- Meet two keynote speakers joining the Alltech ONE Conference lineup: Mick Ebeling, founder and CEO of Not Impossible Labs and author of “Not Impossible: The Art and Joy of Doing What Couldn’t Be Done,” will take the ONE mainstage in person, and his presentation will also be live-streamed for those joining virtually. Presenting virtually is Paul Polman, who has been described by the Financial Times as “a standout CEO of the past decade”. As CEO of Unilever (2009-2019), he stopped reporting quarterly earnings to focus on a long-term strategy that would successfully double revenues while reducing the company’s environmental impact by half.
- Peggy Findley, Commodity Classic director for the past 26 years, has announced that she will be retiring later this year, once her replacement is hired and the transition of duties for managing the 2023 event in Orlando is complete. Commodity Classic is actively recruiting candidates for the position at commodityclassic.com/join-the-classic-team.
- There’s still time to enter the IFAJ Star Prize competition! With categories in Print, Photography, Audio, Video and Digital/Multimedia, the Star Prize recognizes the best agricultural reporting in the world… and every entry receives feedback from our global judging panels. The entry deadline is March 10.
- During the recent Growth Energy Executive Leadership Conference, National Corn Growers Association Communications Director Julie Busse received the TOBI Award for Public Affairs.
- The Renewable Fuels Association welcomed six companies to the organization as its newest associate members. The new associate members are: The Greenbrier Companies, P&E Solutions, Richard Design Services, Texas International Terminals Ltd., Trucent Inc., and Unison Energy LLC.
- The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) has announced the 2022 National Ag Day video and written essay winners. The winners were chosen based on the theme: American Agriculture: Growing a Climate for Tomorrow. The national written essay winner, Haden Coleman of Trinity, Texas, receives a $1,000 prize and will read his winning essay at the virtual Ag Day event on March 22, 2022. The winning entries can be viewed online at agday.org/2022-contest-winners.
- GROWMARK, Inc. is honoring the 40-year career of CEO Jim Spradlin with gifts to his alma mater, Illinois College. The GROWMARK Foundation is providing $50,000 to establish the James Spradlin Endowed Scholarship Fund. This permanent endowed fund at Illinois College will provide financial assistance annually to a student or students majoring in agribusiness or a similar field.
- The National Cotton Council announced that Ron Rayner, a third generation Arizona cotton producer, is the recipient of the 2021 Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award.
- Ted Schneider, a Lake Providence, La., producer, was elected National Cotton Council chairman for 2022 during the organization’s annual meeting in Houston, Texas.
- The BASF Board of Executive Directors has decided on changes to the responsibilities in two Board Ressorts. These will take effect on March 1, 2022, and are structured as follows: Saori Dubourg (Ressort IV) will assume responsibility for the Monomers, Performance Materials, Petrochemicals and Intermediates divisions. She will continue to be responsible for the region Europe. Michael Heinz (Ressort V), based in Florham Park, New Jersey, will assume responsibility for the Agricultural Solutions, Care Chemicals and Nutrition & Health divisions. He will continue to be responsible for the regions North America and South America.
