During the 2024 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture annual meeting, members elected their 2025 officers. Arkansas Department of Agriculture Secretary Wes Ward will serve as NASDA’s 2024-2025 president.
NASDA’s 2025 board of directors will also include: vice president, Maine Agriculture Commissioner Amanda Beal; second vice president, Washington Agriculture Director Derek Sandison; secretary-treasurer, Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig; at-large, Oregon Agriculture Director Lisa Charpilloz Hanson; and past resident, Oklahoma Agriculture Secretary Blayne Arthur. Montana Agriculture Director Christy Clark will serve as the western representative.
Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam will continue to serve as vice chair of the Marketing and International Trade Committee. New Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Jeff Wittee was appointed chairman of the Natural Resources and Environmental Committee. Nebraska Director of Agriculture Sherry Vinton was appointed vice chair of the Animal Agriculture Committee. Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn will continue to serve as chairman of the Plant Agriculture and Pesticide Regulation Committee.
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