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Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE.COM, 6/4/10
The EPA announced new members of its Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC) for the 2010-2012 term, including representatives from Smithfield Foods and JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding.
The FRRCC is an independent committee that advises EPA on a wide range of environmental issues of importance to agriculture and rural communities. Members advise the agency on such topics as non-point source water pollution, agricultural air issues, and environmental markets.
Among 29 members names were Tom McDonald, vice president, environmental affairs for JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding and Dennis Treacy, senior vice president corporate affairs and chief sustainability officer for Smithfield Foods.
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