Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman announced on Apr. 13 that Corey Brown Weber will serve as Deputy Staff Director and Skylar Sowder will return to the committee as Policy Director.
The appointments are significant for the committee’s work in shaping agricultural policy and supporting rural communities. The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee is responsible for managing legislation and conducting studies on agriculture, nutrition, forestry, food security, hunger, and rural issues both in the United States and internationally, according to the official website.
“Corey and Skylar have extensive legislative experience and are well-respected within the agriculture policy community. As passionate advocates for farmers, ranchers and producers, they will play instrumental roles in helping our committee advance legislation to strengthen rural America. I am pleased they are bringing their deep expertise to these important leadership roles on our team,” Boozman said.
Weber joined the committee as chief counsel for Republican staff in August 2025. She previously worked as legislative director for Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina and held positions with organizations such as the National Pork Producers Council, the National Agricultural Law Center, and the North Carolina General Assembly. Sowder has served previously as Professional Staff overseeing commodity programs, crop insurance policies, and disaster assistance; most recently she was Vice President of Government Affairs at the Farm Credit Council. She has also been an agriculture advisor in Boozman’s personal office as well as worked with the House Agriculture Committee.
The Senate Agriculture Committee operates as a standing committee affiliated with the U.S. Senate according to its official website. It currently includes 23 members—12 Republicans and 11 Democrats—according to its official website. The committee’s influence extends historically from price supports during the 1930s to addressing international trade issues in agriculture during the 1990s according to its official website.
William Findlay of Pennsylvania originally proposed creating this committee so that agriculture would have equal status alongside commerce or manufacturing according to its official website. The group compares these three sectors—agriculture, commerce, manufacturing—to three legs of a stool needing balanced governmental support according to its official website.
