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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, March 05, 2025
California Sen. Mike McGuire of Healdsburg has been sworn in as the new Senate president pro tempore and JJ Schlangen has been tapped as the new president of the central region of the United Natural Foods Inc.
Governor Gavin Newsom has selected Samantha Arthur to be the assistant secretary for Salton Sea Policy at the California Natural Resources Agency and Allison Febbo has been named the new general manager of Westlands Water District.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., has announced she will not seek reelection, and Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., has been selected to serve as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Amy DeLisio has been tapped to lead the Dairy Council of California and Stewart Knox has been sworn in as the new secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
Sara Arsenault has joined the Almond Alliance as its new vice president, overseeing state and federal advocacy and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has elected Adán Ortega as the new chairman of the board of directors.
Brian Kocher has been named president and CEO of Calavo Growers and Ippolito International has hired Jeff Feldeisen as the company’s new sales and commodity manager.
New faces on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Danny Dumas has been hired by Courchesne Larose, a Canadian wholesaler, to be the new president of Courchesne Larose USA, United Natural Foods has named Dorn Wenninger its senior vice president of produce.