Articles by Hannah Pagel

USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program can help lead the world in adopting sustainable agricultural practices, says Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack.

Robert Guenther has started his own firm, Breakthrough365 Government Relations Strategies, and John Crowley has been tapped as the next president and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization.

Several CEOs are starting new positions critical to ag and food policy soon.

The California Farm Bureau elected Shannon Douglass, who currently serves as the organization's first vice president, to replace president Jamie Johansson during the Farm Bureau’s 105th Annual Meeting in Reno.

The Food and Drug Administration is promoting Namandjé Bumpus to principal deputy commissioner upon the retirement of Janet Woodcock early next year. Bumpus joined the FDA in August 2022 to serve as the agency’s chief scientist. Michael Rogers has been named associate commissioner for regulatory affairs.

The California Avocado Commission has named two employees as co-executive leaders of the organization and former BLM director Neil Kornze has moved to K Street to be the senior vice president of Cassidy and Associates.

Neil Kornze has moved to K Street to be the senior vice president of Cassidy & Associates. Kornze is a former chief of staff for Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and served as the director of the Bureau of Land Management during the Obama administration.

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas rolled out a new leadership slate, UC Davis is looking for a new ag dean and a Washington state woman is the new leader of the nation's oldest farm organization.

Surface Transportation Board Chairman Martin Oberman plans to leave next year, Martin Bates has a new role at Dairy Farmers of America, and Brittany Jablonsky is returning to the National Farmers Union.

Daniel Hartwig has been tapped as the new president of the California Fresh Fruit Association, succeeding Ian LeMay, who has held the position since 2019.