Carrie Vollmer-Sanders
Carrie Vollmer-Sanders is a 6th generation farmer, passionate about collaborating with forward-thinking farmers, convening diverse thought-leaders, and addressing environmental challenges while maintaining focus on business objectives. Carrie serves as Field to Market's President. She received the White House Champion of Change Award in 2014 for her leadership in developing the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program while at The Nature Conservancy. Carrie has an MBA from Purdue University and a master’s degree in Ag Economics from Michigan State University. Carrie also currently serves on the Edon Farmers Co-op board and previously served on the US EPA Science Advisory Board and worked for U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action, The Nature Conservancy, and Michigan Farm Bureau. Carrie and her husband have two active sons and own Grains and Greens, Inc., a corn, soybeans, and wheat farm, focused on biodiversity and soil health, in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.
Sessions
Hear about opportunities to work with Indigenous groups to support Indigenous agriculture, farming, and supply chains. see more
Track: Regen Ag Summit
As global brands, retailers, investors, and governments are committing to investments in regenerative agriculture, farmers and ranchers still sometimes feel left behind and burdened with financial risk of funding the transition to... see more