Carrol Named ED at Alabama FSA and Ag Exports to Mexico Surge
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Alabama farmer Monica Carroll will bring decades of agricultural experience, plus a passion for serving people, to her new role as the state’s Farm Service Agency executive director.
She was appointed by Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and began her new role May 5.
Carroll tells www.alfafarmers.org that she has lived that life, so she knows how important it will be that we get programs out there to farmers as fast as possible.
https://alfafarmers.org/alabama-farmer-to-lead-state-farm-service-agency/
**U.S. food and agricultural exports to Mexico surged 65% the past four years, making it the fastest-growing export market for many American ag products and commodities.
Mexico’s growth as a destination for U.S. exports is spurred by its booming post-COVID economy and a rapidly growing manufacturing sector.
According to CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, Mexico will likely surpass Canada to claim the number one spot for the first time in 2025 despite emerging headwinds.
**The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council, and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce signed an MOU to improve cooperation between the U.S. and Indonesian dairy industries.
The Memorandum outlines a framework for collaboration to support enhanced dairy trade, strengthen commercial cooperation, and bolster public nutrition through promoting greater consumption of dairy products.
The agreement also emphasizes support for school milk programs as a catalyst for child health and educational success.
