Stakeholders

KBS LTAR is a dynamic partnership between researchers and stakeholders. Researchers include agronomists, ecologists, and social scientists examining the delivery of ecosystem services valued by farmers, rural communities, and society at large. Stakeholders include those who manage, advise on, and benefit from agriculture – in particular farmers, conservationists, environmental advocates, crop advisers, retailers, and state and federal agency personnel.

Field experiments at KBS are being developed with input from stakeholders from across the region. Broad participation helps to ensure the relevance of experiments both now and in the future.

outreach.event_.KBS_.LTER_.0010.jpeg — KBS LTAR stakeholders, educators and scientists discuss tactics for inter-seeding cover crops into corn.

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
Randy Heinze

Farmer & Wildlife Biologist for Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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