Our Team

Our people have dedicated their careers to supporting the health and well-being of animals in the field and through the classroom.

Belief in what you feed and trust in the people with whom you work are aspects of every ingredient in the ration. Meet the accomplished experts who’ve dedicated their careers to the health and well-being of animals.

Tim Byrd, partner

Tim is part of the Sales Support team at Feedworks USA. Having been with the company since its founding in 2005, he brings over 40 years of experience in the livestock feed industry.

Throughout his career, he has made sales calls in 46 states and several countries, building strong relationships that benefit both the company and its customers.

Tim began his career in North Carolina with a two-state farmers’ cooperative, working in retail, feed manufacturing, and feed transportation. In 1982, he became an Area Feed Representative in western North Carolina, selling feed for all livestock species with a particular focus on dairy.

From 1984 to 1994, Tim worked in the wet brewers grain business in North Carolina. In 1991, he moved to Ohio, where he managed brewers grain sales for a startup brewery in Trenton, working with dairy and beef producers in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. He also managed contracts with wet corn milling plants in Indiana and Tennessee.

In 1994, Tim joined a Cincinnati-based company that specialized in drying spent yeast from the brewing industry for the pet food and companion animal sectors. He also helped develop yeast sales for livestock feed mills serving the dairy, beef, and equine industries.

Tim is passionate about supporting research and developing trial protocols to maintain the integrity and reputation of Feedworks USA. His oversight of research trials helps uphold the company’s commitment to “Performance Through Science.”

Lastly, Tim proudly oversees the Pamela J. Byrd Memorial Scholarship, established in 2024 by the Partners of Feedworks USA in honor of his late wife, Pamela, who passed away in April 2024. Pamela was a strong advocate for talent development in her workplace, and this scholarship is a legacy to her and something she would be very proud of.

Tim resides in Lexington, North Carolina.

Malcolm Ballard, partner

Malcolm focuses on establishing exclusive import and distribution rights for products represented by Feedworks.

Prior to Feedworks, Malcolm established The Ballard Group, Inc. in 1994 to improve the reproductive performance and overall well-being of livestock and companion animals. He was the driving force behind a novel method to bring the long chain essential Omega-3 fatty acids to the market, allowing them to be stable and available to the animal. His working relationship with Feedworks (Pty) Ltd in Australia led to the formation of Feedworks USA. Prior to starting The Ballard Group, Malcolm worked as a technical manager in Europe with territories in several Western and Eastern European countries. He earned his master’s degree in swine nutrition from Nottingham University.

Peter Williams, partner

Peter evaluates feed products from around the world, runs research trials in the United States and establishes exclusive import and distribution rights for the products we offer. He also works closely with major food companies and dairy cooperatives.

By establishing Agolin in the U.S., Peter helps create significant financial benefit for dairy and beef producers and reduce enteric methane emissions of the U.S. ruminant industry. Peter became a partner in Feedworks USA in 2007. He continues to run his own business, Advantec Associates, where he evaluates successful feed products from around the world, runs research trials in the United States and establishes exclusive import and distribution rights to those products for dairy, beef, swine and poultry producers. Prior to arriving in the States in 2002 to set up the distribution of a range of feed additives, Peter worked in UK Agribusiness companies in sales, marketing, sales training, and management. He has worked on farms here in the U.S., spent two years in the Ministry of Agriculture in New Zealand, and traveled the world for six years as a photo-journalist concentrating on writing feature articles for livestock and farming magazines. Peter graduated from the University of Newcastle, England. He lives in Davis, California.

Mike Parsley, partner

Mike brought his global industry network and expertise to the Feedworks USA team in January 2020. Mike focuses on monogastric, North America.

Prior to Feedworks, Mike worked in sales and marketing for two global feed additive companies with a focus on swine and poultry nutrition and health technologies. Before that, he spent 20 years in the swine industry with two Midwestern feed companies in their production management, R&D, and technical service segments of the business. Mike has extensive experience in swine facility design, production systems management, customized feed formulation as well as leadership and training programs for swine production employees. He earned his bachelor’s in animal science, with a minor in agronomy, from the University of Kentucky in 1988. Mike and his wife, Karen, live and operate a family farming business near Sheridan, Ind., that includes consulting services for row crop and forage production, and locally raised beef and lamb. They have three beautiful children: Ethan (wife, Rachel) Seth, and Katherine, and granddaughter Emmaline!

Tom Elliott

National Ruminant Manager

Tom is our national ruminant manager, overseeing the U.S. and responsible for a territory stretching from the Northwest to the Southeast.

He joined Feedworks in 2021, having previously worked at Church & Dwight, Novartis Animal Health and Phibro Animal Health. Tom and his wife, Lisa, run a small cow-calf farm in scenic southern Ohio.

John Clark

Technical Sales Manager – Ruminants

John Clark represents Feedworks USA in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States, providing unique, profitable and proven solutions through sensible distribution.

