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Syracuse Dairy Adding Beef Cattle to Holly Operation
The Prowers County Planning Commission, following a public hearing on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, approved the request from Syracuse Dairy in Holly for an amendment to their Special Use Permit. The dairy intends to add about 20,000 head of beef cattle on their 610 acre operation south of Holly. The dairy consists of 8,000 head of dairy cows and the heifer operation has 14,500 head.
After additional discussion and a reading of the recommendation from the Land Use Office by Michelle Heigel, the commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the amendment. Some areas addressed in the recommendations determined the special use will not adversely affect public health, safety or welfare.
(Washington, D.C., December 22, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that President Trump has named Dr. Carrie Castille as the new, permanent director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Dr. Castille will start her new role on Monday, January 4, 2021.
“Dr. Castille is a trusted leader in economic development and public policy and has more than 20 years’ experience in the agricultural sector. Her passion for agricultural research, teaching, and extension will enable NIFA to continue its transformation as a premier science agency,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “She will bring strong leadership to NIFA as they continue to build and strengthen partnerships with our public land-grant universities and agricultural institutions across the nation.”
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Dr. Carrie Castille Tapped as New NIFA Director
USAgNet - 12/23/2020 The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that President Trump has named Dr. Carrie Castille as the new, permanent director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Dr. Castille will start her new role on January 4, 2021. Dr. Castille is a trusted leader in economic development and public policy and has more than 20 years experience in the agricultural sector. Her passion for agricultural research, teaching, and extension will enable NIFA to continue its transformation as a
premier science agency, said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. She will bring strong leadership to NIFA as they continue to build and strengthen partnerships with our public land-grant universities and agricultural institutions across the nation.
Dr. David Acheson
Dr. David Acheson is Chairing PathogenDx’s New Food Safety Committee
We caught up with The Acheson Group president and CEO about this new committee, the role of testing and more.
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But Dr. David Acheson, the former Associate Commissioner for Foods at the Food and Drug Administration and former Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, says PathogenDx’s new testing technology appears to be ahead of the curve in accuracy.
That tech and the enthusiasm of Milan Patel, PathogenDx’s co-founder and CEO, and the rest of the Arizona-based company’s leadership team was enough to entice Acheson to join as a strategic advisor and chair its new Food Safety Committee.