Elaine Trevino nominated as chief ag trade negotiator
and demonstrated a keen understanding of trade and agriculture policy.” AWhite House statement said, “Elaine understands tariff andnontariff barriers to trade and the importance of maintaining America’s strong trade agreements and global positioning.” The statement said Trevino has played key roles in initiatives including “advocat- ing for funding for COVID-19 relief, ad- dressing retaliatory tariffs, climate-smart farming, public/private partnerships for opening newmarkets and strengthening
existingmarkets.” Besides her California work in trade issues, Trevino also directed Davis and Schwarzenegger administrationeffortson specialty crop grant funding, plant health and pest prevention, and overseeing the statewide county fair network. Trevino, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, alsoworked forWells FargoBank as a community development and federal complianceexecutive, and led two economic development corporations in the Central Valley.
President Joe Biden has nominated Elaine Trevino of California as the chief agriculture negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Trevino, who grew up in the Central Valley and lives in Sacramento, is presi- dent of the Almond Alliance of California. She previously worked on international trade programs as deputy secretary of the California Department of Food and Agricultureunder formerGovs.GrayDavis andArnold Schwarzenegger. CaliforniaFarmBureauPresident Jamie Johansson isurgingher swift confirmation by theU.S. Senate. “California’s farmers and ranchers are extremely pleased with Elaine Trevino’s appointment,” Johanssonsaid. “Shebrings areal-lifeunderstandingofCalifornia farm communities and served in key leader- ship positions for both Democratic and Republican administrations. Her expe- rience in the top agricultural production and export state in the nation gives her deepknowledgeof howour nationshould best navigate trade issues for the benefit of farmers and ranchers across America.” U.S. TradeRepresentativeKatherineTai praised Trevino in a statement. “ElaineTrevinounderstands the impor- tance of America’s farmers and farming
communities to the vitality of our econo- my,”Tai said. “Her experiencewill help the Biden-Harris administrationcraft durable tradepolicy that createsbroad-basedpros- perity. Throughout her impressive career serving in leadershippositions at the state and federal level, Elaine has developed strong relationshipswithkey stakeholders
UC building dedicated to citrus advisor John Pehrson, a retired University of California Cooperative Extension citrus advisor, will be honored for his life’s work Oct. 16 at the UC Lindcove Research and ExtensionCenter in Exeter. Council presentedPehrsonwiththeAlbert G. SalterMemorial Award. Center launched a fundraising campaign, several donors identified an opportunity tosupport thecampaignwhilealsopaying tribute to Pehrson.
“John came to the San Joaquin Valley with firsthand experience of the effects of the citrus tristeza virus epidemic in the Southern California community where his family farmed,” JohnKirkpatrick, apast chairman of the Citrus Research Board, toldCitrographmagazine in 2013. “His southern experience also gave him a sense of the importance of air quality’s effects on citrus production,” Kirkpatrick said. Pehrson was known for translating UC research and offering practical solutions to help growers better manage resources and improve crop yields. WhenLindcoveResearchandExtension
The decision was made to raise sup- port to name Lindcove’s administration building “John E. Pehrson Hall” to hon- or his many contributions to the citrus industry. The fundraising campaign, called “Sweetening the Future of Citrus at Lindcove,” is the Exeter center’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign to address many of the challenges faced by California citrus growers and packers. The goal of the campaign is to sup- port infrastructure improvements at Lindcove Research and Extension Center and enhance educational out- reach and programming.
ALindcoveadministrationbuildingwill be dedicated as John E. PehrsonHall. The 93-year-oldplans toattendwithhis family. Pehrson joined UCCE as a farm advi- sor in 1953 for Orange County, moved to UCCE inTulare County as a citrus advisor in 1966, then became a UCCE subtropi- cal horticultural specialist in 1980 at the Kearney Research and Extension Center in Parlier. He transferred in 1982 to the Lindcove center in1982 andworked there until his retirement in 1991. In 1994, the California Citrus Quality
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