Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association
Interview with Bill Stoneman
Bill Stoneman is the Executive Director of the Biopesticide Industry Alliance (WPIA), serving in that capacity since April of 2008. Stoneman began his career with the Minnesota Extension Service. After earning an advanced degree in Agronomy and Soil Science at the University of Minnesota, Stoneman moved to agribusiness as a Technical Services Specialist and later Marketing Specialist for a Midwest reional fertilizer and agrichemical company. Later, his career evolved to include biological pesticides in his role as Business Development Manager at Chr. Hansen, a Danish Biotechnology Company with ventures in food, agriculture and industrial applications of microorganisms.