Articles Tagged with ''U.S. Grains Council''

The Agriculture Department's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is awarding over $200 million to over 60 U.S. agricultural organizations to "help expand commercial export markets for U.S. goods," the agency said.

Chuck Magro has been tapped to serve as the new CEO at Corteva and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation has selected Hilary Harp Falk as the organization’s next CEO and president.

After a 55-year career in the California agriculture industry, Leroy Goehring has retired and after 21 years as the California state auditor, Elaine Howle will retire at the end of the year.

President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Jessica Rosenworcel and Gigi Sohn as commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission and Martha Williams as the director of the Fish and Wildlife Services at the Department of Interior.

Rod Snyder has been picked to be the Environmental Protection Agency’s new agriculture adviser, and former Rep. Xochitl Torres Small has been confirmed by the Senate to become the Agriculture Department’s undersecretary for rural development.

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has tapped Ted McKinney to be the organization’s new CEO, and President Joe Biden has selected civil rights lawyer Margo Schlanger to be USDA’s assistant secretary for civil rights.

President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate R. Nicholas Burns to serve as ambassador to China and Rahm Emanuel as ambassador to Japan.

Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wisc., makes a big announcement, USDA names new staff and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers announced their CEO will retire at the end of the year.

President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Chavonda Jacobs-Young to become undersecretary for research, education, and economics and USDA's chief scientist, and Pat Wolff joined the Maryland Farm Bureau as senior director of national affairs.

A leading ag youth organization has a new chief staffer, the leader of rural outreach for the Democratic National Committee takes a new job, and more in this week's Farm Hands.