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01/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/08/2024 02:16

USDA, USTR Name New Agricultural Trade Advisors

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Press Release
Release No. 0152.24

Contact: USDA Press
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2024 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment or reappointment of 55 members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees.

The advisory committee system was created by Congress to ensure that U.S. agricultural stakeholders have input and insight into U.S. trade policy and negotiating objectives. The Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee is comprised of senior representatives from across the U.S. agricultural community who advise the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on overall trade policy matters, while members of the six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees provide technical advice and guidance from the perspective of their specific product sectors.

This group of appointed advisors will serve until 2028. Applications for committee membership are encouraged at any time and will be considered for future appointments. A complete roster of members and additional information about the committees is available at www.fas.usda.gov/atacs.

Following is a list of the newly appointed or reappointed advisors, by committee:

Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee

Rebeckah Adcock

International Fresh Produce Association

Peter Bachmann

USA Rice Federation

Stephen L. Censky

American Soybean Association

Constance Cullman

American Feed Industry Association

Krysta Harden

United States Dairy Export Council

David Puglia

Western Growers

David J. Salmonsen

American Farm Bureau Federation

Emily Skor

Growth Energy

Trey Winthrop

Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc.

ATAC for Trade in Animals and Animal Products

Robert A. DeHaan

National Fisheries Institute

David Fischer

Global Animal Products

Kenny Graner

Graner Angus Ranch

James McClain

McClain's Flying Leatherneck Ranch, LLC

Erica Sanko

American Sheep Industry Association

Reneé T. Strickland

Strickland Ranch & Exports, Inc.

William W. Westman

Meat Import Council of America

Maria C. Zieba

National Pork Producers Council

ATAC for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables

William Callis

U.S. Apple Export Council

Casey D. Creamer

California Citrus Mutual

Patrick N. Delaney

Walmart

Jodi Devaurs

California Table Grape Commission

Robert L. Guenther

Breakthrough365 Government Relations Strategies

Shawn Harding

North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation

Alyssa Houtby

North American Blueberry Council

Matthew Lantz

Cranberry Institute

Jonathan Maberry

Maberry Packing, LLC

Caroline Stringer

California Fresh Fruit Association

Kianna Wilson

FMC Corporation

ATAC for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds, and Planting Seeds

Nathaniel Blum

Sorghum United

Casey Chumrau

Washington Grain Commission

Samuel Crowell

American Seed Trade Association

Karah Fissel

USA Rice Federation

Kacy Gehring

Mountain States Oilseeds, LLC

Patrick Hayden

North American Export Grain Association, Inc.

Kimberly Haynie Logan

RivahView Farms, LLC

Dalton B. Henry

U.S. Wheat Associates

Mark Holt

Western Foods Company

Virginia Houston

American Soybean Association

Edward Hubbard

Renewable Fuels Association

Nancy Martinez

National Corn Growers Association

John Torres

Biotechnology Innovation Organization

ATAC for Trade in Processed Foods

Mara M. Burr

Consumer Brands Association

Robert Davenport

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Laura Gerhard

Blue Diamond Growers

James C. Griffiths

Council for Responsible Nutrition

Adam Holland

J.R. Simplot Company

Timothy M. Hyatt

ISA, Inc.

Kevin Latner

Leather and Hide Council of America

Blake Ramsey

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

Bernadette M. Wiltz-Lang

Southern United States Trade Association

ATAC for Trade in Sweeteners and Sweetener Products

Kristy Goodfellow Mills

Corn Refiners Association

Jack Pettus

American Sugar Cane League

Daniel Shorts

National Confectioners Association

ATAC for Trade in Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts, and Hemp

Rachel Santos

Premium Peanut

Dylan C. Summers

Lazarus Naturals

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