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John McMinn

John McMinn

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director, Commodity Activities & Economics at Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation

  • Education

    • University of Arkansas

      2005 - 2009
      Bachelor's of Science Agricultural Business with a Concetration in Marketing

      Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Collegiate Farm Bureau, and Agricultural Business Club. Studied Agricultural Business and International Agricultural Economics.

    • University of Arkansas

      2010 - 2011
      Master’s Degree International Agricultural Economics

      Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Collegiate Farm Bureau, and Agricultural Business Club. Studied Agricultural Business and International Agricultural Economics.

  • Experience

    • Universtiy of Arkansas Department of Weed Science

      May 2008 - Aug 2008
      Green House Technician

      Traveled to various experiment stations around Arkansas to collect research data on row crop test plotsAssist PHD students with experiments and research

    • Employee Screening Management

      Jun 2009 - May 2010
      Sales & Office Assistant

      Administered drug, alcohol, and background screeningsManaged local operations - both inside and outside of the officeSecured new testing sites across the country supporting DOT customer’s on the road with quick and easy solutions

    • University of Arkansas Department of Agricultural Business and Economics

      May 2010 - Dec 2011
      Office Assistant

      Transported and delivered materials to various departments on campusAnswered phones, assisted callers or directed to appropriate personnel

    • Greenway Equipment Inc

      Jun 2012 - Sept 2016
      Precision Ag Advisor

      Sell, install, and service machinery and GPS equipmentConsult and train customers and employees on GPS Equipment resulting in decreased down time for the customer.Maintain RTK (GPS) tower network for 24/7 customer access

    • University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research & Extension

      Oct 2016 - Dec 2019

      Research and build specialty crop enterprise budgets for the Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability.Educate specialty crop producers on research conducted for specialty crop enterprise budgets.Bring awareness to Market Maker as a source for specialty crop producers to market their enterprise online.As Program Coordinator help promote The Southern Extension Risk Management Education Center across the Southeast and analyze data and information to better understand the southern regions needs. Show less

      • Program Associate - Agricultural Economist

        Oct 2016 - Dec 2019

      • Program Associate - Agricultural Economist

        Oct 2016 - Dec 2019

    • Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation

      Dec 2019 - now
      Director, Commodity Activities & Economics

      Director of the Soybean & Specialty Crop Divisions.Assist members with developing policy and advocate for agriculture at the state and federal levels.Conduct research and write informational articles on current issues within agriculture and the potential economic impacts those issues have on the Ag industry.Consult producers on marketing and business planning regarding their unique operations.Administrator, Arkansas Soybean Promotion BoardManage the day-to-day operations of the promotion board including but not limited to book keeping, accounting, and, research & promotional funding for Arkansas Soybeans.Co-host of the "Arkansas AgCast" podcast where we provide current news pertaining to industry and political issues impacting the agriculture industry in Arkansas as well as the U.S.Previous roles in ARFB include Director of the Aquaculture and Forestry Divisions, as well as, Administrator for the Arkansas Catfish Promotion Board. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • John Deere Financial Specialist

      John Deere Financial

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Committee Leader - Communications

      Issued by Extension Risk Management Education on Oct 2016
      Extension Risk Management EducationAssociated with John McMinn

    • Planning Committee

      Issued by Extension Risk Management Education National Conference on Oct 2016
      Extension Risk Management Education National ConferenceAssociated with John McMinn

    • Member

      Issued by Arkansas Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists on Oct 2016
      Arkansas Association of Cooperative Extension SpecialistsAssociated with John McMinn

    • Vice President (President Elect)

      Issued by Arkansas Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists on Jan 2019
      Arkansas Association of Cooperative Extension SpecialistsAssociated with John McMinn

    • V.P., Grad. Student Assoc. of Agri. Economics

      Issued by University of Arkansas on Jun 2010
      University of ArkansasAssociated with John McMinn