Subject Specialists
This is a list of ERS specialists by topic. For more information on these topics please contact the specialists listed below or browse our topics. The ERS staff directory has a complete list of contacts.
Subject areas
Animal Products | Crops | Farm Bill | Farm Economy | Farm Practices & Management | Food & Nutrition Assistance | Food Choices & Health | Food Markets & Prices | Food Safety | International Markets & U.S. Trade | Natural Resources & Environment | Rural Economy & PopulationSubject | Specialist | Phone | |
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Animal Products | |||
Animal Policy & Regulatory Issues | William Hahn | william.hahn@usda.gov | 816-412-4148 |
Cattle & Beef | Russell Knight | russell.h.knight@usda.gov | 816-412-4161 |
Hannah Taylor | hannah.taylor@usda.gov | 816-412-6621 | |
Dairy | Angel Terán | angel.teran@usda.gov | 816-412-5266 |
Hogs & Pork | Mildred Haley | mildred.haley@usda.gov | 202-694-5176 |
Poultry & Eggs | Grace Grossen | grace.grossen@usda.gov | 816-412-4147 |
Adriana Valcu-Lisman | adriana.valcu-lisman@usda.gov | 816-412-5247 | |
Sheep, Lamb & Mutton | William Hahn | william.hahn@usda.gov | 816-412-4148 |
Crops | |||
Corn and Other Feed Grains | Angelica Williams | angelica.williams@usda.gov | 816-412-7448 |
Cotton and Wool | Leslie Meyer | leslie.meyer@usda.gov | 202-694-5307 |
Fruit and Tree Nuts | Catharine Weber | catharine.weber@usda.gov | 816-410-3210 |
Rice | Nathan Childs | nathan.childs@usda.gov | |
Soybeans and Oil Crops | Aaron M. Ates | aaron.ates@usda.gov | 816-412-6177 |
Maria Bukowski | maria.bukowski@usda.gov | 816-412-7445 | |
Sugar and Sweeteners | Vidalina Abadam | vidalina.abadam@usda.gov | |
Vegetables and Pulses | Wilma Davis | wilma.davis@usda.gov | 816-412-5256 |
Gary Lucier | gary.lucier@usda.gov | ||
Catharine Weber | catharine.weber@usda.gov | 816-410-3210 | |
Wheat | Andrew Sowell | andrew.sowell@usda.gov | |
Bryn Swearingen | bryn.swearingen@usda.gov | 816-412-6612 | |
Farm Bill | |||
2023 Farm Bill | |||
2018 Farm Bill | |||
2014 Farm Bill | |||
Farm Economy | |||
Agricultural Baseline | Baseline Team | ers-baselineteam@usda.gov | |
Agricultural Research and Productivity | Keith Fuglie | keith.fuglie@usda.gov | 202-694-5588 |
Sun Ling Wang | sunling.wang@usda.gov | 202-694-5460 | |
Eric Njuki | eric.njuki@usda.gov | 816-412-4186 | |
Bioenergy | Steven Ramsey | steven.ramsey2@usda.gov | 816-412-4199 |
Commodity Outlook | Jennifer Bond | jennifer.bond@usda.gov | 202-694-5326 |
Farm & Commodity Policy | Agricultural Policy Team | ers-agriculturalpolicyteam@usda.gov | |
Farm Household Well-being | Christine Whitt | christine.whitt1@usda.gov | 202-694-5288 |
Farm Labor | Marcelo Castillo | marcelo.castillo@usda.gov | 202-694-5548 |
Skyler Simnitt | skyler.simnitt@usda.gov | 816-412-5210 | |
Steven Zahniser | steven.zahniser@usda.gov | 202-694-5230 | |
Farm Sector Income & Finances | Farm Income Team | farmincometeam@usda.gov | 202-694-5145 |
Farm Structure and Organization | Nigel Key | nigel.key@usda.gov | 202-694-5567 |
Christine Whitt | christine.whitt1@usda.gov | 202-694-5288 | |
Federal Tax Issues | Tia McDonald | tia.mcdonald@usda.gov | |
Land Use, Land Value & Tenure | Scott Callahan | scott.callahan@usda.gov | 816-823-1473 |
Socially Disadvantaged, Beginning, Limited Resource, and Female Farmers and Ranchers | Nigel Key | nigel.key@usda.gov | 202-694-5567 |
Farm Practices & Management | |||
Biotechnology | Laura Dodson | laura.dodson@usda.gov | 202-694-5505 |
Fertilizers & Pesticides | Roberto Mosheim | roberto.mosheim@usda.gov | 202-694-5365 |
Richard Nehring | richard.nehring@usda.gov | 816-926-1548 | |
Crop & Livestock Practices | Nigel Key | nigel.key@usda.gov | 202-694-5567 |
Irrigation & Water Use | Aaron Hrozencik | aaron.hrozencik@usda.gov | 816-926-1444 |
Risk Management | Francis Tsiboe | francis.tsiboe@usda.gov | 816-412-7454 |
Dylan Turner | dylan.turner2@usda.gov | 816-410-5410 | |
Food & Nutrition Assistance | |||
Child Nutrition Programs | Joanne Guthrie | joanne.guthrie@usda.gov | 202-694-5373 |
Saied Toossi | saied.toossi@usda.gov | ||
