Larry Mitchell to Head GIPSA
Previously headed his research firm and served as CEO of American Corn Growers
Former USDA official and industry executive Larry Mitchell has been appointed the new administrator of the Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) replacing J. Dudley Butler who resigned the post in January.
Mitchell is the former associate director of the office of advocacy and outreach at USDA, was previously deputy administrator for farm programs at the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and served as deputy vice president at the Commodity Credit Corp. (CCC).
He also headed up his own research firm and was chief executive officer of the American Corn Growers Assn. Before joining USDA he was vice president of government relations at the National Farmers Union (NFU), and was director of federal and state relations for the American Agriculture Movement (AAM).
