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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, May 17, 2024
Xochitl Torres Small has officially been confirmed as USDA’s new deputy agriculture secretary and Jill Bramble has been tapped as the new president and CEO of the National 4-H Council.
Matt Mika has moved to AmericanHort and Cami Ryan has been hired as a senior business partner of industry affairs and sustainability for Bayer CropScience Canada.
The California Strawberry Commission has hired Bill Turechek as the new vice president of research and Jeff Cardinale as the new director of communication. The Citrus Research Board has brought on Ivan Milosavljevic as the new Integrated Pest Management Entomologist.
Roberta Anderson has been tapped as the new president of the U.S. subsidiary, GLOBALG.A.P. North America and Sheila Nix has been selected to serve as Vice President Kamala Harris’ chief of staff for the Biden-Harris 2024 reelection campaign.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are introducing legislation today to ensure the government keeps using U.S. commodities to provide food aid around the world. About half the funds for the Food for Peace program are currently used to purchase and deliver U.S. farm goods.
The Department of Agriculture and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are teaming up to improve ag and earth science research and technology while also working to inspire young people to seek careers in STEM and agriculture.
Janie Hipp has been tapped as the new lead of the Native Agriculture Financial Services organization and Shelby Young has joined USA Rice as the new manager of government affairs.
Shelby Scarpa has been added to the D.C. Legislative and Regulatory Services team as senior vice president of government relations and Janie Hipp has been tapped as the new lead of the Native Agriculture Financial Services (NAFS) organization.
Gregg Doud has been tapped as the next president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation and Steve Mangapit has been selected as the new president of Pinnacle Claims Management, succeeding David Zanze, who retired after 38 years of service.