b'PEOPLE NEWS Soil Health Trailblazer Honored as 2020World Food Prize LaureateLeading soil scientist Rattan Lal was announced as the 2020 World Food Prize Laureate for developing and mainstreaming a soil-centric approach to increasing food production that conserves natural resources and mitigates climate change.Marrone Bio Appoints Kevin Helash as Chief Executive OfficerMarrone Bio Innovations, Inc. announced the appointment of Kevin Helash as its new chief executive officer. Concurrent with joining the company, he will be appointed to serve as a member of the board of directors. Benson Hill Names Jason Bull as Chief Technology Officer Benson Hill has named Jason Bull as Chief Technology Officer to oversee all platform and product development. Fan-Li Chou to Join ASTA Staff The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Fan-Li Chou as vice president, Scientific Affairs and Policy. Gro Alliance Promotes John Endsley to Director, Soybean DivisionGro Alliance announces it has promoted John Endsley to Director, Soybean Division. Endsley previously held the role of Soybean Division Manager. Endsley joined Gro Alliance in 2016 and has led the companys soybean seed production and conditioning business expansion.PRODUCT NEWSArcadia Biosciences Receives Foundational Patents for Non-GMO Herbicide Tolerant Wheat TraitsArcadia Biosciences, Inc. announced the Australia Patent Office has granted the company a foundational patent covering herbicide tolerance in wheat. The patent grants intellectual property protection for mutations to the wheat genome to make it herbicide tolerant.Alta Seeds Offers the First Herbicide-TolerantSorghum to GrowersWith growing demand for sorghum, growers now have the advanced technology to achieve their crop production goals with igrowth from Alta Seeds. As the first commercially available herbicide-tolerant technology for grain sorghum, igrowth will give growers the ability to realize the full potential of their sorghum acres in 2021.82/ SEEDWORLD.COMSEPTEMBER 2020'