John Chartier has been selected as the District Sales Manager for The J.C. Robinson Seed Company marketing Golden Harvest products in southwest Minnesota. Ryan Wondercheck has been selected as the District Sales Manager in west central Minnesota.

Chartier will serve the Minnesota counties of Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone and Rock. He began full-time in March of 2001. Prior to that, he completed a General Sales Internship with the Company in the summer of 2000.

Wondercheck will serve the Minnesota counties of Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville and Yellow Medicine. He began full-time in January. Prior to that, he completed two General Sales Internships with the Company.

"I am pleased to have John and Ryan serving as District Sales Managers for western portions of Minnesota," Jamie Williamson, regional sales manager, said. "Each has an understanding of the seed industry, farm experience, agronomy background, and each has a record of customer service that will help Golden Harvest customers in his new territory."

The J. C. Robinson Seed Company is the largest of the five member companies comprising Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc., the nations 4^th largest seed brand. Family-owned and family-led since 1888, The J.C. Robinson Seed Company has grown into a network of more than 1,500 employees, farmer-dealers and distributors. The company markets to the western Corn Belt states of Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming, the West Coast, plus international sales in Europe and Mexico.