City and State Pennsylvania Agriculture Power 100 list recognizes Rodale Institute CEO Jeff Moyer’s impact on the commonwealth’s $81 billion agricultural sector.
City and State Pennsylvania, a news organization covering Pennsylvania government and politics, named world-renowned authority on organic agriculture and CEO of Rodale Institute, Jeff Moyer, to its first agriculture-focused power 100 list. The list highlights 100 leaders “cultivating the state’s thriving farming sectors.”
City and State Pennsylvania called Moyer an “organic farming guru” and highlighted his work promoting regenerative organic agriculture.
“It’s a great honor to work on behalf of Pennsylvania’s regenerative organic farmers in our shared mission of building a healthier food system that works to heal people and the planet,” said Moyer. “Rodale Institute’s scientific research and farmer-support programs have transformed farms in the commonwealth, and I am thrilled to see that our impact is being recognized by organizations like City and State Pennsylvania.”
After joining Rodale Institute in 1976, Moyer spent 30 years as Farm Manager/Director before being appointed as Executive Director of the Institute in 2015. Five years later, he was named CEO.
Moyer is well-known for conceptualizing and popularizing a Rodale Institute-invented tractor attachment dubbed the “roller crimper.” It’s a vital tool in no-till organic agriculture as it reduces soil erosion, improves soil health, and increases biodiversity.
Moyer’s professional accomplishments also include serving as the chair of the National Organic Standards Board. Currently, he sits on the boards of the Regenerative Organic Alliance, the Soil Health Institute, and the advisory board of The Real Organic Project. In addition, he is a founding board member of Pennsylvania Certified Organic and past Founder and Board Chair of The Seed Farm, a farmer incubator project.
Other honorees named in City and State Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Power 100 list include Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell C. Redding, U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, State Sen. Judy Schwank, and Bell & Evans owner Scott Sechler Sr. The full Power 100 list can be found here: https://www.cityandstatepa.com/power-lists/2022/08/2022-pennsylvania-agriculture-power-100/375350/.
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