Garst Seed Company recently hired Brett McDonald as an area agronomist in Nebraska.  

McDonald will provide agronomic support to growers in south central and southeast Nebraska. He will be based in Phillips, Nebraska.

McDonald previously worked as a precision agronomy specialist for Aurora Cooperative Elevator Company in Grand Island, Neb. While there, he worked in general agronomy sales and service, as well as various precision endeavors, including yield monitor sales and service, grid soil sampling, variable rate (VR) prescription development, and field support of VR equipment at the producer level.

McDonald earned his bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of Nebraska— Lincoln, with an emphasis in crop production agronomy.

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).