Adams brings with her decades of experience in agriculture, both on a state and national level.
âI have served in and around state government for nearly my entire career, 25 years or so,â she said in a recent interview.
Recruited to the USDA by former Under Secretary, Bill Northey, where she served as his Chief of Staff in a non-career capacity, Adams said the experience created strong connections.
âBill and I knew one another when he was Iowaâs Secretary of Agriculture and I was Michiganâs Director of Agriculture. During my nearly three years of service, I flew back and forth to Washington D.C. each week while my husband stayed here, in the Lansing area. As a retired combat soldier, my husband saw my work (with the USDA) as a deployment.â
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Lansing Michigan Senate Republicans cast votes Thursday to block two of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer s appointees to the state cherry committee, a panel that oversees marketing efforts for the cherry industry.
Whitmer had appointed Juliette McAvoy of Central Lake and Emily Miezio of Suttons Bay to the committee, which can have up to 13 members. The Senate voted 20-14, along party lines, to reject the appointments. GOP lawmakers have now blocked 20 Whitmer appointees this year amid disagreements over the governor s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, said two other candidates for the committee had been passed over without explanation. And Sen. Kevin Daley, R-Lum, indicated that some cherry farmers were opposed to the selected appointees.