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Saturday, July 02, 2022
NASA scientist Cynthia Rosenzweig, a renowned climatologist and an agronomist who founded a global project for modeling the impact of climate change on the food supply, was announced Thursday as the 2022 World Food Prize laureate.
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats have two weeks before their next deadline to reach an agreement on his Build Back Better plan to expand social programs and attack climate change.
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.
Kenneth Sullivan has announced his retirement as president and chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods and Margo Wootan has left the Center for Science in the Public Interest after serving three decades there, most recently as vice president for nutrition.
Soil scientist Dr. Rattan Lal has been selected as this year’s World Food Prize Laureate, receiving a $250,000 award for his work in promoting soils for sustainable development.
Global agricultural productivity will need to see an average annual increase of 1.73% if the world is to sustainably produce enough food, feed, fiber, and bioenergy for 10 billion people in 2050, according to an annual report.
