Miles Patrie of North Dakota was named as member of the USDA’s Risk Management Agency.
Patrie will be working to implement and oversee federal crop insurance programs as well as other management tools used by the agency.
“I was overjoyed (at getting the news of his appointment) and excited to work at the USDA because I have wanted to work with the agency for a long time,” he said.
Growing up on a farm near Bowdon, Patrie’s family operated a 80-head cow-calf operation as well as grew small grain crops like wheat and soybeans.
“Having grown up in a rural area, I know there’s a big outmigration problem so we looked at ways food could help to provide a solution,” Patrie said. “A lot of people go hungry every day and many rural communities suffer in larger amounts so that’s why it’s very important to have good rural policies and good anti-hunger policies.”
Patrie joined Sen. Kent Conrad’s team in 2006 and helped work on the 2008 Farm Bill.
“My experiences back on the farm provided the context for the issues going on then,” he said. “Realizing that the policy enacted in D.C. affects all small communities, I believe the farm bill will provide a bright future and profitability for farmers and the rural communities they live in.”
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