For more than 40 years, American Farmland Trust (AFT) has been helping preserve millions of farmland acres in the United States. Through its innovative initiatives and partnerships, AFT has advocated for farmers, regenerative agricultural practices and policies, and fostered resilient agricultural communities. Curious Plot announced that it has selected AFT as its 2023 Seed to Succeed recipient and will provide up to $75,000 of pro bono strategic marketing communication support to AFT to help advance its goal and mission.
Verdesian Life Sciences announced Clare Doyle as its new Chief Executive Officer. She will take the helm of the company in mid-August.
In fall 2022, Troy Schroeder and his management team began to tinker with the organization of client teams at CLUTCH. The founder/CEO of the rapidly growing hybrid consultancy and agency in Minneapolis found that creating teams of a client success person with a program manager resulted in not only a seamless transition, but as the saying goes, a secret sauce. The model has resulted in the hiring of two critically important new program managers at CLUTCH: St. Louis natives Jess LeBoube and Annie Kramer.
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) was honored with the National Corn Growers Association’s (NCGA) 2023 President’s Award during the organization’s annual Corn Congress summer meeting in Washington, D.C.
Delegates attending the National Corn Growers Association’s (NCGA) Corn Congress, which was held July 20 in Washington D.C., elected four farmers to serve on the organization’s Corn Board. Taking office on Oct. 1, the start of NCGA’s 2024 fiscal year, are new board members Troy Schneider of Colorado, Kelly Nieuwenhuis of Iowa and Bill Leigh of Illinois. Current board member Jed Bower of Ohio was re-elected. All four candidates were elected to three-year terms.
Syngenta announced the appointment of Michael Cottingham as Senior Communications Manager for Syngenta North America US Crop Protection, a leading science-based ag tech company that brings plant potential to life.
Mark your calendars and make plans to join the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and Agri-Pulse for the Ag Outlook Forum. EPA Administrator Michael Regan has joined the speaker lineup.
Following last year’s acclaimed Game of Soy-themed booth, Minnesota Soybean is switching it up at this year’s Farmfest, which runs Aug. 1-3, while continuing to showcase how soybean checkoff investments benefit farmers over generations. Minnesota Soybean will again be stationed in booth #620 on the corner of Main and 6th Street. The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council is activating augmented reality, featuring two future farmers, to showcase how today’s checkoff investments in new uses, research and developing markets help impact farm operations and the soybean industry for generations to come. Using smartphones (iPads will also be available), visitors to Minnesota Soybean’s booth can scan, view and listen to a “future farmer” through augmented reality and learn how the checkoff is ‘planting for the future.’
Announcing the Livestock Publication Council‘s 2023 Gifts and Giving Online Auction! You can preview the items here. Bidding begins Monday, July 31 at 7 a.m. CT.
