{"id":3662,"date":"2019-05-22T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T23:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/?page_id=3662"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:40:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:40:01","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/about\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tOur Team Members\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Langemeier_web600x400-e1706119067204.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Langemeier_web600x400-e1706119067204.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Langemeier\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/team\/michael-langemeier\/\">Michael Langemeier<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>DIRECTOR &amp; PROFESSOR<\/p>\n\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/team\/chad-fiechter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chad_fiechter_2024-scaled-e1734016084499-750x750.jpg\" alt=\"Chad Fiechter, Assistant Professor, Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/team\/chad-fiechter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chad Fiechter<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>RESEARCH DIRECTOR &amp; ASSISTANT PROFESSOR<\/p>\n\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Mintert_web600x400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Mintert_web600x400-e1706119026871.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Mintert\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/authored\/james-mintert\/\">James Mintert<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>PROFESSOR EMERITUS<\/p>\n\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colussi-J-photo-scaled-e1757598121801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colussi-J-photo-scaled-e1757598121801-750x750.jpg\" alt=\"Joana Colussi, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/team\/joana-colussi\/\">Joana Colussi<\/a><\/h2>\nRESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR<br \/>\n\n\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/morganfrench-e1719338877992.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/morganfrench-e1719338877992.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan French\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/team\/morgan-french\/\">Morgan French<\/a><\/h2>\nDEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION &amp; MARKETING SPECIALIST<br \/>\n\n\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Good_web600x400-e1706119113158.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Good_web600x400-e1706119113158.jpg\" alt=\"Aissa Good\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/team\/aissa-good\/\">Aissa Good<\/a><\/h2>\nBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER<br \/>\n\n\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/KUETHE_photo-scaled-e1706119829993.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/KUETHE_photo-scaled-e1706119829993-750x750.jpg\" alt=\"Todd Kuethe\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/team\/todd-kuethe\/\">Todd Kuethe<\/a><\/h2>\nPROFESSOR, SCHRADER ENDOWED CHAIR IN FARMLAND ECONOMICS<br \/>\n\n\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MindyMallory2019_600x400-e1706119900886.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MindyMallory2019_600x400-e1706119900886.jpg\" alt=\"Mindy Mallory\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/commercialag\/home\/team\/mindy-mallory\/\">Mindy Mallory<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, CLEARING CORPORATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ENDOWED CHAIR OF FOOD &amp; 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