Columbia, Maryland
February 20, 2009
Richard Kelly joins the
biopesticide company Certis USA as Regional Sales Manager for
the Pacific Northwest region. Kelly has extensive background in
the use of biopesticides and their application in Integrated
Pest Management (IPM) programs for tree fruit, vegetables and
row crops.
Previously Kelly served as technical salesman for BioWorks, Inc.
of Victor, NY. As a distributor salesman for Western Farm
Service (known today as Crop Protection Services), he managed
IPM programs and developed custom fertility solutions. Kelly has
also taught IPM and Pesticide Safety Classes at Chemeketa
Community College in Salem, OR and has been a high school
horticulture and agricultural mechanics teacher for several
Oregon school districts.
Bret Menagh, National Sales Manager for the Specialty Ag
Business Unit, said, “Richard works hard to bring effective pest
control solutions to his customers, and he does so with
excellent communication and presentation skills. His experience
and abilities are going to add great value to Certis and to our
customers.”
Kelly holds a B.S. degree in Agriculture with emphasis in
Horticulture from Oregon State University. He is an active
member in the Oregon Society of Weed Science and the Oregon
Association of Nurseries. Kelly works from his office in Forest
Grove, OR.
Headquartered in Columbia, MD,
Certis USA is a leading
manufacturer and distributor of biopesticides and crop
protection products for specialty agricultural and horticultural
markets. Certis USA product brands include: Agree®, Crymax®,
Deliver® and Javelin® Bt bioinsecticides; Azatin®, Neemazad® and
Neemix® botanical insect growth regulators; Trilogy® botanical
fungicide/miticide; CYD-X® codling moth virus; Gemstar® corn
earworm virus; Spod-X® beet armyworm virus; SoilGard® microbial
fungicide; MeloCon® bionematicide; and Basamid® granular soil
fumigant. |
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