personnel

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 »
NoKota Packers leader Steve Tweten to retire
Fresh Solutions Network announced Dec. 18 that Steve Tweten, president, CEO and partner of NoKota Packers, will retire on Dec. 27, 2019, after 40 year... READ MORE »
Minnesota seed potato association selects Paschke as promotions director
Potato industry veteran Perry Paschke has been hired by the Minnesota Certified Seed Potato Growers Association to serve as promotions director. Pa... READ MORE »
Marrone Bio founder Pam Marrone to retire as CEO
Marrone Bio Innovations founder Pam Marrone is retiring as the bioprotection company's chief executive officer. The board of directors of the Davis... READ MORE »
Washington State adds new Extension director, potato pathologist
Dean André-Denis Wright has named Vicki McCracken to be Associate Dean and Director of Extension for the WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natu... READ MORE »
Idaho Potato Commission adds Sato, VanOrden, Wada as commissioners
During the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) October meeting three new commissioners were sworn in. Newcomers include Julie VanOrden of Gar... READ MORE »
World Potato Congress adds PEI leader Donald to board of directors
The World Potato Congress has added Greg Donald, general manager of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board, to its board of directors. Donald ha... READ MORE »
Vive Crop Protection adds Mark Varner as key account manager
Vive Crop Protection has announced that Mark Varner of Davison, Michigan, has been hired as a key account manager. Varner will work with distributor h... READ MORE »