The US Department of Agriculture has named a new member to a committee that advises the USDA on urban agriculture, the Colorado Springs Gazette reports.
Kate Greenberg, Colorado's commissioner of agriculture, will serve on the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Federal Advisory Committee.
"I'm honored to represent Colorado at the federal level to ensure that these spaces continue to incorporate agriculture in diverse and locally beneficial ways," Greenberg says in a press release.
According to the USDA, the committee advises the department on issues related to "urban agriculture, innovative production, higher education, or extension programs, non-profits, business and economic development, supply chains, and financing."
The committee is made up of 12 members.
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