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Farm Hands West: California Prune Board elects new leaders, Laurel Firestone steps down from water board, Alexandra Duarte advances in state race

06/24/26 7:00 AM By Grace Miller

Laurel Firestone is stepping down from the California state water board. Marie Alvarado-Gil has conceded her state Senate race to Alexandra Duarte in District 4.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Soubra returns to IDFA, USDA Rural Development staff changes, Larsen joins IFPA

06/24/26 6:00 AM By Grace Miller

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The World Food Prize Foundation named 40 people as the 2026 Top Agrifood Pioneers. The Sorghum Checkoff selected its Leadership Sorghum Class VIII, consisting of 15 participants. Abigail Buckwalter has been appointed president and CEO of Ocean Spray Cranberries. Invariant’s Food and Agriculture practice hired Christian Lovell as a senior manager, effective June 22.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: National 4-H Council hires Godwin, Meat Institute and NCC elect new officers, Hockstad joins CBA

10/23/24 6:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

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Matthew Jaffe was tapped as acting assistant United States trade representative for trade policy coordination. The American Soybean Association promoted Blair Shipp to state policy communications manager.

The National 4-H Council hired Natalie Godwin as vice president of corporate communications. The Meat Institute elected key new officers, executive board members and its full board of directors members for 2025. Corteva appointed Judd O’Connor as executive vice president of the Seed Business Unit effective December 1.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: USTR Ag Trade Advisory Committee appointees; new Grains Council board chair; USDA staff changes

08/07/24 6:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

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Former Sorghum Checkoff Chair Verity Ulibarri was elected U.S. Grains Council board chair at the USGC annual meeting in Salt Lake City. She is the second sorghum sector representative to chair the council board in recent history. USDA promoted Carlton Bridgeforth to White House liaison.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Oberman to retire from STB

11/22/23 6:00 AM By Spencer Chase and Hannah Pagel

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Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman plans to leave next year, Martin Bates has a new role at Dairy Farmers of America, and Brittany Jablonsky is returning to the National Farmers Union.

New venture capital platform focuses on sorghum innovations

04/05/23 6:04 AM By Lydia Johnson

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The Collaborative Sorghum Market Transformation (cSmart) has introduced a first-of-its-kind platform to support capital investments benefitting sorghum farmers.

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06.26.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Senate Ag Chair John Boozman on farm bill text release, additional farm aid

Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman joins Newsmakers to discuss the farm bill discussion draft released by the Senate Agriculture Committee.

Plus, Tara Smith with Torrey Advisory Group and Anne MacMillan with Invariant discuss the broader farm bill politics at play during the midterm election year and the White House's supplemental spending request to address the cost of the war in Iran, which includes $11.1 billion in additional farm aid and support for year-round sales of E15.

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