Dr. Dan Krieg will be joining Delta and Pine Land Company in a consulting role effective immediately. With extensive knowledge and experience in physiology and agronomy, Krieg will play an additional role in interactions with the company's customer base, particularly in the Texas High Plains.

Randy Dismuke, D&PL senior vice president, said Krieg's pending retirement from Texas Tech was an opportunity for the company to broaden the access customers have to physiology experts. Krieg has been with Texas Tech throughout his professional career, culminating with the position of Leidigh professor of crop physiology, a position he's held since 1996.

"When customers have a question about agronomy or plant growth, we have a team of experts that customers can access. Dan Krieg will join that effort participating in grower meetings and providing another viewpoint when customers confront problem-solving in the field," Dismuke said.

Krieg earned both his bachelor in agronomy and his doctorate in plant physiology at Texas A&M University. He has directed the graduate studies for more than 50 students during his tenure at Texas Tech. A host of honors and awards have been bestowed on Krieg during his career including the Beltwide's Cotton Physiology Outstanding Research Award, the Texas ag consultants Outstanding Public Service Award, and Texas Tech's President's Excellence in Teaching Award. He is a fellow in the American Society of Agronomy and a charter member of Texas Tech University's Teaching Academy.

Delta and Pine Land Company is a commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed, as well as soybean seed in the Cotton Belt. For almost 90 years, the Company has used its extensive cotton plant breeding programs drawing from a diverse germplasm base to develop improved varieties. Delta and Pine Land (NYSE: DLP), headquartered in Scott, Mississippi, has offices in eight states and facilities in several foreign countries.