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Progressive Farmer, Birmingham, Ala., promotes Nat Dillard to southeastern advertising manager in its Memphis office and promotes Adam Burst to district sales manager in its Atlanta office. During his 15 years at Progressive Farmer, Dillard has served in various positions in the Atlanta, Chicago and Memphis sales offices. He previously held the position of regional advertising manager. Burst joined the Progressive Farmer advertising sales team as direct response advertising manager. For the past two years, he has been handling telemarketing sales. In his new position, Burst will service an outside sales territory in the Southeast while maintaining direct response clients.

Learfield Communications, Inc., Jefferson City, Mo., hires Kelly Carlson as affiliate relations coordinator for the Brownfield Network. In her new position, Carlson is responsible for agricultural programming sales and station relations. Her primary responsibilities include account service for radio stations in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. Carlson, a recent ag econ graduate of the University of Missouri, has interned with Monsanto and the Missouri Soybean Council / Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, and served as a summer sales assistant with American Cyanamid.

Stewart Doan, past president of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters, joins the Yancey Ag Network. He previously was farm director with ARN Agriculture. Doan will work in the field for the network out of Little Rock, covering meetings and field days and reporting on the business of agriculturethroughout the South. He will join Mike Dain and Miki McRee in delivering agri news, markets and news behind the markets. Yancey Ag Network is a member of the Clear Channel Ag Networks family.

High Plains Journal, Dodge City, Kan., promotes Tom Taylor to associate publisher and vice president of High Plains Publishers, Inc. Taylor will be assuming increased duties for the overall administration of the weekly publication as well as continuing his responsibilities with national advertisers and advertising agencies. Taylor was formerly sales manager John Seatvet is promoted to sales manager from classified advertising manager. He will be overseeing the High Plains Journal sales force and maintaining sales programs and contact with advertising agencies, company, dealer and farmer/rancher advertisers. Todd Fuller acquires additional duties as director of emerging technologies. Fuller will maintain the High Plains Journal Web site, work with strategic alliances and develop new technology products. He will retain his title as circulation manager. Bob Wetmore becomes director of marketing for the magazine. Wetmore will be phasing out his duties as director of High Plains Advertising Agency and will concentrate on promoting the publication and its related products and services. Dee Thorpe is promoted to sales support manager Thorpe was previously classified advertising coordinator. Karen Carroll becomes classified advertising coodinator. She was previously classified customer service representative.

Randy Rasmussen joins video-audio streaming company Streampipe.com, Alexandria, Va., as a senior account executive. He will be working predominantly with bringing Streampipe's service to the U.S. agriculture sector. Rasmussen was formerly manager of the National Farm Broadcast Service for the National Association of Farm Broadcasters, St. Paul, Minn.