- Don Laughlin, a long-time American Angus Association regional manager from Guilford, Mo., has been named director of member services for the Association. He’ll step into the role immediately. His primary responsibilities will include assisting members and affiliates with registrations, transfers, memberships and other daily activities. He will schedule the work flow through the office while explaining and enforcing Association rules and policies. Laughlin will also administer the Association’s parent verification program and monitor the genetic defect program.
- Steve Weaver, a pork producer from Elk Grove, Calif., has been elected president of the National Pork Board. Members of the board also elected Tim Bierman, a producer from Larrabee, Iowa, vice president. Both officer terms are for one year on the board that administers all Pork Checkoff programs. Weaver and Bierman were elected during the board’s summer meeting at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. Their terms begin immediately.
- Becker Underwood announces a significant expansion in the production capacity of its St. Joseph, Mo., facility to meet the increasing demand for inoculants for soybeans, peanuts, peas and lentils grown in North America. They are currently installing new state-of-the-art fermentation units.
