EPA Administrator-designate Michael Regan shares his grandfather was a small diversified farmer.
EPA Administrator-designate Michael Regan hosted a virtual roundtable Jan. 5 with more than 16 members of the Ag CEO Council and staff, composed of leaders of some of the largest agriculture and farm organizations in the U.S. The leaders were briefed on the next administration’s plans to work with agricultural leaders to promote healthy and secure food supplies, clean air and clean water.
The Ag CEO Council discussed the need for a strong ag liaison at the EPA and reiterated that U.S. agriculture needs to be part of the global climate solution, committed to ongoing work in conservation and sustainable practices. Members also emphasized the importance of adequate EPA staff and funding to meet deadlines for pesticide registration decisions, among other critical EPA functions.
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-The Hagstrom Report
Michael Regan, President-elect Joe Biden’s designate for Environmental Protection Agency administrator, on Tuesday, Jan. 5, hosted a virtual roundtable with more than 16 leaders of major farm organizations who are members of the Ag CEO Council and their staffs, the Biden transition office announced.
Regan was joined by the incoming senior adviser to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, Cedric Richmond.
In the announcement, the transition office said, “During the meeting, Administrator-designate Regan reiterated President-elect Joe Biden’s commitment to working with agricultural leaders to promote healthy and secure food supplies, clean air and clean water.
The CSS in ASTA CSS & Seed Expo stands for corn, soybeans and sorghum, but in recent years a little wheat has crept into the rotation.
“Hybrid Wheat – What is Different This Time?” was the title of the last session at the 2020 Seed Expo, featuring a panel of experts from the world of wheat. One of them was Jessie Alt, Global Wheat Lead for Corteva Agriscience. You might remember Dr. Alt from a few years ago when she starred in a video on plant breeders for the American Seed Trade Association.
In this interview, Alt discusses the role of newer breeding techniques and genomic knowledge enabling and complementing hybrid wheat breeding.ASTA Interview with Jessie Alt, Corteva Agriscience (8:20)
Each December, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) hosts America’s largest seed industry convention as the Christmas Season begins traditionally in the Chicago Hyatt Regency at the top of the Magnificent Mile.
This year, like everything else since March, the ASTA CSS and Seed Expo was virtual, and that allowed nearly 1000 attendees from around the world to participate and have access to timely industry content, like the annual outlook for the agricultural economy with Dan Basse. People are still registering for the event to see some of the great panels and presentations.
In this edition of the ZimmCast, we recap some of the highlights of #ASTACSS, including interviews with Basse, ASTA chair John Latham, Iowa farmer Pam Johnson, and ASTA CEO Andy LaVigne. Find more interviews and other media content from the event on the AgNewsWire virtual newsroom.
The American Seed Trade Association CSS & Seed Expo is a wrap, but the content lives on and will lead into the next ASTA conference, the virtual Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference in February.
ASTA President and CEO Andy LaVigne says they had nearly 1000 attendees at the virtual CSS & Seed Expo. “The great thing about virtual is you can continue the life of this event,” said LaVigne. “And you reach a lot more people. We had people from South America, Europe, even Asia, participating in our event this week.”
The event included the annual outlook from ag economist Dan Basse, as well as interesting sessions with the major players in the seed industry, sustainability, premium markets, genome editing, corn research, and much more. All content remains available for attendees and the platform will even be open for appointment setting through December 18.