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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, October 18, 2024
Jim Jones has been selected by the Food and Drug Administration to serve as the first deputy commissioner for human foods and Pivot Bio has named Chris Abbott as the new CEO.
James “Jim” Jones has been selected by the Food and Drug Administration to serve as the first deputy commissioner for human foods, giving him a chance to direct and oversee reorganization efforts at the agency.
Carlos Abrams-Rivera has been tapped as the next CEO of Kraft Heinz and Jeffrey Kightlinger has been hired as a consultant by the Imperial Irrigation District.
Ron Gibson, the Utah Farm Bureau president who announced a leave of absence last week following the release of a video of a confrontation with the farmworkers on his dairy operation, has resigned from his position.
Former FDA Deputy Commissioner of Food Policy and Response Frank Yiannas has joined Wiliot and Janie Hipp has started a new job as the CEO and president of the Native Agriculture Financial Services.
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Paul Martin as the inspector general of the United States Agency for International Development and USDA has made some senior staff changes.
President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Jon Holladay as the chief financial officer at the Department of Agriculture, and Matthew Lyons is now the director of business development, Value-Added Fresh division, for Naturipe Farms.
President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Jon Holladay as the chief financial officer at the Department of Agriculture and former SDA Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh has returned to Virginia State University to be senior adviser to the dean for land-grant initiatives.