The Corn Feed

Courtney Beck is the NutriDense Blog editor and a contributing writer. Beck has consulted for a number of agriculture-based groups, including the N.C. Department of Agriculture and the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service. An avid reader and learner, Beck is particularly interested in discussions about sustainable agriculture and the food supply. She holds a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a M.S. in Extension Education from North Carolina State University.

Heather Goode, NutriDense communications manager, supports the sales and marketing teams and works with field program managers and nutritionists in the grain and silage markets. Prior to joining BASF Plant Science, she was a client service advisor at Quarry Integrated Communications Inc. in Durham, N.C., where she worked on the Novartis Animal Health business. Goode began her career on the crop chemical side, working on the Syngenta Crop Protection horticulture business at Gibbs & Soell, Inc. in Raleigh, N.C. She also serves as chapter treasurer for the Carolinas-Virginia chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association. Goode graduated from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, and holds a B.A. in Communication and B.F.A. in Theatre Performing Arts.