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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, May 20, 2024
Despite a looming government shutdown amid talks to secure another continuing resolution, as well as upcoming elections, Congress needs to make sure it passes a farm bill this year, says the leader of the nation’s largest farm organization.
Ian LeMay will be beginning a new role as president of the California Table Grape Commission on Jan. 8. He previously served as president of the California Fresh Fruit Association where he had been for the last nine years.
Kevin Shea has been named senior adviser in the Office of the Deputy Secretary at USDA and Veronica Nigh has joined The Fertilizer Institute as the senior economist.
Kevin Shea is moving from administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to a senior adviser role in the Office of the Deputy Secretary in a new round of senior leadership changes at USDA.
USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program can help lead the world in adopting sustainable agricultural practices, says Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Robert Guenther has started his own firm, Breakthrough365 Government Relations Strategies, and John Crowley has been tapped as the next president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization.
The California Farm Bureau elected Shannon Douglass, who currently serves as the organization's first vice president, to replace president Jamie Johansson during the Farm Bureau’s 105th Annual Meeting in Reno.