Chad Huff

Experience

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  Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc

  May 2005 - Aug 2005

  Field Scout

  The main goal of this position was to be an extra pair of eyes for the area manager, and to assist him in managing an area of production seed corn from soon after planting to the removal of tassels. Including scheduling and oversight of detassling and rogueing crews.Before season, I worked in the distribution warehouse processing seed returns. This included counting, stacking, and reporting bag of seed corn.During season, I took orders from the area manager and would scout production fields in accordance with Pioneer's integrated pest management protocol. I measured stand counts, weed counts, rogue corn plant counts, and number of remaining tassel counts, and reported this information to the area manager. Show less

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  Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc

  May 2006 - Aug 2006

  Assistant Area Manager

  The main goal of my position was to monitor an area of production seed corn from soon after emergence to maturity. This position was in an area where the female tassles were sterile, thus not needing to be detassled.I worked more independently than a field scout in my area.I managed day to day scouting of my area, and reported to the Area Manager.I measured and recorded stand counts, weed counts, and rogue corn plant counts in accordance with Pioneer's integrated pest management protocols. I then reported this information to my Area Manager. Show less

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  KOVA AG PRODUCTS, INC.

  Jun 2007 - May 2017

  Agronomic Sales

  Selling agronomic solutions to growers in our trade area. Including; fertilizer, chemical, seed, and variable rate technologies.Managing of day to day operations as needed. Including; scheduling and dispatching of applications of nutrients and crop protection.Working with Farm Works software to track and develop variable rate prescriptions.Building professional relationships with growers of diverse backgrounds and sizes.Preparing and submitting of inventory control sheets. Show less

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  Bay Valley Foods

  May 2017 - Feb 2022

  Field Manager

  Responsibility associated with procuring approximately 30 million pounds of banana and jalapeno peppers for packaging.Analyze management, sales, and production's requirements of product to determine crop procurement locations, volumes, and growers.Contract with growers to secure adequate volumes of product.Secure greenhouse space and required seed, schedule seeding to match grower planting schedules. Monitor seed germination, plant growth, and quality in the greenhouses.Monitor grower planting schedules and field conditions. Relay time frames to management and production.Coordinate between growers and production plant locations harvest and delivery schedules. Keep plant locations informed of crop, weather, and any other conditions that may alter schedules.Monitor field harvesting procedures to match quality requirements, as well as communicate with management the condition and expected crop intake amounts.Resolve quality issues between production and growers. Show less

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  TreeHouse Foods

  May 2017 - now

  Field Manager