AgSource Laboratories is very pleased to announce Dr. James Friedericks has accepted the position of Outreach and Education Advisor. In this new role, Friedericks will provide direction and support for the AgSource education program. He will also be supplying technical information, serving as liaison to the agricultural industry and making agronomic presentations to clients and audiences throughout the country. "Jim is a perfect candidate for this position," notes Steve Frack, AgSource Laboratories Vice President, Laboratory Operations. "His past experience in agronomy education, his knowledge of the industry and his hands-on experience in the laboratory make him well qualified to lead this new specialty area for AgSource."
Friedericks started with AgSource Laboratories as the Laboratory Manager of the Ellsworth, Iowa facility in August 2012. He holds a bachelor's degree in agronomy from the University of Kentucky and a PhD in agronomy from Virginia Tech. Jim has worked in the soil science field since his college days, including three years as a technician in Kentucky and Virginia, seven years as a supervisor of the Virginia Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Lab and four years as manager of Servi-Tech Laboratories in Hastings, Neb.
In addition, Friedericks taught soil fertility and soil science at the university level for 11 years in Kenya and Tanzania, in East Africa. Before joining AgSource, he worked at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in Madison, Wis., supervising staff working on university campuses around the world. Friedericks will be based out of AgSource Laboratories in Ellsworth, Iowa.
In his free time, Friedericks enjoys reading, gardening, camping and being outdoors. He has always been active in church; with an ongoing interest in missions. Friedericks and his wife, Diane, have four grown children and two grandchildren.
AgSource is a leader in agricultural and environmental laboratory analysis and information management services. A subsidiary of Cooperative Resources International, AgSource provides services to clients in the United States and across the globe. Learn more at http://www.AgSource.com.
2.21.2016
