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

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.