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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, September 01, 2024
The Department of Agriculture and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are teaming up to improve ag and earth science research and technology while also working to inspire young people to seek careers in STEM and agriculture.
Janie Hipp has been tapped as the new lead of the Native Agriculture Financial Services organization and Shelby Young has joined USA Rice as the new manager of government affairs.
Shelby Scarpa has been added to the D.C. Legislative and Regulatory Services team as senior vice president of government relations and Janie Hipp has been tapped as the new lead of the Native Agriculture Financial Services (NAFS) organization.
Gregg Doud has been tapped as the next president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation and Steve Mangapit has been selected as the new president of Pinnacle Claims Management, succeeding David Zanze, who retired after 38 years of service.
Gregg Doud has been tapped as the next president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation and Roberta Wagner has been named senior vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs at the International Dairy Foods Association.
USDA is bringing on six individuals who will hold senior staff positions and promoting two at the department and President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Jeffrey Prescott as the U.S. representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture and Summer Mersinger as commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Angus Kelly is the new head of government affairs at Inari, and the Organic Trade Association has brought on Joelle Mosso as senior director of technical and regulatory affairs and Scott Rice as director of regulatory affairs.
California farmer A.G. Kawamura has been elected as a co-chair of the United Nations Environment Program’s Farmers Major Group and the Washington State Wine Commission has hired Kristina Kelley as its new executive director.