Scott Marlow brings to policy development 30 years at the front lines of farm and rural viability, sustainability and resilience, connecting direct service, “kitchen table” experience with national policy, through grassroots engagement, coalition building, and systems analysis. Grounded in his time on farm survival hotlines, he has developed training, analysis and successful policy initiatives on farm and rural disaster recovery, credit, risk management and commodity programs, and specializes in the big picture of how, in a changing climate, farm safety net programs determine who gets to farm, what they get to farm, and how. As the Deputy Administrator of Farm Programs at USDA Farm Service Agency, Scott oversaw over $20B in assistance to farmers, including leading high-priority disaster and financial crisis assistance initiatives, from conceptualization and needs assessment through policy development, clearance and implementation, under intense time pressure and scrutiny, resulting in groundbreaking programs keeping thousands of farmers on their land and in their homes.