Kiley Harper-Larsen

NK Lago Farms, LLC
Grower/Packer/Shipper
2018 - 2020

Kiley Harper-Larsen is a Co-Owner of NK Lago Farms, LLC. and The Ag Safety Lady. NK Lago Farms, LLC. is a boutique banana, plantain and turmeric farm and licensed nursery proudly located along the eastern shore of Lake Okeechobee in Pahokee and Canal Point, Florida. The Ag Safety Lady is comprehensive compliance firm focused on food safety, workplace, environmental, social responsibility and farm-to-school consulting, training, auditing and crisis management. She is also a member of the Yee Farms, Inc. family.

Prior to owning her businesses, Kiley was a Business Development Manager with Primuslabs where she provided clientele in 17 states and four Canadian provinces with pricing, technical information and access to a platform of food safety auditing, training and testing services. Prior to PrimusLabs, Kiley was the Director of Safety & Compliance with America’s largest sweetcorn and green bean distributor Hugh H. Branch, Inc. (now Branch Family of Farms) and its partner farms of Robert C. Hatton, Inc., Pope Farms, Inc. and Growers Management, Inc. She was responsible for creating and maintaining a dynamic compliance and education program for employees, managers, school nutrition personnel and customers. Prior to Hugh H. Branch, Inc., Kiley was an agricultural safety faculty member with UF/IFAS and Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension where she provided occupational safety training to over 10,000 stakeholders throughout the state of Florida and coordinated Florida’s only Progressive Agriculture Safety Day for local fourth graders.

Kiley received her Master of Science in Agricultural Education and Communication from The University of Florida and Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Communication from Auburn University. She holds numerous professional certifications including: International HACCP Alliance Trainer of Trainers, FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Qualified Individual Lead Instructor, Produce Safety Alliance Produce Safety Rule Trainer, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, National Association of Safety Professionals Safety Planner and Trainer, WPS Trainer, and PrimusGFS Auditor. 

Kiley is Chair of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) Food Safety Issues Advisory Committee. She serves as Chair of the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s (FFBF) Fruit and Vegetable Advisory Committee and is a member of the FFBF State Oversight Committee. In 2014, she and her husband were chosen as Top Ten National Finalists for AFBF’s Excellence in Agriculture Award and were the 2013 FFBF State Excellence in Agriculture winners.

Kiley is a Class X graduate of UF/IFAS’ Wedgworth Leadership Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources and serves as Vice President for the Florida Association of Food Protection’s South Florida chapter and President of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority’s Xi Iota Alpha chapter. She also serves as a Board Member and Volunteer for the Palm Beach County’s Progressive Agriculture Safety Day and is a vocal member of the EAA Farmers. She volunteers with Ella’s Closet, a Belle Glade, Florida charity that assists local families with CPR, nutrition and financial education along with providing access to items not provided by public assistance like cribs, car seats, and strollers.

Kiley is married to Dr. Nicholas Larsen, Co-Owner of NK Lago Farms, and President of the Palm Beach County Young Farmers and Ranchers. She and Nicholas have one son, John who is four years old. They live and work on their “farmstead” in Pahokee, Florida—the heart of the Everglades Agricultural Area.