Yadi Wang

Farm Manager, Oatman Flats Ranch & Co-Founder, DRY Cooperative  

Inspired by the farming lifestyle of his extended family, Yadi Wang was determined to become a farmer after receiving his doctoral degree in environmental science and years of practice being a chemical and process engineer. As a first-generation farmer, he is one of the pioneers in developing weed mitigation and integrated pest management methodologies using multi-species cover crops, chemical- (pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.) free, and intensive managed sheep rotational grazing to steward the land at Oatman Flats Ranch. On the path of regeneration, Yadi strongly believes the practices and the integrated approaches must focus on the health of people and the planet.

With the realization of farming as an aging industry, where young and underserved producers have extreme difficulties to access land and capital, he co-founded Arizona SOL L3C, a social enterprise reimagining how young and underserved producers access land and capital while turning defunct land into productive ecosystems.

He is also the Co-Founder and President of the Development of Regenerative Yields (DRY) Cooperative, where the team is working to enhance local and regional food ecosystems and circular economies by establishing cooperative farming structures and increasing processing and distribution capacities for small to midsize producers in the region.