Dustin Blunier

Dustin Blunier has worked in the agricultural industry since 2003. Dustin began their career as a County Manager at Illinois Farm Bureau, where they managed two county Farm Bureau organizations. Dustin then moved to Precision Planting as a Marketing Communications Manager, responsible for the Marketing Communications plan and targeting row crop farmers in the Midwestern United States. In 2013, Blunier joined Helena Chemical Company as a Key Accounts Manager, delivering a portfolio of crop inputs to farm operations. Blunier then worked at Falcon Soil Technology as a Product Manager, overseeing production, marketing, and development of the Falcon automated soil sampling system. Dustin then joined AgReliant Genetics, LLC as a Plant Agronomist, selecting fields and managing management practices to ensure efficient results. Blunier currently serves as a Senior Field Sales Agronomist at Heliae, bridging the gap between product development and commercialization.

Dustin Blunier began their educational journey in 1999 when they attended Illinois Central College and earned a Transfer Certificate in the Ag Business Transfer Program. Dustin then moved on to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where they graduated in 2003 with a degree in Agricultural Consumer Economics and a focus in Farm Business Management. Additionally, they have obtained a Certified Crop Adviser certification from the American Society of Agronomy.