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Meet the Nutrient Use Efficiency People™: Renato Prestes
Jun 13, 2022Renato Prestes is passionate about creating solutions, tools, and systems to simplify operations and increase productivity. As VP of Global ESG and ESH, he doesn’t just talk the talk, but his walks the walk. And his dedication to his craft comes from a deeply personal place. “At 13, I lost my sweet 8-year-old sister due […]
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Meet the Nutrient Use Efficiency People™: Frederic Berry
Apr 21, 2022It’s never easy moving to a new city or town as a child, but for Frederic Berry, he faced the anxiety of moving to an entirely different country – a couple of times – as a kid. He grew up in the south of France, in a small village near Toulouse, but his father’s work […]
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Meet the Nutrient Use Efficiency People™: Adam Jefferis
Feb 14, 2022Like many folks, Adam Jefferis had an “a-ha!” moment that led to his career. For him, it was a June day when he was younger, working alongside his grandfather at the family elevator. “I remember the trucks stretching down the driveway waiting to deliver the wheat,” Adam remembers. “One day, my grandfather asked me, ‘what […]
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Verdesian R&D team earns award at 2021 Biostimulant World Congress
Jan 10, 2022The Verdesian Life Sciences R&D team recently won an award at the 2021 World Biostimulant Conference in Florida based on a paper presented by Dr. Pawel Wiatrak, Technical Development Manager, called Effect of Novel Biostimulant on Crop Production, Phosphorus Availability and Phosphatase Activity. The judges voted Wiatrak’s presentation for an Innovation & Sustainability Award on […]
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Meet the Nutrient Use Efficiency People™: Seth Levkoff
Nov 01, 2021“My mother always had a garden and wanted to impress upon my brother and I that food doesn’t really come from a grocery store,” he says. “I also remember, quite clearly, the germination experiments they have you do in kindergarten with a dried bean and a wet paper towel. From that moment, I’ve been enamored […]
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Trident a finalist for New Product of the Year
Oct 29, 2021Verdesian Life Sciences’ Trident™ nitrogen stabilizing solution product was named one of 10 finalists for The Scoop/Farm Journal’s “2021 New Product of the Year.” The winner will be chosen by vote; the deadline to vote is January 1, 2022. To qualify for this recognition, each of the 10 products had to be available for stocking for […]
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Meet the Nutrient Use Efficiency People™: Josh Abdo
Oct 06, 2021Josh Abdo may be fairly new to agriculture, but in a very short time, the Iowa City, IA, native has not only jumped into the industry, but has embraced his role at Verdesian Life Sciences. Abdo joined the company earlier this year as Product Line Manager in the Marketing department. In his role, he oversees […]
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Meet the Nutrient Use Efficiency People™: Fernando Moreno
Aug 23, 2021Agriculture runs incredibly deep in Fernando Moreno’s life and family. Not only did he grow up working on the family fruit and livestock production farm in Colombia, but he and his wife, Liliana, are linked to the sector to this day. “We have lived and shared the passion for agricultural development, and that has led […]
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Meet the Nutrient Use Efficiency People™: Chris Ferreira
Jul 09, 2021Many young boys dream of growing up to become professional athletes, firefighters or police officers. It’s rare the case where those childhood dreams come to reality. But not in the case of Verdesian’s Chris Ferreira. His childhood dream? To become an agronomist. “Ever since I was little, I knew.” A native of Brazil, Chris grew […]
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Meet the Nutrient Use Efficiency People™: Ricardo Toledo
Jun 22, 2021Verdesian Life Sciences recently acquired Cytozyme Laboratories, Inc., which bolsters our portfolio and strengthens our claim as The Nutrient Use Efficiency People. Along with the wonderful products and technologies that are now part of the Verdesian portfolio, we are also pleased to welcome extremely talented, dedicated colleagues to the Verdesian family. This edition of “Meet […]
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