Former Monsanto lobbyist will become CEO in January, will work with current CEO Connie Tipton in leadership transition Dykes Former Monsanto lobbyist Michael Dykes has been appointed president and CEO of the $13M-revenue International Dairy Foods Association. He will replace CEO Connie Tipton, who is retiring at the end of the year after leading the organization for more than a decade. Dykes is a longtime Washington, D.C., figure and one of Capitol Hill's most notable agricultural lobbyists. He spent nearly 19 years working for agribusiness giant Monsanto, retiring from the company earlier this year as vice president of government affairs. In that role, he crafted the… Read More