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Soybean leader sees room for new faces in ag and new products

From the Q&As with influential people in agriculture. series

Gene Lucht
Mar 6, 2021
Mar 6, 2021

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Polly Ruhland is CEO of the United Soybean Board. Born in Florida, Ruhland grew up in various states before earning a bachelor’s degree in English and communications from the University of Colorado and a master’s degree in agriculture from Colorado State University. She also did some post-graduate work in rural sociology.

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Soybean leader sees room for new faces in ag and new products

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