Articles Tagged with ''International Dairy Foods Association''

Farm Hands West: Van Buskirk joins Wakefern Food Corp., Fourth generation Katzman to lead family company; Bengards receive award

10/16/24 7:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

Wakefern Food Corp. hired Mark Van Buskirk to the group’s leadership team as vice president of fresh. Stefanie Katzman was tapped as CEO of her family’s company, Katzman.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: IDFA hires Alcaine, NCGA taps Janssen

10/16/24 6:00 AM By Lydia Johnson

The International Dairy Foods Association made two staff changes. Samuel Alcaine, Ph.D., was hired as Vice President of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs and Jeffrey Cullen was hired as director of video production and digital communications. The Renewable Fuels Association elected new officers. Jeff Oestmann, CEO of Aztalan Bio, was elected chair.

Harley Janssen is the new director of outputs and measurements at the National Corn Growers Association. He will focus on translating and interpreting production and sustainability data to help growers access new sustainability markets. Brent Boydston started Ag Center Solutions, his own consulting firm. Stefanie Katzman was tapped as CEO of her family’s company, Katzman.

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Food industry concerned about dietary guidelines process

10/09/24 6:06 AM By Steve Davies

Some food industry groups who are closely watching meetings of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee are fiercely advocating for their products as the DGAC works to complete its scientific report, which will be used to develop the actual guidelines.

Food industry groups suggest DGA process needs transparency, revisions

09/04/24 6:09 AM By Rebekah Alvey

As the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030 Advisory Committee plans to host its final meeting later this month, food industry groups are worried efforts to consider sustainability, race and socioeconomic factors have led to less reliable science in the process.

Farm Hands West: Fraser to lead Pistachio Growers; Yanez joins Invariant

07/10/24 6:30 AM By Lydia Johnson

The American Pistachio Growers tapped Zachary Fraser as president and CEO. Before joining the associaiton, he led a career in sports media, most recently leading LEARFIELD's Fresno State athletics property. Invariant added Nathan Yanez to staff as a manager. Previously, he was a senior account executive at the California-based Lucas Public Affairs focused on biotechnology and the environment.Anna Claire Stietenroth joined the office of Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., as a legislative assistant. She will work on the agriculture, food, animals, transportation and public works portfolio areas.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: IDFA promotions; FRAC leadership changes; Luke joins Syngenta

07/10/24 6:01 AM By Lydia Johnson

The International Dairy Foods Association has announced three staff promotions Andrew Jerome to vice president of communications, Jessica Matsko to manager of executive office and special projects and Victoria Pender to manager of events and programs. The Food Research Action Center named Crystal FitzSimons as interim president, succeeding former interim president Kelly Horton who began that position in April. Syngenta hired Susan Luke former director of global issues and crisis communication for Bayer’s crop science division as a senior communications manager for Syngenta U.S. Crop Protection and corporate communications.

Proposed dairy pricing overhaul offers wins for both producers, processors

07/03/24 5:09 AM By Philip Brasher

Both dairy producers and processors scored wins in a long-awaited proposal USDA to overhaul federal milk pricing in line with changes in industry practices and market conditions.

Daybreak June 13: Farm groups join oil industry in challenge to emission standards

06/13/24 9:53 AM By Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Noah Wicks, and Philip Brasher

Two major farm groups are joining the American Petroleum Institute to challenge EPA 2027-2032 tailpipe emissions standards that they argue are essentially an electric vehicle mandate.

USDA tries to find how H5N1 avian influenza spread to dairy cows

04/24/24 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

Dairy cattle transported from Texas have been implicated in the spread of the H5N1, or bird flu, virus found in at least four of the seven states outside of Texas that have reported infections, according to states where H5N1 has been found.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Snipes to lead Custom Agronomics

04/17/24 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Tom Snipes has been appointed CEO of Custom Agronomics, Nona McCoy has joined the Torrey Advisory Group as a vice president, and Aubrey Bettencourt steps down from the helm at the Almond Alliance.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 15, 2024: Election results analysis from NAFB Convention

It’s official: Republicans have won control of the House as well as the Senate and White House.

Biofuel policy, the farm bill and trade could see changes under the new administration and Congress. We asked Torrey Advisory Group President Michael Torrey, NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys, American Sugarbeet Growers Assn. CEO Luther Markwart and ACE CEO Brian Jennings about their outlook from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual meeting.

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