Dan Rossman was raised on a cash crop family farm in Montcalm County. He graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Crops and Soil Science and a Masters degree in Education.

Dan completed a 34 year career with Michigan State University Extension as field crops agricultural extension educator and retired in 2014. As an Extension educator Dan had actively assisted organic farmers by conducting on farm research, organizing field days, facilitating workshops, and counseling individuals. He is now an organic farm inspector and an instructor for agricultural classes at Montcalm Community College. He also farms his family’s farm that has been certified organic since 2002.