Cultivators
To help nurture the next generation of industry leaders, the Round Table hosts six university students at each Farm Foundation Round Table meeting. Cultivators are selected from a competitive pool of applicants from accredited North American colleges and universities. Students are nominated by their college dean or department head. Each cultivator is assigned a Round Table Fellow, who serves as a mentor during the meeting. Cultivators are expected to participate in all aspects of the meeting and present a key aspect of their studies.
PhD Student
The Ohio State University
Rachel Combs-Giroir is from St. Louis, MO and received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Mi...(read more)
Agribusiness Graduate Student
Texas A&M
Awatif El Abellaouy is an enthusiast woman from Morocco currently pursuing a master’s of Agribusines...(read more)
Graduate Research Assistant
Oklahoma State University
Alayna Gerhardt is from Mendon, IL and is a graduate research assistant at Oklahoma State University...(read more)
Graduate Research Assistant
Florida A&M University
Kiara Ivy is a 2nd year Master’s student of Entomology at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Univer...(read more)
Agribusiness and Environmental Water Resource Economics
University of Arizona
Ashton Redd is from Casa Grande, Arizona where her passion for agriculture started at a young age. S...(read more)
Student
The Ohio State Univeristy
Ryanna Tietje is currently a senior at The Ohio State University, where she is majoring in Agribusin...(read more)
