MAY 3, 2024 | VOLUME 27 | ISSUE 9
Farm Bureau Press A PEEK INSIDE
ArFB BOARD MEMBER APPOINTED TO STATE SOYBEAN PROMOTION BOARD Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently appointed Brad Doyle, a Poinsett County soybean producer, to the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB). He will serve on the board through June 30, 2025. “The ASPB has the duty to responsibly disperse half of the funds collected from the soybean Checkoff,” said Brad Doyle. “Opportunities exist through funding proposals that are reviewed and selected with the intent to reinvest in projects that help improve sustainability and profitability on our farms.” Doyle’s agricultural roots trace back to his greatBrad Doyle grandfather, who cultivated soybeans on the family farm in Cross County. After scouting soybeans and cotton in the 1990s, he returned to his family origins after meeting his wife, Joyce, and joining her family’s operation in 2001. He graduated from Arkansas State University and later purchased his first farm in 2003. He and his wife Joyce, who received her Ph.D. in plant breeding from the University of Arkansas, grow row crops, including soybeans, for the family seed business while conducting crop and wildlife seed replicated small plot and strip trials. Doyle is the former chairman of the American Soybean Association and remains on its board of directors. He also serves on the boards of Arkansas Farm Bureau, Arkansas Ag Council and the Natural Soybean and Grain Alliance. Additionally, as a farmer envoy for Solutions from the Land, Brad participates in United Nations COP events, advocating for sustainable agriculture practices globally. Doyle’s goal is to use his understanding of the global soybean market and his background in soybean breeding research to help other farmers achieve a higher return on investment from their checkoff dollars.
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