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Dr. Carrie Castille Appointed as Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture

12/26/2020

Dr. Carrie Castille has been appointed as the permanent Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) effective January 4th 2021.  Dr. Castille earned a baccalaureate degree in industrial engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and an MS degree in environmental studies and a Ph.D in renewable natural resources from Louisiana State University.

 


Dr. Carrie Castille USDA NIFA

Dr. Castille served as an Assistant Professor in Agriculture and Natural Resources at Louisiana State University before moving to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.  She joined USDA in 2017 after serving on the National Agriculture Research Extension Education and Economics Board from 2010 to 2017.  Dr. Castille was a recipient of the USDA Secretary’s Award of Excellence in 2003.

 

In commenting on the appointment, outgoing Secretary of Agriculture Dr. Sonny Perdue stated, “She will bring strong leadership to NIFA as they continue to build and strengthen partnership with our public land-grant universities and agricultural institutions across the nation.”


 
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