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Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse, a GOP leader of congressional efforts to curb foreign influence in U.S. agriculture, has returned $17,500 in campaign donations to political action committees representing the Chinese-owned agribusiness companies Smithfield Foods and Syngenta.

The American Sugar Alliance has elevated Robert Johansson to the new role of director of economics and policy analysis, and Katharine Emerson has returned to the World Food Program USA as its new chief of staff.

Karla Thieman is the newest partner of Finsbury Glover Hering and Matt Herrick has moved back to the International Dairy Foods Association.

Republican members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee are calling on the Biden administration to provide analysis and other documentation to back up the recent decision to replace the Trump-era rule that narrowed the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act.

House Democrats have launched an investigation into coronavirus outbreaks in meat processing plants and the Trump administration’s alleged failure to adequately protect workers.

Kate Burr joins Markon Cooperative and Michael Gonzales has been promoted to head of marketing at Limoneira Co.

Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won their run-off elections to give Democrats control of the U.S. Senate and there's a new president at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health.

The Biden transition team has been soliciting input from farm groups on what they would like to see in potential nominees to key agencies. That’s the word from the CEO of the National Corn Growers Association, Jon Doggett.

Meat and poultry plants continue to close because of COVID-19 as fears grow of possible shortages.