That’s a big commute. Chi-town to St. Louie. But Scott McClure is doing it now as management supervisor leading the Bayer CropScience cotton, rice and peanut accounts for Rhea & Kaiser.

McClure brings more than 20 years of agency and publishing experience to the position, including advertising, public relations, event planning and issues management responsibilities. Prior to joining Rhea & Kaiser, he was vice president account services with St. Louis-based communications agency Brighton, where he served as group leader for all agribusiness accounts, including Delta and Pine Land Company, the largest cotton breeder and seed marketer in the United States, and BASF Agricultural Products. McClure also served as vice president, marketing communications, and vice president, agribusiness, with Fleishman-Hillard. His publishing background includes Vance Publishing and Farm Press Publications, as well as editorial responsibilities for several agricultural and turf grass publications.