Jeff Young General Manager – Ensign Ranches Jeff Young, a respected agricultural leader with more than 30 years of experience in livestock production, farming, ranch management, and agricultural land stewardship. Jeff has served as General Manager of Ensign Ranches since 1995, where he oversees livestock, farming, and feeding operations across Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. His responsibilities include managing a large …
David Thomas
David Thomas Vice President – Jorgensen Land & Cattle (JLC) David Thomas serves as Vice President, “Skunk Wurx” for Jorgensen Land & Cattle (JLC), America’s largest marketer of seedstock bulls for the beef cattle industry. In this role with JLC, David is responsible for genetic development projects for their Angus seedstock operation – including the Motherlode®, FinishLineTM, andother research projects …
Dr. Ryan Reuter
Dr. Ryan Reuter Professor of Animal and Food Sciences – Oklahoma State University Dr. Ryan Reuter is the George Chiga Endowed Professor of Animal and Food Sciences at Oklahoma State University. His research centers on range beef cattle nutrition and incorporating precision management technology into grazing systems. Dr. Reuter is also principal of RanchTek Solutions LLC, a precision livestock consulting …
Rachel Larsen
Rachel Larsen Grounded Life Soil Consulting LLC Rachel Lohof Larsen of Grounded Life Soil Consulting LLC has a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science. She spent more than twenty five years studying landscapes of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho on horseback while wiping her nose on her sleeve. Riding the range has provided her an unparalleled relationship with the land. Her grandfather, …
Chip Kemp
Chip Kemp Director of Strategy – 701x Chip Kemp is the Director of Strategy for 701x. His duties are wide-ranging as he works to aid various segments of the beef business with the suite of novel and innovative 701x tools. Prior to 701x, Chip served for roughly a decade as the Director of Commercial and Industry Operations for the American …
Andrew Coppin
Andrew Coppin Co-Founder of Farmbot (Australia) and Ranchbot (USA) After a 25-year career in Global Capital markets, Andrew found his true passion in Agritech over 12 years ago. Since that time, he has been a Founder, Company Director, Investor and Mentor to many in the Agtech sector. As Co-Founder of Farmbot (Australia) and Ranchbot (USA) he has been a formative …
James Clement III
James Clement III Chief Growth Officer and President of Grass and Rangeland – EarthOptics James Clement III serves as the Chief Growth Officer and President of Grass and Rangeland at EarthOptics, an agricultural technology firm specializing in high-definition soil measurement, mapping, and analysis. In this role, he helps farmers and ranchers maximize the health, productivity, and value of their land by …
Troy Whittier
Troy Whittier Graduate Student – Class of 2028 Whittier grew up in southwestern Virginia on a small cow-calf operation, where his father, Dr. Dee Whittier, a food-animal veterinarian, taught him to love the beef cattle industry. During his college years, he worked in Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Kansas, and Oklahoma, gaining a broader knowledge of the national cattle industry. He graduated from …
Molli Foxley
Molli Foxley Graduate Student – Class of 2028 Raised between Omaha, Nebraska, and Providence, Rhode Island, Molli grew up as a city kid with little exposure to agriculture, though animals have always been a passion of hers. Molli started at the University of Tennessee at Martin as a pre-veterinary student. She later attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, majoring in …
Mia Doering
Mia Doering Graduate Student – Class of 2028 Amelia “Mia” Doering is an Australian agricultural professional with a strong foundation in both family ranching, beef production, and large-scale, corporate agriculture. Raised near Moree, New South Wales, Mia grew up on her family’s diverse farming operation, including a Santa Gertrudis seedstock enterprise, commercial cattle herd, and cropping operation. She developed an early understanding of breeding, grazing management, animal welfare, and the balance …
Charley Martinez
Charley Martinez Director – King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management Dr. Charles C. (Charley) Martinez is the Director and Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Endowed Chair of the King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM) and an Associate Professor in the Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. …
Scott Kleberg
Scott Kleberg Chairman – KRIRM Management Council Bluestem Partners, LP & King Ranch, Inc. Scott M. Kleberg has been actively engaged in public and private market investing for over thirty years. He is currently a principal and managing member of Windgate Partners, LLC., a private equity investment firm, investing in the lower end of the middle market. Mr. Kleberg …