Articles Tagged with ''Farm Credit Administration''

A quarterly report submitted to the Farm Credit Administration shows growth in the Farm Credit System was slower at the beginning of this year compared to the last three, something economists attributed to rising interest rates and seasonal lending fluctuations.

USDA is bringing on six individuals who will hold senior staff positions and promoting two at the department.

USDA is bringing on six individuals who will hold senior staff positions and promoting two at the department and President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Jeffrey Prescott as the U.S. representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture and Summer Mersinger as commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

The International Food Information Council has appointed Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak as the new CEO and Superfresh Growers has selected Conner O’Malley to succeed Tim Lane as president.

New legislation from a bipartisan pair of Senate Ag Committee members adds an additional wrinkle to the conversation about foreign purchases of U.S. farmland.

Senators offered up hearty bipartisan support Thursday for Alexis Taylor to be USDA's next trade undersecretary as lawmakers also pushed for a speedy confirmation process.

The Grower-Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) has appointed Victor Ramirez as the new vice-chair and Greg Beach as the new secretary of the board of directors.

The Farm Credit Administration has selected Sandi Walters as its new chief financial officer and director of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, while R.J. Layher has joined the staff of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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.