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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced important leadership changes within the Animal and Plant Health deputy administrator for Veterinary Services and U.S. chief
Dijab, associate deputy administrator of APHIS Veterinary Services,
deputy administrator of MRP business services. She also has prior service in the U.S. Marine Corps.
engagement with states and industry.
U.K., Turkey and Eastern European sanitary and phytosanitary issues, and agriculture-related technical barriers to trade.
its growth and long-term goals.
members: Alison Foster as manager of policy engagement, Mary
having spent time at both the National Council of Farmer
In Holdren’s new role, she is responsible for designing and stakeholders, identifying emerging needs, monitoring policy changes and developing multimedia assets and marketing support. Previously, she worked her way up from feed mill intern to agribusiness specialist at Mountaire Farms in North Carolina,
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team in driving recruitment and maintaining retention. While earning her dual bachelor’s degrees in economics and communications analysis and engagement, Nagle held
Larkin Appointed CEO at CMC
The Canadian Meat Council appointed Kyle Larkin as its next in public affairs, government relations and association management for over a decade will be an asset with growing recently, Larkin served as the executive director of Grain government engagement and delivered outcomes that directly
grew up on their Missouri farm. He graduated from the University Through his 50-year career, Conway started as an entry-level feed
Conway is survived by his wife Jill, and daughter Shannon children James Reed and Joseph Dalton Hearle, Dean and Claire
during the Vietnam War, earning the rank of E-5 Sergeant in the Animal Protein Producers Industry and he served as chair of
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