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(Loyal, Wis.) – Vita Plus Loyal is proud to name six high school seniors as recipients of the 2015 “Our Future is Agriculture” scholarships. This program recognizes deserving students with long-term career interests in agriculture.  Students must plan to enroll in an accredited vocational/technical institute, community college or four-year college or university that offers an

(Madison, Wis.) Lauryn Vanderwerff recently joined the Vita Plus staff as a dairy and livestock specialist.  Based in northeast Wisconsin, Vanderwerff will provide nutrition and management consulting services for dairy and livestock producers in a team environment.  In addition, she will work closely with dealerships and network with industry experts to continually offer cutting-edge technical

  (Madison, Wis.) – Dr. Zachary Sawall recently joined the Vita Plus staff as a dairy nutritionist and technical services specialist. Based in central Wisconsin, Sawall will provide nutrition and management consulting to dairy producers throughout the area. Additionally, Sawall will provide field-driven technical support for the entire central Wisconsin team. Sawall earned his bachelor’s

(Madison, Wis.) - Leah Gesing recently joined the Vita Plus staff as a swine technical sales and support specialist.  Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Gesing will provide on-farm support to field staff and service swine producers throughout the Midwest. Additionally, Gesing will be responsible for developing new products and services. Gesing received her bachelor’s degree in

(Madison, Wis.) – Kate Raley was recently named location manager at Vita Plus Fall River.  She has worked for Vita Plus for the past 17 years.  Most recently, Raley worked as the grain merchandiser for Vita Plus Fall River and Vita Plus Lake Mills.  In her new role, Raley will still oversee all sales at

(Madison, Wis.) – Chance Meteer recently joined the Vita Plus staff as a beef specialist.   Serving producers throughout Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois, Meteer will be responsible for sales and customer and technical support of Vita Plus beef products and services. He will work closely with the beef team to provide nutrition and management expertise

(Madison, Wis.) - Jeff Hoeger recently joined the Vita Plus staff as a dairy nutritionist. Based in eastern Iowa, Hoeger will work with dairy producers and offer nutrition consulting and ration formulation services.  He will also assist with forage sampling and farm record analyses. Hoeger graduated with an animal science degree from Cornell University. After

(Madison, Wis.) – Dr. Kevin Ratka recently joined the Vita Plus team as a dairy technical sales specialist.  Based in central Minnesota, Ratka will work closely with fellow dairy consultants to troubleshoot on-farm challenges and provide technical leadership to the dairy sales team.  He will use his expertise to apply the latest research in a

(Madison, Wis.) – With a commitment to bring the latest research and practical expertise to the farm, Vita Plus continues to build its dairy team to best serve customers throughout the Upper Midwest.  In their new roles, Dr. Andrew Kneisly, Donovan Nelson and Dr. Eric Schwab will work closely with Vita Plus consultants, dealer partners

Pictured here are, left to right:  (back row) Augusta Hagen, Vita Plus dairy specialist and 2014 internship coordinator; Joshua Krueger, UW-Stevens Point; Michael Schmitt, University of Minnesota; Joshua Garver, Michigan State University; Emma Waterworth, UW-River Falls; (front row) Kary Babb, UW-Platteville; and Emily Templeton, UW-Platteville. (Madison, Wis.) – Six students from Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin

(Loyal, Wis.) – Vita Plus Loyal is proud to name three high school seniors as recipients of the 2014 “Our Future is Agriculture” scholarships. This program recognizes deserving students with long-term career interests in agriculture.  Students must plan to enroll in an accredited vocational/technical institute, community college or four-year college or university that offers an

(Madison, Wis.) – Kim Bremmer was recently recognized as the 2014 Outstanding Woman in Agriculture by the Association of Women in Agriculture (AWA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Bremmer earned her bachelor’s degree from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW-Madison and was an active AWA member as a student.  She currently works

(Madison, Wis.) – With a commitment to bringing the latest research and practical expertise to the farm, Vita Plus recently welcomed four new members to the dairy technical services team.  These individuals will work closely with consultants throughout the upper Midwest to help troubleshoot on-farm challenges and provide customized solutions to meet producers’ goals. Dr.

(Madison, Wis.) – Kary Babb was recently selected for the Vita Plus Dairy Technical Extended Internship in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.  She is the second student to take part in this internship opportunity.  Through this unique opportunity that stretches over two semesters and a summer, Babb will gain experience in dairy nutrition and

  (Madison, Wis.) - Applications are now being accepted for the Vita Plus Dairy Nutrition and Management Fellowship. As the dairies in our market area get more sophisticated, the skills to service their needs as a nutritional consultant increase as well.  Our field nutritionists are highly skilled and technologically savvy - built greatly on experience. 

(Lanark, Ill.) – Kristin Plager was recently named Vita Plus Lanark customer service associate.  Based in Lanark, Illinois, Plager will work with customers to fulfill their feed orders and grain accounting needs.  She will also work with the production team to prepare formulas and product tags, and ensure timely production and delivery of feeds. Plager