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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, March 08, 2025
Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur has been selected to serve as the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s president for 2023-2024. Meanwhile, Mike Schmidt is being detailed to the Senate Ag Committee’s majority staff for Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., as a senior adviser.
Five seed companies are seeking damages from Nebraska ethanol company AltEn and related businesses and individuals for cleanup of pesticide-contaminated materials and wastewater at the company’s Mead, Nebraska, site.
Six seed companies have formed a coalition and applied to clean up environmental contamination at a currently inoperative AltEn ethanol plant near Mead, Nebraska.
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Virginia Ag Commissioner Jewel Bronaugh as his selection for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Janet McCabe as deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.