Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. has announced the hiring of Davis McCarthy, Pag, to serve as a Manager, Sales and Logistics with the Company. In this position, McCarthy will engage with growers to sign Camelina production contracts, and support grain off-take logistics and commercial contract seed production.

McCarthy was previously a Senior Grain Buyer & Logistics Manager with Scoular, a private agribusiness company specializing in grain origination, international trade and transportation located in Saskatoon where he built and maintained relationships with producers, trucking companies and grain handling facilities to execute contracts for the sale, transport and processing of special crops to international markets. Prior to that, he served as an Agronomist with Cavalier Agrow and served as a Research Technician at Ag-Quest, a contract research organization located in Saskatoon. McCarthy has a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with Honors and Distinction from University of Saskatchewan.

“We are excited for Davis to join our team and leverage his experience working closely with growers to provide agronomic recommendations and facilitate the movement of grain off their farms,” said Darren Greenfield, Senior Director of Seed Operations. “The addition of Davis to our team is an important step for Yield10’s commercial business and our plans to identify and engage growers suitable for Camelina production in the U.S. and Canada.”