The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture and has tapped Gloria Montaño Greene as deputy undersecretary for farm production and conservation.

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture, and Brian Sikes has been named chief operating officer of Cargill.

Ippolito International hires Greg Heinz and USDA taps Monica Rainge to serve as the deputy assistant secretary for civil rights.

USDA has tapped Monica Rainge to serve as the deputy assistant secretary for civil rights, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has been named the new Chair of the Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee.

Bureau of Land Management decisions made since July 29, 2019, are now vulnerable following a federal judge’s decision that acting BLM director William Perry Pendley was not serving in his position legally.

IFPRI taps Swinnen, Darigold brings on a new chief information officer, and American Farmland Trust brings on a new policy director.

Reorganization plans at the Departments of Interior and Energy did not get a warm reception at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week, with senators particularly concerned about the administration's proposal to eliminate the Advanced Research Projects Agency within the Department of Energy (ARPA-E).

Navajo Generating Station (NGS) will continue operating for two more years before retiring the coal-fired power plant.