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Farm Hands West: Lopes joins CMAB, Padilla hires Watts

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., hired John Watts as counsel covering environmental protection, public lands and natural resources. Lori Fulton retired from the University of California Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.  

The California Milk Advisory Board hired Selina Lopes as producer relations coordinator. A recent graduate of Oklahoma State University, she was an agriculture support specialist at Modesto Junior College in California. The International Fresh Produce Association reorganized its food safety and regulatory teams to strengthen produce safety and food safety policy work. Wayne Honeycutt, founding president and chief executive officer of the Soil Health Institute, will retire in early 2026.


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Farm Hands on the Potomac: IFPA restructuring, USGBC officer elections

The International Fresh Produce Association announced a reorganization of its food safety and regulatory teams aimed at strengthening the group’s work in produce safety and food safety policy. Wayne Honeycutt, founding president and chief executive officer of the Soil Health Institute, announced that he will retire in early 2026. 

Mark Wilson of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board was elected chairman of the U.S. Grains and BioProducts Council board of directors. Terry Griffin, a professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University, was appointed to the White House’s Space Weather Advisory Group. Phillip Farmer launched his own business PTK Advisors. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., hired John Watts as counsel covering environmental protection, public lands and natural resources issues.


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