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NASDA shares new promotions for policy and trade team staff

NASDA

News Article The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture is excited to congratulate three staff members on their recent promotions. Stephanie joined the NASDA team in December 2022 as the associate director of public policy where she focused on issues related to agricultural labor, conservation, animal disease and climate.

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North America-based RaboResearch Team Expanding

Agwired

Rabobank’s RaboResearch F&A group is a global team of more than 80 analysts who monitor and evaluate global market events that affect food and agriculture worldwide. He brings a hands-on farming and livestock background combined with 10 years of industry experience in market research and data analysis and agricultural marketing.

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Our Best Food and Farm Labor Reporting of 2023

Civil Eats

Over the course of the year we reported on industry efforts to roll back hard-won gains on the minimum wage and efforts to build paths to citizenship for immigrants, risks from extreme weather due to climate change, and the perilous nature of work in seafood and animal agriculture. The outcome could have ripple effects across the U.S.

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Animal Ag News 9/19

Agwired

Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide critical, long-awaited financial assistance for dairy farmers affected by natural disasters. A leader in both the agricultural world and association management, Niedecken assumed the role on September 1, 2023.

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Animal Ag News 7/23

Agwired

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is making investments that will strengthen American food supply chains, increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, create more, new and better markets for producers, and lower food costs.

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Senator Cory Booker Says FDA Proposal Could Worsen Antibiotic Resistance

Civil Eats

On Tuesday, Booker sent a letter to commissioner Robert Califf expressing concerns about changes to “duration limits” in the FDA’s revised guidance on antibiotic use in animal agriculture. Of course, regulating animal agriculture is not a popular issue in Washington, D.C., Overuse of important drugs (i.e.,