Items Tagged with 'United Soybean Board'

Tuesday was John Newton's last day as the chief economist for the Senate Agriculture Committee under ranking member John Boozman of Arkansas. Bob Petersen will retire from Petersen Consulting, the firm he founded in 2004. Erica Venancio, the firm’s senior executive, will assume leadership of the firm.  

After 13 years, Lisa Humphreys’ time at the United Soybean Board came to an “unexpected and abrupt halt,” she wrote in a LinkedIn post. The U.S. Grains Council has added staff and made multiple promotions: Burhan Chaudhry, Juan Diaz, Sam Clemence, Lucas Rudy and Sam Redfern. 

In this opinion piece, Lucas Lentsch, CEO of the United Soybean Board, says a thriving world starts with adequate nutrition and that farmer investments are helping address the challenge. 

In this opinion piece, Lucas Lentsch, CEO of the United Soybean Board (USB), and Kailee Tkacz Buller, President and CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA), highlight the steps the industry has taken to reduce its carbon footprint and how a new analysis will lend itself to future market opportunities for U.S. soy products. 

The United Soybean Board selected a new leader from the dairy industry to replace CEO Polly Ruhland, who will retire at the end of 2023.