Joy Youwakim


Joy Youwakim
Joy Youwakim

In her role as Global Agroecology and Sustainability Manager for the TriOps team, Joy Youwakim is a technical resource aiding in the growth and development of our international business. Specifically, Joy guides Trical Group's products impacts on soil health and sustainable farming practices. Joy comes to us with an extensive background in agricultural sciences. She worked previously as an agroecology scientist in product development at Biome Makers and Apeel Sciences.

Joy holds a B.A. in economics, a minor in mathematics, and a Master's of Science in Agriculture, Environment, and Sustainability Sciences. She is highly specialized in soil chemistry and microbiology, and how various agricultural soil amendment products affect soil ecology. Joy is fluent in Arabic, Spanish, and English.

TriCal News
Big conversation in Potato is coming December 5th
Big conversation in Potato is coming December 5th

After the strong response to August’s Soil Under Siege panel on black dot, Spud Smart and TriCal Group are bringing together three leading soil health experts for a candid discussion on common scab — one of the most stubborn and costly diseases in potatos.

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12/4/2025
Ag Industry Dr. Chad Hutchinson Joy Youwakim Potatoes Soil Fumigation Soil Health Spud Smart Trident Ag Products Trident Ag Products: Potatoes Triest Ag Group
Podcast
Trical Employees Sit on Expert Panel on Black Dot in Potatoes
Trical Employees Sit on Expert Panel on Black Dot in Potatoes

Black dot is spreading in potato fields — and farmers are right to be concerned. While not a new disease, black dot is becoming tougher to manage, stealing yield, blemishing tubers, and reducing marketability. That’s why Spud Smart brought together three experts for the Soil Under Siege panel.

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8/14/2025
Dr. Chad Hutchinson Joy Youwakim Potatoes Soil Fumigation Soil Health Trical Group
Article
A High-tech Look Inside Soil’s Microbiome
A High-tech Look Inside Soil’s Microbiome

Chad Hutchinson is pleased to discuss soil microbes and sustainability with Joy Youwakim, an agroecology scientist at Biome Makers, an independent, third-party genomics company that specializes in DNA sequencing of agricultural soil samples.

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1/30/2024
Biome Makers Inc. Chloropicrin Dr. Chad Hutchinson Environmental Stewardship Joy Youwakim Microbial Research Soil Fumigation Soil Health Spud Smart Strike™ The Dirt: A Blog