S&W Appoints Kirk Rolfs as Vice President of Production

S&W Seed Company announced recently that alfalfa industry veteran, Kirk Rolfs, has been appointed as the Company’s Vice President of Production. Mr. Rolfs will have overall responsibility for seed grower contracting, and management of the company’s newly acquired seed processing facility in Nampa, Idaho, where he had overseen operations for DuPont Pioneer prior to the acquisition by S&W.

Mr. Rolfs began his career with Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. at the alfalfa research station in Connell, WA. In 1988, he accepted an Agronomist position with Pioneer Hi-Bred in Fresno, CA managing non-dormant alfalfa seed production in the San Joaquin Valley region of California. In 1992, he was promoted to Senior Agronomist and over the following 10 years took on additional roles for the product line of Quality Supply Logistics, worldwide distribution planning, as well as Supply and Demand Planning. In 2013, Mr. Rolfs was promoted to Production Location Manager of the Nampa, ID production location.