Governor Newsom to prioritize trade for California ag

05/08/19 9:26 AM By Brad Hooker

The office may be adding new trade specialists to expand efforts for agriculture in Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Brad Hooker
Associate Editor, Agri-Pulse West

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Land O'Lakes President and CEO Beth Ford

This week’s Open Mic Guest is Beth Ford, president and CEO of Land O’Lakes. The nearly century-old company has recently formed a multi-year partnership with Microsoft and has helped to form a new coalition to lobby Washington for increased access to broadband in rural communities. Recognizing a lack of healthcare in rural communities and a lack of investment in technology for schools, Ford says the digital divide isn’t a rural issue, it is an American issue. Ford says Land O’ Lakes is working to provide data-rich insights to help farmers achieve improvements in profitability and sustainability.

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