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Alice Gomez, an attorney and professional member of the food and agriculture practice group, joined Cornerstone in 2007. She represents producer organizations, international entities, commodity research and promotion programs, food…

RiceTec Inc. Director, US Supply Management Brian Ottis is the US Director of Supply Management responsible for managing the seed supply chain for RiceTec, Inc.  In this role, Brian oversees…

Production Manager at Induhorst He studied physics and mathematics at the Technical University of Babahoyo and completed a Master’s degree in business administration at, State Technical University of Quevedo. Castro…

Cody has an Agronomy and Rangeland Ecology, Texas A&M University. VP/ Head of Buyer, Rice and Specialty Grain. 18 years in agriculture with a focus on rice production and marketing.…

Agreeta Solutions USA Corinna Baban has over 15 years of executive experience in global supply chain management and product commercialization. As an advocate for vertical integration, Corinna is passionate about…

Dan Hunter Assistant Commissioner Texas Department of Agriculture Dan Hunter serves as Assistant Commissioner for the Texas Department of Agriculture. He is the top advisor on the critical issues of…

Dennis R. DeLaughter, a professional farm manager, investment advisor and commodity broker, operated and managed over 5000 acres of rice, corn and wheat along the Texas gulf coast, southwest of…

Steve Linscombe received his Ph.D. in Agronomy, Plant Breeding & Genetics in 1982 from Mississippi State University and his M.S. in Agronomy in 1979 and his B.S. in Animal Science…

Consultant Dwight Roberts, President & CEO of the US Rice Producers Association, has spent the last 30 years working in agriculturally related international activities both in the private sector and…

Entrepreneur, Farmer, industrialist, and seed developer. President of the company Arrocera San Pedro de Lagunilla S.A. Vice President of Semillas Selectas S.A. Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the…

Enrique Nieto is Sales Director for several business units at Bühler and is responsible for Mexico and Central America. He has been with Bühler since 1996, holding different positions for…

Dr. J. Thomas Wynn is a farmer, rancher, marketing analyst, and COO of M&W Farm & Ranch in Egypt, Texas. He is also a partner in Coastal Rice & Futures…

James began his career with The Browning Newsletter when he was four years old, photocopying jet stream maps from the stacks of various University of New Mexico libraries. He has…

Jim Whitaker is a managing partner of the family owned and operated Trinity Farms, in McGehee, Arkansas. He is a fifth-generation family farmer. Jim along with his brother Sam, also…

Principal Data Scientist at Indigo Ag who leads the data and engineering operations for The Visible Grain – Indigo Ag’s supply chain solution.

Mark Pousson, an active rice farmer from Welsh, Louisiana, a town located in the southwest part of the state. Mr. Pousson attended McNeese State University and is currently serving as…

Business Manager Brookshire Rice Sales & Marketing “A farmer must always have more options to market their crop” Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, I was surrounded by agriculture.  My…

Mr. Ouzts has a lifetime of experience in the development, marketing and sales of agricultural chemicals, novel traits, and seed products.  He has served in multiple roles in sales, marketing,…

Steven Emerson, Strategy and Business Development Manager at Indigo Ag who has spent the last few years developing and managing projects that span the rice supply chain. 

Stuart Hoetger is a managing partner and founder of The Stogan Group, an agricultural business firm engaged in commodity trading and market analysis. Before assuming management of Pinnacle Rice Cooperative…