Joel Salatin to be advisor to Secretary of Agriculture

From Joel's Salatin's site here.

I've been contacted by the Trump transition team to hold some sort of position within the USDA and have accepted one of the six "Advisor to the Secretary" spots.  My favorite congressman, Thomas Massie from Kentucky, has agreed to go in as Secretary of Agriculture.

He's been the sponsor of the PRIME ACT, which, if pushed through, would be the biggest shot across the bow of the entrenched industrial meat processing system we've seen in a century.  Let liberty ring.  Wouldn't that be a change of fortune for Big Ag?  

Yippeeee!!!

I hope that he finds his views taken seriously by the federal apparatus, this seems like a great step.

The news has Sec of Ag as Brooke Rollins.

How did this go?  Or is it a while until we find out?

It will take a while to see how much involvement he has and if his ideas are considered. I would say we won't know until sometime after the new administration gets in near the end of January.

If this does come to fruition, what an opportunity to spread the idea of permaculture and Salatin's ideas on farming and animal husbandry. At some point this I hope thread can move out of the cider press should Salatin's appointment have positive moves towards his methods.

It looks like this biog post from 11/18  is his most recent on the subject. He writes about some of the alleged candidates for the secretary of ag position.

I think congress has to confirm/accept the person before they can take office. I think the advisors don't need approval. Of course, if someone from big ag gets the job, Salatin's influence would be limited, but I suspect his position could open more doors to spread his message.

Turns out Trump picked someone Salatin didn't mention: Brooke Rollins. She doesn't look to have all that much experience in agriculture and was chosen for being a Trump "loyalist", but faced little opposition in the senate confirmation votes. No strong ties to the ag industry have been emphasised and looks like she will work with the MAHA efforts.