Items Tagged with 'Terrain'

The new Walnut Alliance of California is hitting the ground running in Sacramento, tackling transparency among growers while conducting outreach to build up its membership base.

This is the last of a three-part series on the impact of agricultural exports on the U.S. economy and the risks and promise for ag trade going forward. American commodity and ag trade groups are casting their net far and wide overseas to develop relationships and encourage trade with the United States.

The second part of a three-part series on the impact of agricultural exports on the U.S. economy and the risks and promise for ag trade going forward: U.S. ag exports to China are falling year after year following a spike driven by the Phase One agreement. Brazil, meanwhile, is ramping up its trading relationship with China.

Former Senate Ag Committee chief economist John Newton is joining Terrain where he will lead a team of economists and analysts. Jamila Thompson was appointed chief of staff and Jon Hurst was promoted to special advisor for agriculture for United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai.

Darryl Blakey joined BASF as manager of government affairs. Emma Scott was appointed director of the food and agriculture clinic at Vermont Law and Graduate School. The Conservation Lands Foundation tapped Chris Hill as CEO. The World Shipping Council appointed Tamekia Flack as director of U.S. government relations. 

The former chief economist for Republicans on the Senate Ag Committee is moving to Terrain, where he will lead a team of economists and analysts.