Our Agronomy Team

Agronomy Sales Manager – Russell grew up on a family farm in Mt. Olive and currently farms a small acreage of corn and soybeans. He has worked in the farm industry for over 18 years, having worked for Southern States for over 18 years and Nutrien Ag Solutions for 5 years. Russell is very passionate about preserving and protecting farm land from development and believes it's critical that we protect the land for future production of food and fiber.

Agronomy Sales Manager - Gerald has been with Southern States for over 13 years. He grew up on a tobacco, corn and soybean farm in North Carolina and specializes in fertilizer, seed and chemicals. He is passionate about helping his customers with fertilization needs and improving their crop yields.

Agronomy Sales Manager - A member of the Southern States team for over 24 years, David grew up on a 3,600 acre farm, which grew cotton and soybeans. He is a Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) and holds a degree from Pembroke State University.

Agronomy Sales Manager – Brian was raised on a 1,700-acre row crop operation that farmed cotton, peanuts, wheat and soybeans. He’s worked for Southern States for over 21 years, specializing in row crops and chemicals. His goal is to help farmers get higher yields out of their crops.

Agronomy Sales Manager - Raised on a small tobacco, corn and soybean farm, Alan has been in agriculture his whole life. He’s been with Southern States for over 8 years and holds a degree in Agronomy from North Carolina State University.

Agronomy Sales Manager - Taylor was raised on a family farm in Lumberton, NC. Her family’s farm is a Row-Crop Operation with corn, cotton, soybeans, wheat, and peanuts. Recently graduated from North Carolina State University where she majored in Agriculture Business & Agriculture Education with a minor in Crop Science. With a passion for agriculture, she strives to help Southern States customers maximize their farm acres and make well informed decisions regarding their crops.

Agronomy Sales Manager- Caleb grew up in western Kentucky on a row crop, tobacco and cattle farm where his passion for agriculture began. He's a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky with an Agricultural Economics degree and a Distillation, Wine & Brewing studies minor.