Intrepid Potash, Denver, Colo., announced on Sept. 30 that it has hired Dr. Libby Rens as an Agronomist and Technical Sales Manager. Rens will work with Intrepid’s sales and marketing group to provide agronomic support for domestic and international potash and Trio customers, and will also support the group on key organic crop nutrient initiatives that Intrepid is undertaking related to its OMRI-listed product offerings.
Rens comes to Intrepid with more than 13 years of agriculture and research experience, particularly related to soil fertility and diverse crop profiles. She served as a Senior Field Research Scientist with The Climate Corporation, Bayer Crop Science’s digital agriculture platform. Prior to that she directed field testing of fresh market vegetable varieties with Monsanto Vegetable Seeds. Rens holds a PhD from the University of Florida, where she worked with commercial potato growers on improving nitrogen and irrigation efficiency.