President and CEO of Land O’Lakes, Inc. Beth Ford joins FFAR Board of Directors
Washington, D.C.
Mark E. Keenum, Ph.D.Beth Ford brings corporate leadership and a deep understanding of research and development to the table, making her a perfect fit for FFAR’s Board of Directors. Ford’s experience and leadership will be much valued as we guide FFAR towards even greater success in generating actionable science to solve food and agriculture’s most pressing challenges.
Chair, FFAR Board of Directors
President
Mississippi State University
Ford is changing the face of agricultural leadership. She is only one of 33 women leading Fortune 500 company and Land O’ Lakes’ first female CEO, a position she was promoted by an all-male board. FFAR similarly takes an audacious, collaborative approach to fill research gaps and seeks to energize the agricultural research field. The Foundation is excited to add Ford’s pioneering spirt to the FFAR board of Directors.
Sally Rockey, Ph.D.We are honored to have one of our country’s most dynamic business leaders join our Board of Directors. Our Board has been instrumental in helping us become the innovative organization we are today. We look forward to working with Ford to continuing achieve FFAR’s goals.
Executive Director Emeritus
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Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) builds public-private partnerships to fund bold research addressing big food and agriculture challenges. FFAR was established in the 2014 Farm Bill to increase public agriculture research investments, fill knowledge gaps and complement the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s research agenda. FFAR’s model matches federal funding from Congress with private funding, delivering a powerful return on taxpayer investment. Through collaboration and partnerships, FFAR advances actionable science benefiting farmers, consumers and the environment.
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