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The National Pork Board hired David Newman as the organization’s next chief executive officer. The U.S. Wheat Associates hired Ryan Olson as director of trade policy. Tiffany Dowell Lashmet is president-elect of the American American Agricultural Law Association.

Allie Herring is the House Ag Committee's new press secretary. Kate Steel joined the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association International as senior vice president. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association hired Savanna Ronco as director of channel marketing. Laura Ehret was named vice president of program information at The Cotton Board. Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative named Jennifer Block director of value chain partnerships.

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.