Apr 18, 2024
Austin Frerick is an expert on agricultural and antitrust policy. He is a 7th-generation Iowan whose passion for agriculture comes from the weekends working on his grandpa's farm. He is a Fellow at the Thurman Arnold Project at Yale University. In 2022, he worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to organize a...
Apr 9, 2024
Jean-Martin (JM) Fortier has over 20 years of experience developing, testing, and perfecting biointensive and regenerative growing techniques on his small-scale farms in Quebec that increase the soil’s biology to achieve maximum yields on small surfaces.
Jean-Martin’s mission is to promote the importance...
Apr 4, 2024
Taimur Malik founded Drawdown Farm, a regenerative
farm in the Thal desert in Pakistan. Taimur engages in various
regenerative agriculture practices, including planting diverse
crops like bananas, implementing managed grazing trials, and using
impact sprinkler systems powered by solar energy.
Taimur emphasizes the...
Mar 28, 2024
Boe Clausen is a second-generation farmer in Eastern Washington. His parents immigrated from Denmark and established Stokrose Farm in 1981. Initially focused on vegetable seed production, the farm diversified into alfalfa, hay, corn, wheat, and cattle. Boe now manages Stokrose Farm alongside his siblings.
Boe's shift...
Mar 21, 2024
Zack Smith is a fifth-generation farmer from northern
Iowa. He is the owner and operator of Smith Seed and Agronomy, LLC,
and co-founder and CEO of Stock Cropper, Inc.
Zack previously worked in seed production and chemical retail as a
certified crop advisor and then as a seed rep while farming on the
side. He...
