Ken Franzky, Agronomy Services Manager at Cenrol Crop Consulting

About this episode

Ken Franzky discusses his role at Cenrol Crop Consulting and the challenges in agricultural training and crop management.

Special Guest: Ken Franzky, Agronomy Services Manager at Cenrol Crop Consulting. Hosts: David Nicolai, University of Minnesota Extension Educator, and Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota Soybean Specialist In Episode #68 of MN CropCast, we are thrilled to welcome Ken Franzky from Centrol Crop Consulting out of Marshall, MN. Ken Grew up on a farm in West Central Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota. He worked in the seed industry under several brands for both Syngenta and Pioneer before joining Centrol in 2015. At Centrol, his primary roles include: Technical Training: Managing agronomic competency standards and training for consultants. Education & Diagnostics: Leading internal cross-department training and providing in-field diagnostic assistance. Industry Relations: Handling interactive product training with agricultural companies and acting as a communication bridge with university personnel. Ken discusses his managerial role at Centrol and highlights some of the challenges faced by a complex and evolving agricultural system in terms of implementing a detailed training system for Centol’s crop consultants to maintain their technical competencies. Ken…

People in this episode

Hosts: David Nicolai, Seth Naeve

Guest: Ken Franzky

Topics covered

• Agronomy
• Crop Consulting
• Agricultural Education
• Technical Training
• Crop Management
• Yield Potential

Keywords

• Agronomy Services
• Crop Consulting
• Technical Training
• Corn Update
• Soybean Update
• Agricultural Systems
• Yield Potentials

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cenrol Crop Consulting, University of Minnesota

Places: Marshall, MN, West Central Minnesota, Minnesota, southern Minnesota, western Minnesota

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