The U.S. Ag Secretary is terminating seven advisory committees and pausing eight others following Executive Orders to reduce and restructure the federal government. Eliminated committees include the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics, which until November was in the process of reestablishing to ensure statistical accuracy and that the agency was meeting the needs of stakeholders, including […]
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