NASDA President Appoints Chairs and Vice Chairs
News Date October 09, 2007
NASDA President and North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson has appointed the chairs and vice chairs of NASDA policy committees, task forces, and working groups at the conclusion of NASDA’s annual meeting in Seattle, Washington. Committees and task forces carry out duties of developing policy and setting forth NASDA priorities.
The following will serve as chair and vice chair for a one-year term.
* Animal and Plant Industries Committee--Nebraska Agriculture Director Greg Ibach, chair; Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Lester Spell, vice chair;
* Food Regulation and Nutrition Committee--Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks, chair; North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, vice chair;
* Marketing and International Trade Committee--Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson, chair; Delaware Agriculture Secretary Michael Scuse, vice chair;
* Natural Resources and Pesticide Management Committee--Utah Agriculture Commissioner Leonard Blackham, chair; Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey, vice chair;
* Rural Development and Financial Security Committee--Oklahoma Agriculture Secretary Terry Peach, chair; Montana Agriculture Director Ron de Yong, vice chair;
* Agriculture and Food Security Task Force--South Dakota Agriculture Director Bill Even, chair; Vermont Agriculture Secretary Roger Allbee, vice chair;
* Biotechnology Task Force--Kansas Agriculture Secretary Adrian Polansky, chair; Indiana Agriculture Director Andy Miller, vice chair;
* Specialty Crops Task Force--California Agriculture Secretary A.G. Kawamura, chair; New York Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker, vice chair;
* Tobacco Task Force--North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, chair; Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Todd Haymore, vice chair;
* U.S. /Canada Accord Working Group--Minnesota Commissioner Agriculture Gene Hugoson, chair; Washington State Agriculture Director Valoria Loveland, vice chair; and
* U.S. /Mexico Accord Working Group--California Agriculture Secretary A.G. Kawamura, chair; Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, vice Chair. (Contact: Rick Kirchhoff)