ICYMI: Jay Reiners Elected U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council Chairman During Annual Summer Meeting

Last week, delegates of the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC) elected Jay Reiners of the Nebraska Corn Board as chairman at its 66th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting in Milwaukee, Wis.

"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 as your chairman."

Reiners lives near Juanita, Neb., where he farmed corn and soybeans with his wife for 35 years. He is now retired from farming but remains active in the industry as a consultant. He previously served on the Council's Western Hemisphere Advisory Team (A-Team) and Asia A-Team for four years each and is a former chairman of 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, 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 and Mike LeFever of Colorado Corn Promotion Council were elected as at-large directors.

Sector directors elected at the meeting included Hagan Rose from Eco-Energy as ethanol sector director, Adam Schindler of the United Sorghum Checkoff Program as sorghum sector director and Josh Roe of the Kansas Corn Commission as 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