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Niel Ritchie

Niel Ritchie is the League’s Executive Director. Before joining the League Niel spent 14 years with the Minneapolis-based Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy serving in a variety of roles including eight years as National Organizer, with responsibility for outreach and networking among U.S. Farm groups and non-farm partners including environmental, consumer, business, labor and church groups. He has managed Statewide and Congressional campaigns in the Midwest, and is the author of numerous articles and op/eds on food, farm, and rural economic policy. He currently serves on the boards of the Jobs NOW Coalition and Main Street Project, and serves on the political committee of Clean Water Action Alliance of Minnesota.

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