USDA 0320.05
USDA Contact: Ed Loyd, (202) 720-4623
USTR 2005-45
USTR Contact: Marci Hilt, (202) 395-3230
MEMBERS NAMED TO SEVEN AGRICULTURAL
TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2005-Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman today announced the appointment of private-sector members to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade (APAC) and six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade (ATACs). Members will serve until May 2007.
"Expanding market access for America's farmers and ranchers is fundamental to the future economic viability of our agriculture," said Johanns. "The expertise and unique knowledge provided by our committee members are instrumental in developing effective negotiating objectives, particularly as trade barriers have become far more complex. I look forward to the technical, practical, and political advice that helps strengthen trade formulation these committee members will offer."
"American agriculture continues to play a critical role in our agenda of opening markets and expanding opportunities around the world," said Portman. "The advice offered by these committee members will help ensure that Americans are competing on a level playing field and have the opportunity to sell their world class goods in overseas markets."
Congress established the advisory committees in 1974 to ensure a private-sector voice in establishing U.S. agricultural trade policy objectives to reflect U.S. commercial and economic interests. USDA and USTR jointly manage the committees.
The APAC provides the Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative advice and information on negotiating objectives, bargaining positions and other matters related to the development, implementation and administration of U.S. agricultural trade policy. The ATACs offer technical advice and information on specific commodities.
The six ATACs are:
· Animals and Animal Products;
· Fruits and Vegetables;
· Grains, Feed and Oilseeds;
· Processed Foods;
· Sweeteners and Sweetener Products;
· Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts, and Planting Seeds.
Lists of members by committee are attached.
Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade
NAME COMPANY
Roger J. Baccigaluppi RB International
Brent A. Baglien ConAgra Foods
James P. "Patrick" Boyle American Meat Institute
Carl W. Brothers Riceland Foods, Inc.
James P. Camerlo Dairy Farmers of America
Jon D. Caspers Self-employed pork producer
Stephen L. Censky American Soybean Association
Thomas M. Cook National Renderers Association
Leon C. Corzine LPC Farms, Inc.
Richard T. Crowder American Seed Trade Association
Paul A. Drazek DTB Associates, LLP
Michael D. Dykes Monsanto Company
Audrae Erickson Corn Refiners Association, Inc.
Thomas A. Hammer National Oilseed Processors Association
Lucian J. "Jack" Hunt, III King Ranch, Inc.
Kenneth R. Johannes Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
Robbin S. Johnson Cargill, Inc.
John R. Keeling National Potato Council
Alan R. Kemper Kemper Farms
Will C. Kinzel Case New Holland, Inc.
Robert P. Koch Wine Institute
Mark D. Lange National Cotton Council of America
Andy LaVigne Florida Citrus Mutual
Gary C. Martin North American Export Grain Association
Thomas A. Nassif Western Growers
Charles J. "Joe" O'Mara O'Mara and Associates
Jean-Mari Peltier National Council of Farmer Coops
Karen B. Ross California Association of Winegrape Growers
Christian E. Schlect Northwest Horticultural Council
Christopher E. Schaffer S. Lightning Farms
Thomas H. (Hunt) Shipman National Food Processors Association
Mary C. Sophos Grocery Manufacturers of America
Roy R. "Bob" Stallman, Jr. American Farm Bureau Federation
Michael J. Stuart Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
James H. Sumner USA Poultry & Egg Export Council
Robert L. Thompson University of Illinois
Constance E. Tipton International Dairy Foods Association
Ann B. Wroblinski American Forest and Paper Association
Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animals and Animal Products
NAME COMPANY
James R. Bailey III Wal-Mart Stores
Jaime A. Castaneda National Milk Producers Federation
Gregory F. Doud National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Richard A. Ellinghuysen Producers Livestock Marketing Association
Jerry B. Fickel Select Sires, Inc.
Richard G. Fritz U.S. Meat Export Federation
John D. Hardin, Jr. John Hardin Farms
Dana R. Hauck Pike Trail Cattle Co. Inc.
Gregory A. Ibach Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Eric J. Joiner AJC International, Inc.
Joanne R. Kaminski Will Poultry, Co.
Frank K. Leaverton Shore Genetics, Inc.
John W. Lincoln Linholm Farm & New York Farm Bureau
Mark L. Lobstein USA Poultry & Egg Export Council
Thomas W. May Trugman-Nash, Inc.
Daniel P. Meyer American Dairy Products Institute
Shawna D. Morris American Butter Institute
Michael L. Mullins Cargill, Inc.
Daniel Ochylski International Composite Systems
Gary R. Reckrodt Seaboard Farms Inc. / Reckrodt Farms
John J. Reddington American Meat Institute
Paul E. Rodgers American Sheep Industry Association, Inc.
