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Secretary Vilsack receives unanimous support of the Senate Agriculture Committee A confirmation hearing for Former Secretary Tom Vilsack to be Secretary of USDA in President Biden's cabinet has provided Vilsack with unanimous support. United Fresh Produce Association President and CEO Tom Stenzel issued the following statement regarding the confirmation hearing for Former Secretary Tom Vilsack to be Secretary of USDA: “Congratulations to Secretary Vilsack for being unanimously supported by the Senate Agriculture Committee, now moving his nomination to the Senate floor. Secretary Vilsack has...

January 27, 2021 The application period has opened for the Class 26 of the United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program. Since its inception in 1995, more than 250 produce industry professionals have graduated from this exclusive program, thanks to the support of founding sponsor Corteva Agriscience. “This year, as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of this one-of-a-kind program, I invite our alumni and all those who have supported their journey to pay it forward,” said Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association. “Encourage the next generation of industry ...

The application period has opened for Class 26 of the United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program. Since its inception in 1995, more than 250 produce industry professionals have graduated from this program, thanks to the support of founding sponsor Corteva Agriscience. More than 250 professionals in the industry have completed the United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program. “This year, as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of this program, I invite our alumni and those who have supported their journey to pay it forward,” said Tom Stenzel, president and CEO, United Fresh Produce ...

What happened? In the annual State of American Business speech this week, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas J. Donohue outlined the path for a widespread economic recovery through a bold agenda of infrastructure investments, workforce reskilling, immigration reforms, and reinvigorating America’s global competitiveness. Additionally, he warned that excessive regulations and anti-competitive taxes would undermine the recovery. To complement the speech, the U.S. Chamber developed three State of American Business Policy Power Hours highlighting common-sense policy solutions for strengthening...

Pandemic Ag Reaction Pt 2 Wednesday Jan 13th, 2021 I’m Bob Larson. For all the negative 2020 brought, it could have been much worse in ag if not for the hard work of the Farm Bill Alliance. At last week’s virtual Potato Expo, members talked about the importance of helping growers survive. United Fresh Produce CEO, Tom Stenzel says they brought their message and the data to the table … STENZEL … “It’s been in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), direct payments to growers. It’s been in the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, so there’ve been a lot of dif...