farmer Network Kleckner Award recipient.
Rob Horsch spent his entire career as an agricultural research and development specialist discovering, developing and deploying agricultural innovations that improve the welfare of farmers and consumers while protecting the environment and supporting broad, equitable economic growth and poverty reduction. His career has included building a billion-dollar portfolio of grants at the Gates Foundation and leading Monsanto’s plant tissue culture and transformation efforts that led to improved crops grown by millions of farmers around the world. He received the National Medal of Technology from President Clinton, was appointed to the United Nations Millennium Project Task Force on Hunger and awarded Monsanto’s highest award for science and technology.
Lloyd Le Page is an accomplished and business-savvy professional with extensive hands-on experience delivering optimal results and business value in high-growth environments and building important connections with key stakeholders in the global agriculture and food industries, investment funds, international development, and climate stakeholders globally. He is Managing Director of Kincannon and Reed Executive Search and serves as an advisor to various investment funds. Lloyd began his career as a farm manager and has over 25 years of expertise in agribusiness, mal-qara, and food supply chains, including vertically integrated production, investment and business environment, ag-tech, and food-tech. His career includes commercial mixed-farming, agronomy, FMCG food processing and production, 15 years in DuPont Pioneer, CEO of the CGIAR Consortium, and Senior Advisor and Lead for Agri-Food at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
Lloyd has an extensive network and is known as leader, entrepreneur, innovation broker, and powerful connector in the private, public, non-profit, and academic sectors and has vast experience on global development and sustainability issues including resource mobilization and proposal development. He holds credit for creating new businesses and markets from scratch and consistently increasing revenue, focusing on top-line and bottom-line performance. Lloyd is well known as a mentor with the ability to manage and work with cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams. Lloyd is innovative and entrepreneurial, has created several businesses, and serves on for-profit and non-profit boards.
Staff
Meri Boot Qlobal Fermer Şəbəkəsinin Baş İcraçı Direktoru vəzifəsində çalışır. Şimal-Qərb Ayova süd zavodunda böyüdü, donuz É™ti, qarğıdalı, və soya ailəsi təsərrüfatı, Ayova qubernatoru Terri E-nin kənd təsərrüfatı üzrə müşaviri kimi xidmət etmək imtiyazına sahib idi.. Branstaddan 1997-1999.
Qlobal Fermer Şəbəkəsi vasitəsilə, Meri fermerləri cəlb edən kommunikasiya platformalarını inkişaf etdirmək və çatdırmaq üçün dünya üzrə fermerlərlə işləyir’ qlobal aqro-ərzaq sistemi ilə bağlı dialoqun tərkib hissəsi kimi perspektiv və səs. Missiya: Fermerləri gücləndirmək üçün’ ticarÉ™tin inkiÅŸafında sÉ™s, texnologiya, davamlı kÉ™nd tÉ™sÉ™rrüfatı, iqtisadi artım, vÉ™ É™rzaq tÉ™hlükÉ™sizliyi.
Dünyagörüşündən biri olaraq adlandırılır 100: Qlobal Sənayenin zirvəsi 100 Scientific American Worldview tərəfindən Biotexnologiyada Vizyonerlər və Liderlər 2015, Mary beynəlxalq səyahət etmək imkanı əldə etdi, Ümumdünya Ticarət Təşkilatında ticarət danışıqları prosesini müşahidə etmək üçün kiçik təsərrüfatların qarğıdalı layihələri haqqında daha çox öyrənmək üçün yeni müstəqillik əldə etmiş ölkələrdə strateji planlaşdırma və özəlləşdirilmiş kənd təsərrüfatıçılar üçün şəxsi nümayəndəlik kimi müxtəlif məsələlərə diqqət yetirən kənd təsərrüfatı liderliyi missiyalarında xidmət etmək.
Meri Şimal-Qərb Kollecində oxuyub, Narıncı şəhər, Iowa və iştirak etmək imtiyazına sahib idi 2009 Harvard AgriBusiness Seminarı.
A staff member at the GFN, Jane resides on a corn and soybean farm in Eastern Nebraska. She brings 20+ years of sales and marketing program development and deployment, project management and leadership experience.
