Tatiana is the COO of LCS. She has been working with Group Limagrain for 15 years. Before coming to the States, she was CEO of Field Seeds in Ukraine and Russia, where she established subsidiaries in these two fast-growing markets. Prior to that assignment, Tatiana was the Area Manager for sister company HM.CLAUSE, a leader in vegetable seeds. Tatiana holds both a business and master’s degree.

Jeff leads the LCS sales and marketing teams across the Central Plains, Northern Plains and Pacific Northwest. He comes to LCS with more than 25 years of domestic and international sales, operations and leadership experience in agriculture. Jeff has a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy and Crop Science from Fort Hays State University and has always had a passion for helping farmers succeed.

Cathy manages the LCS Quality Lab, testing the end-use quality and flour protein for all LCS wheat varieties. She is a graduate of North Dakota State University and has 40+ years of wheat quality experience in both U.S. and Canada systems. Cathy has a true passion for wheat quality and enjoys helping breeders in their decision-making processes and advancing new lines into farmers’ hands.

Tami manages the accounting, finance, legal and human resources duties for the organization. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting and finance from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She also holds an active CPA license.

Jennifer orchestrates sales and logistics in addition to assisting with accounting. She is a graduate of Colorado State University, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Equine Science. Since graduation, Jennifer has worked in dispatching, as well as the agriculture and accounting industries.

Jeron assists with all aspects of the Pacific Northwest breeding program, including planting, management and harvesting of variety trials and early generation nurseries. He grew up on a dryland wheat farm and has a master’s degree from Washington State University. He worked for five years with the Oregon State University and USDA-ARS breeding programs before joining LCS.

Brandon grew up on a dryland wheat farm in Lind, Washington and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Systems from Walla Walla Community College. Before returning to his agricultural roots with LCS, Brandon studied computer science and was an IT professional. He now assists with the PNW breeding program, from planting to management to harvest.

Dan leads commercial activities in the Central Plains for LCS. A lifetime south central Kansas resident, except while earning his bachelor’s degree in Agronomy from Kansas State University, he knows the area well and enjoys partnering with wheat growers across the Central Plains to help maximize their profitability. Dan brings a passion for agriculture and 23 years of experience in seed and chemical sales to LCS.

Marla breeds hard winter wheat for the Central and Southern Great Plains. She earned her doctorate from Kansas State, and joined our team in 2010. Marla’s research career has focused on wheat improvement, genetic resistance to insects and pathogens, and producing accurate genotypic data.

Brent manages aspects of performance trial planting and harvest operations in the Central Plains, along with agronomy trials for both wheat and canola. Brent grew up on a dryland wheat farm in northern Oklahoma and spent 10 years as a certified crop advisor before joining the LCS team.

Dean assists Dr. Marla Barnett in breeding wheat for the Central Plains. He targets the accumulation and analysis of data for yield and disease resistance. Prior to joining the team, Dean assisted the late Dr. Jim Wilson of Trio Research.

Russell has a great deal of seed sales experience in the Northern Plains, in both retail and business-to-business roles. He offers technical and commercial support to LCS distributors in Minnesota, Montana and the Dakotas and looks forward to expanding distribution as the LCS portfolio of varieties continues to grow.