Berthoud, Colorado
May  5, 2000

William J. "Bill" Kuntz is joining forces with Robert Bruns, Dr. Rollin Sears, and Dr. David Worrall and assuming the position of National Marketing Manager for AgriPro Wheat, a division of Advanta USA.

Kuntz leaves his current position as Director of Field Seed Services for the North Dakota State Seed Department. During his ten-year tenure, the certified seed industry in North Dakota experienced strong growth and is currently the largest Seed Certification Agency in the United States. Kuntz is recognized nationally for his efforts to provide growers with the best quality seed available through the seed certification process and has served on numerous State and National Agricultural Boards, including the Executive Committee of Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies since 1997.

"We are extremely pleased to have Bill join our team. His knowledge of the wheat seed industry is a great compliment to the strong research base we have established." says Rob Bruns, AgriPro Wheat general manager. "He is uniquely qualified to help us manage the introduction of new ‘technology’ wheat varieties in a very ‘farmer friendly’ manner."

Kuntz and his family will be moving to the AgriPro Wheat home offices near Berthoud, Colorado. AgriPro Wheat is the largest commercial wheat seed effort in North

America with a strong breeding history of more than 25 years. AgriPro Wheat is 100% focused on providing improved wheat varieties selected to maximize profit for wheat growers.

AgriPro Wheat is a part of the worldwide Advanta Seeds group and Garst Seed Company. Garst is the largest member of the Advanta group of companies and is a key component of an expansive worldwide Advanta seed technology network that includes research, development and breeding facilities in 13 U.S. states and in 12 countries around the globe.