Robert Ratliff Email & Phone Number

Robert Ratliff operates ProfitableFarming.com Corporation, provider of internet-based agronomy wizards, financial calculators and other interactive web services used by farmers that grow the high-value and intensely managed crops of cotton, rice and peanuts, and the widely-grown crops of corn, soybeans, sorghum and wheat. He grew up on a cotton farm in southwestern Tennessee during the early adoption of farm chemicals to control weeds and insects, and manage cotton defoliation. His interest in science and technology led him to become educated as an agronomist, graduating from the University of Tennessee with a Master of Science Degree in Agriculture in 1977.He then joined American Cyanamid Company as a field representative in Tennessee. In 1984, he advanced to Cyanamid's corporate headquarters in the New York City area to lead the efforts for computer automation of the field sales force. In 1989, he was recruited to BioTechnica Agriculture as Vice President of Marketing. In 1991, he joined Agrigenetics Company and led the strategic planning and business development efforts on several genetic engineering technologies. In 1996, he joined BASF Agricultural Products, in Research Triangle Park, NC. In 1999, Ratliff achieved his mid-career goal of starting his own company with the founding of ProfitableFarming.com Corporation. Over the past 12 years, Ratliff has built his client base to include farmers that produce seven major field crops and assisted them in achieving more profitable farming operations. Additionally, he has assisted a variety of agribusiness clients achieve more profitable agribusiness operations with customized online calculators, wizards and simulators, often using controlled-access websites that provide private interactions between agribusiness firms and their farmer-customers with farm-specific recommendations for crop production products and various financial services.Specialties: Marketing, advertising, promotion, public relations, market analysis, web services, strategic planning, expert witness, technology adoption.Bid of cost/time on projects with defined specifications and by the hour for exploration. Programming Language: VB.NET 4.0Database: MS SQL 2008Development Tool: Visual Studio Team System 2008Usually embed the interactive web service into client's website with seamless interfaces by adding a single line of code to the existing website.

Listed skills include Agriculture, Agribusiness, Marketing, Farms, and 18 others.

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  President

  Profitablefarming.Com Corporation

  Sep 1999 - Present - Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area