our team.
Integrity, innovation, inspiration.

Corey rozenboom  M.s.

Owner and Research Director

Corey Rozenboom is the owner and Research Director of Alpha Ag Research. A 3rd generation farmer born and raised in Iowa, Corey enjoys all things outdoors. His passion is enjoying God's creation and the natural world by experiencing it hands-on. He has a B.A. in Agriculture: Plant Science from Dordt University and M.S. in Agronomy: Plant Breeding from Kansas State University. Corey's entire professional career has been in field testing and experimentation serving both public and private sectors of agriculture.

terry friend  M.s.

field research scientist

Terry Friend joined Alpha Ag Research in April of 2020 as the Field Research Scientist after serving in the seed research industry for 21 years with a major seed company. He also has worked in Research IT, International Agronomy, and Trait Integration. He has a B.A. in Agriculture: Plant Science from Dordt University and M.S. in Plant Breeding and Genetics from North Dakota State University. Terry enjoys visiting family, hiking in national parks, running,  and trying to keep old clocks working.

Andy prins

research associate / shop foreman

Andy Prins joined Alpha Ag Research in March 2014 as a Research Associate and Shop Foreman. He has worked in agricultural equipment manufacturing prior to joining Alpha Ag Research and currently conducts all shop maintenance projects in addition to performing several field operations throughout the season. Andy enjoys outdoors activities, as well as generally building, fixing and making things work better.

cooper smith  B.S.

senior research associate

Cooper Smith joined Alpha Ag Research in April 2019 as a Senior Research Associate. He has a B.S. in Agronomy from Iowa State University. Cooper is passionate about finding new and innovative ways to help growers be more productive and sustainable. He currently leads variety trial projects in addition to performing field scouting, in-season observations and all field operations throughout the season. Cooper enjoys fishing and other outdoors activities. 

John hofland

Research fabrication technician

John Hofland is a 3rd generation farmer born and raised in northwest Iowa. As a highly skilled fabricator and full-time farmer, John assists Alpha Ag Research with several specialty design projects needed for field trial applications and data collection. His expertise in agriculture and shop work result from his passion for creativity and working with his hands. John enjoys being outdoors, farming and singing loudly when he thinks no one else is around.