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The Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) has appointed Shashi Yellareddygari as the new director of research and industry outreach. He replaces Matthew Blua after his retirement in July.
Yellareddygari brings experience in agronomy, plant pathology and applied research. Most recently, he worked as an agronomic service representative in Ohio, where he provided technical expertise and agronomic guidance to growers and sales representatives. Before that, he served as a field agronomist with Bayer. Earlier in his career, he worked as a research scientist at North Dakota State University, focusing on potato disease management.
