Farm Hands on the Potomac: Hoefner retires, Weddleman to Senate Ag, Mosley to FCA

Longtime farm, food and environmental policy adviser Ferd Hoefner retired at the end of the year. Prior to launching an independent consulting business in 2021, Hoefner was founding policy director for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, where he worked for 33 years. He was involved in policy advocacy for nine farm bills.