Articles Tagged with ''National Association of State Departments of Agriculture''

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture says it wants to see a strong commodity title in the farm bill but is focusing its efforts on ag research, cybersecurity and trade.

The Biden administration is calling on Congress to make permanent a $5-an-acre payment program for cover crops that USDA offered in 2021 and 2022.

Santiago Quintero has been promoted to director of inbound logistics at Church Bros. Farms and Alex Biering is joining California Farm Bureau.

Xochitl Torres Small is President Joe Biden’s pick as the next deputy secretary at USDA and Tracey Forfa will become the new director of FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine.

Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Eric Guerra, V. Manuel Perez, Bill Quirk, and Susan Shaheen to the California Air Resources Board and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh has announced she will step down from USDA's No. 2 position.

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf is due this week to reveal his response to demands that he shore up the leadership of the agency’s food programs.

The farm bill, environmental regulations and workforce development are among the priorities for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture in 2023.

Missouri GOP Rep. Jason Smith has won the coveted chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee, which writes tax laws and oversees trade policy.

The California Cattlemen’s Association has selected Steve Arnold, San Luis Obispo County, as its new president.

Jahi Wise has joined the Environmental Protection Agency as the senior adviser to the administrator and acting director for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program. Also President Joe Biden has appointed two Farm Service Agency state executive directors and one Rural Development state director.