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Alexandra (Alex) Dunn has been named the new president and CEO of CropLife America and Ana Jovel Melendez has been appointed as the deputy secretary of legislative affairs at the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a fresh $500 million in funding for wildfire mitigation Tuesday and warned lawmakers to keep the Inflation Reduction Act's forestry funding aimed at its current purpose.

Alexandra (Alex) Dunn has been named the new president and chief executive officer of CropLife America and Smithfield Foods has named Kraig Westerbeek president of its hog production operations.

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire has changed up the leadership in the upper chamber of the California Legislature, and Julie Hesketh-Laird is the new CEO of FIVS.

Supporters of the Inflation Reduction Act’s conservation funding are determined to protect it from attempts to shift some of the money into other farm programs.

Gary Millerchip has accepted the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer at Costco and Beth Tritter now serves as a partner at FGS Global in the government affairs division.

A top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee says he’s glad to see the panel’s Democrats laying out their priorities.

California Sen. Mike McGuire of Healdsburg has been sworn in as the new Senate president pro tempore and JJ Schlangen has been tapped as the new president of the central region of the United Natural Foods Inc.

Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow says she's "trying to really jumpstart some serious negotiations" on the farm safety net with a proposal to increase premium subsidies for buy-up area insurance policies.