Pesticide and Agribusiness Lobbyists Take Posts Overseeing MAHA Priorities

The Make America Healthy Again agenda faces establishment industry lobbyists from within the administration.

A brief note to readers:

Later today I’ll be trying out the new Substack Live feature with my podcast co-host Leighton Woodhouse. We’ll be streaming at April 16th at 3:00pm PT/6:00pm ET. If you miss the live video, the recording will be available on the site. I believe a reminder email will go out just before we start — though we’ll find out with the test run. We’ll be discussing the trade war, J.D. Vance's comments about due process, the Oakland mayoral election, and recent controversies around immigration, among other topics.

-Lee

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, in a brief announcement unveiling new staff hires on Monday, released a blurb about Kelsey Barnes, her recently appointed senior advisor.

Barnes, the release noted, worked at a farm foundation, and previously served at the USDA and as a soldier in the Army National Guard. What was left out in the bio?