Items Tagged with 'American Farmland Trust'

The Izaak Walton League named Jared Mott executive director, Dan Moser was appointed the Eldon Gideon Dean of Kansas State's College of Agriculture and many more names in the news.

Katie Hagen resigned from her role as director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Baloian Farms hired Diana Ybarra as an account manager. Teresa O'Connor is no longer with the American Farmland Trust where she served as California communications and outreach manager.

Former owner, chairman and CEO of Dole Food Co. David H. Murdock died June 9. Emily Druckman joined the office of Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., as communications director and senior adviser. Evergreen Action hired Liya Rechtman as a senior transportation policy lead. 

Demand for solar power – and for fields and pastures on which to install the projects – is expected to keep growing because of the increasing electricity needs for new data centers. Agrivoltaic projects allow some continued ag production but have their challenges, and some solar projects face continued local opposition.

Jenny Lester Moffitt, who served as undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs at USDA during the Biden administration, is moving to American Farmland Trust as senior fellow.