F² Consulting helps agricultural technology companies plan R&D, assess technologies, and bring crop protection products to market. Work directly with Ronald D. Flannagan, Ph.D.
Pest control innovations Ron helped bring to market.
Two further products in advanced regulatory review.
Products across corn, soy, cotton, and sugarcane.
Named inventor and co-author.
Set research priorities, select product candidates, and decide where to invest.
→Assess the science, technical feasibility, and IP behind an investment, acquisition, or partnership.
→Plan resistance management and stewardship using product biology, field evidence, and grower practice.
→Plan development and launch, from candidate selection to field performance and product positioning.
→Advise research teams and explain technical findings to executives, investors, and customers.
→Oversaw technology and IP assessment for a GreenLight acquisition that enabled commercialization in 2025.
Led technical support, training, and grower service for sales teams across the nation’s largest agricultural production state. Worked directly with sales teams to lead product launches and with growers for positioning and placement of products on their fields.
Drove resistance-management strategy for corn rootworm (CRW) in the U.S. and fall armyworm (FAW) in Brazil, aligning technical guidance and stewardship practices to preserve product durability.
Ron grew up on a farm in northeast Iowa. At Pioneer Hi-Bred, Monsanto, Bayer, and GreenLight Biosciences, he worked in crop protection research, commercial agronomy, and R&D leadership.
He founded F² Consulting in 2025 to advise agricultural technology companies.
About Ron