Matt Sattler has joined Diamond V as a Dairy Field Technical Specialist to assist producers in Texas, New Mexico, and western Kansas. He's come to Diamond V from Alta Genetics, Inc. where he worked directly with dairies for the past 13 years.

As Alta Genetics' premier account manager for the central U.S., Matt used his analytical skills in evaluating herd performance records to help producers identify opportunities for unrealized profit. He also expanded the progeny testing program in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Prior to joining Alta Genetics, Matt worked as a finance specialist for the Wisconsin Department of Commerce.

District Sales Manager Chad Davis notes that Matt's skill set and expertise strongly complements Diamond V services to dairies, especially in analyzing records, evaluating reproductive programs, and identifying bottlenecks.

"Matt's unique blend of technical expertise and on farm support, mixed with his expertise in account strategy development, will be a great asset to the Diamond V Team."

Matt received his B.S. in Dairy Science and Agriculture Economics in 1998 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He and his wife, Jessica, have three sons, Rudy (5) and twins Simon and Oliver (3). In their spare time, Matt and Jessica enjoy traveling on their Harley.

Also, Manny Soares is our new Regional Sales Manager working in the North San Joaquin Valley between Turlock and Sacramento, CA.

A Central Valley native, Manny worked for Cargill Animal Nutrition the past 3 years and has had assignments consulting with dairies in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and New York.
"Much of Manny's focus was on ration formulation using Cargill's MAXX program," says John Miller, District Sales Manager. "He also helped dairymen optimize their Feedwatch and Dairy Comp 305 management programs."

Prior to joining Cargill, Manny spent 5 years managing a Jersey- Holstein dairy in Turlock.
"Manny gained a great deal of experience in handling day-to-day operations," John says, "and will be able to use that experience in working with customers in California."

Manny attended Modesto Junior College with an emphasis in Dairy Science. He was a member of the National and International Championship judging team for MJC. He then attended Cornell University where he received his B.S. in Dairy Science and was a member of the Cornell dairy judging team.

He has been involved in several community organizations that raise money for local Boys & Girls Clubs and the Future Farmers of America, including the Local Warriors Club in Turlock and the Pinal 40 in Arizona.

Kit Spangler has joined Diamond V as Director, Key Accounts in China, working with our office in Shenzen to support our China dairy efforts.

"When not in China," says Mike Goble, Executive Vice President and COO, "Kit will continue to reside in Minneapolis and will be an integral part of the North American Dairy Team where he will focus on technology and information transfer to our China team."

Kit comes to Diamond V with a B.S. in Dairy Science from Iowa State University and a M.S. in Modern Asian Civilizations from the University of Iowa, where he learned to speak and write fluently in Mandarin. Kit's previous work experience includes 25 years serving the U.S. dairy market with Nelson Consultants, with many years working and building relationships throughout the China dairy industry.

"Kit's experience," Mike says, "will be very valuable to our China Dairy Team as we continue to grow and serve this important market segment. He'll spend the rest of 2014 working closely with and learning from our North American Dairy Team. He will begin his China rotation in January 2015."

There's a lot going on at Diamond V as we grow in science, expertise, and customer support. If you'd like to share any question and see the answer in DairyAdvisor, please get in touch Clayton. Tel. 319.866.7680 Email cgill@diamondv.com Return to Industry Buzz.

11.18.2014