Items Tagged with 'Cargill'

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held the first of two bilateral meetings Thursday scheduled during Trump’s state visit to Beijing, in which the pair discussed increasing China’s agricultural imports. 

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says his party will not vote to fund the government if Department of Homeland Security funding is included in a spending bill. Cargill, CHS, General Mills, Hormel and Land O’Lakes signed a Minnesota Chamber of Commerce statement calling on federal, state and local officials to deescalate tensions in the state.

Kyle Kunkler is now the Environmental Protection Agency’s top pesticide officer. The Agricultural Retailers Association hired Alex Enlow as director of communications and member experience. Dow Chemical promoted Colleen Litkenhaus to global director of public policy. 

Trey Elizondo was promoted to senior manager of global policy and strategy at Cargill. The America First policy Institute hired Oliver McPherson-Smith as vice chair for energy and environment. Steve Mercer retired from the U.S. Wheat Associates. 

Gem-Pack Berries hired Tom Smith as its vice president of food service. In the newly created role, he will focus on delivering a quality year-round supply of fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries to customers in the U.S. and international markets. 

The change comes as meat processor Cargill also announced it will be closing a turkey processing plant in Arkansas, with plans to shift to facilities in Missouri and Virginia.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set today for the second of his two confirmation hearings. This time he’ll be before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Its jurisdiction includes the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates 80% of the food supply.