Mead Hardwick is a Partner at Hardwick Planting Company, which produces 9,500 acres of cotton, corn, soybeans, sorghum, and wheat. 
 
Mr. Hardwick’s focus at the company is strategic and long-range planning, financial planning, cost of production analysis, lending needs, equipment acquisition strategy, development, and implementation of precision agriculture systems. He has completed The Executive Program for Agriculture Producers (TEPAP), is a Certified Louisiana Master Farmer, and was awarded the 2020 Louisiana Master Farmer of the Year. Mr. Hardwick serves on the board directors for Cotton Incorporated, EWR Inc., Tensas Co-op Gin, Tensas State Bank, and the Louisiana Agricultural Corporation LLC Self Insured Fund (LAC – SIF). 
 
Prior to his role at Hardwick Planting Company, he worked for Dallas-based corporate real estate firm Fischer & Company, specializing in industrial real estate development for various FedEx divisions in the United States and Canada.
 
Mr. Hardwick has been married to his wife, Felicia, for 19 years. They have three children and live in Monroe, Louisiana.

He earned a bachelor of business administration in finance from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.