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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Snyder picked as EPA agriculture adviser, Torres Small confirmed to USDA post

10/13/21 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel
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Rod Snyder has been picked to be the Environmental Protection Agency’s new agriculture adviser, and former Rep. Xochitl Torres Small has been confirmed by the Senate to become the Agriculture Department’s undersecretary for rural development.
KEYWORDS CropLife America Environmental Protection Agency EPA Farm Credit Administration Farmers for Sustainable Food FDA Field to Market National Corn Growers Association Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council Rep. Xochitl Torres Small Robert Bonnie Rod Snyder The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture The Pet Food Institute Tyson Foods U.S. Grains Council U.S. Wheat Associates usda
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