NIHC Board Chairman Patrick Atagi Named to USDA's Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee on Tobacco, Cotton and Peanuts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Chairman of the Board of the National Industrial Hemp Council Patrick Atagi was appointed today to the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) for Trade in Tobacco, Cotton and Peanuts by United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer.
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Chairman of the Board of the National Industrial Hemp Council Patrick Atagi was appointed today to the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) for Trade in Tobacco, Cotton and Peanuts by United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer.
- "It's an honor to be asked to serve and I look forward to representing the hemp industry."
- Members of the six Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees (ATACs) provide technical advice and guidance from the perspective of their specific product sectors.
- This makes the second NIHC board member to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR to the ATAC.