Meagan Kaiser
Farmer, COO and Soil Scientist
Kaiser Family Farms
Meagan Perry Kaiser serves as the Chief Operations Officer and Soil Scientist of Perry Agricultural Laboratory, Inc. located in Bowling Green, Missouri. The lab conducts nutrient analysis on soils, plant tissues, feed, seed, water, manure and fertilizers. PAL serves clients in all 50 States and 75 foreign countries.
Meagan and her husband, Marc, are 5th generation farmers at Kaiser Family Farms, growing soybeans and corn along the Missouri River.
In 2011, the couple started PAL Farm Management LLC, a precision agriculture business. This firm utilizes GPS and drone technology to pull soil and plant tissue samples and makes variable rate fertilizer and planting prescriptions based on the test results. PAL Farm Management now serves clients in 14 states and 3 countries.
Meagan received her degree in Soil Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she participated in undergraduate research in Crop Physiology under Dr. Dale Blevins, and in Agricultural Economics under Dr. Abner Womack at the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute. Meagan served as U.S. Senator Kit Bond’s legislative assistant, advising on agriculture, waterways infrastructure, science and related appropriations. Following her time in Washington DC, Meagan became the Executive Director of the Upper Mississippi, Illinois, and Missouri Rivers Association to bring awareness to the importance of flood control in rural areas.
Meagan is a Past Chair of the United Soybean Board, the national soy checkoff. She also serves as the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ delegate to the Council on Agriculture, Research, Extension and Teaching and as the Vice President of the Pike County Farm Bureau Board.