personnel
Micah Scanga moves to AMVAC from Syngenta
American Vanguard Corporation and AMVAC has announced the addition of Micah Scanga as commercial product manager for potatoes and high-value crop seg... READ MORE »
Marty Myers of Oregon to head Potatoes USA’s ’20-21 board
Potatoes USA, the marketing and promotion board for the U.S. potato industry, elected its new leadership during its 48th annual meeting on March 11. T... READ MORE »
Lamb Weston adds Lowe’s, Bunge executives to board of directors
Lamb Weston Holdings announced March 18 the appointments of Robert J. Coviello, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Government Affairs at Bunge ... READ MORE »
Midwestern BioAg names Oelmann new CEO
Midwestern BioAg, a leader in innovative fertilizer technology, has hired Brad Oelmann as chief executive officer. “In my 30 years of experie... READ MORE »
Bio Huma Netics announces new COO
Bio Huma Netics, which produces the Huma Gro line, has appointed Jonathan Plehn as its new chief financial officer. BHN produces the Huma Gro, ... READ MORE »
Olsen elevated to NoKota Packers CEO following Tweten retirement
Fresh Solutions Network announced Feb. 4 that Carissa Olsen was appointed president and CEO of NoKota Packers Inc. following the retirement of Steve T... READ MORE »
Potato processing provider Vanmark adds technical sales role
Vanmark, an industrial potato and produce processing equipment manufacturer, has added Jack Grote in a newly created technical sales role. Gro... READ MORE »
Britt Raybould becomes National Potato Council’s first female president
At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2020 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas on Jan. 16, Britt Raybould of Rexburg, Idaho, was elected to serve as NPC’... READ MORE »
Regenerative agriculture education firm names new CEO
Regenerative agriculture education and consulting services Understanding Ag, LLC (UA) has announced the appointment of Walter Lynn, Jr. as chief execu... READ MORE »
Wilbur-Ellis adds food production veteran Hemmeter to board
Wilbur-Ellis has announced the addition of Molly Hemmeter to its board of directors. Most recently, Hemmeter served as CEO, President and board dir... READ MORE »
