Agriculture

The throughline. Everything else I do traces back to land, livestock, and the people making a living from them.

I grew up caring about animals and the people who raise them, and agriculture is still the thing I keep coming back to. Studying animal science only made that stronger: the more I learned about how farms actually make money, the more I wanted to work on the conditions that decide whether a farm survives. That interest is what became Community Agriculture Corporation.

Training

I hold a B.A. in Animal Science from the University of Georgia, earned alongside degrees in Political Science, History, and International Affairs, and I later added a Master of Public Administration. I'm also certified in therapeutic riding (150 hours) and rode with UGA's Club Equestrian team. The full list is on my education page.

Raine Cox riding her horse Breezy in an outdoor arena — Breezy and me, at the barn.

Policy and program work

At Farmlink I worked on the food recovery side of the problem, organizing program data to support food bank capacity, helping farmers through outreach and application assistance, and researching Farm Bill programs affecting food banks, nutrition access, and local food supply chains. Since 2024 I have reviewed USDA grant applications as an invited reviewer.

Building something

The practical version of all of this is Community Agriculture Corporation, which I founded in 2023 and which is now raising seed funding. Why I think this work matters is on my about page.