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Farm Hands on the Potomac - Starling named new USDA chief of staff

05/16/18 6:01 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

USDA chief Sonny Perdue will soon have a new chief of staff. He’s Ray Starling, who’s been working at the White House as the ag adviser to President Trump.

Food safety expert picked as White House science adviser

05/14/18 10:46 PM By Philip Brasher

A Purdue University food safety scientist, Charles R. Santerre, has been named a senior policy adviser in the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, where his assignments are expected to include helping coordinate the administration’s work on agricultural biotechnology.

Summers tapped to run Ag Marketing Service

05/11/18 4:34 PM By Agri-Pulse staff

Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Friday announced the appointment of Bruce Summers as the administrator of USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, part of the department's Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission area.

Richard Fordyce of Missouri picked to run FSA

05/11/18 1:41 PM By Daniel Enoch

Richard Fordyce, a former director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, has been selected as administrator of USDA’s Farm Service Agency.

USDA staff chief heads home, White House adviser joins team

05/11/18 12:58 PM By Sara Wyant and Philip Brasher

USDA Chief of Staff Heidi Green announced today that she will return to Georgia after helping Secretary Perdue during his first year in office. Her replacement will be a familiar face to many in agriculture.

Rottenberg, Kiecker named to top posts at FSIS

05/11/18 11:52 AM By Daniel Enoch

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has appointed Carmen Rottenberg as administrator of the department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and Paul Kiecker as her top deputy.

Farm Hands on the Potomac -- Another departure at EPA

05/09/18 6:00 AM

Scandal-plagued EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s top communications aide has resigned, following the recent departure of several other high-level staffers. Liz Bowman, who joined EPA last March as the associate administrator for public affairs, is joining the staff of Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, as communications director.

Condon to lead Bayer’s Executive Leadership Team for new Crop Science Division

05/07/18 8:53 AM By Sara Wyant

Bayer's proposed acquisition of Monsanto is still subject to pending regulatory approval, but the company announced the selection of a new Executive Leadership Team for the Crop Science Division, which will go into effect as of the closing.

Washington Week Ahead: Conaway looks to nail down farm bill votes

05/06/18 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

House Republican leaders this week look to shore up GOP support for their farm bill while finding the necessary support to defeat amendments that target commodity programs or crop insurance.

Texas Tech’s Brashears nominated for top USDA food-safety post

05/04/18 11:52 AM By Daniel Enoch

President Donald Trump is tapping Texas Tech Professor Mindy Brashears to take over the government’s highest food safety job.

Open Mic: Claire Babineaux Fontenot

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America. Farmers continue to help feed the hungry, but the number of Americans who are hungry and food insecure is greater today than during the Covid pandemic. Babineaux-Fontenot says the food lines may have moved back inside the buildings, but the need for food continues to grow as contributions are down and federal commodity donations have decreased. Babineaux-Fontenot says federal nutrition programs should be amended to avoid food “cliffs” and help individuals transition away from assistance programs.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 22, 2024: Sen. Jerry Moran on disaster aid, farm bill

The race is on to pass a farm bill extension before the end of the year after Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow released her farm bill text this week and it was rejected by Republicans. We asked Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., about the future of the farm bill and prospects for a package of market loss relief and disaster aid in December.

Then, NASDA’s RJ Karney and NFU’s Aaron Shier discuss what agriculture can expect from the Trump administration.

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