Miles McEvoy named National Organic Program deputy administrator

from: thepacker.com

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s organic program will have a new deputy administrator Oct. 1.

Miles McEvoy, who heads the Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Food Program, will join the USDA National Organic Program responsible for regulating the U.S. organic industry and is scheduled to become an independent program within USDA, according to a news release

McEvoy “has worked in the field of organic agriculture for more than two decades and has a solid understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the organic community,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in the release.

McEvoy has worked for the Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Organic Food Program, one of the nation’s first state organic certification programs, for more than 20 years, according to USDA, and in 2001, McEvoy helped establish the state’s small farm and direct marketing program.”

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One Response to “Miles McEvoy named National Organic Program deputy administrator”

Jim Morgan III Says:
April 14, 2010 at 4:43 pm | Reply
I am glad to see a person in the government that has a background in Organic food we need to tell every American to change one product to Organic so the cost of Organic will be affordable to all. It may lower our Health cost for all, because we will be eating Healther!!!!

Thanks

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