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Allen Williams, PhD., President, GFI, LLC





Allen Williams is a 6th generation family farmer (since 1840) and founding partner of Grass Fed Beef, LLC, Grass Fed Insights, LLC, a partner in Joyce Farms, Inc., and a team member in Solutions in The Land, LLC.  He has consulted with more than 3500 farmers and ranchers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and South America on operations ranging from a few acres to over 1 million acres.  Allen pioneered many of the early grass fed protocols and forage finishing techniques and has spent the last 15 years refining those.  He is a “recovering academic”, having served 15 years on the faculty at Louisiana Tech University and Mississippi State University.  He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science from Clemson University and a Ph.D. in Genetics & Reproductive Physiology from LSU.  He has authored more than 400 scientific and popular press articles, and is an invited speaker at regional, national, and international conferences and symposia.  Major areas of research focus include soil health, forage & grazing management systems, live animal carcass ultrasound, reproductive technologies, Meat Science, and alternative marketing systems. 

Allen and his colleagues specialize in whole farm & ranch planning based on the concept of regenerative agriculture.  Their approach creates significant “value add” and prepares the landowner for multiple enterprise/revenue stream opportunities that stack enterprises and acres.  This approach allows for enhanced profitability and/or investment value. 

He is featured in the Carbon Nation film, “Soil Carbon Cowboys” (http://vimeo.com/80518559) and has a recently released book co-authored with Teddy Gentry, “Before You Have A Cow”.  Allen is a regular contributor to “GRAZE” and has written articles for the “Organic Broadcaster”, “Stockman GrassFarmer”, and many other publications.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Grass Fed Exchange and the Mississippi Sustainable Agriculture Network, Core Team Member of the Pasture Project, and Co-Investigator for Team SoilCarbon.  He also serves as an officer in the Starkville Civitan Club and is an active Deacon in his local church.     

Contact Information:

Allen R. Williams, Ph.D.
265 Lisa Lane
Starkville, MS 39759
[email protected]
[email protected]
662-312-6826: Cell