Chris Williams

Chris Williams is the Founder and CEO of Merritt Anderson, Cane Creek Stone, and Cane Creek Sod headquartered in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Chris also owns and manages expansive conventional agricultural and cattle operations in Southeast Missouri, Northeast Arkansas, and West Tennessee. Chris has an extensive background in conservation, resource stewardship, and land management with experience in the implementation of various conservation practices including water conservation, erosion control, precision agriculture, drone technology, native grassland restoration, and wetland habitat restoration in accordance with Conservation Security programs through the US Department of Agriculture. Chris has served as Chairman of the U.S. Rice Producers Association, Chairman of the Missouri Water Shed Protection Board, Missouri Rice Research and Promotion Board and many others. Chris was also involved in the first wetland mitigation bank in the United States that was used as a model for other wetland mitigation footprints throughout the country. Chris received a Business Administration degree at Lyon College in Batesville Arkansas where he played basketball. He currently resides in Poplar Bluff Missouri.