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Employee Type: Seed Specialist

Jeff Horner

Jeff is a Seed Specialist who has over 20 years in the seed business. Jeff strives to keep his dealers and customers up to date on the latest information in the seed and agriculture industry so that they can become more profitable and sustainable. Jeff’s favorite part of Pro Harvest is working with a great family owned business as well as the growers that plant our products.

Jeff is married to his wife Staci and they have two sons, Cahill and Caden and a daughter Cambri. In his free time you will find Jeff in a duck blind or a fishing boat with his boys or trying to beat them on a golf course.

Chris Basham

Chris is our Seed Support Specialist, He works in the areas of Forage, Cover Crops and Wheat sales. Chris
provides support for our dealers and also manages the inventory for forage and cover crops. Chris appreciates that ProHarvest is a family owned company that has a dedication to quality seed and customer service. Chris lives in Rural Ashkum and is married with two kids. He is the owner of Quarryview Angus an Angus cow/calf and feedlot operation. During Chris’s free time you can find him working with
his herd and camping with his family.

David Hopkins

David is a Seed Specialist for ProHarvest Seeds. David aims to help his customers grow as high of yields as possible by providing them with quality seed as well as helping them with seed placement.  He strives to be reliable, trustworthy, and a friend.

David is married to Savannah and has 1 daughter. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, working his cattle, hanging out with friends, and just being outside.

Matthew Reichert

Matthew Reichert is a Seed Specialist and as a seed specialist he services his dealers and customers in any way possible and to continue to expand the brand and get new dealers and customers. Matthew started with moews seed company in the fall of 2016 as an independent contractor for the whole state of Ohio.

Matthew grew up and worked on the family dairy farm where he milked 110 cows and farm 350 acres with his mom, dad, two brothers and a sister. Him and his brothers also started a small trucking business, MJR trucking LLC. Two years ago.

Matthews hobbies include grilling food, traveling, and hanging out with friends and family

Derald Watson

Derald Watson is a ProHarvest Seed specialist. He works with farmers in central and western Nebraska and in Kansas. He enjoys working with growers throughout the growing season and helping them achieve a successful harvest.

He grew up in the Nebraska sand hills about 70 miles north of Grand Island where he worked on different ranches and farms. Derald has been in the seed business for 40 years.

Derald lives in Grand Island with his wife, Chris, of 29 years. Derald’s hobbies include fly fishing in the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming and photography.

Trent Geistligner

Trent Geislinger is our Western Team lead and serves as a resource for dealers and seed specialists in multiple states to enable their success by assisting with sales, identification or potential sales, product education and delivery. Trent started as a district sales manager for Moews Seed Company in 2007.

When I am not conducting ProHarvest work I enjoy time with my family & grand kids, hunting, competition firearms activities, & collecting Redwing Pottery that my late wife got me interested in doing.

Jake Ekstrand

Jake is a Seed Specialist located near Pella, IA. Jake strives to dive deep into learning ProHarvest products to provide worthwhile knowledge to growers in his area. Jake has been working to expand brand awareness in his territory, as well as establishing relationships with current ProHarvest dealers and prospects. Jake is excited to serve customers in Central and Eastern Iowa.

Jake earned his bachelor’s at the University of Illinois in Ag Ed & Leadership. Jake was drawn to ProHarvest because of the overall positive energy and culture of the company.

Jake would describe himself as a well-rounded person and is always up for a challenge. Jake is happily married to his wife Katelynn. They have 2 sons and are expecting their 3rd child this coming June. Jake enjoys spending time with his family, as well as hunting and fishing.

Corey Torrance

Corey Torrance is a Seed Specialist located in Western Illinois! Corey takes pride in helping find agronomic solutions and providing support to his customers and prospects!

Corey values the family atmosphere along with the top line genetics that ProHarvest has to offer!

