Subject Specialists

Animal Products

Topic	Name	Email
Animal Policy & Regulatory Issues	William Hahn	william.hahn@usda.gov
Aquaculture	Christopher G. Davis	christopher.davis2@usda.gov
Cattle & Beef	Russell Knight	russell.h.knight@usda.gov
	Hannah Brooks (Taylor)	hannah.brooks@usda.gov
Dairy	Angel Terán	angel.teran@usda.gov
	Adriana Valcu-Lisman	adriana.valcu-lisman@usda.gov
Hogs & Pork	Mildred Haley	mildred.haley@usda.gov
Poultry & Eggs	Grace Grossen	grace.grossen@usda.gov
Sheep, Lamb & Mutton	William Hahn	william.hahn@usda.gov

Crops

Topic	Name	Email
Corn and Other Feed Grains	Jennifer K. Bond	jennifer.bond@usda.gov
Cotton and Wool	Taylor Dew	taylor.dew@usda.gov
	Leslie Meyer	leslie.meyer@usda.gov
Fruit and Tree Nuts	Seth J. Wechsler	seth.wechsler@usda.gov
	Helen Wakefield	helen.wakefield@usda.gov
	Catharine Weber	catharine.weber@usda.gov
Rice	Nathan Childs	nathan.childs@usda.gov
Soybeans and Oil Crops	Bryn Swearingen	bryn.swearingen@usda.gov
	Maria Bukowski	maria.bukowski@usda.gov
Sugar and Sweeteners	Vidalina Abadam	vidalina.abadam@usda.gov
Vegetables and Pulses	Seth J. Wechsler	seth.wechsler@usda.gov
	Wilma V. Davis	wilma.davis@usda.gov
	Catharine Weber	catharine.weber@usda.gov
Wheat	Andrew Sowell	andrew.sowell@usda.gov

Farm Economy

Topic	Name	Email
Agricultural Baseline	Baseline Team	ers-baselineteam@usda.gov
Agricultural Research and Productivity	Eric Njuki	eric.njuki@usda.gov
	Kelly P. Nelson	kelly.nelson@usda.gov
Beginning, Limited Resource, and Female Farmers and Ranchers	Katherine Lacy	katherine.lacy@usda.gov
Bioenergy	Steven Ramsey	steven.ramsey2@usda.gov
Commodity Outlook	Jennifer K. Bond	jennifer.bond@usda.gov
Farm & Commodity Policy	Agricultural Policy Team	ers-agriculturalpolicyteam@usda.gov
Farm Household Well-being	Katherine Lim	katherine.lim@usda.gov
	Monika Ghimire	monika.ghimire@usda.gov
Farm Labor	Steven Zahniser	steven.zahniser@usda.gov
	Skyler Simnitt	skyler.simnitt@usda.gov
	Marcelo Castillo	marcelo.castillo@usda.gov
Farm Sector Income & Finances	Farm Income Team	farmincometeam@usda.gov
Farm Structure and Organization	Daniel Bonin	daniel.bonin@usda.gov
Land Use, Land Value & Tenure	Scott Callahan	scott.callahan@usda.gov

Farm Practices & Management

Topic	Name	Email
Biotechnology	Laura Dodson	laura.dodson@usda.gov
Crop & Livestock Practices	Richard Nehring	richard.nehring@usda.gov
Fertilizers & Pesticides	Richard Nehring	richard.nehring@usda.gov
Irrigation & Water Use	Nicholas Potter	nicholas.potter@usda.gov
Risk Management	Agricultural Policy Team	ers-agriculturalpolicyteam@usda.gov

Food & Nutrition Assistance

Topic	Name	Email
Child Nutrition Programs	Jessica E. Todd	jessica.todd@usda.gov
Food Assistance Data & Collaborative Research Programs	Alana Rhone	alana.y.rhone@usda.gov
	Mark Prell	mark.prell@usda.gov
Food Security in the U.S.	Matthew P. Rabbitt	matthew.rabbitt@usda.gov
	Madeline Reed-Jones	madeline.jones@usda.gov
	Laura J. Hales	laura.hales@usda.gov
Poverty & Income Volatility	Erik Scherpf	erik.scherpf@usda.gov
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	Erik Scherpf	erik.scherpf@usda.gov
	Christian A. Gregory	christian.gregory@usda.gov
	Jordan W. Jones	jordan.jones2@usda.gov
WIC Program	Leslie Hodges	leslie.hodges@usda.gov
	Jessica E. Todd	jessica.todd@usda.gov