Gina Qutierrez Qlobal Fermer Şəbəkəsi üçün İcma Təşkilatçısı kimi xidmət edir. O, Meksikanın mərkəzi bölgəsindən olan 5-ci nəsil südçüdür. ilÉ™ 2015, Gina süd sənayesini müdafiə edən Facebook səhifəsi açdı. La Vida Lactea indi tÉ™xminÉ™n var 60,000 ardıcılları. She completed a Master’s Degree in Corporate Law. O, Ganadero və Holstein de Mexico jurnalları üçün müntəzəm yazır. ilÉ™ 2018, Gina won the Global Farmer Network’s Kleckner Award.
Elly Sukup serves as Global Farmer Network’s Director of Programs and as the Food Security Technical Officer for Mercy Corps where she supports gender, youth, and social inclusion activities under IDEAL, a USAID-funded food security learning award. Before joining GFN and Mercy Corps, Elly managed the Clinton Foundation’s community nutrition program in Malawi and spent two years with the UN World Food Program in Ghana and Ethiopia. She also worked for Iowa State University as Strategic Engagement Coordinator and as a lecturer in Global Resource Systems. She studied Public Service and Administration in Agriculture and International Agriculture at Iowa State University, and has a Masters degree in Social Anthropology of Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
Patience Koku GFN-də Regional Rəhbər kimi xidmət edir: Afrika. Patience’s farm is located on the Jere Azara irrigation scheme, Kagarko Yerli Hökuməti, Nigeriyanın Kaduna əyalətində. Təsərrüfat hər il mərkəzləşdirilmiş sulama ilə iki məhsul istehsal edir. Onlar Nigeriyada əsas qida emalı şirkətləri üçün əsasən toxum qarğıdalı və qarğıdalı taxılını yetişdirirlər, Nigeriyanın Un dəyirmanları kimi. O, alıcıdır 2019 Qlobal Fermer Şəbəkəsindən Kleckner Mükafatı və 2018 İlin Elm Fermeri üçün Kornel Alyansı. O, həmçinin Cornell Alliance For Science-ın məsləhət şurasında işləyir. GFN üzvü olduğu dövrdə, əsas mərhələlərdə müdafiə etmişdir.
Ruramiso Mashumba GFN-də Regional Rəhbər kimi xidmət edir: Afrika. Ruramiso Maronderadan olan gənc qadın fermerdir, Zimbabveli və Mnandi Afrikasının qurucusu, kənd qadınlarına yoxsulluq və qida çatışmazlığı ilə mübarizə aparan təşkilat. O, hazırda davamlı qida və kənd təsərrüfatı üzrə MBA təhsili alır. Qabaqcıl fermer Zimbabvenin kənd təsərrüfatı sektorunda gördüyü görkəmli işin sübutu olan bir sıra təriflərə və onun adına nailiyyətlərə malikdir.. Ruramiso kimi tanınıb 2020 GFN Kleckner mükafatı laureatı.
Leadership Emeritus
Ölən (1932-2015)
Keith Eckel raises vegetables and grains in Pennsylvania. Keith was elected chairman of the Nationwide Mutual board of Directors and served as president of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau from 1981-1996. He was named a Pennsylvania Master Farmer in 1982 and Outstanding Young Farmer in 1983.
Craig Lang of Brooklyn, Iowa served as President of Iowa Farmer Bureau from 2001 through 2011. Lang is actively engaged on a family farm that manages a 400-cow dairy herd and tills 1,000 acres of cropland.
Ölən (1959-2024)
John Reifsteck, qərbdəki Şampanya əyalətində bir qarğıdalı və soya ferması işləyir, İllinoys. Qlobal Fermer Şəbəkəsi İdarə Heyətində xidmət etmişdir, və keçmiş sədrdir. John hazırda GROWMARK İdarə Heyətinin sədri və prezidenti vəzifəsində çalışır - əsasən İllinoysda fəaliyyət göstərən bir təsərrüfat təchizatı və marketinq kooperativi, Iowa, Viskonsin və Ontario.
Bob Vice grows avocadoes in southern California. Bob Vice retired as President of the California Farm Bureau in 1997 after serving seven and a half years as Vice President and eight and a half years as President. During that time, Bob led trade missions to over forty countries in Europe, Asiya, the former Soviet Union and South America.
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