Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Today I share with you news about a career change. After much thought and consideration, I have accepted a position with Bayer CropSciences as a Product Development Manager – Principal Scientist. I will be working out of the North American headquarters of Bayer CropSciences in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. This move allows my husband and I to live close to family in North Carolina. It will also give me the opportunity to work in a critical area of crop production – developing solutions to the myriad of production challenges that producers face on a daily basis.
Yesterday was my last day at the LSU AgCenter. I have the utmost respect and admiration for every individual involved with agricultural production in Louisiana. I feel humbled and honored that I had the opportunity to serve Louisiana citizens as an Extension Specialist at the LSU AgCenter. I enjoyed the opportunity to work side-by-side with many of you identifying problems and developing solutions that were economically and environmentally sound. Louisiana will always hold a special place in my heart.
I would like to especially thank all of the rice farmers, consultants, field scouts, industry representatives, and LSU AgCenter colleagues who participated in our demonstration program over the years. Your willingness to cooperate in our program resulted in a tremendous increase in the adoption of recommended pest management practices.
Fortunately, my responsibilities will continue to bring me to Louisiana in my travels. I hope to see many of you at meetings in the future. I wish you the best of luck this season.
If you want to remain informed about Louisiana rice production and pest problems, please follow the Louisiana Crops Blog at http://www.louisianacrops.com
Sincerely,
Natalie Hummel
P.S. If you would like my new contact information, please comment on this post and I’ll email it to you.
Natalie,
Those of us in agriculture in louisiana will always be grateful to you for your work and efforts while you were here. merci beaucoup for all you have done for us and good luck with your new endeavor.
Randy LaVergne
Location mgr.
Agriliance,Roanoke,La.
Randy,
Thanks for the kind words. Hope you season went well.
Natalie
Oh, Natalie,
We are going to miss you so much as a member of the LA rice industry family. Best of luck to you and Chas and don’t forget to come back to visit!! Please send me your new contact info.
Natalie,
Congratulaions on your new position with Bayer. Thank you for all you’ve done for the La.rice industry. We will miss you and I wish you the best. Please send me your new contact info.
Jeff,
Thanks for the kind words. I truly enjoyed working with you and your family.
I’ll email you my new contact info.
Natalie A. Hummel, Ph.D.
Product and Crop Development Manager
Bayer CropScience
Hey wish you all the best. Im sure you will do great at your new job. You were a great help to our industry and hope to cross paths in future.
Kent,
Thank you for the kind words. Hope your season went well.
Natalie
Congratulations. Hey, who will be able to respond to questions re Rice Seed Treatments in your absence. Ted Kabat. X Bayer Seed Treatment
Sorry it’s taken a while to get back to you.
Thanks! You can contact Mike Stout: mstout@agcenter.lsu.edu.
Do you work for Bayer also? If yes, please shoot me an email.
Natalie
Natalie A. Hummel, Ph.D.
Product and Crop Development Manager
Bayer CropScience
Dear,
Thank you for work done.
Allow me to wish you success and good health with your family.
Baptiste
Merci!
Thank you! As you can tell, I’ve been so happy living in the present that I took a break from the blog. I’m back now, hope you enjoy my American adventure stories.