Garst Seed Company recently announced the promotion of Scott Hart (photo) as the company’s corn product manager. Hart was previously the soybean and sunflower product manager. He will retain his responsibilities as sunflower product manager.

As the new corn product manager, Hart will focus much of his efforts on providing leading corn products and programs to customers and building the Garst brand name.

Hart joined the company in 1993 as an area agronomist in Iowa.  In 2001, he was promoted to soybean and sunflower product manager and played an integral role in helping Garst significantly increase its soybean sales.

“Scott has a proven track record in sales and market development,” says Steve Klein, head of Garst’s marketing. “His experience in growing Garst’s soybean and sunflower market share is a testament to his success as a product manager. It will be a great benefit to Garst to tap into his expertise in promoting our corn lineup.”

Prior to joining Garst, Hart worked in corn production research in Iowa for Pioneer Hi-Bred International. He later was named sunflower production agronomist in California where he directed the company’s West Coast sunflower production, coordinating both domestic and international sunflower seed efforts.

Hart is a graduate of Iowa State University where he earned a degree in agronomy. He is both a Certified Professional Agronomist (CPAg) and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA).
 
Garst Seed Company, with headquarters in Slater, Iowa, provides seed solutions for growers across North America with high yielding corn, soybean, sorghum, alfalfa and sunflower products.

Garst Seed Company is affiliated with Syngenta, a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology.  Syngenta is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2004 were approximately $7.3 billion.  Syngenta employs some 19,000 people in over 90 countries.  Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT).