Board of Directors

Josh McDonald is the CFO of Blue Sky Farms and serves on its board of directors.  He grew up driving tractors and cotton strippers in West Texas, and his entrepreneurial spirit was evident when he started his farm at the age of 15, growing the business to this day.  In 2012, he partnered with Harry Dewit on a dairy in Central Texas and eventually merged his operation into Blue Sky Farms.  Today, in addition to being CFO, Josh continues as partner and oversees the row crop farming operation.  

Josh especially enjoys developing talent and helping others grow in knowledge, experience, and leadership skills.  He enjoys leading teams into new ventures and has a keen eye for enhancing business with technology and innovation. In addition to serving on the board of directors of Capital Farm Credit, he serves on the Joint Benefits Committee of two of CFC’s credit funding banks: Farm Credit Bank of Texas and Ag First.

Josh received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and his Master's in Professional Accounting from West Texas A&M University and holds a Master's in Commercial Real Estate Development from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.  Combining his knowledge of agriculture with an extensive business background, Josh felt led to help other entrepreneurs with their business decisions through a financial management advisory firm he co-founded with Harry Dewit and KR in 2013. He also has an active real estate business focused on developing rural communities.  He is a partner of Water and More, a retail irrigation business, and serves on its board of directors.  Josh enjoys sharing his passion for agriculture with the next generation and runs beef stocker cattle with his son, Aidan. Through an additional business, providing bridge loans in the real estate space, Josh funds projects for young people entering the field.  He also supports agriculture preservation through his service to the local Soil and Water Conservation Board. 

Josh believes that rural America is an exceptional area to raise a family, and he contributes both his talents and treasure to continue making it great.  Josh and Kristen, his wife of 20 years, have two children, Aidan & Jacey, who honor and continue their parents’ and grandparents’ legacy of support for rural communities.