- Joining Becker Underwood is Sherman Hollins, named regional sales manager for the eastern and southern U.S.; and Dan Kuester, a marketing communications specialist in agricultural products which will include beneficial nematodes, inoculants and seed enhancements.
- A slate of new officers and directors has been nominated to serve on the United Fresh Produce Association Board of Directors.
- The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Feeding America and Archer Daniels Midland Company established Invest An Acre, an innovative partnership that engages U.S. farmers in helping provide food to their neighbors.
- Greg Thies joins Syngenta this month as senior director of Federal Government Relations, based in Washington, D.C.