NewLeaf Symbiotics announced the appointment of the organization’s new President, Brent Smith today. Smith brings more than two decades of experience across multiple functions to his new role, including several roles with Syngenta and NuFarm Americas. Prior to joining the team at NewLeaf, he served as both the Global VP…
More DetailsThis month, ag-tech company EarthOptics welcomed Ryan Arends as the organization’s new Senior Vice President of Operations. In his new role, Arends will be responsible for leading the successful expansion of the company as it scales for growth. He is tasked with building and managing the field operations team in…
More DetailsNuveen Natural Capital appointed Kristina Hermanson as the Head of Asia Pacific and Africa to support the organization’s efforts in those regions earlier this month. With more than three decades of land-based investing experience, Nuveen Natural Capital (NNC) combines specialist expertise in its global land-focused asset management platform. The organization…
More DetailsA number of K&R principals are set to attend the upcoming Animal Agtech Innovation Summit in March, including Jared Spader, Jon Leafstedt, Gary Weihs, Christophe Dumont and Aidan Connolly. While attending, Managing Director Aidan Connolly will also be facilitating a round table discussion with other industry experts. Sharing his predictions…
More DetailsCommunity can be defined in a myriad of ways but at its core it’s a feeling of fellowship within a group because of common interests and goals. That feeling of community was evident at the recent Women In Ag summit, where K&R colleagues Kelly Griffin and Lisa Johnson were among…
More DetailsLast week, several K&R colleagues and I joined nearly 900 other agri-food professionals at the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London, where discussions centered on resilient, sustainable global agri-food systems. While there were dozens of round table discussions, panel debates and networking conversations covering a wide array of topics, three…
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