Mycorrhizal Applications adds Alex Way as West Coast sales account manager

Way previously worked as a R&D manager and IPM specialist at a research nursery.


The team at Mycorrhizal Applications (MA) has Alex Way as a West Coast sales account manager. Way is based in Portland and will help support growers and green industry professionals in the Western United States, and also provide additional support to the increasing number of horticulture distributors who are selling the MycoApply mycorrhizal products that MA produces, as well as the additional biological solutions that MA distributes, such as Actinovate Biofungicides, MGK Botanical Insecticides and Valent BioSciences’ Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs).

Way's initial focus will be to support growers and distributors in Oregon, Washington, and California, however, his territory also extends to include all 13 western states. Way received his Bachelor of Science in Public Health with a Minor in Environmental Sciences from the College of Charleston, in Charleston, SC. He is certified in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) and has his Private Pesticide Applicators License (PAL). In his professional career, Way has worked as a Program Coordinator for the School of Gardening for South Carolina Educators, as well as an R&D Manager and IPM Specialist for a research nursery.

“We are fortunate to have Alex on our team,” said Blair Busenbark, the sales and marketing manager for Mycorrhizal Applications. “He brings an enthusiasm and technical expertise that we believe our customers will appreciate as they embrace the use of MycoApply mycorrhizae."