(Tangent, OR 2023) Barenbrug USA is excited to announce the recent hire of Jeff Gazaway as Southern Professional Turf and Forage Sales Manager.   Gazaway has spent his 25+ year career serving the turf and agriculture industry sectors in a variety of roles. His turfgrass experience ranges from management of golf courses, commercial and residential landscapes to serving as the Assistant Extension Turfgrass Specialist for the state of Oklahoma, where he assisted with NTEP and herbicide trials and industry education events and consulted on turfgrass production issues. In the agricultural sector, Gazaway has been involved in forage and livestock mineral sales and has further contributed to production success by facilitating producer education meetings. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Education from Oklahoma State University.

Justin Burns, Vice President of Sales, Pro Divisions, comments “We are excited to have Jeff on our team here at Barenbrug! He will be instrumental in working with our distributors on the ground level in both our Professional Forage and Professional Turf sales sectors.  Jeff brings with him a great deal of industry knowledge for forage and turf and we look forward to having him in this position as a part of our team.”

 

"...Jeff brings with him a great deal of industry knowledge for forage and turf and we look forward to having him in this position as a part of our team." 

-Justin Burns, Vice President of Sales, Pro Divisions

 

Presently residing in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Jeff is married to fellow OSU alumnus, Amy Gazaway, and they have two children, Mackenzie and Brandt. He and his family operate a small registered herd of Limousin and LimFlex cattle. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, and playing golf.

 

Gazaway can be reached at jgazaway@barusa.com