-American Lamb Board
Nominations are now being sought by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service for the American Lamb Board. The 13-member board is charged with directing research, information and promotion programs for American lamb. Funded through the national American Lamb Checkoff, it invests the industry’s valuable resources to foster profitability and create opportunities for all sectors involved in producing American lamb.
Nominations are due April 11, 2021, for one producer with 101-500 lambs, one producer with more than 500 lambs, one feeder with 5,000 or more lambs, and one first handler. Members will serve three-year terms beginning February 2022 and ending February 2025. Qualified industry organizations nominate people to serve on the ALB to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service. Final appointments are made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary.
Biden’s Pick For Agriculture Secretary Splits Farming Community
Biden’s Pick For Agriculture Secretary Splits Farming Community
How will farming fare during the Biden administration?
That question was front and center during a confirmation hearing in early February by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry for Tom Vilsack, President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s pick for U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary.
The committee backed Vilsack’s nomination by a voice vote and sent the matter to the Senate for a full vote, where he is widely expected to be approved for the post. However, the response in the farming community is decidedly mixed as to what this will mean for the future of U.S. farming.