ISSUE 1093
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns accepted the resignation Tuesday (December 6) of Deputy Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Jim Butler. Dr.
Butler joined USDA in 2001 as deputy under secretary for Marketing and Regulatory
Programs and was later named deputy under secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
Services. He is taking on the role of deputy director general of the Inter-American
Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only articles are indicated in bold.) FFVA PUSHES FOR HURRICANE RELIEF FUNDS GOV. BUSH APPOINTS SUE M. COBB AS SECRETARY OF STATE CITRUS INDUSTRY RAISES FUNDS FOR FARMWORKERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANES DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY BUTLER RESIGNS JOHANNS WELCOMES ANDREW AND CHRISTOPHERSON TO USDA USDA LAUNCHES REDISIGNED AG STATISTICS WEBSITE AG IN THE CLASSROOM VOLUNTEER GRANTS AVAILABLE PRODUCE COMPANY SEEKS SALES, TRANSPORTATION EXPERT | |
