The Foundation’s research and education program is guided by its Research and Education Committee. The committee, comprised of dealers and company agronomists, reviews and recommends to the Board of Directors all research and education projects undertaken by the Foundation.

Current membership of the Research and Education Committee includes:

Chairman — John Griffin, UAP Distribution Inc., Lewisville, TX
Vice Chairman — Scott Johnson, Intrepid Potash, Arlington, TX
Charles Adams, Helena Chemical Company, Collierville, TN

Sebastian Braum, Yara North America, Inc., Auburn, CA

Carl Bruice, Wilbur-Ellis, Sacramento, CA

Arianna Cohen, Rotem BKG LLC, Tenafly, NJ
Dan Conroy, Na-Churs Alpine Solutions, Cedar Rapids, IA

Greg Cosman, Acadian Seaplants Ltd., Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Don Couvillion, PCS, Moreauville, LA
Bill Easterwood, Yara North America Inc., Tampa, FL
Matthew Evans, Wesfarmers CSBP Limited, Kwinana, Western Australia
Dean Fairchild, The Mosaic Company, Minneapolis, MN

Tom Fairweather, Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., Dundee, OR
Tom Gerecke, Actagro, LLC, Biola, CA

John Hassell, AGROTAIN International, LLC, West Lafayette, IN
Mark Hebert, Texas Liquid Fertilizer, Hempstead, TX

John Hickman, John Deere, Moline, IL

Roy Hildebrand, Incitec Pivot Ltd., Brisbane, Qld. Austrailia
Vatren Jurin, Brandt Consolidated, Inc., Springfield, IL
Raun Lohry, Nutra-Flo Company, Sioux City, IA

Ray McDonald, Can Grow Crop Solutions, Inc., Alvinston, ON, Canada
Robert (Rob) Mikkelsen, Merced, CA & Mike Stewart, San Antonio, TX Potash & Phosphate Institute

Kim Polizotto, PCS Sales, Greenfield, IN
Carl Schauble, Frit Industries, Inc., Ozark, AL
Terry Tindall, J.R. Simplot Company, Boise, ID
Paul Tracy, MFA Incorporated, Columbia, MO
Ned van Buren, Fluid Journal Editor, Greensboro, NC
Kenneth L. Washburn, Jr., Twin State Inc., Davenport, IA
Nyle Wollenhaupt, AGCO Global Technologies, Minnetonka, MN
Herbert L. Woolsey, Woolsey Bros. Farm Supply Inc., Vandalia, IL