- The third-grade class that was named the winner of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s First Peas to the Table Contest won a visit from Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields, who spoke to the students about her platform of ‘Eat Better, Live Better.’
- The trade show floor at Commodity Classic will open to new exhibitors on Thursday, June 1, 2017. The 2018 Commodity Classic will be held Tuesday, February 28 through Thursday, March 2 in Anaheim, California.
- Summit Agricultural Group announced the hiring of Michael Bousselot as a managing director and head of external relations.
- The American Soybean Association (ASA), DuPont Pioneer and DuPont Crop Protection are seeking applicants for the 2017-18 ASA DuPont Young Leader Program (DYL), which has identified and developed grower leaders who have shaped the agricultural industry for the past 30 years.