U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Kai recently announced 55 new or reappointed members of seven different agricultural trade advisory committees.
Advisory committees were instituted by Congress to give ag industry stakeholders input in U.S. trade policy and negotiating objectives. The Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee advises the USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on overall trade policy matters and is made up of senior representatives from many different segments of the agriculture industry.
The newly announced members of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee are:
- 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 – U.S. 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.
The other six advisory committees provide technical insight and guidance according to their specific product sectors.
The newly announced members of the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Animals and Animal Products are:
- 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
The newly announced members of the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds are:
- 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
This group of advisers will serve until 2028. A complete roster of members and additional information about the committees is available online.
