Jacklin Seed Company has named Steve Rusconi to the post of Grower Services Supervisor. Rusconi joined Jacklin Seed in 1995 and has served as a Grower Service Representative in the northwestern United States.

In his new assignment, he will be headquartered in Albany, Oregon, and will be responsible for managing seed procurement in the Willamette Valley. This includes contracting, field work and overseeing the work of Jacklin's Oregon Grower Services Department.

A native of California, Rusconi received a bachelor's degree in agricultural business management from California Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo in 1980. Prior to joining Jacklin Seed, he was president of Ag-Qua Fanning, Inc., a diversified farming company, and Security Ag Research, a custom seed cleaning and wholesaling operation, both located in San Joaquin, California.

Jacklin Seed is one of the world's largest breeders, producers and marketers of proprietary and non-proprietary turfgrass and forage seed: bluegrass, ryegrass, bentgrass, fescues, bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, redtop and alkaligrass. Additionally, the company has the longest running commercial research and development program in the turf seed industry.

BEST® Professional Products, Jacklin Seed® and Medalist America® are all a part of Simplot Turf & Horticulture.

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