Who We Are

FieldWatch is a non-profit company whose mission is to develop and provide free mapping tools intended to enhance communications that promote awareness and environmental stewardship activities between crop producers, beekeepers, seed companies and pesticide applicators. Originally designed by Purdue University Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department with input and support from Purdue University Cooperative Extension, FieldWatch quickly evolved into a national collaborative.

Bob WaltersCEO
Curt HadleyBusiness Development Director
Delmar Information TechnologiesSoftware Development and Support
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FieldWatch’s History

Bernie Engel is the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture for the Purdue College of Agriculture and was the ‘father’ of DriftWatch alongside Steve Smith of Red Gold Tomatoes. Bernie gives a great history of FieldWatch and the registries that lead to FieldWatch as a non-profit after the development of DriftWatch by he and the Purdue College of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Dean Engel continues to this day as a FieldWatch Board member as well.

“Growing Future Scholars: Through Red Gold Executive’s Memorial”

Please read this tribute to Steve Smith, one of the founding members of FieldWatch, former senior director of agriculture for Red Gold and a 2009 Purdue Distinguished Agriculture Alumni Award winner. He sadly passed away in 2021, and his colleagues wanted to highlight the impacts that Smith made to agriculture, where he focused on protecting sensitive crops by founding a coalition and being active in many industry endeavors. To honor his legacy, Smith’s co-workers, friends and family created a scholarship through the Purdue College of Agriculture.

FieldWatch CEO Bob Walters said, “He had this ability to reach across the table, strip out the facts and build relationships…It’s amazing…how many relationships he built that benefited all of us who worked for him.Read the full article here.

Balanced Stakeholder Representation 

A major priority of FieldWatch is maintaining balanced stakeholder representation on the board of directors. We also seek to develop a stewardship tool that is acceptable and brings value to all stakeholders. To ensure this balance, the FieldWatch board consists of four groups: Producers (growers and beekeepers), Applicators, Manufacturers and At-Large. Purdue University also maintains a permanent ex-officio position on the board of directors. 

Jeff Bunting 
Board
Chairman

Stephanie Darnell
Board Vice-Chair

Mitch Peele
Secretary / Treasurer

Patrick Jones
Past Chairman

Bernie Engel; Purdue University Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture
Ex-officio Voting Director

Ken Martin
Furmano’s 

Jennifer Tsuruda
University of Tennessee 

Brad Fruth
Beck’s Hybrids 

Aman Anand
Nutrien Ag Solutions

Jeff Bunting
GROWMARK

Steve Mason
Keystone Cooperative

Andrew D. Moore
National Agricultural Aviation Association

Bayer Crop Science 

Stephanie Darnell
BASF 

Brandon Gillen
Corteva

Ben Sacher
Syngenta 

Jeff Smith
Valent USA 

John Campbell
Southern Crop Production Assn (SCPA) 

Mitch Peele
North Carolina Farm Bureau 

Gretchen Paluch
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship 

Marisa Uliveto
FMC

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