Higher Yields Translate to Record Sales and Team Expansion at Monty’s through 2021

Louisville, KY – To continue the momentum created by their double-digit growth over the last couple of seasons, Monty’s Plant Food Company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, recently invited Philip McCutchan to join their team as their new Vice President of Sales. McCutchan will lead Monty’s fast-growing sales team which added five hires in 2021. These additional personnel have filled in gaps in Monty’s core distribution areas as well as taking steps to expand into new U.S. and international territories.

“Our business doubled this year, primarily due to our success with farmers in Indiana and Ohio, where some of the country’s highest yielding corn and soybean producers are early adopters of Monty’s products,” said Jeff Sangalli, Monty’s CEO. “These national influencers attribute Monty’s as an essential ingredient of their formula for high yields.”

“We are excited for Phil to join us as we continue to cultivate those relationships and develop new ones throughout the country. Phil brings to the table not only his depth of experience as a farmer but more than twenty years of experience in a leadership role within the seed business, which is a unique perspective among the soil experts who sit at our company’s table.”

McCutchan hails from southwestern Indiana, where he lives and works from his family farm. After graduating from Purdue University with a BS in Agribusiness, he accepted a position in marketing and sales at AgriGold, where he spent over twenty years. “The quality of people and their passion for the business really drew me to Monty’s,” said McCutchan. “Plus, their unique, well performing products offer huge opportunities for row crop markets in untapped areas of the corn belt as well as across a wide swath of crop varieties found in other regions. Monty’s offers solutions for peanuts and citrus in the South to hazelnuts and blueberries in the Northwest. It’s exciting to have that great expanse of market open as potential growth areas.”

The other 2021 additions to Monty’s sales team are:

  • Sage Haegen, Territory Manager in Washington and Oregon, who has a background in R&D. His crop experience ranges from peas, corn, asparagus and potatoes to hemp, berries, and tree fruit.
  • Marvin Harrelson, Territory Manager in North Carolina, whose work history includes irrigation and the promotion of biostimulants and kelp-based products.
  • Troy Smith, Territory Manager in Iowa, who worked several years in the seed industry as well as for Farmers Business Network of Iowa.
  • Isaac Goss, Territory Manager in Ohio, who received his MBA from Heidelberg University,
  • Nathan Schroeder, Territory Manager in Nebraska, who obtained his MA from Kansas State University and is a Certified Crop Advisor. 
  • Brian McAfee, Territory Manager in Indiana and Michigan, who’s background consists of over 35 years in direct agriculture production and direct customer service.  His crop experiences range from field corn, popcorn, soybeans, and wheat.

“We’re investing much of our growth back into the company,” said Sangalli. “Our sales team potentially will grow as much as 50% within another year. In addition to investing in people, we’re researching and developing further advanced fertilizer technologies that capitalize on the capabilities of our proprietary humic technology.”

“The addition of this talented sales personnel — along with our growth in other areas including manufacturing, research, and logistics – are the key to helping our customers see unprecedented success in their future as we continue to be their trusted advisors.”

About Monty’s Plant Food Company Monty’s Plant Food Company is a trusted developer and provider of environmentally responsible soil enhancement and plant nutrition products, globally. Monty’s believes that healthy soil leads to healthy plants, higher yields and increased nutritional content. Founded in 1997, Monty’s offers a portfolio of OMRI Listed soil conditioning products; liquid macronutrients and micronutrients for seed and foliar feeding; and other specialty products for agriculture, lawn and garden, and hemp. Monty’s is a trusted advisor, offering proven solutions to its customers.

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