Torrey Advisory Group Adds Brandt as Policy Coordinator

August 30, 2023 Torrey Advisory Group (TAG) is proud to welcome  Heath Brandt to the policy team. The Washington, D.C.-based firm offers effective government relations, strategic communications, and issue advocacy as well as full-service association management to a growing number of clients in the food, agriculture, and forestry sector.  Heath joins the team as policy […]

<strong>Torrey Advisory Hires Lucanie, Promotes from Within</strong>

May 15, 2023 Torrey Advisory Group (TAG) is proud to welcome Olivia Lucanie to the policy team. The Washington, D.C.-based firm offers effective government relations, strategic communications, and issue advocacy as well as full-service association management to a growing number of clients in the food, agriculture, and forestry sectors. Olivia serves as Policy Manager for […]

2023 Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit: Tara Smith Set to Speak

Agri-Pulse  Tara Smith will be representing the Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau at this year’s Agri-Pulse Ag & Food Policy Summit. Smith will be on a panel discussing the intersection of climate, conservation, and crop insurance alongside Dan Christenson from PepsiCo, Andrew Lentz from the Environmental Defense Fund, and Chuck Conner from National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. […]

Ex Ag staffers: Member education big issue, crop insurance is climate program

The Hagstrom Report  Tara Smith moderated a panel with James Glueck and Joe Schultz, the executive director of the Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT), at this year’s Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau’s Annual Meeting. With so many new members on both the House and Senate Agriculture committees, “the biggest issue is education of […]

Hoard’s Dairyman: New Congress. New Legislature.

Hoard’s Dairyman DairyLivestream Torrey Advisory Group’s Barbara Patterson appeared on Hoard’s Dairyman DairyLivestream to speak among a variety of panelists on the federal policy outlook for dairy in the coming year with a new Congress. Patterson spoke specifically about legislation and regulations that the dairy industry could see regarding nutrition. Watch the full video: