Seth Little

• Lead series A venture capital funding campaign to spin-off new ag biostimulant company. Create deck and pitch to investors.
• Direct research and trial efforts for indoor (CEA) and row crop applications.
• Design and write use guide bulletins and brochures.
• Discover effective applications across all food production systems.
• Build relationships with global and regional distribution and private label partners, and direct go-to-market strategy.

• Technical support for dry carrier formulations of agchem and biological active ingredients.
• B2B sales to R&D and toll manufacturers
• Prospecting and seeking R&D projects for dry formulations, and supporting with stability and release trials.
• Finding new uses for clay minerals in ag, T&O, horticulture, biologicals, and growing media applications.

Farmed 585 acres corn and soy. No-Till and cover crop operation

• Technical support of DuPont's crop protection portfolio to Pioneer Hi-Bred sales team and preferred retailers.
• Chemical recommendations, product bundling with seed, manage complaints and submit claims, promote DuPont products.
• Recruit retailers in low penetration markets, and train retailers and Pioneer seed dealers on rebate programs.
• Present at grower and retailer meetings.

• Manage inbred/hybrid seed corn production for Plymouth Production Plant.
• Recruit and contract growers, allocate placement, manage isolation and rotation.
• Manage and train field team and oversee: planting, weed and pest IPM, detasseling, safety, defoliation, harvest and grower compensation.

• Manage the Northern Soft wheat breeding and distribution market for AgriPro Wheat.
• Direct the soft wheat breeding program for desirable traits by region and according to end-user needs.
• Promote benefits and economics of wheat in the rotation in predominantly corn and soy geography, and create marketing materials for PPV wheat.
• Recruit seed growers and associates, manage production and inventory, collect royalties, and oversee selection on new varieties and sell off culled varieties.
• Oversee replicated small plots and partner with universities and third party trial partners. Participate in planting and harvest activities of plots. Visit plots and take agronomic notes.

• Retail sales agronomist responsible for agchem/crop protection, fertilizer, seed, precision ag equipment, grid soil sampling, fertilizer prescriptions, and crop scouting program.
• Manage and train crop scout interns, and scout alongside them. Make IPM recommendations and timely scouting reports.
• Write a bi-weekly crop report newsletter for growers enrolled in scouting program.

• Crop protection, fertilizer and seed sales.
• Operate self-propelled sprayers and spreaders as needed.
• Create herbicide recommendation based on grower needs, and build fertilizer plans based on soil samples.
• Create manure management plans based on WI phosphate management criteria.