BRANDT Expands Discovery and Innovation Team
Springfield, Illinois (March 6, 2025) – BRANDT, a leading agriculture retailer and manufacturer of specialty input products, is pleased to announce that Tyler Richmond, Ph.D. has joined the BRANDT Discovery and Innovation team. Richmond will focus on agronomic research and advancing crop production in the Delta and Southeast regions using BRANDT products and technologies.
Richmond will play a key role in incorporating and positioning BRANDT products into grower programs that enhance plant health for increased yields. He brings experience in soil fertility, plant nutrition and field research that will prove valuable in supporting the BRANDT sales team and their customers.
“We are excited to welcome Tyler to the team,” said Brian Haschemeyer, VP of BRANDT Discovery and Innovation. “His expertise in agronomy and research will help us refine and expand our product portfolio, ensuring we continue delivering high-quality, science-driven solutions to growers.”
His focus will be on key BRANDT product categories and technologies such as BRANDT Seedflow planter box solutions, BRANDT EnzUp technology, BRANDT Smart System foliar nutrients and other developing biological and adjuvant technologies.
Richmond holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and a Master of Science in Crop Sciences from the University of Arkansas. He earned a Ph.D. in Agronomy from Mississippi State University.
About BRANDT
A leading agricultural company, BRANDT serves growers around the globe. Founded in 1953 by Glen Brandt and his sister Evelyn Brandt Thomas to help Illinois farmers adopt new and profitable technologies, the company has experienced aggressive growth under the leadership of President and CEO Rick Brandt. BRANDT’s focus is providing the products and services that give growers the best opportunity for return while building a stronger, healthier and more abundant food supply.
