Articles by Hannah Pagel

The top Republican on the House Ag Committee says April is “becoming more realistic” for passage of a farm bill.

Paul Clark has been tapped as the new executive director of the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau and GLC Cerritos, an avocado grower-shipper, has brought on Armando Garcia as the director of sustainability.

Mark Reisinger has returned to the Agribusiness Association of Iowa to serve as the interim CEO and Anne Thompson has joined the Farm Credit Council as vice president of young and beginning farmer programs and industry outreach.

An Illinois Democrat says getting a bipartisan farm bill done this year is “critically important” and that she is optimistic Congress can pass new legislation before the September deadline included in last year's extension.

Governor Gavin Newsom has tapped the Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth to serve as adviser on the Administration’s water priorities and made other appointments to support the change.

New leadership has been chosen for the Edible Oil Processors Association and Midwest Dairy Association.

President Joe Biden makes his case for reelection in tonight’s State of the Union. Look for him to say the administration is taking on inflation in food, farm inputs and other areas.

Christine Aurre has been tapped as the new legislative affairs secretary in the Office of the Governor, filling the role held by Christy Bouma since March 2022.

Mandla Nkomo has been tapped as the incoming CEO of Partners in Food Solutions and Todd Tillemans has been selected as the new chief commercial officer at Perdue Farms.

Congressional leaders have reached a deal to avoid a partial shutdown of USDA and several other departments and agencies this weekend.