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Butler appointed to USDA's Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee
Story Date: 10/19/2011
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Source: NC PORK COUNCIL, 10/18/11
Don Butler, director of government relations and public affairs for Murphy-Brown LLC , was recently appointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) for animals and animal products.
Butler is a board member and a past president of the National Pork Producers Council as well as a board member and a past president of the North Carolina Pork Council.
The appointment was made by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack. Butler's appointment is effective Oct. 1 and will expire on June 9, 2015.
ATAC is a private sector body that provides technical advice on agricultural trade issues to the secretary of agriculture and the U.S. trade representative and plays a significant role in shaping agricultural trade policy. ATAC, established in 1974, is jointly administered by the USDA and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
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