William P. Roenigk National Chicken Council
David J. Salmonsen American Farm Bureau Federation
Donald H. Schriver Dairy Farmers of America
Jane E. Shey Shey & Associates
Manuel S. Souza Mel-Delin Dairy
Thomas M. Suber U.S. Dairy Export Council
Kent J. Swisher National Renderers Association, Inc.
James E. Tillison Alliance of Western Milk Producers
Gene L. Wiese Wiese & Sons
James J. Willrett J. Willrett Farms
Dennis C. Wolff Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Robert D. Yonkers International Dairy Foods Association
Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables
NAME COMPANY
Julie G. Adams Almond Board of California
Dennis A. Balint California Walnut Commission
Thomas A. Bellamore California Avocado Commission
Douglas C. Bournique Indian River Citrus League
Susan L. Brauner Blue Diamond Growers
Reginald L. Brown Florida Tomato Committee
Lauri D. Buckley A Duda and Sons
James C. Christie Bryant Christie, Inc.
Alice M. Dettwyler American Agri-Women
Chris A. Eckert Eckert Orchards, Inc.
Hugh "Wally" Ewart, Ph.D. California Citrus Quality Council
Malaquis Flores Washington State University
Nancy E. Foster U.S. Apple Association
Ronald L. Gaskill American Farm Bureau Federation
Carolyn B. Gleason McDermott, Will & Emery
Robert L. Guenther United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Daniel D. Haley Haley and Associates
Julian B. Heron Tuttle, Taylor, and Heron
John M. Himmelberg O'Connor & Hannan, L.L.P.
Roger J. Knutzen Knutzen Farms LP
Barry F. Kriebel Sun-Maid Growers of California
Richard N. Matoian California Fig Advisory Board
John M. McClung Texas Produce Association
Daniel D. Moss Moss Farms
Joel A. Nelsen California Citrus Mutual
Richard Phillips New Mexico State University
Mark R. Powers Northwest Horticultural Council
Freddie L. Richards, Sr. Prairie View A&M University
Joseph A. Rollo Wine Institute
Robert I. Schramm Schramm, Williams and Associates, Inc.
Tim D. Smith Smith Ranches, Wood Orchard, Inc. & Sunsweet Growers Inc.
Rodger L. Wasson California Strawberry Commission
Michael J. Wootton Sunkist Growers
Joseph C. Zanger Casa de Fruta Orchards and Complex
Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed and Oilseeds
NAME COMPANY
Dan L. Anderson Anderson Wheat Farms, Inc.
Mark T. Anderson Anderson Hay and Grain Co., Inc.
Gary R. Blumenthal World Perspectives, Inc.
Devry S. Boughner Cargill, Inc.
James E. Bowman Monsanto Company
Kyd D. Brenner DTB Associates, LLP
Fred J. Clark Cornerstone Government Affairs
Robert E. Cummings, Jr. USA Rice Federation
Steven J. Daugherty Pioneer Hi Bred International, Inc.
Neal H. Fisher North Dakota Wheat Commission
John D. Gordley Gordley Associates, Inc.
Paul B. Green Paul B. Green International Marketing
John K. Hansen Nebraska Farmers Union
R. Rusty Harder Competitive Strategic Intelligence, Inc.
Kenneth L. Hobbie U.S. Grains Council
Lurlin L. Hoelscher Hoelscher Ag Dist., Inc.
Christopher D. Holdgreve National Grain and Feed Association
Daniel T. Kidd Kidd Brothers Farms
Donald E. Latham Latham Seed Company
Ronald J. Litterer Pro-Net Farms and Four Seasons Pork, LLC
David C. Lyons Louis Dreyfus Corporation
Timothy D. McGreevy USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council
Robert J. Metz Metz Farms, Inc.
Joel G. Newman American Feed Industry Association
John G. Reed, Jr. Archer Daniels Midland Company
Robert M. Reeves Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils
Mark A. Rokala Cornerstone Government Affairs
Candace A. Roper CoBank, ACB
Claude P. Rosson, III Texas A&M University
Michael E. Rue Catlett Warehouse
Ladd M. Seaberg MGP Ingredients, Inc.
Deborah J. Silverberg National Corn Growers Association
Robert H. Sindt US Dry Bean Council
Barbara R. Spangler Wheat Export Trade Education Committee
Alan T. Tracy U. S. Wheat Associates, Inc.
Margaret A. Tutwiler International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council
David M. Winkles, Jr. South Carolina Farm Bureau
Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Processed Foods
NAME COMPANY
Robert B. Anderson Sustainable Strategies
Elizabeth H. Avery PepsiCo, Inc.
