Bill Koepke may be new to his job with Shawano County, but he certainly isn’t new to the area.
The new agronomist, who started his duties Jan. 15, grew up just north of Marion, where his parents farmed.
“For the last two weeks, just trying to get the lay of the land,” he told the Shawano County Land Conservation Committee on Feb. 1. “Going through a lot of new employee training, stuff like that.”
An agronomist provides agronomic knowledge and leadership to growers while performing job duties such as field scouting, soil management and market analysis.