Dairyland Seed recently announced that Gary Leeper has joined Dairyland as its Vice President of Sales. In this position he will oversee Dairyland’s entire sales efforts. This includes Dairyland’s Upper Midwest Dealer Sales Network as well as Dairyland’s Distributor Sales Network which extends across the U.S. and into various foreign countries.

He will also serve as a member of the Dairyland Seed Executive Committee. In this capacity, he will interact with others in corporate management and on the Board of Directors in developing and executing corporate strategy.

Gary has spent 24 years in the seed industry and has held various sales and marketing positions with Northrup King, Asgrow and most recently serving as Sales Manager for U.S. seeds with Mycogen Seeds. He is an Iowa native and is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa He and his wife Janet have three children and will be relocating in the Milwaukee area.

"We are very pleased to have a person of Gary’s background and experience join our family business,""stated Tom Strachota Dairyland CEO.

Dairyland Seed is considered a world-leader in alfalfa research and is the only family-held seed company in the U.S. seed industry with plant breeding programs in hybrid alfalfa, hybrid corn and soybeans.