Duane Palmer, President of D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc. (DPS), has announced the appointment of Jim Pooser to the position of Director of Marketing, Domestic Sales.

Pooser brings to this new position many years of sales experience in the vegetable seed business. Most recently, he represented D. Palmer Seed Co in the Eastern Sales region. Prior to joining DPS, he represented Northrup King, Peto and Sunseeds in the Southeast United States.

Pooser will be responsible for the management of the company's salesmen, sales programs, product introduction, promotion & marketing activities in Canada, USA and Mexico. HIs many years of experience in the vegetable seed industry will be helpful to the company's dealer sales organization, in streamlining its activities with the dealers and their sales force, making the DPS marketing program stronger.

Jim, his wife Benil and son Matthew will reside in Yuma, and Jim can be contacted through the D. Palmer Seed Co. office in Yuma, Arizona.

Duane Palmer has also announced that Ginger Day has been appointed Assistant General Manager of D. palmer Seed Co., Inc., effective January 1, 1999. Day has been with D. Palmer Seed Co. for over a year and has been responsible for the financial activities of the company as well as being Office Manager and Export Manager. Day brings to the company many years of experience in large company infrastructure, personnel management and accounting.

In her new duties, Day will take a more active role in overseeing the general operations of the company. She will be responsible for managing the company's Yuma facilities, in addition to her retained duties.

Ginger and her husband Scott reside in the Yuma area. Ginger can be contact through the company's Yuma office.

Duane Palmer has also announced the appointement of Dr. Wilton P. Cook as Sales Manager, Southeast region. Dr. Cook brings to DPS vast experience in the area of vegetable production in the Southeast. Dr. Cook recently retired from Clemson University, where he was Extension Horticulturist for many years. Dr. Cook advised growers and directed programs of vegetable crop production under the auspices of Clemson University.

Bein well known in the region, Dr. Cook will bring to DPS the ability to screen and develop varieties for the Southeastern US. He will also work with the DPS dealers to increase sales in the area, which includes the states of Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississipi and the Caribbean Islands.

Dr. Cook can be contacted at:
Rt. 1, Box 113
Bamberg SC 29003
Tel & Fax: +1 (803) 245 7056

Not included in Dr. Cook's area of responsibility is the Vidalia onion, for which Onion Specialist buck Shuman, Reidsville, Georgia represents DPS.

"It is with great pleasure that I welcome these three outstanding individuals to their new positions with D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc.", said Palmer. "With the addition of these three individuals to our staff, DPS will be much stronger in our market areas, and these additions are in keeping with our business plan in adding highly qualified and significant individuals to our company."

Additional news from D. Palmer Seed Co.
In November, 1998, Adam Daily, Product Development Trainee, was awarded the American Farmer Degree at the Annual Convention of the Future Farmers of America in Kansas City. This is the highest award one can achieve in the FFA. We congratulate Adam on his notable achievement and applaud him for his efforts and hard work in reaching his goal. Adam plans to attend the University of Arizona next year, where he will take his upper division courser in the field of horticulture. After he completes his college courses, Adam will return to DPS to work in the Company's product development department.

D. Palmer Seed Co., Inc. is a basic producer of hybrid vegetable seed as well as exclusive North America representative for Zeraim Gedera, a leading seed company based in Israel. Seed sales are through qualified, authorized dealers throughout North America.

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