Dawn Caldwell’s family ranches and farm in North Central Kansas where they raise Red Angus cattle, wheat, corn, soybeans, milo, and hay. A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she spent four years working for the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service and has spent the past 15 years working at the Aurora Cooperative, first as a livestock specialist and currently as the corporate communications manager. [node:read-more:link]
Scott Brown is an assistant extension professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Missouri and the state extension agricultural economist for the University of Missouri extension. Dr. Brown has worked with the U.S. [node:read-more:link]
Sebastian Belle began his career as a commercial fisherman, working his way through his university studies as a mate on offshore lobster boats. Currently, Mr. Belle is executive director of the Maine Aquaculture Association, a private, nonprofit association representing Maine shellfish and finfish growers. Prior to joining this association, Mr. Belle served as state aquaculture coordinator for the Maine Department of Marine Resources. [node:read-more:link]
Mr. Barnes is the Oregon Forest & Industries Council’s professional forester. He has experience in multiple facets of field forestry as well as forest policy — from harvest layout and design to silviculture. [node:read-more:link]
Gary Baise, a principal at OFW Law who is also co-head of the litigation practice, specializes in the Clean Water Act; Clean Air
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Matthew R. Bailey is the executive vice president of the National Association for Biomedical Research and the Foundation for Biomedical Research. As a government relations professional focused on science and technology issues, Mr. Bailey’s Washington career has spanned more than 20 years. In 1996, he served as a presidential appointee in the Clinton Administration as a congressional liaison for the U.S. [node:read-more:link]
Adams first served four years in the Utah State House of Representatives before joining the Senate in 2009. In 2004, he Adams was named Legislator of the Year by two organizations: the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce and the International Code Council. Adams is a former chairman of the Utah State Transportation Commission. He also served as chairman of the Military Installation Development Authority. [node:read-more:link]
The White House wants researchers to focus on curbing the impact invasive plants, animals and insects have on the U.S. environment and economy. Earlier this month, with just a few weeks until his term ends, President Barack Obama signed an executive order committing to prevent the “economic, plant, animal, ecological and human health impacts that invasive species cause.” For instance, a population of zebra mussels were accidentally introduced into the Great Lakes and the infestation then spread into Mississippi River, the Arkansas River and Lake Champlain. [node:read-more:link]
A package of bills intended to keep pets away from known animal abusers was signed into law Wednesday by Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. The bills passed the Legislature with strong bipartisan support in December. The bills allow Michigan animal shelters to conduct a criminal background check using the Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT) and determine whether someone has a criminal history of animal abuse before allowing adoption of an animal. [node:read-more:link]
