Mark Wagoner
Leadership Emeritus · GFN Leadership Emeritus
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About
Mark Wagoner is a third generation family farmer in southeast Washington State where they grow alfalfa seed for four major seed companies. Relying on the alkali bee, a native ground nesting bee, and leafcutter bees for pollination, Mark works with the National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to insure that safe and effective insecticides are available for use during bee flight. Mark volunteers for numerous boards addressing water and land use issues. He has been appointed to the Washington State Department of Ecology Walla Walla Valley 2050 Committee, a planning group to improve water availability in the Valley. He works diligently to develop and implement coexistence strategies for producing conventional, organic and genetically enhanced alfalfa. He is a past board member for the Global Farmer Network.
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Articles by Mark Wagoner
December 18, 2025
Celebrating 250 years of American Freedom, Born on American Farms
Our founding fathers were founding farmers. Before they built our country, they worked their land—and as they did, they cultivated the habits that mak…
Read article →November 20, 2025
It’s Time for a Truce in the Trade Wars
Hay usually fills more containers than any other item that leaves the Port of Seattle. Yet this may not be true in 2025, for the first time in a long …
Read article →August 19, 2025
Where the Bees Are Family: Farming Alfalfa Seed with Nature’s Help
Global Farmer Network member Mark Wagoner grows alfalfa seed for major seed companies in the Walla Walla Valley, Washington, and depends on alkali bee…
Read article →February 13, 2025
The Threat of Tariffs and Policy Uncertainty Will be a Significant Trade Challenge
Trade wars aren’t just destructive, they’re also confusing. I placed an order last month for leafcutter bees , which are essential pollinators for my …
Read article →March 7, 2024
From Areas of Plenty to Areas of Need
When the president of the Rockefeller Foundation witnessed the horror of famine in Africa, he knew he needed to act swiftly—and he learned how much hu…
Read article →November 9, 2023
Napoleon’s Waterloo Was Protectionism and a Trade War Lost
There are more books with “Napoleon” in their titles than there have been days since the death of the French emperor and general in 1821. So reports A…
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