Meet the Team

Mike became the President and CEO of Calcium Products in 2013. Prior to this role, he spent 24 years with John Deere holding positions in engineering, operations, and business. Mike most recently led John Deere’s North American utility tractor business in Augusta, Georgia. He also spent three years in the Netherlands leading John Deere’s European sprayer business and helped secure double-digit growth.

Mike is an Iowa native with experience on his family’s farm. Mike earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 2002 and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University in 1989. Mike and his family live in Ames, Iowa.

Jeff joined Calcium Products as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 2015. Prior to Calcium Products, Jeff developed and grew the Iowa sales territory for Specialty Fertilizer Products (SFP), now Verdesian Life Sciences. He spent ten years at Channel Bio starting first as a district sales manager which led to leadership roles managing all aspects of a sales system including recruitment and coaching of the sales team, marketing, customer service, and distribution. Jeff started his career at FC Coop, now Landus Cooperative in Iowa in 1996 as a feed and livestock marketing specialist.

Jeff has a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Education from Iowa State University and is an active member of his family farm near Winterset, Iowa.

Leading our production team is Greg Walstrom, plant manager at Gilmore City. Greg has been with Calcium Products since 2003 and works every day to ensure our operations team works safely, manufactures products to quality specifications, and manufacturers enough product to meet our customers’ growing demand.

Jeff joined Calcium Products in 2012 with an extensive history in agricultural sales including fertilizer, seed, and equipment. Most recently, Jeff worked as a district sales manager in Iowa for Nachurs-Alpine Solutions, an industry leader in nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium liquid fertilizer. Jeff started his career and spent 17 years with American Cyanamid Co., contributing to the company’s aggressive growth in crop protection products.

Jeff graduated from Iowa State University in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business. He was raised on a farm in western Iowa and currently lives in Des Moines, Iowa.

Phone: 515-490-5853

Scott Hall joined our team in 2017 and brought 20 years of agriculture sales and business development experience with him. Scott is responsible for northern Illinois and eastern Iowa. Most recently, Scott worked as a senior technical sales specialist for Bayer Crop Science.

He grew up on a grain and livestock farm in western Illinois and attained a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy from Western Illinois University and an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa. When Scott is not working or spending time with his family, he enjoys boating and fishing in southeast Alaska. Scott and his family reside near Geneseo, Illinois.

Phone: 309-235-8671

Brian Easland came to Calcium Products in 2017 with more than 20 years of ag sales and marketing experience collaborating with growers, retailers, consultants, and distributors. He supports our customers in Nebraska and Kansas. He recently managed his own crop consulting business and also worked with Syngenta Crop Protection in northeast Nebraska for nine years. He worked for Agrilliance, now WinField United, for eight years in North Dakota and Nebraska.

Brian earned a degree in Agricultural Business from South Dakota State University in 1994. Brian is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys sports and attending his kids’ activities. He lives with his family near Norfolk, Nebraska.

Phone: 402-860-9743

Becky came on board in 2014 and is responsible for our Wisconsin sales territory. She came to Calcium Products from DuPont Crop Protection where she worked as a technical sales agronomist. Prior to Becky’s role at DuPont, she worked for BASF in new product development, placing on-farm trials and collecting data. Becky started her career and spent 13 years with Agrilliance, now WinField United, managing a service center in northwest Wisconsin.

Becky graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in Soil and Crop Science. She was raised on a Wisconsin dairy farm and currently resides in Barneveld, Wisconsin.

Phone: 715-450-1291

Brian joined the Calcium Products team in 2009 and was put in charge of growing our company’s professional turf business. Prior to starting with Calcium Products, Brian was a golf professional for eleven years. Most recently, he worked for two years as a store manager and director of instruction at GolfTEC. The first nine years of his career were with Kohler Company, working as a golf professional at Blackwolf Run and Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. While with Kohler, Brian contributed to the successful execution of the 1998 U.S. Women’s Open, the 2001 PGA Club Professional Championship, and the 2004 PGA Championship.

Brian graduated with two bachelor’s degrees, Professional Golf Management and Marketing, from Mississippi State University in 1998.

Phone: 920-400-0422

Laura joined Calcium Products in 2016 and leads the company’s marketing and communication efforts including branding, positioning, advertising, collateral and content development, etc. Laura came to Calcium Products after working for six years on the advertising agency side of the marketing desk.

She grew up a Nebraska farm girl and graduated with an Agricultural Journalism degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2010. Laura and her family live in Ames, Iowa.

Lory started working for Calcium Products in 2003. She is a part of the customer service team in Gilmore City. You can find her in our new production plant, taking orders, filling trucks, and working on billing. Prior to Calcium Products, Lory worked as a Certified Medication Aide at a residential care facility for the elderly. When she is not working, Lory is at home hanging out with her husband and dogs. Lory currently resides in Pocahontas, Iowa.

Mary has been with Calcium Products since 2011. You will find Mary in Gilmore City loading trucks and taking orders. Before Calcium Products, Mary was an administrative assistant to a trucking sales department. In her free time, she likes to ride horses, camp, read and do crafts. Mary currently resides in Gilmore City, Iowa.

Rose has worked for Calcium Products since 1998. She can be found in Fort Dodge loading trucks and taking orders. When Rose is not working, she spends her time riding horses and hanging out with her grandkids and friends. Rose currently resides in Rutland, Iowa.

Dreux joined the Calcium Products team in 2015. Dreux is a part of the Fort Dodge customer service team. She spends her days loading trucks, directing phone calls, and doing data entry. In her free time, Dreux likes to spend time with her family, friends, and her dog. During the summer months, you will find her outside enjoying the outdoors. Dreux currently resides in Fort Dodge, Iowa.