Kermit Price

2025 Davis College Distinguished Alumni Award

Kermit Price of Wendell, North Carolina received his bachelor’s degree and doctorate in agronomy from Texas Tech. Price currently serves as Vice President and Head of Breeding, Trait Development, Technologies & Operations for Seeds & Traits at BASF Agricultural Solutions. He leads a global team responsible for managing BASF's Seeds & Traits portfolio, from R&D to commercialization, and aligning R&D investments with business priorities. He oversees operations to advance crop solutions across canola, cotton, soybean, and hybrid wheat. His career began in 2000 with Aventis CropScience (later acquired by Bayer), where he worked in cotton breeding and trait development. He contributed to the development of biotech traits for cotton and soybeans, shaping BASF’s product portfolio. In 2015, he moved to North Carolina, where he led product development and integrated crop protection with Seeds & Traits. He took on his current role in 2024, leading a new global organization within Seeds & Traits R&D.