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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
President Joe Biden has submitted a pair of nominations to the Senate for Agriculture Department positions, hoping to see the two officials confirmed after unsuccessful bids in the last Congress.
Burke Kennedy is the Agri-Pulse western sales associate. He will support the continued expansion of Agri-Pulse West subscriptions, advertising and event sponsorship in the California market.
Iowa State student Lydia Johnson will be a member of the Agri-Pulse team of journalists this spring as part of an experience provided through the Iowa State University Foundation.
JB Hamby has been selected to serve as chairman of the Colorado River Board of California and Mark Bassetti has been chosen to lead Duda Farm Fresh Foods as president
Gina Dockstader has been appointed to serve on the California Farm Water Coalition and Mike Stephan has been elevated to vice president of sales and business development at Monterey Mushrooms.
College students interested in agriculture will be able to take advantage of a new partnership between a pair of key organizations interested in developing future leadership for the industry.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has announced she will not seek reelection, and Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., has been selected to serve as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
The Senate has confirmed the nominations of Doug McKalip to be the Biden administration's chief ag trade administrator, Alexis Taylor to be USDA's undersecretary of trade and foreign agricultural affairs, and Jose Emilio Esteban to be USDA’s undersecretary for food safety.