Robert P. Bauer Association of Food Industries
Marietta E. Bernot International Trade Services Corporation
Alison R. Bodor National Confectioners Association
Karl B. Brown SB Global Foods, Inc.
Catherine A. Caponi H.J. Heinz Company
Leonard W. Condon Altria Corporate Services, Inc.
Nancy K. Cook Pet Food Institute
Donna J. Denison Cassidy & Associates
Mark A. Dunn J.R. Simplot Company
Elizabeth C. Fay Cargill, Inc.
James P. Finkle Constellation Brands, Inc.
M. Troy Flanagan ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Robert L. Garfield American Frozen Food Institute
Ronald P. Graf Hershey Foods Corporation
Ann M. Grappin Yum! Restaurants International
Steven F. Grover Burger King
Vijai P. Gupta Jyoti Cuisine India
Timothy F. Hamilton MIATCO, Inc.
Gary J. Johnson McDonald's Corporation
Kelly D. Johnston Campbell Soup Company
Robert J. Kapuscinski Global Export Marketing Co., Ltd.
Steven P. Krikava Land O'Lakes
Deborah A. Lamb Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S., Inc.
John F. McDermid International Business-Government Counsellors, Inc.
Joseph T. Plesha, III Trident Seafoods Corporation
Beth E. Pomper The Business Women's Network, Inc.
John B. Reynolds The IAMS Company
Peggy S. Rochette Food Products Association
Jeffrey A. Shapiro General Mills, Inc.
Ronald W. Tanner National Association for the Specialty Food Trade, Inc.
Sarah F. Thorn Grocery Manufacturers of America
Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Sweeteners
NAME COMPANY
Van R. Boyette Smith & Boyette
Ralph C. Burton The Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC
Sarah A. Catala United States Sugar Corporation
Otto A. Christopherson Christopherson Farms
Thomas C. Earley Promar International
Wallace R. Ellender, III Ellender Farms, Inc.
Troy H. Fore, Jr. American Beekeeping Federation, Inc.
Benjamin A. Goodwin California Beet Growers Association, Ltd.
Robert R. Green McLeod, Watkinson and Miller
Patrick D. Henneberry Imperial Sugar Company
Alfred P. Hensler Masterfoods USA
Roland E. Hoch Global Organics Ltd.
James W. Johnson, Jr. United States Beet Sugar Association
Patrick C. Lehman Grocery Manufacturers of America
Kenneth F. Lorenze Kraft Foods
Luther A. Markwart American Sugarbeet Growers Association
Tiffany M. Moore Kellogg Company
Martin A. Muenzmaier Cargill, Inc.
Kent M. Peppler Kent Peppler Farms
Donald M. Phillips, Jr. American Sugar Alliance
Kevin S. Price American Crystal Sugar Company
John C. Roney American Sugar Alliance
Melane F. Rose National Confectioners Association
Parks D. Shackelford Florida Crystals Corporation
Donald L. Wallace, Jr. Don Wallace Associates, Inc.
F. Dalton Yancey, III Florida Sugar Cane League, Inc.
John B. Yonover Indiana Sugars, Inc.
Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts
and Planting Seeds
NAME COMPANY
Gary M. Adams National Cotton Council
Thomas P. Archer American Peanut Council
Dale M. Artho Dale and Kathy Artho Farms
Stanley D. Baker Meadowland Corporation
Jessie T. Bunn Leaf Tobacco Exporters Association
Willie L. Carter, Jr. North Carolina Cotton Producers Association
Thomas R. Cotton, Jr. Peanut Growers Cooperative Marketing Association
Kenneth W. Dierschke Kenneth Dierschke Farms
Charles R. Earnest Dolphin Land Company
Christopher A. Garza American Farm Bureau Federation
William A. Gillon Law Offices of William Gillon
Kater D. Hake Delta and Pine Land Company
Todd P. Haymore Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc.
Kenneth B. Hood Perthshire Farms
Jeffrey B. Johnson Birdsong Peanuts
Donald E. Koehler Georgia Peanut Commission
Larry D. Meyers Meyers and Associates
Donald M. Nelson, Jr. Altria Corporate Services, Inc.
Richard E. Pasco American Peanut Product Manufacturers, Inc.
Evans J. Plowden, Jr. Watson, Spence, Lowe & Chambless LLP
Thomas W. Smith Amcot, Inc.
Mary K. Thatcher American Farm Bureau Federation
Clyde N. Wayne, Jr. Tobacco Associates, Inc.
Robert S. Weil, II Weil Brothers Cotton, Inc.
Judith P. Wilkenfeld Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
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