Articles Tagged with ''Julie Callahan''

Senate Republican leadership is assembling one more package of Trump administration nominees for a floor vote this year.

Julie Callahan’s nomination for chief agricultural negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will head to the Senate floor after the Senate Finance Committee voted to advance her nomination Wednesday.

The Senate Finance Committee will vote later today on Julie Callahan’s nomination for chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

President Donald Trump says he has a one-year agreement with China that will include “tremendous” sales of U.S. ag commodities. He didn’t provide any details of the Chinese pledge to reporters after his 90-minute meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday in South Korea.

Trump's chief ag negotiatior pick, Julie Callahan, told senators on Wednesday that the administration is seeking concessions in return for expanding a tariff-rate quota for Argentinian beef.

No ag officials in U.S.-China trade talks so far, according to three people familiar with the discussions. Industry figures and former officials say that suggests any announcement this week will reflect preliminary goals, without highly specific details.

The government shutdown heads toward a new crisis point this week with the potential lapse in SNAP benefits, and President Donald Trump is in Asia for meetings that are scheduled to include his face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Several Trump nominees of particular importance to food and agriculture policy have hearings on Capitol Hill.

USDA rolled out its 13-page plan for boosting domestic beef production. It includes a broad mix of steps from expanding grazing on federal lands to reducing regulatory costs. Read about the plan here. 

CropLife America hired Environmental Protection Agency alumna Venus Welch-White as director of government relations. Fresh Del Monte Produce hired Miles Fraser-Jones as vice president of sales and product management, deciduous and citrus (international). Jennifer Osborn has been appointed director at the California Department of Industrial Relations. 

Veterinarian C. Mike Tomlinson was appointed to the California Veterinary Medical Board. Former Environmental Protection Agency senior legislative adviser Angela Hervig joined the office of Rep. Luz Rivas, D-Calif., as a legislative assistant covering agriculture, food and trade. Matt Bornhorst departed Meristem Crop Performance where he served as a strategic account lead. 

Bobby Frederick is starting a new position as senior director, head of federal government relations for Cargill Inc. CropLife America hired Environmental Protection Agency alumnus Venus Welch-White as director of government affairs.Those are just two of several job changes in ag organizations and on Capitol Hill.