Alan Miller
Research Director/Owner
Welcome. I am the Research Director/Owner of AGRES. I purchased AGSTAT in April 2011. At that time the business was renamed Agricultural Research of Wisconsin, LLC (AGRES). Dr. Jon Baldock established AGSTAT in 1979. I worked at AGSTAT from 1997-2000, then rejoined AGSTAT in March 2006 after working as a horticulturist at an orchard and a researcher in a plant breeding program at Seminis Vegetable Seeds. I worked as a research manager and principal investigator for Stewart Agricultural Research Services for three years. I received my Ph.D. in Horticulture, minor in Botany, and specialized in Weed Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993. I received my M.S. at UW-Madison in Horticulture studying weed competition in cabbage production. In 1987, I received my B.S. in Agronomy with an interest in Weed Science from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. I was raised on my grandfather’s farm raising cattle, swine, poultry, and field crops, with interests in gardening. My family has strong roots in many facets of agriculture and I am enjoying being a strong part of that history!
Nick Breunig
Research Agronomist
Nick Breunig joined AGRES in 2014 as a Research Technician. Nick grew up in Southern Wisconsin on his family’s dairy farm where he played an integral role in crop and milk production, along with general farm maintenance activities. Nick graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where he received his B.S. in Agribusiness. Nick also has his Wisconsin Individual Commercial Pesticide Applicator License.
Ryan Meives
Research agronomist
Ryan Meives joined AGRES in 2017 as a Research Technician. Ryan grew up in Southern Wisconsin where he developed an appreciation for the outdoors and gardening. Ryan attended the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where he received his B.S. in Soil and Crop Science. While at UW-Platteville, Ryan was a Research Assistant and was involved in a two year study on the efficacy of carbon-based fertilizers on alfalfa quality and yield. Ryan also has his Wisconsin Individual Commercial Pesticide Applicator License.
Andrew Stuebs
Assistant Research agronomist
Andrew joined AGRES in the spring of 2018 as a Summer Research Intern. He grew up in Eastern Wisconsin, but in the summertime, he helped out on his family’s apple orchard, which is located in southwestern Wisconsin. Andrew graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015 with a B.S. in Agronomy. Andrew has also obtained his Wisconsin Individual Commercial Pesticide Applicator License.