Food Assistance Data & Collaborative Research Programs | Mark Prell | mark.prell@usda.gov | 202-694-5408 |
Alana Rhone | alana.y.rhone@usda.gov | 202-694-5622 | |
Food Security in the U.S. | Alisha Coleman-Jensen | alisha.coleman-jensen@usda.gov | 202-694-5456 |
Matthew Rabbitt | matthew.rabbitt@usda.gov | 816-412-4197 | |
Christian Gregory | christian.gregory@usda.gov | 816-516-7132 | |
Poverty & Income Volatility | Laura Tiehen | laura.tiehen@usda.gov | 202-694-5417 |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) | Jordan Jones | jordan.jones2@usda.gov | |
WIC Program | Leslie Hodges | leslie.hodges@usda.gov | |
Food Choices & Health | |||
Diet Quality & Nutrition | Sabrina Young | sabrina.young@usda.gov | |
Consumer Information and Labeling | Brandon Restrepo | brandon.restrepo@usda.gov | 816-926-1961 |
Food Access | Alana Rhone | alana.y.rhone@usda.gov | 202-694-5622 |
Food Consumption & Demand | Abigail Okrent | abigail.okrent@usda.gov | |
Obesity | Joanne Guthrie | joanne.guthrie@usda.gov | 202-694-5373 |
Mariah Ehmke | mariah.ehmke@usda.gov | ||
Food Markets & Prices | |||
Consumer and Producer Price Indexes | Matthew MacLachlan | matthew.maclachlan@usda.gov | 202-694-5205 |
Food Prices, Expenditures, and Establishments | Patrick Canning | patrick.canning@usda.gov | 816-412-4121 |
Hayden Stewart | hayden.stewart@usda.gov | 816-823-1595 | |
Andrea Carlson | andrea.carlson@usda.gov | 202-694-5072 | |
Food Service Industry | Eliana Zeballos | eliana.zeballos@usda.gov | 202-694-5442 |
Wilson Sinclair | wilson.sinclair@usda.gov | ||
Local Foods | Anne Byrne | anne.byrne@usda.gov | |
Xiao Dong | xiao.dong@usda.gov | 816-926-1447 | |
Processing & Marketing | Xiao Dong | xiao.dong@usda.gov | 816-926-1447 |
James Zachary | james.zachary@usda.gov | ||
Retailing & Wholesaling | Xiao Dong | xiao.dong@usda.gov | 816-926-1447 |
Anne Byrne | anne.byrne@usda.gov | ||
Food Safety | |||
Consumers | Sandra Hoffmann | sandra.a.hoffmann@usda.gov | 202-694-5354 |
Jae-Wan Ahn | jae-wan.ahn@usda.gov | ||
Markets, Regulation, and Policy | Michael Ollinger | michael.ollinger@usda.gov | 202-694-5454 |
Kar Ho Lim | kar.lim@usda.gov | ||
International Markets & U.S. Trade | |||
U.S. Agricultural Trade | Bart Kenner | bart.kenner@usda.gov | 816-412-4159 |
Dylan Russell | dylan.russell@usda.gov | 816-412-5236 | |
Countries & Regions | Felix Baquedano | felix.baquedano@usda.gov | 816-412-4106 |
Brazil | Constanza Valdes | constanza.valdes@usda.gov | 816-412-5221 |
China | Fred Gale | fred.gale@usda.gov | 202-694-5215 |
European Union | Jeremy Jelliffe | jeremy.jelliffe@usda.gov | 816-412-4155 |
India | Kayode Ajewole | kayode.ajewole@usda.gov | 816-412-4103 |
USMCA, Canada, & Mexico | Steven Zahniser | steven.zahniser@usda.gov | 202-694-5230 |
International Consumer and Food Industry Trends | Steven Zahniser | steven.zahniser@usda.gov | 202-694-5230 |
Global Food Security | Yacob Zereyesus | yacob.zereyesus@usda.gov | 816-412-5232 |
Lila Cardell | lila.cardell@usda.gov | ||
Macroeconomics & Agriculture | Wendy Zeng | wendy.zeng@usda.gov | 816-412-6621 |
William Johnson | william.johnson3@usda.gov | 816-412-5222 | |
Trade Policy & World Trade Organization (WTO) | Katherine Baldwin | katherine.baldwin@usda.gov | 816-412-7424 |
Natural Resources & Environment | |||
Climate Change | Ron Sands | ron.sands@usda.gov | 816-926-1547 |
Conservation Programs | Steven Wallander | steve.wallander@usda.gov | 202-694-5546 |
Environmental Quality | Steven Wallander | steve.wallander@usda.gov | 202-694-5546 |
Organic Agriculture | Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky | sharon.raszap@usda.gov | 202-690-0050 |
Rural Economy & Population | |||
Business & Industry | John Pender | john.pender@usda.gov | 202-694-5568 |
Employment & Education | Tracey Farrigan | tracey.farrigan@usda.gov | 202-694-5489 |
Austin Sanders | austin.sanders@usda.gov | ||
Natural Amenities | David McGranahan | david.mcgranahan@usda.gov | 816-926-7092 |
Population & Migration | John Cromartie | john.cromartie@usda.gov | 202-694-5421 |
Rural Classifications | John Cromartie | john.cromartie@usda.gov | 202-694-5421 |
Rural Poverty & Well-Being | Tracey Farrigan | tracey.farrigan@usda.gov | 202-694-5489 |