Darren Strand has been appointed Director of Agricultural Operations at Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc., where he will lead the company’s new agave venture in Upcountry Maui.

Strand is an agricultural expert with over 30 years of experience, including two decades of farming on Maui. Most recently, he was a director of Hawai‘i Farm Project and previously served as President of Maui Gold Pineapple Company. He is President of the Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, a grassroots non-profit organization founded by Hawaiʻi farmers and ranchers involved in all aspects of the state’s agricultural industry.

Strand has also served on numerous other boards and organizations focused on conservation and farming, including the Maui County Farm Bureau, Grown on Maui Committee and Maui Food Innovation Center Advisory Committee.