United States-New USDA appointment.

UNITED STATES-NEW APPOINTMENT AT USDA.

Thursday, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Edward M. Avalos, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at USDA. Avalos has 34 years experience in agriculture marketing. His career includes a 5-year tour with the Texas Department of Agriculture and 29 years at the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. Having been raised on a family farm in the Mesilla Valley of Southern New Mexico, Mr. Avalos has spent a lifetime in agriculture.

The administration points out that Avalos can be relied upon to address and resolve the many concerns and difficult issues facing the food, agriculture, and livestock sectors in the United States . Avalos received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from New Mexico State University .