A well-known agricultural economist is the new executive head of Terrain’s team of ag economists and analysts. Most recently, John Newton was the chief economist for the Senate Agriculture Committee Republican Caucus. Before coming to Capitol Hill, Newton was chief economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Milk Producers Federation. Newton succeeds Don Close, who launched Terrain in 2022. Close will remain with Terrain and focus on cattle and beef analysis. Terrain provides economic analysis for AgCountry Farm Credit Services, American AgCredit, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit.
