USDA, USTR Appoints ASA President Bill Gordon to Ag Trade Advisory Committee

ASA President Bill Gordon (MN) is one of 25 new members appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to serve on one of seven agricultural trade advisory committees. Gordon will serve on the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds.

The Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee is comprised of senior representatives from across the U.S. agricultural community who provide advice to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on trade policy matters, including the operation of existing trade agreements and the negotiation of new agreements. Members of the six ATACs provide technical advice and guidance from the perspective of their specific product sectors.

Gordon and the other newly-appointed advisors will serve until 2024. Each committee will be supplemented by additional appointments over the next four years. Kendell Culp, ASA director from Indiana, has served on ATAC representing his farm since last June.