2001 NAMA Marketer of the Year Wendall Knehans Monsanto-Corn States.The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA Na·ma n. pl. Nama or Na·mas 1. A member of a people of southwest Africa. 2. The Khoikhoin language of the Nama. ) has honored Wendell A. Knehans, Director of Marketing, Monsanto -- Corn States, with the NAMA Marketer of the Year award. The award was presented at the Best of NAMA/Golden ARC awards Wednesday, April 11 during the 2001 Agri-Marketing Conference and Trade Show. New this Year, NAMA recognizes its active members with senior management of marketing and/or sales responsibilities with the NAMA Marketer of the Year. This new award is NAMA's most prestigious honor awarded to active members of the association and is designed to honor outstanding accomplishments in the field of agri-marketing. Over the past 18 months, Knehans and his marketing team have stimulated growth in biotechnology despite an environment of increasing industry and public concern. Totals for the 2000 season indicate that Roundup Ready Soybeans exceeded 1999 acres and penetrated the U.S. bean bean, name applied to the seeds of leguminous trees and shrubs and to various leguminous plants of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) with edible seeds or seed pods (legumes). The genera and species encompassed by the term bean are many and variable. market by more than 50 percent. Roundup Ready Corn and YieldGard penetration also grew in 2000 particularly amongst partners marketing under the Monsanto grower licensing approach. In 1999, Knehans served as customer marketing manager for the Midwest with primary responsibility for Roundup Ready Soybeans and was responsible for all marketing within the Midwest regions. Most recently, Knehans has been named Director of Marketing for Corn States Hybrid Services, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Monsanto that is responsible for the marketing of genetics genetics, scientific study of the mechanism of heredity. While Gregor Mendel first presented his findings on the statistical laws governing the transmission of certain traits from generation to generation in 1856, it was not until the discovery and detailed study of , traits, and agronomic a·gron·o·my n. Application of the various soil and plant sciences to soil management and crop production; scientific agriculture. ag systems to and through seed licensees/partners. In this position, he began to focus on increasing demand for Monsanto traits and agronomic solutions through working with the Monsanto and Seed Licensee licensee n. a person given a license by government or under private agreement. (See: license, licensor) LICENSEE. One to whom a license has been given. 1 M. Q. & S. 699 n. marketing and sales team. Knehans has been a NAMA member while working in the marketing area with Monsanto. He has participated in several educational conferences, including the NAMA Issues Forum and past Agri-Marketing Conferences. Knehans' past work with Monsanto has been honored in previous Best of NAMA/Golden ARC award competitions. |
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