C6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 26, 1994
Elanco
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Blan
co Animal Health has named se
veral managers for various pro
duct divisions.
Billy C. Lawton of Oklahoma
City, Okla., was recently named
marketing associate for cattle pro
ducts. Lawton had previously
served as a cattle products sales
representative in north central
Texas and Oklahoma.
Lawlon, a 15-year Elanco em
ployee, is responsible for the mar
keting activities that support cattle
products in the United States. His
duties include developing and su
p;rvising nationwide sales incen
tives, advertising, and public rela
tions programs.
The Marlin, Texas, native holds
bachelor’s and master’s degrees in
agricultural education from Sam
Houston State University, in
Huntsville, Texas. He taught high
school vocational agriculture in
Texas before joining Elanco.
Elanco Animal Health has nam
ed Dr. Larry A. Stobbs marketing
manager, veterinary products.
Previously a research and de
velopment manager for Elanco in
Canada and a project manager for
Lilly Research Laboratories in
Greenfield, Ind., Stobbs is respon
sible for sales, marketing, and
communication activities in the
U.S.A. for Elanco cattle veterin
ary products, including Micotil®
and Tylan® Injectable.
Stobbs, a licensed veterinarian,
has been with Elanco since 1980
and has been involved in both
field research and regulatory acti
vities in Canada. He was an instru
mental figure in the research and
regulatory processes necessary for
clearing Micotil in Canada, the
first country in the world to obtain
approval. Stobbs has also been in
volved in research with Rumen
sin®, Tylan and Compudose®,
thus giving him a broad base of
experience with Elanco cattle pro
ducts and customers in the feedlot
setting.
Prior 10 joining Elanco, Slobbs
spent three years as a practicing
veterinarian in western Canada.
He is a member of the Canadian
Veterinary Medical Association,
the Alberta Veterinary Medicine
Association, and the American
Association of Industrial Veterin
arians.
Elanco Animal Health has nam
ed David B. Hewlett marketing
manager, cattle products. Pre
viously an Elanco manager of new
market planing, Hewlett is respon
sible for marketing and sales acti
vities in the United States for
Elanco cattle products, including
Rumensin®, Tylan® Premix, and
Compudose®.
Hewlett has served in several
positions during his 12-year ten
ure with Elanco. He has been in
volved with the cattle business as
a market analyst, market research
manager, district sales manager,
and manager of global business
planning and licensing. Through
his various positions, he has gain
ed valuable perspective into the
animal health markets worldwide
ness
News
Names Managers
Billy C. Lawton
David B. Hewlett
ties for Rumensin®, Tylan® Pre
mix, Tylan Injection, Com
pudose® and Micotil®.
A 17-year veteran of Eianco
Animal Health, Gordon has serv
ed the company in several posi
tions. He has held sales positions
in Canada, been a district manager
with responsibility for all animal
health products and served as mar
keting manager for Elanco’s for
mer Agricultural Division in Can
ada. He also served as materials
manager for Eli Lilly Canada, Inc.
Gordon, who holds an MBA
and an undergraduate degree from
McMaster University m Canada,
is currently the president of the
Canadian Animal Health Institute,
the counterpart to the USA’s Ani
mal Health Institute. He also has
served as a national director of the
Canadian Feed Industry Associa
tion.
Seedway Appoints Representatives
and the cattle market in particular.
A graduate of Utah State Uni
versity with an undergraduate de
gree in range management and a
master’s degree in natural re
source economics, Hewlett also
holds an MBA from the Univer
sity of Chicago.
Prior to joining Elanco, Hewlett
was involved in the cattle industry
through research and extension
positions at South Dakota State
University where he was director
of beef marketing.
Elanco Animal Health has nam
ed David F. Gordon as director of
sales and marketing for cattle and
veterinary products in the United
States.
Previously a director for Elanco
Animal Health in Canada. Gordon
will now direct U.S. marketing,
sales and communication activi-
HALL, N.Y. Seedway, Inc.
announces the employment of
Bruce Roberts of Dover, Del.,
who will serve customers on the
Del-Mar peninsula and in south
ern New Jersey.
Roberts will work extensively
with Milford Fertilizer Company
and other Seedway dealers, sup
plying Asgrow and Seedway
agronomic products and services.
Roberts is a native of Burling
ton County, New Jersey. He has
extensive agricultural experience
as seed production manager for
New Jersey Crop Improvement
Association, retail seed sales for
an independent New Jersey seed
Dr. Larry A. Stobbs
supplier, and district sales man
ager for the Mid-Atlantic area for
a national seed company.
Also, Seedway, Inc. announces
that Brent L. Miller of Pottstown,
Pa., has recently assumed respon
sibility for serving company ac
counts in southeastern Pennsylva
nia, New Jersey, and northwestern
Maryland. Mr. Miller will be re
sponsible for sales and service to
farm and turf seed customers.
Miller is a native of York Coun
ty, and was graduated from Kutz
town Stale College in 1970. He
has been involved in teaching, re
tail agricultural sales, traffic man
ager, and later branch manager of
a regional seed company location.
Yield Indicator Instantly
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Agronomist To Speak
At Regional Meeting
LEWISBURG (Union Co.)
Dr. Norman Jones, owner and
agronomist of A&L Eastern
Laboratories, is scheduled to
speak at the large regional meet
ing being hosted by Nutrient Solu
tions in Agriculture, division of
Gro-Mor Plant Food Company,
here on March 2 from 9:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m.
The meeting is free and open to
all farmers and producers, who
should call Gro-Mor at (800)
322-0060 to make reservations for
the event, which will be held at the
Country Cupboard Restaurant on
Route 15 North of Lewisburg.
Jones will speak on the science
and art of “analytical farming,”
describing the recent advances in
soil, plant, and manure testing
procedures, and how the proper
use of these leads to improved
profitability and cash flow in
today’s farming enterprise.
Gro-Mor Plant Food Company
utilizes A&L Labs soil sampling
services, providing their custom
ers with newly revised and
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large volumes of feed quickly.
Belt Conveyor
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• Belt speeds of 370, 260, 130,
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updated computerized soil analys
is reporting.
Other speakers include Pioneer
Seed discussing new com and
soybean hybrids; American Cya
namid discussing the latest in
problem weed control; John
Yocum from the Penn State
Southeast Field Research Farm in
Landisville, discussing com and
alfalfa insect ID and control
through IPM and chemical
methods; Robert Denlinger on the
profit advantage of using Gro-Mor
Liquid Plant Food; Bobby Jones
from Northeastern Farm Credit on
farm financing in the 19905; Don
Lindsey, formerly with SCS, on
what the government has in store
for us via nutrient management
planning; and Dr. Jim Ferguson,
University of Pennsylvania Veter
inary School, discussing the latest
information on how to feed 8-per
cent less protein while increasing
production by up to 25-percent.
A hot lunch will be served to all
attendees free of charge, and door
prizes will be awarded.
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