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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Every summer, the next generation of staffers, analysts, lobbyists and communications specialists comes to D.C. This is the second part of two-part series on the interns in congressional offices and farm-related organizations in Washington this summer.
Aubrey Bettencourt is stepping down as president and CEO of the Almond Alliance, USDA hires several new senior staff members and Nona McCoy joins the Torrey Advisory Group.
Tom Snipes has been appointed CEO of Custom Agronomics, Nona McCoy has joined the Torrey Advisory Group as a vice president, and Aubrey Bettencourt steps down from the helm at the Almond Alliance.
One of the two Western members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, New Mexico Democrat Ben Ray Luján, took his time on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to stump for language in the farm bill that would aid producers in drought-prone areas.
John Hoeven, the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, defends removing restrictions on USDA's use of the Commodity Credit Corporation for assisting farmers.
Kevin Burkum has been tapped as the new CEO for U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action. He most recently served as the chief communications officer for Global Dairy Platform. He succeeds former CEO Erin Fitzgerald, who left USFRA in April.
Bruce Bodine has been tapped as the next president and CEO of the Mosaic Company and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has brought on Becky Garrison Warfel as the new director of public policy.
Former House Ag Committee Chair Collin Peterson is calling on House GOP leaders to find the votes to pass the next farm bill not in the conservative flank of the Republican party, but among the chamber's more moderate Democrats.
The top Democrat on the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee is defending Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack's usage of the Commodity Credit Corp. account and says Congress should "absolutely not" impose new restrictions.