Daniel Alfaro Email & Phone Number

Salinas, California, United States

· Attend quality and food safety meetings and help investigate any foreign material · Consult growers with irrigation scheduling· Coordinate crop transportation from field to processing plant to insure arrival at timely manner· Create Pack Plan for the following year to ensure all commodities needs are met· Crop forecasting (yield, maturity) · Ensure all contracts are met · Ensure harvest equipment is transported to appropriate location and maintained to company standards· Ensure compliance with all regulations relating to food safety and personal safety such as FDA, USDA, and OSHA· Grower contract negotiation and explain terms and conditions (acreage, location, price, varieties) · Inspect growing crops for evidence of disease and insect damage · Manage and oversee Agriculture Department· Oversee multiple commodities in multiple growing regions · Oversee trials for new potential crop varieties · Planting/ harvest scheduling · Source for new potential growers/ suppliers· Spot buy purchases to fulfill demand· Supervise and manage harvest crews to insure harvest product meets company standards · Supply seed, maintain seed inventory, and generate invoices· Train new Agriculture Field Representatives· Work with PCAs to insure fields are clean of disease and pest

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Agricultural And Environmental Plant Sciences

Master Of Business Administration - Mba