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Meet Our Beef Team

Building the best nutrition and solutions for your business.

As members of the Cargill Animal Nutrition team we share a passion for nutrition solutions. Just like our customers, we want to achieve the best results: from the research barns to the farms and everything in between. Our purpose is to bring distinctive value and trust to our customers through innovative solutions and capabilities to ensure their success.

Beef/Feedlot Representatives

Anna Taylor,
Feedlot Sales Director 

  • North America

Ian Hastings,
Strategic Account Manager

  • North America

  • 27+ years in beef industry

  • B.S. Texas A &M University

Bill Kolath,
Beef Account Representative

  • South Central U.S.A.

  • 27+ years in beef industry

  • B.S. Texas A&M University

 

Andrea Payan-Phipps,
Account Representative

  • South Central U.S.A.

  • 15+ years in beef industry

  • Masters in Livestock Nutrition at Angelo State University 

Kevin Gassman,
Beef Account Representative

  • Midwest U.S.A.

  • 23+ years in beef industry

  • Bachelor's of Animal Science, Iowa State University

  • Master's of Ruminant Nutrition, Iowa State University

Beef/Pasture Representatives

Joe Knieb,
Beef Sales Lead

  • U.S.A.

  • 25+ years in beef industry

Johnathan Wells,
Beef Field Representative

  • Southeast, U.S.A.

  • 18+ years in beef industry

  • Bachelor's of Animal Science, University of Georgia

  • Master's of Animal Science, University of Georgia 

 

Josh Lockhart,
Beef Field Representative

  • South Central, U.S.A.

  • 40+ years in beef industry

  • Bachelor's, Sam Houston State

  • Master's of Animal Science, University of Arkansas

Scott Showers,
Beef Field Representative

  • South Central, U.S.A.

Greg Tajchman,
Beef Field Representative

  • Midwest, U.S.A.

Beef/Technical Team

Wesley Moore,
Beef Technical Lead

  • U.S.A.

  • 10+ years in beef industry

  • Master's of  Animal Science, University of Missouri

Russell Carrell,
Beef Technical Specialist

  • U.S.A.

  • 10+ years in beef industry

  • Bachlor's of Animal Science, Texas A&M University

  • Master's of Animal Science, Tarleton State University

  • Ph.D. Ruminant Nutrition, Auburn University

Justin Ramirez,
Beef Technical Specialist

  • U.S.A.

  • 8+ years in beef industry

  • Bachelor's of Animal Science, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  • Master's of Animal Science, Texas A&M University

 

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Cargill has more than 120 years of experience in animal nutrition solutions. We come to work every day to research, innovate and create solutions that enable you and your customers to succeed.