Kansas City, Missouri, USA
July 9, 2013

AgriThority® LLC, an integrated agricultural science consultancy and field research and development company, announces the addition of Richard Shaw to its staff as research logistics and operations manager. Shaw will coordinate research activities with AgriThority Associates and manage the company’s network of contract research operators, consulting agronomists and regulatory consultants worldwide.

“We’re excited to have a professional of Richard’s caliber on our staff to coordinate our operations and field research team,” says AgriThority Managing Member Jerry Duff. “He brings the experience of a successful career with a major life sciences company in managing technical services organizations and field research, as well as global product and business development expertise. Richard will bring great value to our business.”

An entomologist by training, Shaw most recently was Fiber Development Manager, Cotton Team, at Bayer CropScience, where he operated in the textile and apparel market globally with branded upland cotton fiber. His roles at Bayer CropScience and legacy companies Aventis CropScience, Rhone-Poulenc and Union Carbide spanned global product development, field development and technical services. He has managed technical support across broad-acre crops, vegetables, trees and vines, and specialty crops, including sugar cane and rice.

Operating internationally, AgriThority® provides professional services, from independent analysis and proactive application of scientific data through the education and training required to effectively transfer products and technologies to the marketplace. AgriThority® serves companies in crop and animal agriculture, horticulture and allied industries. The company is an independent resource for the development and extension of product data, best management practices and other technically-based information. For more information, visit www.AgriThority.com.

Website: http://www.agrithority.com

Published: July 9, 2013