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Industry Ag News 6/27

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  • Bob Ellison, a trained broadcast journalist with decades of experience, is joining Agri-Pulse as managing editor.
  • The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) recently announced that Alex Enlow has joined ARA as the new Director of Communications and Member Experience.
  • The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) hosted its fifth annual Farm Tour, welcoming Congressional staff, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees, and representatives from the University of Maryland. This immersive event offered attendees a firsthand look at wheat production and the essential partnerships that support American agriculture.
  • AgCareers is proud to extend an exclusive invitation to senior leaders and decision-makers in the agriculture and food industries for a high-level leadership experience—the Executive & Senior Leadership Forum, taking place on August 5, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri.
  • HLK, a creative agency headquartered in St. Louis, has been named marketing and product brand PR agency of record for Pivot Bio, a forward-thinking ag tech company pioneering nitrogen solutions.
  • Ports of Indiana has selected Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, to operate the grain export facility at its Lake Michigan port.
  • The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) reiterated its strong support for timely, bipartisan reauthorization of the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA) during testimony before the House Agriculture Committee. Testifying on behalf of NGFA and its more than 700 member companies, Nick Friant, Director of Raw Material Quality at Cargill and Chairman of NGFA’s Grain Grades and Weights Committee, stressed the importance of the USGSA in maintaining America’s reputation as a reliable supplier of quality grain.
  • Program sponsors American Soybean Association and Corteva are seeking farmers to apply for the 2026 ASA Corteva Agriscience Young Leader Program. Learn more about the program and how to apply here.
  • Project GREEEN, Michigan’s plant agriculture initiative based at Michigan State University and supported by the Michigan Plant Coalition, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), MSU AgBioResearch and MSU Extension, is undergoing a leadership change.
  • Farm Credit Mid-America announced the results of its recent Board of Directors and 2026 Nominating Committee elections. Customer-owners with voting stock elected the following to its Board of Directors:
    · Arkansas/Missouri – Dane Coomer, Piggott Arkansas; re-elected
    · Kentucky – Amanda Gajdzik, Shelbyville, Kentucky; newly elected
    · Ohio – Rachael Vonderhaar, Camden, Ohio; re-elected
    · Tennessee – Ben Neale, Columbia, Tennessee; newly elected
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