Items Tagged with 'United Soybean Board'

Senate Ag Committee ranking member John Boozman added Brad Weddelman to staff as chief economist. The National Grain and Feed Association hired Berit Linnehan Foss as vice president of feed and sustainability effective Dec. 18.

FTI Consulting hired Polly Ruhland to expand the firm’s food, agriculture and beverage practice. USDA announced appointments to the Cotton Board, Popcorn Board, American Lamb Board, Grain Inspection Advisory Committee and American Egg Board, among others. 

Kenneth Bader, longtime head of the American Soybean Association, died Saturday in Chesterfield, Missouri. He was 90.

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.