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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Jon Doggett took over as interim CEO of the National Corn Growers Association last month when Chris Novak resigned to take the top job at CropLife America. Last week, NCGA officially named Doggett as the fifth CEO in the organization’s 61-year history.
CEO salaries at major nonprofit trade organizations in the agriculture, food and energy space, for the most part, continue to trend upward. But experts say a series of retirements and departures by long-time industry veterans may dip pay scales downward, as newer executives step in.
James Hubbard was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday as the USDA’s undersecretary for natural resources and environment, with oversight of the U.S. Forest Service.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considered several nominations for ambassador Thursday, including Indiana farmer Kip Tom, who has been nominated as ambassador to the United Nations agencies for Food and Agriculture.
Julie Anna Potts, the executive vice president and treasurer of the American Farm Bureau Federation, will take over as president and CEO of the North American Meat Institute effective Sept. 24.
Danielle Quist, senior counsel for public policy at the American Farm Bureau Federation, this week moved to the International Dairy Foods Association as senior director of regulatory affairs and in-house counsel. She replaces Emily Lyons, who moved to the Michael Best law firm in May.
The Senate Agriculture Committee yesterday unanimously approved the nomination of Jim Hubbard to be Undersecretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and the Environment.
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