Global Agricultural Firm H.J. Baker Hires Sales Manager For Animal Health & Nutrition

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Aberdeen Associates, Inc.

Jul 29, 2015, 18:00 ET


Westport, CT (PRWEB) July 29, 2015 -- Global Agriculture firm H.J. Baker announced today that Jeff DeJong has joined the company’s Animal Health and Nutrition Division to further deepen its sales portfolio in in the Midwest region. The creation of this new position is part of H.J. Baker’s continued commitment as a global leader in the agriculture industry.

DeJong spent the last two years as district sales manager with ADM where he managed marketing and sales of liquid cattle feed products for range products, feedlot and the dairy sectors in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, Missouri and Kansas. Prior to ADM, DeJong spent five years working with Poet Nutrition’s ethanol co-products distribution where he was a territory sales manager, market researcher and freight economics analyst.

“Jeff brings a proven track record to H.J. Baker in both sales and in leadership,” said Animal Health and Nutrition General Manager Dr. Clark Springfield. “His strong sense of business ethics and people skills are a great asset to both our company and to our customers,” Springfield added.

As regional sales manager for the Midwest territories, DeJong is charged with growing sales of H.J. Baker’s precision nutrition products in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska.

H.J. Baker is committed to adding value to the products and services it provides as a global manufacturer and supplier in the animal health and nutrition, crop performance and sulphur industries. Family owned since 1865, H.J. Baker builds trusting relationships that last decades. We invest in ongoing research, product innovation and manufacturing excellence so that our customers have the best opportunity to succeed. H.J. Baker supports environmentally sustainable practices and our dedicated employees are active in the communities where they live and work. H.J. Baker & Bro. Inc., is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.

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Meggy Hearn, Aberdeen Associates, Inc., +1 203-618-1709, [email protected]