Georgia-Pacific (G-P) Plant Nutrition recently announced the addition of Jon Mixson as national sales and marketing manager, and Blake Covert as sales agronomist for the western United States.
Mixson will oversee and drive nationwide sales for the Nitamin plant nutrition business, which includes Nitamin 30L and Nitamin Nfusion Steady Delivery nitrogen. On the west coast, Covert will support Nitamin sales efforts, as well as agronomic research and trials.
A graduate of Florida State University, Mixson has worked in the agricultural business for more than 15 years and most recently was in product marketing with Bayer Crop Sciences. Covert has more than 10 years of experience in the agricultural and turf business in California. In addition to managing his family’s almond and walnut farm, Covert also worked for Wilbur-Ellis. He holds a bachelor's degree in Crop Science from California Polytechnic State University.