The Senate Agriculture Committee approved Homer Wilkes’ nomination to be the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment. Now, the nomination will be considered by the full Senate. The USDA is waiting on other key positions to be confirmed by the Senate, including the nominee for USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie. The Senate still also needs to approve the nominee for the Under Secretary for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small.
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