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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
After 38 years with Bayer and the Monsanto companies, Brett Begemann has announced he will retire as chief operating officer and Rodrigo Santos has been tapped to succeed Begemann, effective June 8.
Natalie Wymer has joined the Wine Institute as the new vice president of communications and John Georgalos is the new sales commodity manager at Ocean Mist Farms.
USDA has announced the addition of four individuals to staff position, and Lesly McNitt is leaving the National Corn Growers Association and joining the Democratic staff on the House Agriculture Committee.
Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted – who has pioneered research in improving the nutritional profile of aquatic food products – has been honored as the newest recipient of the World Food Prize.
The Almond Board of California has hired Rick Kushman as the new manager of media relations and Valerie Shepler has joined the staff of Fall Creek Farm and Nursery as a commercial manager for the U.S. and Canada territories.
The Department of the Interior has announced new leadership, former EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has joined The Heritage Foundation, and Blake Rollins has been selected to serve as Missouri Farm Bureau’s chief administrative officer.
President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Jennifer Moffitt to be the next Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the Department of Agriculture and Ryan Ferguson has been elected to serve as the president of the Westlands Water District Board of Directors.
The Department of Agriculture has announced new individuals named to senior leadership positions and House Ag Committee Chairman David Scott announces staff changes.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his intent to nominate Jenny Lester Moffitt, a California ag official and organic walnut farmer, to a position that would put her in charge of administering the Agriculture Department's marketing and animal and plant health efforts.