Mark A. Kastel (right) is the Senior Farm Policy Analyst for The Cornucopia Institute. He is also the organization's Co-director and Co-founder. Mr. Kastel has led organic commodity, on farm investigations, and market analysis for Cornucopia. He is the primary author of two papers for the Institute: "Maintaining the Integrity of Organic Milk" and "Wal-Mart: The Nation's Largest Grocer Rolls-out Organic Products — Market Expansion or Market Delusion?" Mr. Kastel is a well-received speaker at food and farming conferences around the country discussing organic integrity and the rise of factory-farms and corporate power in organics. Mr. Kastel has led the organization's organic dairy campaign and investigations in organic farming practices. For almost 20 years prior to launching Cornucopia, he was president of M. A. Kastel and Associates, Inc. with a professional practice focus of political consulting, lobbying work on behalf of family farm groups, and business development work benefiting family-scale farmers.

Will Fantle is the Research and Development Director for The Cornucopia Institute. He is also the organization's Co-director and Co-founder. Mr. Fantle has coordinated the group's legal filings with the USDA concerning potential violations of organic rules and he has overseen the development and distribution of public information materials to other groups and organizations involved in the organic sector. He manages Cornucopia's web page and has been Cornucopia's lead staff member on raw almond and food safety issues. Mr. Fantle's previous professional experience includes work in the private and non-profit sectors with renewable energy technologies and recycling, and regular feature writing on environmental, resource, food, and health issues.