Southern States Cooperative Inc.

Southern States Cooperative Inc. has named Steve Becraft as the new executive vice president of Agronomy, effective March 7, 2016. He will be in charge of all agronomy operations and procurement throughout the organization’s footprint, which includes 1,200 retail outlets serving 200,000 farmer-members in 23 states. Becraft is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, with a degree in Agronomy and has nearly 30 years of experience in the agronomy business, spending most of that time with Cargill and Ag Partners LLC. He will be moving to Richmond, Va., from Victoria, Minn., where he last served as Cargill’s U.S. Retail Crop Inputs Manager. “We are pleased Steve is joining the Southern States team” said President and CEO Jeff Stroburg. “His many years of experience and enthusiasm for the business will ensure Southern States remains a dominant player in the agronomy arena for years to come.”