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The delegates of the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council elected Jay Reiners of the Nebraska Corn Board as chairman of its USGBC Board of Directors at its 66th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting held in Milwaukee, WI.
“Coming from Nebraska, American agriculture has always been in my blood, and I’ve felt a responsibility to represent agricultural resilience and innovation for a very long time,” Reiners said.
“I truly appreciate you trusting me to lead this outstanding organization in the role as your chairman.”
Reiners lives near Juanita, Nebraska, where he farmed corn and soybeans with his wife for 35 years. He is now retired from farming but is still active in the industry as a consultant. He previously served on the Council’s Western Hemisphere A-team and Asia A-team for four years each and was the chairman for the Nebraska Corn Board.
Reiners shared his goals for the year and unveiled his chairman’s theme, Feeding and Fueling the World, during his incoming remarks.
“We have a responsibility to feed and fuel the world, and we ensure that our products – U.S. corn, sorghum, barley, ethanol and DDGS – are the best in the world and keep getting better,” Reiners said.
“It’s an honest picture of what we contribute – not just in the United States but around the world through the exports we send to those who want and need them.”
In addition to Reiners, the delegates elected Jay Fischer of the Missouri Corn Growers Association as vice chairman and Jon Rosenstiel of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board as secretary-treasurer. Jennie Schmidt of the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board was re-elected and Mike LeFever of Colorado Corn Promotion Council was elected as at-large directors.
The newly elected sector director is Hagan Rose from Eco-Energy as the ethanol sector director and Adam Schindler of the United Sorghum Checkoff Program was reelected as the sorghum sector director and Josh Roe of Kansas Corn Commission was reelected as the state checkoff sector director.
The USGBC Board of Directors now includes:
- Jay Reiners, Nebraska Corn Board: Chairman
- Jay Fischer, Missouri Corn Growers Association: Vice Chairman
- Jon Rosenstiel, Illinois Corn Marketing Board: Secretary-Treasurer
- Mark Wilson, Illinois Corn Marketing Board: Past Chairman
- Jennie Schmidt, Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board: At-Large Director
- Mike LeFever, Colorado Corn Promotion Council: At-Large Director
- Dylan Rosier, Missouri Corn Merchandizing Council: At-Large Director
- Greg Alber, Iowa Corn Growers Association: At-Large Director
- Sean Broderick, CHS: Agribusiness Sector Director
- Hagan Rose, Eco-Energy: Ethanol Sector Director
- Jolene Riessen, Iowa Corn Growers Association: Corn Sector Director
- Adam Schindler, United Sorghum Checkoff Program: Sorghum Sector Director
- Josh Roe, Kansas Corn Commission: State Checkoff Sector Director
- Matt Horlacher, Washington Grain Commission and Cold Stream Malt & Grain: Barley Sector Director
- Ryan LeGrand, U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council: President and CEO
Find more information about the 66th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting here or on social media using the #Grains26.
USGBC news release
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