Francis Thicke
Title & Affiliation
United States Department of Agriculture
Bio
Francis Thicke, with his wife Susan, owns and operates an 80-cow, grass-based, organic dairy near Fairfield, Iowa. They process their milk on the farm and market their dairy products through grocery stores and restaurants in Fairfield. Francis has a Ph.D. in soil fertility and has served as National Program Leader for Soil Science for the USDA-Extension Service in Washington, D.C.