Articles by Hannah Pagel

Bernardo Calvo has joined Sun World International as president and chief operating officer, and Nobuyuki Ishii has been tapped as Kubota North America’s new CEO.

Leaders of the House and Senate Ag committees have reached agreement on a one-year farm bill extension, but its fate hinges on whether Congress can agree on a stopgap spending bill this year.

Church Brothers Farms has added Martin Sotelo as the new senior director of raw product procurement for the U.S. and Mexico and Mike Reed has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of Stater Bros.

USA Rice’s board of directors have tapped Peter Bachmann as the next CEO of the organization and Deanna Kovar has been named as the new president of John Deere’s Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Division.

USA Rice’s board of directors has tapped Peter Bachmann as the next CEO of the organization, succeeding Betsy Ward, who has been at the helm for the last 16 years.

Irrigation expert Atef Swelam has joined the staff at the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) as the director of Kearney and West Side Research and Extension Centers.

Laura Daniel-Davis has a new role within the Interior Department and a lawmaker with a longtime focus on trade and agricultural issues announces his retirement.

Costco Wholesale CEO Craig Jelinek announced he will step down from his role, effective Jan. 1., and Ron Vachris has been tapped to take over.

Jeff Rowe has been elected by Syngenta Group’s Board of Directors as the new CEO and Clean Fuels Alliance America has promoted Jeff Earl to director of state governmental affairs.

Jeff Rowe, now the president of Syngenta Crop Protection, will become CEO of the Syngenta Group on Jan. 1, one of several leadership changes announced by the seed and agrochemical giant.