Onion, vegetable growers appointed to Farm Service agencies
Two vegetable growers — including a farm market founder — have been named to head state Farm Service Agencies (FSA).
Alaska vegetable, onion and melon grower Arthur Keyes was appointed executive director of the Alaska’s Farm Service Agency.
Pennsylvania vegetable grower and rancher Richard Ebert was named Pennsylvania FSA executive director.
In late May, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced these and other appointments for key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including the Food and Nutrition Service, Farm Service Agency and Rural Development, according to a news release from the National Onion Association (NOA)…