John is a native New Yorker, holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from SUNY Cobleskill and Cornell University, respectively, in agricultural business and animal science. He has spent 25 years in the dairy industry and maintains his proficiency through PAS (Professional Animal Scientist certification). John has enjoyed bringing new technology in the nutrition and animal health area to producers and he is excited about the Feedworks product lineup. His focus has been on providing unique, profitable and proven solutions through sensible distribution. He and his wife, Pat, have a small farm, raising and marketing fresh American lamb and summer grazing cattle. They enjoy riding pleasure horses and driving draft mules.

Benjamin Wenner, PhD

Calmin Product Manager

With an extensive background in research, technical services and teaching, Benjamin provides technical expertise to support the incorporation of Calmin, a supplemental source of calcium and magnesium, into diets across livestock species where it will best serve producers.

Before joining our team, Benjamin was an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Ohio State University, where he previously earned his Ph.D. in interdisciplinary nutrition. After graduation, he served as a Dairy Technical Services Manager at Perdue AgriBusiness Animal Nutrition and as a nutritionist for CSA Animal Nutrition. Benjamin earned his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Animal Sciences at Ohio State University and Michigan State University, respectively.

Bob East

Product Development Manager

Bob is our product development manager responsible for the Feedworks Lytes™ product line. He leads research and development on all Feedworks-branded products.

Bob believes that if you’re going to develop products, you should strive to create only the highest-quality, science-backed products possible. It’s a belief built on decades of work in agriculture and a passion for sales, research and product development. When Bob’s not creating products, he’s cultivating partnerships with feedyards and building relationships with cattle producers, dairy farmers and calf raisers across the U.S., all of which is a personal passion of his. Bob’s experience includes 40 years in the AI business managing others to be their best, with a mission to source and develop products that bring success to AI reps and their farmer customers. He earned his bachelor’s in agricultural economics from Virginia Polytechnical Institute in 1982.

Minnie Ward

Technical Calf Specialist

Minnie is a calf specialist on our Feedworks Lytes™ team, helping us navigate the growth of our electrolyte product line with her combination of on-farm practicality, calf-rearing expertise and extensive network.

Previously, Minnie was a nutritionist for Land O Lakes Feed, a calf and heifer specialist for Sci-Tech and Form-A-Feed, and a Midwest sales representative for Calf Star where she focused on selling calf-feeding equipment. She has also served as a herdsperson on a few large dairies, plus Minnie currently owns and operates a custom calf-raising facility with her husband and two daughters. Working with calves is a true passion of hers. She is always ready to pull up her sleeves and help dairy producers, calf ranches and industry professionals through training and implementing new calf health/rearing practices.

Rod Riewer, DVM

Technical Sales Manager – Ruminants

Dr. Riewer, a dairy management and nutrition consultant, represents Feedworks USA in the Midwest, including North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas.

While Dr. Riewer primarily focuses on the dairy industry, he also works in the beef, pork, and poultry industries. Every Feedworks product meets his goal to promote technologies that are profitable for livestock producers, friendly to our planet, and beneficial to the animals that provide for us. He believes we can best serve the nutritional needs of our growing world population through efficient livestock production and healthy animals. Dr. Riewer established Livestock Production Technologies LLC in 2012. He has provided traditional veterinary services, herd management services and nutritional services to the livestock industry for 37 years. Dr. Riewer attended North Dakota State University for three years before entering veterinary school at the University of Minnesota, where he graduated with his DVM degree in 1984. He lives in Hutchinson, Minn., with his wife, Deb. They have five children – Ryan, Anna, Abby, Ben and Nick.

Johnny Lopez, PhD

Business Manager – LATAM

Johnny leads efforts to expand commercialization of Feedworks USA products throughout Latin America, providing nutrition education and helping customers successfully make use of our services and product portfolio.

Prior to joining our team, Dr. Lopez spent more than 20 years in leadership roles throughout Latin America, where he created product access for new markets. He has extensive LATAM network contacts throughout the swine, poultry, aqua, dairy, beef and pet food industries. His understanding of markets and customer needs comes from his responsibilities for companies such as Chr. Hansen and roles at ADM Animal Health, DPI Global, EW Nutrition, and Berg+Schmidt. Dr. Lopez earned his Ph.D. in monogastric nutrition from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Ned Dunbar

Technical Sales Manager – Ruminants

Ned is our technical feed ingredients sales manager. He manages sales of the products we represent through our distribution partners.

Ned has worked in the beef and dairy industry in the South-Central U.S. since 2010 while remaining involved in his family’s ranching operation. Prior to joining Feedworks, he worked at Lyssy & Eckel Feeds, where he learned the feed business and honed his nutrition skills. Ned grew up on a ranch in Southwest Texas. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s in animal science from Angelo State University concentrating his studies in ruminant nutrition and reproduction. Ned currently resides in Texas with his wife and two kids.

Glenn Smith

Technical Sales Manager – Ruminants

Glenn is one of our technical feed ingredients sales managers responsible for ingredient sales and service in the U.S.

