Member Spotlight

About McCain Foods USA McCain Foods USA is a leading supplier of frozen potato and snack food products for the foodservice markets, retail grocery chains and private label brands in restaurants and supermarket freezers across the country. McCain Foods USA Inc., headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, employs 4,000 people and operates production facilities in Idaho, Maine, Nebraska, Washington and Wisconsin. For more information, visit https://www.mccainusafoodservice.com. About McCain Foods  McCain Foods is the world's largest manufacturer of frozen potato products and supplies french fries, potato specialties, appetizers and desserts to retail and foodservice customers around the globe. McCain is the international leader in the frozen food industry, employing over 21,000 people and operating 52 production facilities on six continents. McCain Foods USA Inc., headquartered in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, employs 4,000 people and operates production facilities in Idaho, Maine, Nebraska, Washington and Wisconsin. For more information, visit https://www.mccain.com.

Exacto, Inc. has nearly four decades of experience engineering sustainable agronomic solutions and producing private label products for several industry segments including Agriculture, Turf & Ornamental, and Industrial Vegetation Management.  

Miller Chemical & Fertilizer, LLC is a manufacturer of specialty agricultural products including adjuvants, biostimulants, micronutrients, foliar, water soluble fertilizers and crop production aids that help improve crop yields and quality. At Miller we’ve been solving the tough problems for growers globally, for over 80 years. Leading the way with science, experience and education, we develop products specifically engineered to deliver superior results, one crop at a time.  

Pebble Labs, based in Los Alamos, New Mexico, is a biotechnology company focusing on providing solutions to pests and pathogens affecting agriculture and aquaculture as an alternative to the use of chemical pesticides and antibiotics. Our proprietary technology platform (Directed Biotics) uses microbes to deliver targeted RNAi to plants and animals precisely and cost effectively. Pebble Labs is thereby dedicated to creating safe, sustainable solutions for global food security issues.

ERM is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, social consulting services and sustainability related services. We work with the world's leading organizations, delivering innovative solutions and helping them to understand and manage their sustainability challenges. To do this, we have more than 5,500 people in over 40 countries and territories working out of more than 160 offices. For nearly 50 years we have been working with clients around the world and in diverse industry sectors to help them to understand and manage their environmental, health, safety, risk and social impacts.

Faegre Drinker is a top 50 full-service law firm designed for clients, with more than 1,300 attorneys, consultants and professionals in 21 locations in the United States, London and Shanghai. Clients are at the start — and the heart — of everything we do. As advisers to many of the world’s leading food and agribusiness companies since 1912, our team of 150+ food and agribusiness attorneys understands the legal, regulatory and business challenges our clients confront on an everyday basis. We partner with our clients to develop and execute strategies related to the science, economics, markets, government regulation, dispute resolution and public relations aspects of the field-to-plate cycles. When disputes, regulatory changes or product recalls emerge, our regulatory and litigation teams provide peace of mind as clients implement new compliance protocols or tackle high-stakes litigation. And our colleagues at Faegre Drinker Consulting support clients on the regulatory issues and affairs that impact food and agribusiness stakeholders. Our culture is firmly rooted in relentless client focus and mutual trust that empowers collaboration. We listen to understand our clients’ priorities and pressure points. We bring our clients fresh ideas that work. And we deliver excellence — without arrogance. We are committed to our communities and to building a diverse and inclusive firm that reflects those communities and our clients.

Eurofins BioDiagnostics, Inc. (EBDI) is an analytical testing company, focused on seed, plant, animal and microbial testing. We are committed to understanding the needs of our customers and delivering value through accurate and timely results. We believe in constant improvement and optimization through innovation in agricultural product testing. We provide a portfolio of analytical services specifically designed for biological products. As a third-party laboratory, we can support our clients during the screening process of biological agents, design assays for identification, conduct viability and compatibility studies for seed testing and provide greenhouse efficacy studies. Thanks to the worldwide network of Eurofins laboratories we can also provide a wide variety of additional testing to support efforts in any type of biological product (biocontrol, biostimulants and biofertilizers).        

BioLiNE^® Corp. is a technology development company that is helping farmers improve the sustainability of food production, by bringing to market crop inputs that consistently demonstrate superior results for growers. We use our proprietary Fulv-IQ™ process to purify and isolate targeted fractions of fulvic acids that have the most crop-beneficial properties. Our products have been lauded by crop-input formulators for their compatibility with other inputs, and ease-of-use. With low usage rate requirements, our versatile solutions drive nutrients to your crops. BioLiNE® is committed to research and contributing to the scientific advancement of sustainability in agriculture.    

Offering consulting services in the field of agricultural biologicals for companies ranging in size from start-ups to large multinationals. Expertise includes business development, opportunity assessment, market analysis, acquisition targets identification, due diligence, technology assessment, R&D platform design and implementation, product optimization, product development, and go-to-market strategies. Extensive experience in organic and conventional specialty and agronomic cropping systems.

AlgaEnergy is a global company with a clear purpose: leading innovative and natural biological-based solutions to the world. Our mission is founded on the principle that bringing these solutions to the market is the foundation of a sustainable future for the planet, contributing to alleviating the three main challenges of society: food security, environmental sustainability, and energy efficiency.

AlgaEnergy’s core technologies are all based on sustainable and renewable properties found in diverse species of single-cell microalgae. By harnessing microalgae technology with other disruptive, innovative, and natural technologies, AlgaEnergy is building a strong international presence to deliver its natural-based solutions and creating sustainable alternatives to cover the whole crop input chain across the globe.

Founded in 1995, Wolf & Associates is a consultancy of subject matter experts dedicated to helping your enterprise find a clear and confident path to organic integrity.  With more than 500 years of combined experience, our global network delivers strategic counsel and resources to help your company navigate the frequently complicated waters of organic compliance. Let us serve as your co-pilot providing expert guidance in Organic Certification & Compliance, Material Review & Input Compliance, Organic & Sustainable Agriculture Practices, Ongoing Business Strategies, Policies & Standards, Crisis Communications Support and Keeping You Current & Informed in an everchanging marketplace.

We are The Organic Specialists that deliver strategic expertise to help organic, socially- and environmentally-responsible products and projects reach their full potential—and flourish.