Northern Giant Hornet Gone and McDonalds Ends DEI

Northern Giant Hornet Gone and McDonalds Ends DEI

Bob Larson
Bob Larson
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.

**After three years without confirmed detections, the Washington State Department of Agriculture and the USDA have declared the Northern Giant Hornet eradicated from Washington and the U.S.

Washington Ag Director, Derek Sandison tells

www.morningagclips.com he’s incredibly proud of their team, which dedicated years to safeguarding our state and the nation from this invasive threat to native pollinators and agriculture.

The eradication was a multiyear effort which began in 2019.

www.morningagclips.com/wsda-usda-announce-eradication-of-northern-giant-hornet-from-the-united-states/

**President Trump announced his slate of undersecretary nominees for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Via social media, Trump announced he will nominate Richard Fordyce as Ag undersecretary for farm production and conservation.

Dudley Hoskins was nominated as undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs.

Luke Lindberg was nominated as undersecretary for trade and foreign ag affairs.

And Michael Boren was nominated as undersecretary for natural resources and environment.

**McDonald’s is ending its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion within its supply chain and is “retiring setting aspirational representation goals,” according to a letter to employees and suppliers.

Despite the change, McDonald’s says it met its U.S. goal of spending 25% of its supplier budget with diverse-owned companies three years ahead of schedule.

The company says it will continue to report demographic information about its board, employees and suppliers.

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