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Dr. Lisa House, UF IFAS Food and Resource Economics
Department Chair and Professor of Food and Resource Economics
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Dr. Scott Angle, UF/IFAS
UF/IFAS Senior Vice President
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Tripp Hunter, Florida Farm Bureau Federation
Director of State Legislative Affairs at Florida Farm Bureau Federation
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Dr. John Newton, Terrain Agriculture
Executive Head of Terrain Agriculture
BIO
John Newton, Ph.D., is the Executive Head of Terrain. Guiding the team’s endeavors, he has more than two decades of experience using data to address agriculture’s challenges.
John has a deep understanding of how governmental policy and risk management programs impact the financial outcomes of America’s farming and ranching families. He previously held positions as the Republican Chief Economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, Chief Economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation and at the National Milk Producers Federation, as an economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and as an award-winning faculty member at the University of Illinois. In 2021, John received the Distinguished Alumni award from the Ohio State University, where he earned his Ph.D. in agricultural economics and master’s degrees in applied economics and macroeconomics.
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John Walt Boatright, American Farm Bureau Federation
Director of Government Affairs, American Farm Bureau Federation
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Representative J.J. Grow, Florida State House of Rep.
Florida State House of Representatives
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Dr. Derek Farnsworth, UF IFAS Food and Resource Economics
Associate Professor of Food and Resource Economics
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Brittany Lee, Florida Blue Farms, Inc & USDA ATAC
Vice President Florida Blue Farms and Member of USDA Agriculture Trade and Advisory Committee (ATAC) for Fruits and Vegetables
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Dr. LaKisha Odom, Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research
Director of the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research
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Dr. Paul Hindsley, Everglades Foundation
Chief Economist, Everglades Foundation
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Dr. Weizhe Weng, UF IFAS Food and Resource Economics
Assistant Professor of Food and Resource Economics
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Martha Montoya, Ag Tools
Chief Executive Officer, Ag Tools
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Dr. Nathan Boyd, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast REC
Associate Center Director and Professor of Horticulture, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast REC
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Dr. Suzanne Thornsbury, UF IFAS Food and Resource Economics
Professor of Food and Resource Economics