Missouri Soybean is scheduled to welcome a Carroll County native as director of communications next month.

Effective September 22, Samantha Turner is scheduled to assume the role and responsibilities as the new communications lead.

Turner comes to Missouri Soybean from its fellow industry partner the National Biodiesel Board, where she serves as the communications manager.

In this role, Turner will work to shape the growing soybean industry, as well as promote Missouri Soybean and its vision. She is responsible for the development of communication strategies for the team and plans to support the industry through content enhancing the soybean narrative.

“I look forward to returning to my roots within Missouri agriculture and serving soybean growers,” Turner said. “I believe this is an immense opportunity to share the incredible soybean stories from across the state and shape the soybean message with a collective voice.”

Turner grew up on her family’s generational row-crop farm of corn and soybeans in Norborne. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia. After graduation, she earned her master’s degree in Agricultural Leadership, Communication and Education from MU.