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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, May 20, 2024
Xochitl Torres Small has officially been confirmed as USDA’s new deputy agriculture secretary and Jill Bramble has been tapped as the new president and CEO of the National 4-H Council.
House Republicans are trying to roll back an increase in fruit and vegetable benefits for women and kids participating in the WIC nutrition program, which has long had strong bipartisan support.
Natalie Dyenson has been selected as the new chief regulatory and food safety officer of the International Fresh Produce Association and Mission Produce has brought on Diana McClean as director of marketing and communications.
Berend Koops is now the executive director of North America public policy and government relations for Merck Animal Health and Tiffany Landry has started her own consulting agency called Landry Consulting focused on international development.
Data from pilot projects is already pouring in on the positive impact on health with food prescriptions and medically tailored meals. Now groups are gearing up to make the case for continued funds within the farm bill as well as tapping into the larger pool of health care dollars to change the trajectory of the nation’s declining health and increase the scale of food-as-medicine projects.
Jay Ziegler has been tapped as the new delta watermaster at the State Water Resources Control Board and Cindy McCain has been named the next executive director of the United Nations World Food Program.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf provided additional insight Tuesday on a restructuring of the agency's human foods program that he intends to finalize this fall.
In this opinion piece, Jennifer McEntire, Ph.D., with the International Fresh Produce Association discusses the present state of the foods programs at FDA and a call for the Agency to make a cultural shift.