Former U.S. Department of Agricultural Undersecretary Greg Ibach has joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources as the institute’s inaugural undersecretary-in-residence.
In his new role with IANR, Ibach will help advance the institute in areas including agricultural biotechnology policy, agricultural-biosecurity, workforce training and the partnership between the National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research Education (NIAMRRE) and APHIS, among other areas.
Ibach is a farmer and rancher from Sumner, Neb., and he spent the past three years at the undersecretary of marketing and regulatory programs for the USDA.
The half-time role took effect Feb. 1.
