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 — Sebastian Braum, Yara North America, Inc., Auburn, CA
Vice Chairman — Tom Fairweather, Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., Dundee, OR

Missy Bauer, The Andersons, Coldwater, MI
Brian Banks, NaChurs/Alpine Solutions, Lincoln, NE
David Benefield, Frit Industries, Inc., Ozark, AL
Carl Bruice, Wilbur-Ellis, Sacramento, CA
Arianna Cohen, ICL Premium Fertilizers NA, Tenafly, NJ
Dan Conroy, Na-Churs Alpine Solutions, Cedar Rapids, IA
Don Couvillion, PCS, Moreauville, LA
Tom Doerge, John Deere Worldwide Headquarters, Moline, IL
Bill Easterwood, Yara North America Inc., Tampa, FL
Dean Fairchild, The Mosaic Company, Plymouth, MN
Tom Gerecke, Actagro, LLC, Biola, CA
John Griffin, Crop Production Services, Inc., Flower Mound, TX
John Hassell, AGROTAIN International, LLC, West Lafayette, IN
Mark Hebert, Texas Liquid Fertilizer, Hempstead, TX
Roy Hildebrand, Incitec Pivot Ltd., Brisbane, Qld. Austrailia
Scott Johnson, Intrepid Potash, Denver, CO
Vatren Jurin, Brandt Consolidated, Inc., Springfield, IL
Dave Kilgour, Acadian Seaplants Ltd., Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Raun Lohry, Nutra-Flo Company, Sioux City, IA
Gabriella Lucchesi, Wesfarmers CSBP Limited, Kwinana, West Australia
Ray McDonald, Can Grow Crop Solutions, Inc., Alvinston, ON, Canada
Robert (Rob) Mikkelsen, IPNI, Merced, CA
Todd Minnihan, Koch Nitrogen Company LLC, Wichita, KS
Galen Mooso, J. R. Simplot Company, Boise, ID
Larry Murphy, Murphy Agro, Manhattan, KS
Kim Polizotto, PCS Sales, Greenfield, IN
Alan Robinett, TETRA Micronutrients, Ozark, AL
Leon Stites, Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc., Kansas City, MO
Dave Thomas, Helena Chemical Company, Collierville, TN
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 Advanced Technology Solutions, Minnetonka, MN
Herbert L. Woolsey, Woolsey Bros. Farm Supply Inc., Vandalia, IL
Dennis Zabel, Nutra-Flo Company, Daykin, NE