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U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment or reappointment of 53 members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2025 – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced the appointment or reappointment of 53 members to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees.
The advisory committee system was created by Congress in 1974 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 the U.S. agricultural community who advise USDA and USTR on trade policy matters, while members of the six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees offer input and guidance from the perspectives of their respective product sectors.
Members consult and advise USDA and USTR on U.S. policy that impacts global access to valuable markets. Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA and USTR have helped open and preserve billions in agricultural exports. To learn more about these achievements, visit this Biden-Harris Administration Advances Agricultural Exports in Support of the U.S. Economy Fact Sheet.
The appointees announced today will serve until December 2028. A complete roster of members and additional information about the committees is available at www.fas.usda.gov/atacs.
The following is a list of the newly appointed or reappointed advisors, by committee:
Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee
John BodeCorn Refiners AssociationAlexandra DunnCropLife AmericaMichael DykesInternational Dairy Foods AssociationKaris GutterCorteva AgriScienceRyan LeGrandU.S. Grains CouncilAndrew MuhammadUniversity of Tennessee Institute of AgricultureVince PetersonU.S. Wheat AssociatesJulie Anna PottsMeat InstituteMike StranzNational Farmers UnionJames SutterU.S. Soybean Export CouncilElaine TrevinoSunkist Growers, Inc.William “Colin” WoodallNational Cattlemen’s Beef AssociationATAC for Trade in Animals and Animal Products
Kent BacusNational Cattlemen’s Beef AssociationColleen CoyneFood Export USA-NortheastRachel CumberbatchAnimal Health InstituteWarren GfellerStranger Valley RanchJon GianiniHarbyrCo, LLCLaurie HuenekaMerck Animal HealthKyle JensenHilmar Cheese CompanyCassandra KuballEdge Dairy Farmer CooperativeStephen NeelLineage, Inc.Michael SchumppMeat InstitutePatricia SmithDairy AmericaATAC for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables
Jeffrey BrandenburgQFresh LabAdam HollowellCalifornia Cherry BoardLaura JohnsonIdaho State Department of AgricultureMolly O’ConnorCropLife AmericaKenneth ParkerFlorida Strawberry Growers AssociationKam QuarlesNational Potato CouncilAlicia RockwellBlue Diamond GrowersDavid SchumacherSchumacher GinsengATAC for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds, and Planting Seeds
Guy AllenKansas State UniversityAsif ChaudryWashington State UniversityCourtney KingeryIndiana Soybean Alliance, Inc.Rosalind LeeckU.S. Soybean Export CouncilJess McCluerNational Grain and Feed AssociationMatthew RekewegCorteva AgriscienceATAC for Trade in Processed Foods
Carlos GonzalezHill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.Jason GroveAbbottKimberly HouldingAmerican Olive Oil Producers AssociationElizabeth JohnsonSNAC InternationalWilliam O’ConnorTyson Foods, Inc.Rebecca RasdallInternational Dairy Foods AssociationSeth WilenAmerican Trading International, Inc.ATAC for Trade in Sweeteners and Sweetener Products
Casey BeanAmerican Sugar AllianceJennifer CervantesSugar Cane Growers Cooperative of FloridaLonnie ChampagneSugar Growers & Refiners, Inc.Matt DyerAmerikoa Ingredients, Inc.Paul FarmerCSC Sugar, LLCJonathan TaylorSucro LimitedNigel WillertonWholesome SweetenersATAC for Trade in Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts, and Hemp
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