Specialty fertilizer manufacturer Ostara Ltd., St. Louis, Mo., announced on April 6 that Dr. Aaron Waltz has been named Chief Technology Officer. Waltz brings more than 20 years of experience in the agriculture industry, beginning his career at DuPont Pioneer in corn genetics and transgenic traits. He has also worked in technology development roles in the adjuvants, biologicals, and fertilizer industries. He earned a Ph.D. from The University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
“Aaron’s skills are highly complementary to the existing executive team and will enable Ostara to realize our vision of global expansion as we increase production of our portfolio of Crystal Green phosphate fertilizers,” said Kerry Cebul, Ostara CEO. “Aaron’s agronomic expertise, diverse science background, and leadership will be critical as we rapidly expand our platform of technologies and significantly increase production to meet grower needs.”