Climate Positive Leaders Program

Berny Dirven, Canada

Nominated by Marc Maisonneuve, Corteva

“Berny has always had a big-picture approach to farming. He knew where he was going with the farm and always had an idea of crop rotations and minimizing the impact on the land and managing water.”

Chris and Ray Gaesser, United States
Nominated by Ken Moore and Marshall McDaniel, Iowa State University, and Joe Hopper, Iowa Soybean Association

“The Gaessers are instrumental in championing climate positive practices in Iowa, nationally, and globally.”

Michael Gooden, Australia
Nominated by Peter Dorsett, Nutrien

“Michael has implemented climate positive practices in his integrated crop and livestock operation and has shared his learnings with other farmers in his community and region”

Ian Kruger, Kenya

Nominated by Wilson Seroney, Corteva

“Ian is a leader for our region in helping to bring advanced technology, equipment, and technical knowledge to help many small-scale farmers in their operations.”

Shane and Sharni Radford, Australia
Nominated by Danielle Park, AUSVEG

“…involved in training the next generation of people… They are very proactive in being involved in programs each one to share what they have learned with others.”

Laura Vicentini, Brazil
Nominated by Juliana Farinelli, Agroverde Consultoria

“…dedicated to helping women farmers through her discussion groups.”

• Dr Ramble Ankumah, PhD, Prof of Soil Science & Assoc Dean of College of Ag at Tuskegee University
• Julie Borlaug, President of the Borlaug Foundation, Council of Advisors for WFP
• Maria ‘Pilu’ Giraudo, Honorable President of AAPRESID
• Dr Nick Goeser, Current Founder & Principal of Craigson Innovation Group, Former CEO of American Society of Agronomy
• Dr Mary Gumz, Agronomy Manager, Eastern Cornbelt at Corteva
• Cees Jan Hollander, Global Farming Expertise Manager at Danone
• Dr Brent Myers, Research Laureate & Environment and Ag Systems Data Science Leader at Corteva

• Lifetime membership in the Global Farmer Network
• Engagement with other early adopters and Global Farmer Network leaders
• Leadership and communications training to support farmers as they share their experiences, including:
  • Participation in an upcoming Global Farmer Network Roundtable & Leadership Training program
  • Support in development of a personal virtual farm tour to communicate their climate positive journey
• Soil sampling, carbon sequestration measurement, and guidance from Dr. Rattan Lal and team at the CMSAC
• Interaction with business, research, agronomy, and agriculture leaders plus the opportunity to share success across Corteva's global platform

• Soil sampling, carbon sequestration measurement, and guidance from Dr. Rattan Lal and team at the CMSAC
• Interaction with business, research, agronomy, and agriculture leaders plus the opportunity to share success across Corteva's global platform