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Farm Hands West: Himes joins Walmart, Kühn wins global acclaim

05/17/23 8:00 AM By Spencer Chase and Hannah Pagel

Laura Himes has moved up to vice president of sourcing—fresh at Walmart Inc. She began working for Walmart in 2013 and most recently was the director for produce merchandising.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Zacher moves up at FDA, Kühn named 2023 laureate

05/17/23 6:00 AM By Spencer Chase and Hannah Pagel

Andrew Zacher has a new role at the Food and Drug Administration and this year's World Food Prize Laureate has been announced.

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Kühn receives World Food Prize for work turning war-torn areas into farmland

05/11/23 4:34 PM By Noah Wicks

Heidi Kühn, the founder and CEO of the humanitarian nonprofit Roots for Peace, has been selected as this year's World Food Prize laureate for her work in turning war-torn land into farmland.

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June 21, 2026

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Krysta Harden - U.S. Dairy Export Council

This week's Open Mic guest is Krysta Harden, President and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Sales of dairy products in North America and around the globe have seen exponential increases over the past few decades. Harden discusses renewal of the USMCA trade agreement, proposed language in a new farm bill that would improve the outlook for dairy farmers and the International Year of the Women Farmer.

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06.19.2026

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sen. Peter Welch on farm bill, Mary Boote on Global Farmer sentiment

The Senate is expected to release farm bill text soon. We asked Vermont Sen. Peter Welch what he’d like to see included, and if there will be a push to remove state SNAP cost share provisions enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Welch also discusses concerns about staffing levels at farmer-facing USDA offices.

Plus, Global Farmer Network founder and CEO Mary Boote discusses how farmers around the world have responded to U.S. trade and tariff policies enacted by the Trump administration, as well as technology adoption trends from GFN members in 70+ countries in 6 continents.

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