Dairyland Seed Co. recently announced the promotion of its Director of Research, Hunt Wiley (photo) of Otterbein, Indiana, to a position on Dairyland’s Executive Management Committee. 

Wiley has been an employee of Dairyland Seed for over 20 years.  He initially began his career as a Soybean Research Assistant, eventually taking on full soybean plant breeder responsibilities.  Wiley began his career at Dairyland’s southern Wisconsin research station near Clinton in Rock County.  In 1985 Wiley established Dairyland’s Corn Belt Research facility near Gibson City, Illinois.  In 1990, Wiley established Dairyland’s Indiana research facility near Otterbein.

Wiley has served in the role of Director of Research for Dairyland Seed since 1999.  In this capacity he carries the responsibility for overseeing all budget activities and administrative tasks for Dairyland’s five research locations and its 12 plant breeders.

Currently Wiley is working out of the Otterbein, Indiana, location.  He is the author of a number of Dairyland soybean patents and also serves as the Secretary for American Seed Trade Association’s (ASTA) prestigious Soybean Division.  Wiley has been married to Gail Wiley of Lafayette for almost 30 years.  They have two fine sons, Ted, a Purdue chemistry major and Nate, a Klondike 8^th grader.

As a member of Dairyland’s Executive Committee Wiley will be involved in Dairyland’s monthly review of financials as well as periodic review of various key management and strategic issues.

Dairyland Seed, headquartered in West Bend, Wis., is the world’s largest independent plant breeding organization.  Dairyland conducts plant breeding efforts in hybrid alfalfa, hybrid corn and soybeans at five U.S. breeding stations.  In addition, Dairyland conducts counter-season winter research efforts in various parts of North America, Central America, and South America.  Dairyland Seed is headquartered in West Bend, Wisconsin and has breeding facilities in Clinton, WI; Otterbein, IN; Gibson City, IL; Gilbert, IA; and Sloughhouse, CA.  Dairyland also has production facilities in West Bend, WI; Mt. Hope, WI; and Homedale, ID.