Corey lives in Good Hope, IL with his wife and they have two sons! They have a Lab/Pyreness mix named Kona and a black Lab Nala. In Corey’s free time he raises purebred Dorset and Hampshire sheep and is also a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals

Rick Urish

Rick Urish is a Certified Crop Advisor and Seed Specialist for ProHarvest Seeds. Rick will be serving proharvest customers and dealers in the Manito area. Rick enjoys helping growers find solutions as well as selecting products that work best for their acres.

Rick appreciates the relationships that ProHarvest brings as well as the culture of the company.
Rick grew up on a grain and livestock farm in Manito, IL raising purebred duroc hogs. Rick received his bachelors in Ag science from Western Illinois University and was also on their livestock judging team.

Rick currently lives near Manito with his wife Barb and son Jonathan. Rick enjoys coaching high school basketball and competing in long drive contests.

John Walsh

John is a Seed Specialist for ProHarvest Seeds. John always works to keep his growers informed on the most current things going on in agriculture. John always strives to provide solid agronomic advice and help his growers find solutions when problems arise.

John really appreciates that ProHarvest is a family-owned regionally based company.

John lives in Mazon, IL with his wife Jodi and they have 5 kids along with 4 Grandkids. In his free time John enjoys volunteering with high school sports events and also enjoy farm antiques.

Tucker Muse

Tucker is a seed specialist located near Monticello, IL serving customers in Champaign and Piatt county. Tucker takes pride in building relationships with his customers and prospects. He has experience working with diverse crops, markets, and continually stays informed on the farm economy, and current agronomic topics.

Tucker graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in farm management and crop sciences. Tucker also farms around Monticello with his brother and dad on the farm where he grew up. Tucker enjoys live music, traveling, working on classic cars, and spending time with family. Tucker, his wife Tori and son Elvis are excited to welcome their second Child and sibling in September of 2024!

Tom Forrest

Tom is a seed specialist for ProHarvest. Tom’s goal is to provide the right products for the right acres. Tom “ Works for his grower-customers but represents ProHarvest”. Many of Tom’s customers have been working with him for over 30 years.

Tom appreciates ProHarvest because of the good people that make the company. He also values the integrity that ProHarvest displays.

Tom enjoys traveling, going to car shows, and landscaping in his free time. He also enjoys tending to his mules and horses with the company of his dog Joelee.

Tom Ostermeier

Tom is a seed specialist out of Athens, IL. Tom regularly keeps in contact with his customers and works on educating them on new product offerings.

Tom has been working with some of his customers for over 30 years. A key attribute Tom appreciates about ProHarvest is that it is an Independent and proactive seed company.

Tom is married with 4 daughters, 2 granddaughters, and 1 great-granddaughter. Tom keeps busy with his herd of Hereford cattle and spending time with his family.

Ronn Dillavou

Ronn Dillavou is a seed specialist and meets with growers daily to explain the ProHarvest products and how we can help their productivity.

Ronn was manager of a Case Power and Equipment store from 1976-1987. From there he joined the Moews seed company as district sales manager and has been in the seed business thereafter.

Ronn lives in Aledo,Illinois and is Married to  his wife, Pam and they have 3 grown children and 7 grandchildren. Ronn  is very active in many community organizations and have a love for collecting farm primitives and antiques.

Jay Whalen

Jay is a seed specialist and is constantly researching and testing new and upcoming cover crop practices. Jay strives to maintain soil health on his own acres and on his customers acres so that they may become more profitable and sustainable.

Jays favorite part about ProHarvest is the working with the people within the company as well as with the growers that plant our products.

Jay is married with two sons, he lives in Flanagan but farms on his family farm in Streator. During Jays free time you can find him farming and spending time with family!

Doug Hanson

At ProHarvest Doug works with our network of dealers in Illinois and surrounding states, and also works with customers from grain to livestock to plan and implement their 365 Yield Day Strategy. Doug also assists producers in achieving their soil health goals.

Doug is married to his wife Lisa and they live in Danforth with their two daughters Maddie, and Isabella on the farm that his wife grew up on.

They raise registered Black Angus for both genetics and market. In his free time Doug enjoys going to cattle shows with his family and investigating new opportunities in agriculture.