Glenn has served the feed industry in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan for more than 25 years. He worked for the Precision Dairy Nutrition Team at Perdue Agribusiness in Salisbury, Maryland, from 2010 to 2017. Glenn is also part-owner and operator of “Sons of Thunder Farm” in Nicholasville, Ky. From 1991 to 2010, Glenn worked as a dairy and beef consultant for Kentucky Nutrition Service in Lawrenceburg, Ky. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor’s in animal science in 1989. When not working, Glenn enjoys showing dairy cattle and cheering on the Kentucky Wildcats with his wife, Sue Lou, and daughters, Emily and Amy Kate.

Mark Wilson, PhD

Technical Services Manager – Monogastrics

Mark is a technical services consultant for Feedworks USA. His focus is the interaction of nutrition, inflammation and reproductive performance in swine.

Mark is an adjunct professor for the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Minnesota. He has presented in more than 45 countries on the interaction of nutrition, inflammation and reproductive performance in swine. Mark was member of the Swine Research and Nutritional Services Team for Zinpro Corporation for 13 years. Prior to Zinpro, he spent seven years as vice president of technology transfer at Minitube of America. Before that, he was director of technical service at United Feeds overseeing boar and sow research for nine years. Mark was a professor at the University of Minnesota-Waseca for 11 years and was awarded the Morse Amoco Award for undergraduate education while also coordinating the swine research at the Southern Experiment Station. Mark received his BS degree from Iowa State University. He earned his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in reproductive physiology at the University of Kentucky. He and his wife, Molly, raised three daughters. They currently enjoy spending time with their three grandchildren, boating, waterskiing, and biking, and reside in McFarland, Wis.

Tom Gall

Technical Sales Manager – Monogastrics

Not one to sit around on a beach all day, Tom came out of retirement in late 2020 to lend us his swine industry expertise.

Prior to working with us, Tom held various positions with a large Midwest swine production company. His various duties over the years ranged from building and operating a large boar stud to managing gilt production and genetics to overseeing the research program for the company. Prior to that, his work focused on artificial insemination. He held positions ranging from managing a production lab at a boar stud to sales and technical service manager for a major AI supply company working in all livestock species. He also set up and operated a ruminant reproduction research lab at the University of Missouri for three years. Tom received his B.S. degree in animal husbandry at Southern Illinois University in 1978 and his master’s in swine nutrition and management from Michigan State University in 1980. When not out working with customers, Tom enjoys hunting and fishing. He and his wife, Mary Ann, especially enjoy spending time with their four grown children and many grandchildren (8 and counting).

Tommy Shipp, PhD

Technical Services Consultant – Monogastric

Tommy provides technical sales and support to swine and poultry integrators in the southeastern U.S., consulting with customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina.

Before joining our team, Tommy worked with Smithfield Hog Production, LLC, both internationally and domestically as director of nutrition. In addition, he was on staff as a nutritionist with Cape Fear Consulting, was swine technical services director at ADM Animal Health and Nutrition, and held a similar position with Trouw Nutrition USA. Tommy also partners with his brother in their Alabama cow-calf operation.

Danny Wright

National Ruminant Organic Manager

Danny is our national ruminant manager (organic) working with key organic producers and organizations throughout the United States.

He previously worked with HJ Baker and most recently served as the director for special projects at Perdue AgriBusiness.

Suzanne Lois

Technical Sales Manager – Ruminants & Electrolyte Product Manager

Suzanne is a technical sales consultant for Feedworks USA. She covers northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and eastern Iowa, responsible for both product sales and marketing.

Suzanne previously worked for ADM, Genex, Fermented Nutrition and most recently served as sales manager with Complete Feed Service.

Don Larson

Technical Sales Manager – Ruminants

Don is a technical ruminant sales manager for Wisconsin. He previously worked with Vita Plus, Church & Dwight, Phibro Animal Health and most recently served as the dairy specialist manager at Northside Elevator.

Brandon Karas

Technical Sales Manager – Ruminants

Relying on his years of hands-on cow-calf, feedlot, and ranch management experience, Brandon supports customers in Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.

When Brandon joined us in 2024, he brought with him 20 years of experience working in the animal nutrition and health industries, a special passion for the business, and a strong work ethic. He works with distributors, nutritionists, veterinarians, and producer customers on dairies, feedlots, and cow-calf operations. Before joining Feedworks USA, he worked for United Animal Health and Phibro Animal Health, plus held a sales and business development manager role with JR Simplot Company.

Becca Culbertson

Technical Support Manager

Among her several responsibilities, Becca works closely with our suppliers and field specialists to integrate our research data into technical and marketing formats for producer and nutritionist education.

Becca also helps direct and manage new commercial research trials to help us demonstrate and confirm product benefits within our portfolio of feed ingredients. And she works with associated businesses to support their commercial objectives. Before joining Feedworks USA, Becca earned her master’s degree in animal science and was a graduate research assistant at Cornell University. In that role, she investigated interdisciplinary methane mitigation solutions to support climate health; designed and executed scientific experiments with a focus on enteric methane mitigation; managed and trained a large team of undergraduate students assisting with data collection and sample preparation; and communicated the university’s scientific discoveries to industry and the public. She graduated with several prestigious honors, including recognition as a 2024 Presidential Management Fellow Finalist, a 2024 Reppy Institute Graduate Fellow, and a 2023 International Livestock Congress Graduate Fellow.