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John Reid

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CEO at Waterfield Farms, Inc.
📍 Schenectady, New York, United States

John Reid is the CEO of Waterfield Farms, with over thirty-five years of hands-on experience in Integrated Aquaculture and Hydroponic production. Educated at Hampshire College, he is described by colleagues as a bright, energetic, and strategic thinker with significant entrepreneurial talent.

He is a vocal advocate for market-based environmental solutions and actively speaks out against what he considers anti-science propaganda. His focus is on addressing climate change and promoting policies that support environmental protection and sustainable food production systems.

John pioneered the first organically certifiable integrated aquaculture systems in the U. S. and developed unique computer models to predict biological system stability and financial outcomes.

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Experience
39 Years
Current Role
CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Schenectady, New York, United States
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Sustainable Agriculture
His entire career, from Bioshelters, Inc. to Waterfield Farms, has focused on integrated aquaculture and hydroponics, pioneering organic systems.
Carbon Sequestration
He advocates for using grass-based diets for fish as a method to return atmospheric CO2 to pre-industrial levels, as detailed in his articles.
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Career

Work history

1-2012
CEO
Waterfield Farms, Inc.
2006 - 2012
COO
DJ Weber GmbH & DJ Weber Power
1-2005 - 1-2010
Senior Partner
BioFuel Merchants, LLC.
3-1986 - 3-2005
President/ CEO
Bioshelters, Inc.
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Education
1980 - 1987
BA
Hampshire College
1980 - 1986
Community Scale Commercial Bioshelters/ Intergrated Aquaculture & Hydroponics / Alternative Energy
Hampshire College
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