Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative hires vice president of government affairs
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative, a shareholder-owned producer of refined sugar and sugar products, has hired Jeffrey Rustvang to be the vice president of government affairs.
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Agweek Staff Reports | 8:00 am, May 13, 2021 ×
Renville, Minnesota-based Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (SMBSC), announced it has hired Jeffrey Rustvang to be the vice president of government affairs.
Renville, Minn.-based Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative has hired Jeffrey Rustvang to be the vice president of government affairs.
David Bieging, SMBSC’s Washington, D.C. liaison, will be retiring in December 2021 after 21 years with the cooperative. Rustvang and Bieging will work together on the transition into Bieging’s retirement.
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