As Released By CropLife America CropLife America (CLA) is pleased to announce that Jeff Blackwood has been selected as Vice President of Government Relations (VP of GR). Blackwood joins CLA on May 28, after more than a decade as the policy lead for the agricultural solutions business of BASF Corporation.…
More DetailsAs Released by CropLife America Photo by Baker Botts The CropLife America (CLA) Board of Directors welcomes Alexandra (Alex) Dunn as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dunn joins CLA after serving as a Partner in the Environmental, Safety, and Incident Response group at the international law firm…
More DetailsEarlier this month, seed and crop protection industry veteran Nicholas Storer, PhD, joined the team at American Sugarbeet Growers Association (ASGA) as the organization’s Vice President of Science and Innovation. Prior to joining ASGA, Storer held roles with Dow AgroSciences and Ciba Bunting across a variety of functions from Quality…
More DetailsAs released by United Soybean Board The United Soybean Board (USB) is pleased to announce that Lucas Lentsch will join the organization as its Chief Executive Officer starting January 1, 2024. Lentsch currently serves on the Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) leadership team, which manages the national dairy checkoff. USB’s board…
More DetailsThe Northwest Horticultural Council (NHC) recently welcomed Virna Stillwaugh to the organization as the new Vice President for Scientific Affairs. Based in Washington, NHC is a nonprofit trade association representing the tree fruit industry in Idaho, Oregon and Washington on policy and regulatory matters at a federal and international level.…
More DetailsEarlier this week, FarmHouse Fraternity announced the appointment of the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer Dave Hansen. With a rich history spanning over 100 years, FarmHouse Fraternity has grown from a club started on the University of Missouri campus to an international fraternity of 48 chapters and 30,000 lifelong members.…
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