Items Tagged with 'U.S. Grains Council'

President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Anna M. Gomez, Geoffrey Adam Starks, and Brendan Carr as commissioners to the Federal Communications Commission and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization has brought on John Torres as the director of federal government relations for agriculture and the environment.

USDA has announced new staff additions, and Susan Mayne has announced she will retired from FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition on May 31.

Jeana Cadby has been hired by Western Growers to be the new director of environment and climate and Naturipe Farms has brought on John Johnston in the newly created role of director of premium products.

CHS has added Sarah Bovim on to its Washington DC team as vice president of government affairs and Douglas Minder has been promoted to chief financial officer of Biotalys.

Cindy McCain has been named the next executive director of the United Nations World Food Program and USDA has been appointed L’Tonya Davis as the first permanent chief diversity and inclusion officer.

Andrew Genasci has been tapped as the new executive director of the San Joaquin Farm Bureau Federation and John Bagan is the new president and CEO of Gelson’s.

Bill Anderson is the new CEO of Bayer and former Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., has joined the American Association of Crop Insurers as an adviser to its board of directors.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has announced she will not seek reelection, and Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., has been selected to serve as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Jahi Wise has joined the Environmental Protection Agency as the senior adviser to the administrator and acting director for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program. Also President Joe Biden has appointed two Farm Service Agency state executive directors and one Rural Development state director.