Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan recently announced the appointment of Rod Snyder to serve as EPA’s Agriculture Advisor.

In this role, Snyder will lead outreach to the agriculture industry for the EPA.

Snyder previously served as president of Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, a large working group focused on the sustainability efforts of the commodity crop community. Prior to that role, he held positions at the National Corn Growers Association, CropLife America, the Conservation Technology Information Center, Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council, and the Pesticide Policy Coalition. He also co-founded the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in 2015.

Snyder holds a B.A. in Political Science from Eastern University in Pennsylvania and resides in West Virginia.