Tim Barton Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

• Install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair industrial doors, levelers, restraints, and other loading dock/warehouse equipment

Blue Springs, MO

• Managed year-round greens and roots production for Colonial Garden's Market and local restaurants
• Managed 4 acres of U-Pick pumpkin/gourd production for Colonial Garden's annual Farm Festival
• Set up and managed 3 greenhouses for U-Pick raspberry production
• Managed hydroponic greenhouse tomatoes and aquaponic herb and tilapia system
• Safety manager in charge of monthly safety trainings, accident reports, and safety concerns

Blue Springs, Missouri

• Converted empty greenhouses and fallow fields into fruit and vegetable production areas
• Sowed, fertilized, irrigated, pruned, harvested, washed, packed, and merchandised fruits and vegetables
• Established 4 acres of U-Pick berry patch
• Assisted in maintaining 5 acres of apple/apricot/peach U-Pick orchard
• Safety manager in charge of monthly safety trainings, accident reports, and safety concerns

Olathe, Kansas

• Compiled, processed and analyzed data to develop quarterly plans for retail accounts
• Met with growers and forecasters in California and Florida to discuss berry quality and supply
• Maintained presence in marketplace to monitor quality and pricing of other berry vendors

Adrian, MO

• Scouted 5,000 acres of crops every week and relayed information back to the growers
• Studied the impact of diseases and pests to crop health and yield
• Consulted with farmers regarding issues in their fields and ways to manage them
• Worked under two crop consultants between Harrisonville, MO and Rich Hill, MO

Missouri And Iowa

• Administered six AnswerPlots (display fields) within Missouri and Iowa
• Applied fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides at specific plant growth stages to corn and soybeans
• Attended AnswerPlot field days to educate growers on each product’s impact on the crops
• Presented a 20 minute summary of internship in Minneapolis, Minnesota to upper-level managers

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

• Tracked micronutrient fertilizers to highlight differences in plant nutrient levels
• Evaluated corn and soybean tissue samples from fields in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

Belton, MO

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Agricultural Business And Agronomy

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Kappa Epsilon Nu

Certificate Of Completion, Excel 2010

Excel 2010 Fundamentals, Intermediate, and Advanced

General Studies