Business : AgVenture of Eastern Iowa hires Mike Merchant as AgVenture Yield Specialist

AgVenture of Eastern continues their commitment to providing customers with top-quality, practical and profitable agronomic support. The company has hired Mike Merchant of Dysart, Iowa to serve customers across east central Iowa as AgVenture Yield Specialist. Merchant has more than 20 years of practical agronomy management experience, managing facilities and production systems, and working directly with farmers. Robert Corzatt, Sales Team Lead for AgVenture of Eastern Iowa said, ―Mike is a dedicated professional. His extensive agronomic experience and commitment to working with growers to advance their yields will be a great benefit to our customers across east central Iowa. His skills and passion complement those of our entire team at AgVenture of Eastern Iowa.
Corzatt said the company has continued its growth and reach in providing customers with access to the latest seed genetics and technologies from multiple platforms. ―We work one-on-one with growers to find the best products to perform within their agronomic environment. But that’s just the beginning. Using tools and techniques offered in AgVenture’s Maximum Profit System ™ (MPS), we focus on the practical practices that effectively drive profitability to new levels. MPS is a unique and innovative approach to dramatically increasing yield, lowering cost per bushel and bringing improved profitability to every field. Corzatt said, ―Our MPS program is delivering direct benefits to our growers’ operations. Mike’s deployment of these tools will advance our customers’ ability to effectively achieve new goals in production and profitability. ―I truly respect how this company works – works for the customer,‖ said Merchant. ―I thought, finally, here’s a company that emphasizes the total profitable production approach to raising crops. Ground is hard to come by. We have the seed and the tools and techniques to allow growers to make that ground more productive. I look forward to putting it to work for my customers. AgVenture, Inc. is the nation’s largest network of independently owned regional seed companies. Based in Kentland, Indiana, AgVenture provides this growing network of independently owned and managed seed business owners with seed products meeting exacting standards for quality, together with leading-edge genetics and technology. Since 1983, this unique marketing approach has allowed each individual company to match the hybrids it sells to the specific needs of the geographical area it serves. Combined with professional seed representation at a local level, AgVenture strives to help every grower realize more profit from every field.