Crop Consultants annual D.C. event a big success.

The National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants (NAICC) recently hosted its ninth annual Crawfish Boil in Washington, D.C. Attendees included EPA Administrator Steve Johnson and wife, Debbie; NAICC Past President Ray Young; USDA's Special Assistant for Pest Management Policy Burleson Smith, and NAICC Exec VP Allison Jones.

More than 300 government leaders and influencers also were in attendance, including members of Congress, numerous House and Senate ag staffers, and several ag lobbyists. The relaxed venue, designed to thank NAICC's Washington contacts for their work in shaping policy for the ag community, is devoted to fun, good food and mingling--no speeches or agendas.