Food Choices & Health

Topic	Name	Email
Consumer Food Data System (CFDS)	Mark Prell	mark.prell@usda.gov
	Alisha Coleman-Jensen	alisha.coleman-jensen@usda.gov
Consumer Information and Labeling	Brandon J. Restrepo	brandon.restrepo@usda.gov
Diet Quality & Nutrition	Mariah Ehmke	mariah.ehmke@usda.gov
Food Access	Alana Rhone	alana.y.rhone@usda.gov
Food Consumption & Demand	Abigail Okrent	abigail.okrent@usda.gov
	Diansheng Dong	diansheng.dong@usda.gov
	Hayden Stewart	hayden.stewart@usda.gov
Obesity	Mariah Ehmke	mariah.ehmke@usda.gov

Food Markets & Prices

Topic	Name	Email
Consumer and Producer Price Indexes	Hayden Stewart	hayden.stewart@usda.gov
Food Prices, Expenditures, and Establishments	Hayden Stewart	hayden.stewart@usda.gov
	Quinton Baker	quinton.baker@usda.gov
Food Service Industry	Wilson Sinclair	wilson.sinclair@usda.gov
	Eliana Zeballos	eliana.zeballos@usda.gov
Local Foods	Katherine Lacy	katherine.lacy@usda.gov
	Diansheng Dong	diansheng.dong@usda.gov
Processing & Marketing	James Chandler Zachary	james.zachary@usda.gov
Retailing & Wholesaling	Eliana Zeballos	eliana.zeballos@usda.gov

Food Safety

Topic	Name	Email
Consumers	Sandra Hoffmann	sandra.a.hoffmann@usda.gov
	Jae-Wan Ahn	jae-wan.ahn@usda.gov
Markets, Regulation, and Policy	Kar Ho Lim	kar.lim@usda.gov
	Michael Ollinger	michael.ollinger@usda.gov

International Markets & U.S. Trade

Topic	Name	Email
Countries & Regions	Felix G. Baquedano	felix.baquedano@usda.gov
International Consumer and Food Industry Trends	Steven Zahniser	steven.zahniser@usda.gov
	Constanza Valdes	constanza.valdes@usda.gov
International Food Security	Yacob Abrehe Zereyesus	yacob.zereyesus@usda.gov
	Lila Cardell	lila.cardell@usda.gov
Macroeconomics & Agriculture	William Johnson	william.johnson3@usda.gov
	Wendy Zeng	wendy.zeng@usda.gov
Trade Policy & World Trade Organization (WTO)	Brian Williams	brian.williams2@usda.gov
	Katherine L. Baldwin	katherine.baldwin@usda.gov
U.S. Agricultural Trade	Angelica Williams	angelica.williams@usda.gov
	James Kaufman	james.kaufman@usda.gov

Natural Resources & Environment

Topic	Name	Email
Climate Change	Ron Sands	ron.sands@usda.gov
Conservation Programs	Kate Binzen Fuller	kate.fuller@usda.gov
Organic Agriculture	Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky	sharon.raszap@usda.gov

Rural Economy & Population

Topic	Name	Email
Business & Industry	James C. Davis	james.davis2@usda.gov
Employment & Education	Austin Sanders	austin.sanders@usda.gov
	Brandon Genetin	brandon.genetin@usda.gov
Natural Amenities	Laura Paul	laura.paul@usda.gov
Population & Migration	Justin B. Winikoff	justin.winikoff@usda.gov
Rural Classifications	Austin Sanders	austin.sanders@usda.gov
Rural Poverty & Well-Being	Tracey Farrigan	tracey.farrigan@usda.gov