NCBA is pleased to announce the hiring of Rebecca Barnett as director of animal health and food safety policy in its Washington, D.C. office. Barnett will be working on issues such as traceability, Dietary Guidelines, animal welfare and food safety.
Barnett is from a small California ranching community in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. She received her bachelor’s degree in sustainable agriculture and food systems from the University of California, Davis. While attending UC Davis, she served on the 2017 California Young Cattlemen’s State Committee and managed the UC Davis Research,…