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Ryan Findlay is no longer the CEO of the American Soybean Association, the organization confirmed to Agri-Pulse Saturday.

A New Mexico man removed from the National FFA officer team earlier this month is threatening to sue the organization for withholding a scholarship given to members who agree to serve as a national officer.

Rosie Cornelius announces retirement and Jeff Huckaby is named the Organic Trade Association’s Organic Farmer of the Year.

President Donald Trump has notified Congress that he has designated Jason Kearns as chairman and Randolph Stayin as vice chairman of the United States International Trade Commission, effective June 17, 2020.

Western Growers has hired De Ann Davis as senior vice president of science and the California Department of Food and Agriculture brings on Lina Nguyen as a senior environmental scientist specialist.

The next World Food Prize Laureate is selected, a new IDB president is nominated and lots of other job changes within key agencies and organizations.

Soil scientist Dr. Rattan Lal has been selected as this year’s World Food Prize Laureate, receiving a $250,000 award for his work in promoting soils for sustainable development.

Karen Hearn has been promoted to vice president of domestic marketing for the California Table Grape Commission and Harold Weisfeld, founder of Fruit Distributing Corp. of California, Commerce, died on June 2.

USSEC confirms Beth Schulte as its new CFO and Mac Marshall joins the United Soybean Board staff.