Source: Dan Flynn, FOOD SAFETY NEWS, 11/28/18


She is knee-deep in expertise about beef cattle, but don’t be surprised if Mindy Brashears today mostly “talks turkey” during her long-awaited confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. The hearing kicks off today at 9:30 a.m. EDT, and will be available via Live Streamfrom Room 328A Russell Senate Office Building. Scheduled to appear before the committee are Brashears, nominated to be USDA’s under secretary of agriculture for food safety; Scott Hutchins, nominated to be USDA’s under secretary of agriculture for research, education, and economics; and Naomi Earp, nominated as a USDA assistant secretary of agriculture for civil rights.

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