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Ag Insight.

 
Foreign & Domestic Regulations,
Agricultural Policy & International Trade,
Sustainable Agri-food Systems​​​​​​

Guidance and                                                 leadership in assessing

Experience. Depth. Results.

EXPERTISE
EXPERTISE

Expertise

Skilled in assessing production, market access, promotion, trade and policy linkages, and specialized in working with barriers to trade, market entry, cooperatives, and government industry relations, we offer consulting support ranging from single issue analysis and reporting, to deeper insight and strategy-building, and complex, multi-year project management.  With a strong background in communication and agriculture advocacy, we draw from proactive, solution-oriented mindsets and apply both logic and intuition to develop creative, efficient solutions to challenging situations.   We look forward to exploring how we can support your industry in addressing its specific needs.

 

International Regulatory Analysis 

  • ​​WTO-Member Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) regulations

  • WTO-Member Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) regulations

  • WTO-Member environmental and sustainability regulations

  • Research and investigation of country specific regulation​​

  • Assessing foreign barriers to trade 

Agricultural Policy and Market Analysis

  • Trade policy analysis

  • Tariff and market analysis ​

  • Impact analysis

  • Industry sector analysis​

 

Sustainable Agri-food Systems

  • Sustainable productivity growth

  • Sustainable agriculture and innovation

  • Climate change adaptation and mitigation

  • Food loss and waste​

U.S. Federal Rulemaking and Marketing Orders

  • Regulatory text drafting

  • Amendments

  • Promulgation

  • Public hearing preparation​

  • Marketing Order operations​

Government-Industry Relations

  • ​Diplomacy, representation, advocacy:

    • Multilateral negotiations

    • Bi-lateral negotiations

    • International organizations

    • Organization and execution of high-level meetings​​

 

Consensus-Building

  • Cross-functional stakeholder engagement

  • Industry stakeholder dialogues

  • Workshops​ 

Past Engagements

With over 35 years of combined work in agriculture, here is a representation of the industries and organizations we have served.

ENGAGEMENTS

U.S. AGRICULTURE

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Almond Board of California

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Washington

Sweet Cherry

Marketing Committee

Citrus
Administrative
Committee

Cranberry

Marketing

Committee

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California Desert Grape Administrative Committee

Hazelnut Marketing Board

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Walla Walla

Sweet Onion

Marketing Committee

USA Pears

Fresh Pear Committee

Processed Pear Committee

American Pecan Council

Irish Potatoes

Grown in

Washington State

Idaho-Eastern Oregon Potato Committee

Administrative Committee for Pistachios

Vidalia Onion Committee

California

Walnut Board

Florida

Tomato

Committee

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Florida Avocado Administrative Committee

California Raisin

Administrative Committee

California Leafy Green Products Handler Marketing Agreement

National

Pork Producers

Council

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

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SPS and TBT Committees

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Policy Partnership for Food Security

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Agricultural Technology Cooperation Working Group

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Agriculture Ministerials

Team

We are seasoned, results-driven professionals with proven track records of delivering comprehensive regulatory and policymaking guidance, driving global and domestic engagement, and managing intergovernmental coordination and successful cross-border operations in agriculture, trade, and food security.

TEAM

To schedule a consultation, please use our Calendly link below: 

240-232-6361

1910 Towne Centre Boulevard, Suite 250

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

© 2025 By Melissa Schmaedick

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