Jordan, Minnesota, USA
January 19, 2011
Producer’s Choice is pleased to announce that Kevin Keckley has been named its Regional Sales Manager for the Eastern Corn Belt, Mid-Atlantic and New England States. In this capacity Keckley will lead the development and expansion of the company’s seed brands throughout Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maine, Delaware and Maryland.
Mr Keckley comes to this position with a wealth of seed industry experience and knowledge including alfalfa, forage and turf markets; operations and how business is done in the eastern United States. Prior to joining Producer’s Choice, he served as a Product Specialist / Turf & Forage Advisor for Land O’Lakes, Inc. with the responsibility for overall sales in northern Ohio for turf and forage products. In that capacity, sales increased each year resulting in him being named “Mr. Earth Carpet,” the top turf salesman in the entire company for 2007 and 2008. Prior to that, Kevin was the General Manager for Seeds Ohio, LLC and a Partner in the Ohio Seed Company. General Manager for Producer’s Choice, Doug Bastian, says: “This experience gained from his previous jobs will be invaluable for his new role at Producer’s Choice. We feel fortunate to have him on board.”
Kevin and his wife, Jeri, will continue to reside in West Jefferson, Ohio. He can be reached at 614-581-5497 or via e-mail at k.keckley@producerschoiceseed.com.
Producer’s Choice is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cal/West Seeds, the largest US grower-owned company devoted exclusively to development, production and marketing of seed. Cal/West Seeds is recognized around the world as a leader in forage breeding with over 75 years of experience.
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