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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the administration is still analyzing whether to reopen the southern border to live cattle trade. She also hinted Wednesday at a potential announcement during an upcoming Texas trip.

The American Frozen Food Institute hired Lisa Van Doren as chief of government affairs.Feeding America named Rebeckah Freeman Adcock as chief government relations officer. Susan Lester was promoted to director of external affairs and operations at the National Council of Agricultural Employers.

The European Union’s legislative and executive bodies are at odds over how to move forward with bringing deforestation regulations into effect. 

Lesly Weber McNitt returned to the National Corn Growers Association this week as vice president of public policy, leading the Washington office and serving as the chief advocate. She worked at NCGA from 2017 to 2021 managing NCGA trade and biotech portfolios. McNitt earlier was senior professional staff member on the House Ag Committee, chief of staff at USDA Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services and most recently a leader at the global malnutrition philanthropy Eleanor Crooke Foundation. 

A surge of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases in dairy cattle and the first death of a person from the virus have refocused attention on the ongoing outbreak, which shows no signs of fading away anytime soon.

Senate Ag Committee ranking member John Boozman added Brad Weddelman to staff as chief economist. The National Grain and Feed Association hired Berit Linnehan Foss as vice president of feed and sustainability effective Dec. 18.

FTI Consulting hired Polly Ruhland to expand the firm’s food, agriculture and beverage practice. USDA announced appointments to the Cotton Board, Popcorn Board, American Lamb Board, Grain Inspection Advisory Committee and American Egg Board, among others. 

Lee Zeldin, who served as a congressman from Long Island for eight years before leaving to run a tight but unsuccessful race for governor of New York in 2022, is likely to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.