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Ronnie Stapp
Executive Vice President
of Seed Operations
Pennington Seed, Inc.
Ronnie Stapp is the
Executive Vice President of Seed
Operations for Pennington Seed, Inc., a
subsidiary of Central Garden and Pet
which is a publicly traded corporation
headquartered in Walnut Creek,
California. In this role, he is
responsible for the company’s grass seed
businesses nationwide. Stapp joined
Pennington Seed as trainee assistant
under Brooks Pennington 35 year ago.
Pennington Seed is a marketer and
producer of numerous mixtures and blends
of cool and warm season turf grass for
residential and professional markets.
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Evolving from Family Business
to Publicly Traded Company
“What business really boils down
to is the people.” |
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Future of the Grass Seed
Sector
“We’re going to have to
bioengineer some traits in
grasses.” |
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The Link between Grass and
Forage Seed
“They go hand in hand.” |
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Ethanol’s Effect on Forage
“We will flourish as time goes
on.” |
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Pennington’s Three Pillars
“Our biggest business is going
to continue to be turf.” |
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Acquisitions
“I can see us making other
acquisitions.” |
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