Acknowledgements

This is the 10th in a series of five-year employment opportunities projections initiated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

We acknowledge the important contributions of the following individuals who served on the advisory panel for the 2025-2030 study.

Advisory Panel

Antoine Alston, North Carolina A&T University

Paula Beecher, Clemson University

Cynda Clary, Oklahoma State University

Ann DeLay, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Kathryn Doan, AgCareers.com

Penny Diebel, Oregon State University

Keith Harris, USDA - NIFA

Adrian Leighton, Salish Kootenai College

Stephanie Morriss, USDA - NIFA

Joe Sullivan, University of Maryland

Ryan Wildman, Lake Land College

Allen Wysocki, University of Florida

In addition, Tiffany Heng-Moss, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Wendy Fink, APLU, provided important comments and suggestions on the final report.

We also acknowledge the expertise and services from the Department of Agricultural Communications at Purdue University in the preparation and dissemination of the report, and more specifically Nyssa C. Lilovich (project management), Charles Wineland (editorial assistance), Tom Kronewitter (illustrator) and Tim Thompson (designer).

Authors

Christine A. Wilson, Purdue University

Jay T. Akridge, Purdue University

Brady E. Brewer, Kansas State University

Stephanie S. Martin, Purdue University

Joshua L. Strine, Purdue University