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“Dale Jefferson is an experienced and proven executive with a strong software growth and business development record,” says Kevin Muxlow, URUS chief operations officer. “He’s worked with start-ups and companies scaling sales in the grain supply chain, agronomy, infrastructure and agriculture industries.”

Most recently, Jefferson was the general manager of Solentra Global, an international software and service business executing digital transformation in the grain supply chain sector and part of the Constellation Software companies. He also served as a director with CropZilla, a subscription software platform that collects field equipment operating data to optimize productivity, decision-making and farm profitability.

“I am eager to work with the team and find ways to accelerate innovation to drive farm productivity and profitability,” says Jefferson. “It’s exciting to see what this data management and decision-making evolution will bring to the industry.”

Jefferson holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The Ohio State University and a master’s degree in chemistry from Princeton University.

“Our team looks forward to collaborating with Dale to identify key opportunities the current digital transformation in the dairy business will open for our farm partners and members,” says Muxlow.