Careers for Doctor of Plant Health Graduates:
Worldwide there's a growing need to address plant health issues with a multi-disciplinary approach.
Industry, government and others want to hire people who can identify the interrelated factors that affect plants including field crops, specialty crops, greenhouse crops, ornamentals, turfgrass, landscapes, or forestry.
As a Doctor of Plant Health, you will be trained and ready for tremendous career opportunities. Public and private sectors will be eager to welcome you into their organizations – in the United States and around the world. In addition, entrepreneurial graduates will have countless opportunities to work for existing businesses or create their own business opportunities.
Employment options will include:
- Consulting (independent or affiliated with other plant-related business)
- Seed development industry
- Chemical industry
- Federal and state governmental agencies, including:
- policy and regulatory agencies
- plant biosecurity
- invasive species
Doctors of Plant Health - Where Are They Now?
Industry
Dr. Callie Braley (2021), Agronomist at Crop Quest (NE/CO Territory - Sidney, NE)
Dr. Lee Briese (2019), Crop Consultant with Centrol Crop Consulting (Jamestown, ND)
Dr. Greg Brittain (2016), Protocol Development Pathogen Testing at Pacific Ag Research (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Dr. Laura Dotterer (2014), Senior Project Manager at Pivot Bio (Lincoln, NE)
Dr. Brett Lynn (2022), Field Agronomist II at Bayer (Western, KS)
Dr. Josh Miller (2016), Head of New Business Development, Author/Speaker/Innovative Consultant at Linx Systems Roundtable Consulting (Sharpsburg, MD)
Dr. Jacob Nikodym (2021), Research Lead at Real Farm Research (Aurora, NE)
Dr. Haley Oser (2015), US Regional Director of Procurement at Oatly (Yakima, WA)
Dr. Dori Porter (2013), District Operations Specialist with Syngenta (Nebraska)
Dr. Derek Pruitt (2016), Technical Agronomist at Bayer Crop Science (Grand Forks, ND)
Dr. Kenny Roche (2015), Agronomic R&D Lead at Koppert Biological Systems (Oxnard, CA)
Dr. Zach Rystrom (2022), Research Agronomist at Midwest Research Inc. (York, NE)
Dr. Adam Striegel (2021), Technology Development Representative/Research Agronomist at Bayer Crop Science (Storm Lake, IA)
Dr. Jeremy Wagnitz (2014), Senior Field Development Manager with Certis Biologicals (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Dr. Chris Wynn (2019), Market Development Agronomist at Winfield United/Land O Lakes (Pacific Northwest - Boise, ID)