Tag: Keith Marti

MCIA welcomes Keith Marti, who was recently hired by Field Services as field supervisor for District 3, southeastern Minnesota. Keith is a graduate of St. John’s University, where he earned a B.A. in accounting. Most recently, Keith served as operations manager for feed sales at Central Region Cooperative. He was also their point person for matters related to MDA. His work experience also includes over ten years at Del Monte Foods, where his responsibilities as field supervisor included helping growers with harvest, inventory, and sweet corn and pea seed production logistics. Keith enjoys working with growers and field crop production. In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor recreational activities.

MCIA also welcomes Maddie Barkholtz, recently hired as an organic certification specialist/inspector for Organic Services. Maddie holds a B.S. in animal science from the University of Minnesota, College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences, where she was on the Dean’s list. Maddie has an interest in agricultural sustainability and environmental health and is knowledgeable about USDA National Organic Program certification standards. She has hands-on experience working with dairy and beef cattle, swine, sheep, and poultry. Prior to joining MCIA, Maddie was a manager at Core Pet Zone’s Legends Rescue, where she developed procedures, educated staff members, and worked directly with customers.