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United Soybean Board Announces Polly Ruhland as New CEO

Dan August 23, 2017 Industry News Release, Soybeans

After an intensive search by a farmer-led team, the United Soybean Board (USB) has named Polly Ruhland as the new chief executive officer (CEO) effective November 1, 2017. “Polly exceeded all of the attributes for what we as a board were looking for in a new CEO to lead us into the future,” says John Motter, USB chair and soybean …

Celebrating the International Year of the Woman Farmer
The United Nations is recognizing 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF), aiming to spotlight the contributions of women in agriculture and agribusiness. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and 15 other U.S. members of an IYWF working group are collaborating to elevate this initiative on several fronts. Their efforts include the […]
Peruvian Mandarin Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) projects Peruvian tangerine/mandarin production in 2025–26 at 570,000 metric tons (MT), the same as the prior year. VARIETIES Tangerine/mandarin varieties in Peru include: The market for exports is dominated by easy peelers and seedless varieties including Murcott, Tango, Primosole, Clementine, Minneola and Orri. Peru’s main […]

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