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Farm Hands West: Jackson appointed to California Coastal Commission

Hermosa Beach city council member Ray Jackson was appointed to the South Coast seat on the California Coastal Commission. Duane Simpson, vice president and head of North America public affairs, science and sustainability in Bayer's Crop Science Division, is succeeding Chuck Conner as president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.

 Kapi Kapi Growers hired Marissa Geoffroy as director of supply chain. Jennifer Clever is now senior director of the Asia and Pacific Division in the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Office of Trade Policy and Geographical Affairs.


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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Simpson to lead NCFC, Brannen joins NPPC as VP, Peacock joins Cornerstone

The National Pork Producers Council hired Wendy Brannen as vice president of communications and marketing. Jimmy Peacock departed Capitol Hill to join Cornerstone Government Affairs as a principal. Patrick Penn was appointed as deputy under secretary for the Food and Nutrition Service.

Will Sitton joined Invariant’s food and agriculture practice as a senior manager of government affairs. The National Pork Producers Council hired Wendy Brannen as vice president of communications and marketing. Duane Simpson will succeed Chuck Conner as president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.


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Farm Hands on the Potomac: IDFA promotions; FRAC leadership changes; Luke joins Syngenta

The International Dairy Foods Association has announced three staff promotions Andrew Jerome to vice president of communications, Jessica Matsko to manager of executive office and special projects and Victoria Pender to manager of events and programs. The Food Research Action Center named Crystal FitzSimons as interim president, succeeding former interim president Kelly Horton who began that position in April. Syngenta hired Susan Luke former director of global issues and crisis communication for Bayer’s crop science division as a senior communications manager for Syngenta U.S. Crop Protection and corporate communications.
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