Veronica Nigh joined The Fertilizer Institute as Senior Economist in December 2023. She previously served as a Senior Economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and an International Economist at the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Veronica grew up in agriculture in the Show-Me state. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics with minors in Political Science and International Agriculture from the University of Missouri and a Master of Science in Economics from American University.