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08/30/17 6:00 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2017 - Polly Ruhland will be the next CEO of the United Soybean Board, effective Nov. 1. Ruhland will succeed John Becherer, who plans to retire at the end of the year after 23 years of service to the checkoff. Ruhland is currently the chief executive of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board.

Ruhland picked to head soybean checkoff

08/22/17 9:50 PM By Sara Wyant

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2017 - Members of the United Soybean Board have selected Polly Ruhland to serve as their next Chief Executive Officer, succeeding current CEO John Becherer who plans to retire at the end of 2017 after more than 20 years of service to the checkoff.

Perdue names Tony Tooke as new Forest Service Chief

08/21/17 2:35 PM By Spencer Chase

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2017 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has named Tony Tooke as the next chief of the U.S. Forest Service, succeeding Tom Tidwell, who is retiring effective Sept. 1.

Farm Hands on the Potomac, August 9, 2017

08/09/17 6:00 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, August 9, 2017 - Al Almanza, who retired last week as head of USDA’s Food Service and Inspection Service, didn’t stay retired for long.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: August 2, 2017

08/02/17 6:00 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2017 - Goodbye, Al. After a 39-year stint in USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, Al Almanza retired from public service on July 31.

Farm Hands on the Potomac July 26, 2017

07/26/17 6:00 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2017 - Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue’s leadership team at USDA is taking shape, mostly along the lines Agri-Pulse predicted in May.

Farm Hands on the Potomac...July 19, 2017

07/19/17 6:01 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, July 19, 2017 - It’s official. President Trump has nominated the American Soybean Association’s longtime CEO, Steve Censky, to be deputy agriculture secretary.

Farm Hands on the Potomac for July 12, 2017…

07/12/17 6:01 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, July 12, 2017 - Darci Vetter, former chief agricultural negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative, has been named diplomat in residence at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Farm Hands on the Potomac for July 5, 2017…

07/05/17 6:00 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2017 - President Trump intends to nominate Peter Davidson, senior vice president for congressional relations at Verizon Communications, as general counsel at the Commerce Department.

Farm Hands on the Potomac…June 28, 2017

06/28/17 6:00 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

DES MOINES, June 28, 2017 - Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, is the winner of the 2017 World Food Prize.

Bill Hurley, AGCO Corporation

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Bill Hurley, Vice President of Global Government Affairs for AGCO Corporation and Chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers Agriculture Sector Board. This week “A Celebration of Modern Agriculture” returns to the National Mall in Washington D.C. The event features a display of the technology in farm machinery that’s helping to feed and fuel a growing global population. Exhibiting companies will share how advanced technology is helping farmers not only increase production but also protect the environment with improved sustainability. Hurley says technology enables farmers to apply precision practices to individual plants in a field.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: May 3, 2024: Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., on farm bill, dairy operations, SAF

Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee. She joins this week’s show to discuss the latest movement on the farm bill and what the next couple of months will look like. She also dives deeper into the latest Sustainable Aviation Fuel announcement that was made this week.

Then, Tara Smith with the Torrey Advisory Group and Brian Jennings with the American Coalition for Ethanol join this week’s show to further discuss farm bill politics and the continued improvements that are needed to be made to the recent SAF announcement.

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