Ken Isley

Isley Talks About the Importance Of Ag based advisory committees
Isley Talks About the Importance Of Ag based advisory committees
Isley Talks About the Importance Of Ag based advisory committees
Agriculture based advisory committees play a significant role of council for both the Ag Secretary, but also the U.S. trade representatives regarding trade matters. "The negotiations of the US/Mexico/Canada agreement we were in close communication with the committees and with individual members of the committees with respect to their positions on the negotiations for their various sectors,&qu
Isley: Trade Picture Looks Better Now Than A Year Ago
Isley: Trade Picture Looks Better Now Than A Year Ago
Isley: Trade Picture Looks Better Now Than A Year Ago
Things are looking up for the Ag sector when it comes to trade.  That’s the belief of Ken Isley, Director of the USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service.  During a recent stop in the Tri-Cities, he said he feels that several significant accomplishments on the trade front have been made over the past year.  He said first off, ...
Ag Community Looking For Zero Hunger Globally
Ag Community Looking For Zero Hunger Globally
Ag Community Looking For Zero Hunger Globally
No one is denying that it's an ambitious goal.   "I know that food security and getting to zero hunger is a huge challenge; it can seem overwhelming," said USDA Agricultural Research Service Administrator, Chavonda Jacobs-Young.  She and other participants at a recent 2019 world food prize panel believe, research will be essential to achieve this target.  USDA Fo...
Difference Between Short-term & Long-term Programs
Ken Isley is the the USDA's Administrator for Foreign Agricultural Service.  At a recent House subcommittee hearing to discusses how the Agency has programs that are designed to by short-term disaster relief, and how they are different than programs designed for more mid to long-term assistance.  So...
Role International Food Assistance Plays at USDA
Role International Food Assistance Plays at USDA
Role International Food Assistance Plays at USDA
What role does international food assistance play at the USDA?   USDA administers three international  food assistance programs: the Food for Progress Program, the McGovern/Dole Program, and  a subset of that being the Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Program.” said Ken Isl...
Trade Mission Heads To Taiwan
Trade Mission Heads To Taiwan
Trade Mission Heads To Taiwan
Now through Thursday, USDA officials are in Taiwan.  A group of 49 U.S. business and farm organizations will be on an Ag trade mission in Taiwan trying to drum up more Ag and food and sales.  Taiwan is already in the top 10 of U.S. food and...
USDA Trade Mission to South Korea Showing Results
USDA Trade Mission to South Korea Showing Results
USDA Trade Mission to South Korea Showing Results
"Based on what we've seen in the last few days here, we have a very bright future, going forward." That's Ken Isley, head of the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.  He is also the head of a trade mission to South Korea, a mission with about 50 U-S business and commodity representatives, and others.  An...