Jeff Noel

About Jeff Noel

For more than two decades, I have influenced profitability and performance by marketing, commercializing, and managing a wide range of agricultural seed varieties and hybrids—including wheat, sorghum, corn, soybeans, dry beans, millet, and grasses.In my current position as Director of Husker Genetics (formerly the Foundation Seed Division) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, I balance organizational leadership and people management with key roles as Commodity Board Liaison and Industry Liaison. A few years ago, I served as Interim Assistant Director of the Agricultural Research Division and Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station.My successes in these leadership positions can be attributed to my firsthand experience in this industry, which started at the ground level, as co-owner and general manager of a grain farm in Kentucky.Over the years, I have built a long list of personal relationships in agriculture, higher education, corporations, and government. At the same time, I managed complex commodity, intellectual property, and quality issues to take my employers (Hopkinsville Elevator Company, Wilfarm, and Land O’Lakes) into new markets for greater profitability and impact.Whether I am restructuring organizations, revitalizing teams, or uncovering new opportunities to maximize value from newly developed seed varieties or hybrids, I am driven and passionate about my work—and committed to success.

Experience

1. Commodity Board Liaison Wheat, Sorghum, Corn, and Soybean

   University of Nebraska System

   Jan 2012 — Present · Lincoln, NE, US

   Served as trusted liaison and promoted partnerships with Nebraska commodity boards and grower associations as Commodity Board Liaison for Wheat and Sorghum (2005 to present) with concurrent responsibilities as Commodity Board Liaison for Corn and Soybean (2012 to 2014).# Solicited insights and feedback from the commodity board on current and emerging issues and strategies.# Attended Commodity Board meetings.# Coordinated with the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources International Liaison.

Education

• Western Kentucky University

  Bachelor of Science

• American Seed Trade Association

  Management Academy

• American Seed Trade Association

  Advanced Management Academy

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  Candidate for Master of Applied Science

Skills

• Commodity Board Liaison
• Corn
• Quality Management
• Sorghum
• Training & Development
• Industry Liaison
• Seed Varieties
• Seed Industry
• Agriculture
• Licensing
• Commercialization
• Budgeting
• Breeding Projects
• Financial Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Performance Improvement
• Intellectual Property
• Leadership
• Management
• Team Building
• Seed Hybrids
• Marketing
• Change Management
• Soybean
• Relationship Management
• Restructuring
• Revitalization
• Turnaround
• Relationship Building
• Business Integration
• Wheat
• Process Improvement
• Senior Executive
• Corporate Partnerships
• Product Innovation
• Business Management
• Executive Leadership