Columbus, Ohio, USA
August 13, 2024

Veteran agronomic professional Matt Bornhorst has joined Meristem Crop Performance, one of the fastest-growing crop input suppliers in America. Bornhorst becomes Meristem’s Strategic Account Lead for Nebraska and Colorado.

“Matt is a dynamic and results-oriented leader with more than 20 years of experience serving farmers, driving the adoption of new technology and coaching crop input dealers,” said Mitch Eviston, Meristem founder and CEO in announcing the new hire. “He’s another great addition to our team of all-stars and it will be exciting to see him amplify the traction we are already getting in the western Corn Belt.”

Bornhorst comes to Meristem from Pivot Bio, where he spent more than four years assisting in the build-out of their go-to-market strategy and assuming responsibility for a region of the US. Bornhorst says it is Meristem’s people, product portfolio and approach that attracted him to the company.

“Meristem is bringing a lot of innovation to the crop input business right now and I’m really excited to be a part of this team,” says Bornhorst. “As I’ve been working with farmers using other biologicals, I couldn’t help but notice the success that’s coming from Meristem. Delivering their microbes through the Bio-Capsule® is truly a game-changer when it comes to making this beneficial biology work toward gaining a better ROI (return on investment) for farmers.”

Bornhorst, a graduate of Iowa State University, has a proven track record of success working with farmers and distributors. He will now operate from his home in Nebraska where he resides with his wife Beth and their three daughters, Deklyn, Malin and Sloan.

“Matt knows farmers,” says Shane Brockhoff, Meristem Regional Sales Director for Iowa and Nebraska.

“He has a lot of industry experience leading people and knows how to help others apply new technology to be successful.” Brockhoff says that given the current economic outlook for agriculture Matt’s ability to relate to all stakeholders will prove important in allowing farmers to realize a greater return on every acre.

“As a kid, I would always question why we did things the way we did them,” smiles Bornhorst. “Now I get the chance to deliver new technologies to farmers that I might have only dreamed about as a kid. Meristem has a lot of opportunities for farmers to gain increased efficiencies and a better ROI – it’s an exciting time to be riding with this crew and I look forward to the journey ahead.”

Website: https://meristemag.com/

Published: August 13, 2024