Two new staff members joined the Northwest Horticultural Council in late 2020: Riley Bushue as director of congressional relations and export programs and Rhoda Benson as technical issues specialist. Riley Bushue This brings the Yakima, Washington-based organization up to a full staff, said Mark Powers, president of the council that advocates for the Pacific Northwest’s tree fruit industry on regulatory and policy issues at the federal and international level. Bushue joined the council in October, after 10 years working in Washington, D.C., for recently retired Oregon Rep. Greg Walden on agriculture, natural resources and trade issues. He grew up on […]