Meet the Agfluencers
Meet Marcia
Marcia Cripps is an agronomist from Flushing, Michigan. She has been involved in agriculture her whole life. Marcia graduated from Michigan State University with her degree in Agribusiness Management. After graduating, she took a job in California’s Central Valley as an agronomist. She has a demonstrated history of working with her clients to develop cost-effective, value-added solutions for their agronomic and marketing needs. In May, Marcia will graduate with a Master’s degree in agronomy from Auburn University.
Meet Ashley
Ashley Davenport is a news director for the Michigan Ag Today radio network. Originally from northern Indiana, Ashley grew up on her family’s multi-generation corn and soybean farm, raising show pigs on the side as she got older. Her whole life she knew she wanted to get into news and tell stories. She went to Goshen College and graduated with her bachelor’s in broadcasting. Ashley has worked in a variety of news operations in varying capacities: local TV news, regional farm news, and national farm news. Ashley graduated with a Master’s degree in strategic communication with a focus on public relations from Purdue University in 2019. Her passion for story telling and marketing combine to help you share your message efficiently and effectively.