Stakeholders

KBS LTAR is a dynamic partnership among scientists and stakeholders. Stakeholders include those who manage, advise on, and benefit from agriculture – in particular, farmers, conservationists, commodity buyers, retailers, crop advisers, policy leaders, and state and federal agency personnel.

Stakeholder participation occurs at our annual Stakeholder–Scientist Summit held in January of each year, at a summer workshop of our Scientific Steering Committee and Stakeholder Advisory Board, and at various field days and other events. Stakeholder participation is led by our Stakeholder Advisory Board:

Tom Butcher

Elevator Manager, ADM
Laura Campbell, Chair of Stakeholder Advisory Board

Senior Conservation and Regulatory Relations Specialist for Michigan Farm Bureau
Christine Charles

Regenerative Cropping Systems Educator with MSU Extension
charl122@msu.edu
Colleen Forestieri

Senior Conservation Specialist for Van Buren Conservation District
Laura Johnson

Chief Science Officer at Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Cade Klein

Seed Salesman & Farmer, Cade Klein Farms
Darin LaBar

LaBar Farms
Henry Miller

Farmer, Villa Miller Farms
Mark Mills

Southwest Region Manager, Wildlife Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Emily O'Halloran

Responsible Sourcing Lead, Kellanova North America
Kristin Poley

Director of Research and Agronomy for Corn Marketing Program of Michigan
Sherman Reed

Veteran Farmer & District Conservationist for USDA-NRCS
Adam Reimer, Vice-Chair

Outreach & Evaluation Scientist for National Wildlife Federation (Advisory Board Vice-Chair)
Abby Smith

State Agronomist for NRCS-Michigan
Jason Stegink

Certified Crop Advisor and owner of Wide Angle Agriculture
Ben Wickerham

Michigan Agriculture Program Director for The Nature Conservancy
Lisa Woodke

Sustainability Director for Star of the West Milling Company
Andrea Zeeb Polverento

Zeeb Farms & Clinton Conservation District Board Chair

Former Stakeholder Advisory Board Members

Melissa Shah - Farmer, SKS farm
Julie Doll - Chief Executive Officer for Michigan Agriculture Advancement
Randy Heinze - Farmer & Wildlife Biologist for Michigan Department of Natural Resources