arm groups are applauding President Joe Biden's plan to nominate Iowa native Alexis Taylor, an Iowa State University graduate and Army veteran, to a top U.S. Department of Agriculture trade post.

As the undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, Taylor would help lead the agency's trade policy, overseeing and facilitating foreign market access and promoting opportunities for U.S. agriculture.

Taylor's "nomination builds upon USDA’s commitment to link U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities for American farmers and producers and increase global food security," U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, a former Iowa governor, said in a statement.

Taylor is currently the Oregon Department of Agriculture's executive director, a post Gov. Kate Brown appointed her to in 2016. Taylor works to promote and regulate food and farming, the White House said in a news release.

She oversees policy directives for Oregon’s 38 programs and its 500 employees, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.

"We are thrilled to see an Iowa native nominated who understands the importance of trade policy and promoting agriculture, corn and biofuels in a global market," said Lance Lillibridge, a northeast Iowa farmer and president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association.