Mark Beamer Email & Phone Number

Greenfield, Indiana, Us

Greenfield, Indiana, Us

•Provide on farm Agronomic support to customer and EdgeUp Advisers•Train BA genetics team on agronomy and genetics•Develop customized plans for customers to maximize yields•Work with customers on testing and experimenting farming practices to increase their yields•Support Key customer accounts•Manage replicated plot sites and set up and conduct field days•Assist with corn and soybean selection for the BA lineup

Auckland, Nz

• Oversight of Commercial, Pre-commercial, Hybrid, Parent Seed, and Experimental sunflower seed production for Pacific Northwest- Washington and Oregon• Oversight of Early hybrid and Ultra Early hybrid, Export, Foundation, GMO, non-GMO, stewardship, and Parent Seed Corn production for DuPont's global seed brands• Manage 3rd party contractors, growers, and Seed conditioners for DuPont Pioneer Global Sunflower seed Production in Pacific Northwest• Negotiate contracts, recruit acres, and handle payments to Sunflower contractors and growers• Recruit New growers, contractors, and growing areas to meet Global demand plan• Manage Sunflower and Early Seed corn production field teams in Washington and Oregon• Provide agronomic technical support to contractors, growers, and other Pioneer field team members on all aspects of field production• Work on several cross functional and global sunflower production and research teams on agronomic production practices to become a reliable supplier of high quality, high yielding sunflower hybrids and parent seed

Auckland, Nz

•Senior Agronomy leader for the Northern Illinois Commercial and Parent seed locations- Princeton and Utica, Illinois •Assisted the merger of Utica’s Agronomy team with the Princeton Plant field operations team•Manage the daily operations of the Utica, IL Parent seed production location and member of Local leadership team•Provide training and agronomic advice to area Production Agronomists and field staff•Train and mentor field staff candidates to move into more advanced roles•Troubleshoot field issues and train field staff on professional conduct with growers•Provide agronomy support for Parent seed locations in Connell, WA and Hermiston, OR•Develop and implement an annual grower plan by recruiting contract growers•Work with cross functional teams: parent test, parent research, global parent team and many other teams on improving all aspects of seed production

Auckland, Nz

•Lead, manage, and direct field operations of a parent corn seed plant•Member of the Utica Parent Seed Plant Leadership Team that produces parent seed corn for DuPont Pioneer’s worldwide operations•Develop and train field team members on agronomics of seed production, contract grower relations, and principles of seed corn production•Supervise the development and execution of the annual growing plan•Recruit and coordinate growers, custom operators for: planting, detasseling, spraying and harvest operations•Work with local plant and national personnel on productivity improvement efforts to increase yields, quality, and reliability•Conduct agronomy training at other U.S. Parent plants on basic agronomic principals of parent seed production

Atlanta, In, Us

•Develop genetic inbred seed corn lines for hybrid development and advancement with a concentration in the 110 day and earlier maturity range•Travel to South and Central America to evaluate, work, and aid in harvest of winter nursery•Develop hybrid lines for commercial retail sale•Research, develop, and improve the Dihaploid breeding process to advance inbreed lines•Analyze agronomic data and characteristics to advance inbred and hybrid lines•Assist in designing, planting, harvesting, data collection and supervise hand pollination of summer inbred maize nursery•Research and evaluate the phenotypic and agronomic characteristics of new proprietary and ex-PVP maize inbred lines along with their agronomic characteristics: herbicide tolerance, disease tolerance, flowering dates, and female produce ability

Atlanta, In, Us

•Supervised Beck’s agronomy seed production team consisting of 3 fulltime Field agronomist, 3 Quality Control scouts, and 3 Crop Scout and Production interns for corn, soybeans, and wheat•Developed, trained, and mentored several field agronomist over a 7 year period•Trained agronomy staff on all aspects of seed production from basic and advanced agronomics, professional conduct, and how to handle difficult situations •Consulting agronomist to the Seed Corn Grower lead•Provided disease diagnosis and agronomic advice to corn breeding team•Managed several research projects and field experimental trials to increase seed corn yields and quality•Developed production plans for inbred seed corn production using GIS software•Developed and implemented a multi state Integrated Pest Management program for weed, plant diseases, and insect management•Managed seed corn scouting and developed recommendations for corn, soybeans, and wheat•Tracked and performed statistical and economic data and do analysis on yield and key performance metrics•Assist in recruiting, interviewing, training and hiring new fulltime production agronomy staff and interns•Provided agronomic training presentations to production staff and field days

•Oversaw the development and managed the agronomy and sales for two locations•Increased and maintained sales of chemicals, seed, and fertilizer •Improved sales of agronomic products and services to area growers by developing and implementing agronomy programs, test plots, on farm customized research and field days.•Worked with general manager on long term and short term planning•Coordinated and supervise custom application and crop scouting for two locations.

•Developed seed business (corn, soybean, wheat, and alfalfa) and increase agronomy services.•Developed agronomic programs for seed producers (soybeans, wheat, oats) and specialty crops (tofu soybeans)•Planned and implemented fields days, small grower meetings, and promoted company and special events•Supervised custom application and some operations of the elevator

M.S. Crop Science, Plant Physiology And Plant Pathology

B.S. Agriculture, Crop Science