Nominee's Key Links:
Bio:
Resume or CV:
Writing or Publications:
Website: www.doudlahfarms.com
Video:
Socials:
Agency or agencies for which nominator feels nominee is best suited:
Organization name(s) and position(s) for which nominator feels nominee is best suited:
Policies which the nominator knows the nominee supports or in which they have expertise:
Farm
1. Operate 1,700 plus acres Certified USDA Organic by MOSA in Rock and Dane County Wisconsin. Organic crops grown Food Grade: Corn, Hybrid Seed Corn, Soy, Indian dent (red, white, blue and yellow), Ancient grain-Emmer wheat, Propriety Flynn Creek Wheat, buckwheat, canning peas, dry edibles; include blacks, pintos, Dark Red kidneys and cranberry beans, Yellow Beans, Pink beans, small red beans and sunflowers kernels, yellow peas, popcorn, Aroostook cereal rye, purple bounty vetch and Triticale. And now industrial hemp. Infrastructure to prep plant, cultivate, weed, harvest, clean, dry and store many of the above crops. This includes not only all of the machinery, but includes 7 drying/storage bins. Now adding Direct Marketing Doudlahfarms.com.
2. Fifth generation Regenerative organic Farmer (my son Jason maybe the Sixth)
3. Doudlah Farms is an Innovator of New Technologies and implementation into Organic Production Systems that sparked the interest of UW-Madison PLOTS & TRIALS for Research and Testing, Northwestern University and Rodale Institute. Now an advisory to these organizations.
4. Doudlah Farms, LLC d/b/a Doudlah Farms Organics. Plant Based Products. Organic Plus, Regenerative Soils using Bio-Dynamic Farming Practices. Consumer Direct www.doudlahfarms.com
5. CERTIFIED; ORGANIC, TESTED CLEAN, ROC/Regen. And BIODYNAMIC.
6. OWNER of Doudlah Farms, LLC and Doudlah Farms Organics, LLC
Organizations
7. Organic Advisory Council Farmer member to Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture 2018-current
8. Organic Advisor to Cropping Systems Trial (CST)-Rodale Institute 2017-current
9. OGRAIN/UW-Madison’s No-Till Organics Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) steering committee and on farm research trials 2017-current
10. Naturally Network Chapters-WISCONSIN. Member Leadership-2024-current
11. MOM’S ACROSS AMERICA
National & International Educator and Speaker-Organics and new production systems.
12. On farm Organic Field Days 2014, 2015 2016 and now 2020 (cancelled due to Covid). Over 765 organic farmers, industry leaders and University Professors from 9 States have attended field Days at Doudlah Farms. Guest lectures from world renown Dr. Don Huber, Dr. Warren Porter-UW Madison, Dr. Joel Gruver and Robert Waters MD
13. Presented at Pioneer Awards banquet in Kutztown PA. As a fund raiser for Rodale Institute on Jeff Moyer and Maria Rodale request on how Rodale has impacted Doudlah Farms Organics. Birthplace of the “organic movement”- J. I. Rodale 1947.
14. MOSES- Midwest Organic Sustainability Education Service. University Presenter 2017, 2018 & 2020. Largest Midwest Organic Educational Conference.
15. Doudlah Farms Organics presentation to CETAB Victoriaville Quebec requested by Geoffroy Menard 2-21-2018.
16. Presentation to UW-Madison OGRAIN 2016, 2017 and 2018
17. Keynote presentation For Dr. Joel Gruver “Capturing the Benefits of Biodiversity in Agriculture” Western Illinois University on Allison Organic Research and Demonstration Field Day August 11, 2017
18. “Transitioning” Agri-Energy’s 2015 winter conference
19. Presentation to Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) Why and How we transitioned to Organics and Use of Cover Crops in Organics 2018
20. Webinar American Society of Agronomy 2017 for CEU credits “Why and How Doudlah Farms Organics Transitioned to Organics”
21. Rockford, Illinois - Cosmopolitan Club presentation on “Why Organics” 2018
22. Honeyville Feed and Farm Supply Winter Fertilizer Meeting Topeka Indiana 2017
23. Wisconsin Soil and Water Conservation Society
24. 2020 MOSES Conference Speaker regarding “Conservation programs to support organic farms” Feb 27, 2020
25. Moms Across America and Children’s Health Defense Podcasts
26. Organic Farmers point of view which speaking at the Congressional Briefing Washington DC. Implementation of Organic Food in our School Districts Lunch Programs and the fast food industry.
27. Congressional Briefing Washington DC. – with Moms Across America-Toxic Food in our School Lunch Programs.
Publications
28. Nationally Recognized Hemp Operation by MOSA (largest organic certifier) Winter 2020 newsletter “Farma for People”. https://mosaorganic.org/education-resources/organic-cultivator-newsletter/mark-doudlah-farmrite-organics-powered-by-doudlah-farms-llc-farma-for-people
29. Co-Author of “Growing Wisconsin Energy: A Native grass pellet bio-heat roadmap for Wisconsin” 2008 with Roger Samson-Resource Efficient Agricultural Production-Canada https://www.iatp.org/sites/default/files/258_2_104098.pdf
30. Featured in Wisconsin State Farmer article entitled “Organic Farming A Choice” 8-2007. https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/08/17/organic-farming-choice/88882662/
31. Featured in Agri-View “Grant Awarded to Agrecol for Native Grass Fuel Pellets” 8-2007
32. USDA FSA Farming Regeneratively to Leave a Legacy. https://www.farmers.gov/connect/blog/conservation/farming-regeneratively-leave-legacy
33. USDA - VAPG Recipient of the Valued Added Producer Grant
34. The Empower Hour with Zen Honeycutt and Children’s Health Defense. https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/shows/the-empower-hour-with-zen-honeycutt/LLyEl-6Aa3
Nominator's thoughts on what would make this nominee a valuable member of a future Trump Unity Government
1) Is Competent in keeping with practices for land management that our ancestors used.
2) Is Honest and I don't think he could tell a lie. I would trust him with everything I own.
3) Is Respectful always courteous and has a way to get his point across without arguing or raising his voice.
4) Has Integrity and put in charge of a number of things throughout his life as seen on his bio.
5) Has Courage and will fight for what is right, not what is easy.
6) Has a Proven Record through his own practices on his farm.
