People and Events

People

Andy Lee is the new executive vice president and chief operating officer at Valent U.S.A. Corp.

Jason Gardner has joined the U.S. marketing team of Becker Underwood as a product manager for greenhouse, nursery, fruits, vines and specialty agricultural markets.

James ‘J’ Guy joins Briggs Plant Propagators LLC as the chief operating officer. “We are excited to have J Guy join us in a leadership position and work with our talented staff at Briggs. His experience and energy will add to the momentum in the business and help us grow to serve a greater number of customers,” said Dave Jarzynka, president and CEO of Briggs.

Richard C. (Rick) Anderson has been appointed president at Anderson Die & Manufacturing (Anderson Pots) effective January 1. He most recently served Anderson Die & Manufacturing as vice president.

Terry Lyons is now vice president of sales, marketing and engineering at J&D Manufacturing. Lyons will be leading the product development team at J&D and focusing on expanding and improving the company’s diverse product line.

Dicksey Williams was named marketing assistant at Village Nurseries, a specialty grower for landscape professionals. She is responsible for conducting the company’s key marketing initiatives, including its recent and expanding emphasis in social media.

Company News

Chase Horticultural Research is now Chase Agricultural Consulting LLC. Ann Chase and Mike Zemke moved the company to Cottonwood, Ariz. The company’s new contact information is:

Chase Agricultural Consulting LLC 
649 E. Cottonwood St., Suite 1
Cottonwood, AZ  
86326 (928) 649-0400

BFG Supply Co. has acquired Midwest Horticulture LLC dba J.R. Johnson Supply of Roseville, MN. Rob Glockner, president of BFG Supply Co. said, “One of the biggest benefits to this acquisition is the positive impact it will have on J.R. Johnson’s customers. The Roseville facility is only 10 minutes from our Minnesota branch, which means ‘will call’ pickups will be right around the corner from where they are today. Add the expanded product lines we offer as well as access to a larger group of industry experts, and J.R. Johnson customers should see the benefits of this acquisition immediately. We’re excited about this acquisition; we hope J.R. Johnson customers are too.”

Calendar

March
15, Perennial Plant Conference, Storrs, CT;
www.2012perennial.uconn.edu.

19-20, SAF Congressional Action Days, Washington, D.C.;
www.safnow.org.

21, America In Bloom webinar, “More Than Just Pretty! AIB Benefits Communities in Diverse Ways,”
www.americainbloom.org.

24-29, California Spring Trials, various locations;
www.ofa.org/spring_trials.aspx

April
5-6, Texas ASLA Annual Conference, Grapevine, TX;
http://texasaslaconference.com.

9-13, Greenhouse Crop Production and Engineering Design Short Course, Tucson,  AZ;
http://ag.arizona.edu/ceac.