# 2010 Legacy Award Winner

Author: Jim.Robinson
Published: 2010-07-13
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/crop-inputs/precision-agriculture/2010-legacy-award-winner-2/

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**Harold Reetz** *Midwest Director
 International Plant Nutrition Institute*
 Harold Reetz has been a champion of technology and precision agriculture throughout his four decade-long career. Starting out in Extension in the Purdue University system in the 1970s, he assumed numerous leadership roles over the years and worked tirelessly as a champion for improving agronomic practices through education, research, outreach, and collaboration with like-minded growers and researchers from around the world.

In his role as midwest director of the International Plant Nutrition Institute, Reetz promoted the use of variable-rate fertilizers. He initiated the InfoAg Conference in the mid-1990s as a way of getting people together to share experiences and build a networked community of vendors, users, and service providers. As president of the Foundation for Agronomic Research he led multi-state teams in field research projects and development of training materials, as well as workshops on the use of precision farming and the resulting data to make decisions.

**Other 2010 PrecisionAg Awards of Excellence Winners:**
 • Crop Adviser/Entrepreneur Award: OptiGro Team/Jimmy Sanders
 • Education/Research Award: Dr. Terry Griffin
 • Farmer Award: Ken Dalenberg
 • Legacy Award: Jess Loweberg-DeBoer