Ross Bender is a Sr. Agronomist for The Mosaic Company. His responsibilities include educating and training internal and external sales forces on Mosaic premium products and balanced crop nutrition. Prior to joining Mosaic, he received a BS in Crop Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, and MS and PhD in Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois. Ross has used his training, education and research experience to interactively share cutting-edge plant nutrition knowledge across hundreds of retailer and producer audiences.