Vilsack also joined the Iowa Soybean Association to sign the Midwest Climate Smart Commodities Project, which also includes other partners such as PepsiCo, Cargill, Renewable Energy Group, Ingredion, Target, JBS, Coca-Cola, Mano y Ola, FarmRaise, Rural Community Assistance Partnership.
Secretary Vilsack and USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie joined the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and farmer-leaders with Farmers for Soil Health (FSH) to sign a $95 million USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant, officially launching the Farmers for Soil Health initiative.
Paul Minehart, Syngenta Head Crop Protection Communications North America
Mark Kitt, Technical Product Lead for Corn Herbicides - Storen
Jonathan Furasek, Product Lead for Soybean Herbicides - Tendovo
Steven Wall, Development Manager for Sustainability - Cropwise app
Mary Kay Thatcher, Head of Federal Government Affairs and Industry Relations
Jason Sparks, Global Seeds Communications Lead
Paul Morano, Head of Cereals at Syngenta-AgriPro
Jon Rich, Hybrid wheat Operations Head Syngenta-Agripro
Christy Schrader GHX Brand Marketing Manager at Syngenta
Wade Wiley Head of Customer Experience Strategy & Business Intelligence at Syngenta
GHX certified advisor Jason Gumbart, Apex Seed
Go for the Gold Winner Rye Randolph from Canton, Illinois