Ag Management Solutions, the group that oversees Minnesota Soybean, is excited to expand its communications team and gain some fresh perspectives with a batch of new hires that started the week of Sept. 29, 2025.  

“We’re excited to hit the ground running with our new team members,” said Tom Slunecka, CEO of AMS. “It’s fantastic to grow our team and tap into their various fields of expertise to deliver on behalf of our clients. We can’t wait to showcase their talents with our current and future clients.”

To help fill up the communications department, AMS has added Grace Britton and Allison Wright as communications specialists. Based in southern Minnesota, Britton and Wright will focus mainly on Minnesota Soybean as field representatives in Minnesota’s one-of-a-kind county soybean program.  

Many of the counties throughout the state have organized corn & soybean growers board (independent of the checkoff), and communications specialists are utilized to disseminate state messaging and provide communications support. County organizations are also a good mechanism of leadership development to help the state organization find leaders. 

Britton is a southern Minnesota native, growing up on a small livestock and row crop operation near Janesville, where she raises her own herd of Simmental cows while working alongside her dad on the family farm. Grace earned her bachelor’s in animal science from South Dakota State University, with minors in ag business and agribusiness marketing.  

Wright also attended South Dakota State University, majoring in agricultural communications and animal science. She grew up on her family’s farm in Hutchinson, where they raise dairy cows alongside corn and soybeans. The dairy industry has shaped a lot of Allison’s life, as she was a Princess Kay finalist in 2022 and is the dairy royalty coordinator & social media manager for the McLeod County American Dairy Association. 

Britton and Wright will be splitting up the southern counties in the state. They will be attending numerous county meetings and are there to ensure individual farmer voices are heard by the board. 

Sara Hewitt rounds out the team as the new marketing manager. Hewitt returns to AMS from Ten Acre Marketing, where she was an accounts supervisor. She previously worked with AMS for almost six years as Manager of Industry Relations and Brand Development, where she directed events such as MN Ag Expo and contributed as a writer and sales manager with Soybean Business magazine, the official magazine of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association.  

“I am excited to be back working for Ag Management Solutions where the clients and farmers are making a true impact in agriculture,” Hewitt said. “It has very much felt like coming home for me, and I am looking forward to the opportunity to contribute in a new capacity at AMS.”