Accelerating technology and practices to make agriculture more humane for all.

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About Fairer Fields

Fairer Fields accelerates the science and technology needed to make agriculture more humane for all. We're a nonprofit that brings together farmers, industry partners, and researchers to develop practical, evidence-based approaches to agriculture that support productivity, animal welfare, and farmer agency.

Agriculture affects numerous animals every year. We research and promote technologies and practices that improve outcomes for animals and support farmers, and work with producers and agricultural companies to implement better practices.

Focus Areas

We concentrate on the pressing and neglected questions in agricultural management, including:

  1. Smarter pest management. Pesticides protect crops but can also impact large numbers of animals. We research application methods and alternatives that keep fields productive while reducing harms to the animals on them.
  2. Wildlife-friendly harvesting. Harvesting can disrupt ground-nesting birds, small mammals, and other wildlife that share cropland. We develop and promote practical techniques and timing strategies that help producers work around vulnerable species during key seasons.
  3. Farmer agency. Farmers know their land best. We work to ensure farmers have the tools, data, and autonomy to make informed decisions about how their land is managed.
  4. Invertebrate research. Insects and other invertebrates play essential roles in pollination, soil health, and pest control — yet they remain understudied. We support pioneering research into how agricultural practices affect these animals.

Team

Abraham Rowe Chief Executive Officer

Abraham previously served as COO of Rethink Priorities and Director of Operations for GovAI, and founded and served as the first Executive Director at Wild Animal Initiative, a scientific grantmaking organization building the academic field of welfare biology.

Juliette Williamson Program Coordinator

Juliette Williamson is the Program Coordinator at Fairer Fields, where she leads outreach across the insecticide, seed, and agricultural sectors.

Kadie Britt Researcher

Kadie Britt holds a Ph.D. in entomology from Virginia Tech, a Master's in entomology and plant pathology from the University of Tennessee, and a Bachelor's in environmental studies from Emory & Henry College. She also completed a postdoctoral research appointment and served as a program coordinator with the University of California.

Julie Augustin Researcher

Julie Augustin obtained her Ph.D. in Insect Behavioral Ecology from the University of Montreal, Canada. She holds a BS.c. and MS.c. in Plant Protection from the University of Avignon, and completed two postdoctoral fellowships: the first at the French Agricultural Research and Cooperation Organization (CIRAD), focusing on biocontrol using service plants, and the second at the HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research in Budapest, focusing on the monitoring of mosquitoes using bioacoustics and AI.

Board of Directors

Sofia Fogel Board President

Head of Partnerships for NYU's Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy.

Simon Eckerström Liedholm Board Treasurer

Researcher at Wild Animal Initiative.

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