{"id":3411,"date":"2014-09-18T13:37:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T13:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/a-teams-ready-to-roll\/"},"modified":"2014-09-18T13:37:44","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T13:37:44","slug":"a-teams-ready-to-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/a-teams-ready-to-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"A-Teams Ready to Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. Grains Council Chairman Ron Gray announced this week the members of the organization\u2019s 2014-2015 Advisory Teams (A-Teams).<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first word to the new Advisory Teams is \u2018Thank you,\u2019\u201d Gray said in his announcement. \u201cThe Council counts on the A-Teams for a lot. Their expertise, guidance, and leadership make a major contribution to the Council\u2019s work. I appreciate the willingness of the A-Team leaders and members to step up and devote their time and energy to the USGC mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Council\u2019s A-Teams are realigned each year, with new appointments being announced after the summer annual meeting. The A-Teams then meet over the course of the year, in person at Council meetings and more frequently by conference call, to review strategies and priorities with the Council\u2019s staff.<\/p>\n

This year, the Council\u2019s A-Team structure has changed to include an Ethanol A-Team. This team, for which members will be named in the coming weeks, will be designed to give a better focus and more in-depth attention to the Council\u2019s new ethanol export promotion program.<\/p>\n

The A-Team leaders for the current year are:<\/p>\n

ASIA
<\/span>Frank Kralicek                                                                              
<\/strong>South Dakota Corn Utilization Council                    <\/p>\n

BIOTECHNOLOGY
<\/span>Dean Taylor                                                                   
<\/strong>Iowa Corn Growers Association                                <\/p>\n

ETHANOL
<\/span>Raymond Defenbaugh                                               
<\/strong>Big River Resources LLC                                             <\/p>\n

MIDDLE EAST\/AFRICA
<\/span>Philip McCoun                                                              
<\/strong>Kentucky Corn Promotion Council                            <\/p>\n

TRADE POLICY<\/span> 
Darren Armstrong<\/strong>                                                       
Corn Growers Association of North Carolina, Inc.<\/p>\n

VALUE-ADDED
<\/span>Brian Arnold                                                                   
<\/strong>The DeLong Company Inc.                                         <\/p>\n

WESTERN HEMISPHERE<\/span>                                                                                     
Bill Christ                                                                         
<\/strong>Illinois Corn Marketing Board                                    <\/p>\n

Delegates have been notified by email of their A-Team assignments. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. Grains Council Chairman Ron Gray announced this week the members of the organization\u2019s 2014-2015 Advisory Teams (A-Teams). \u201cMy first word to the new Advisory Teams is \u2018Thank you,\u2019\u201d Gray said in his announcement. \u201cThe Council counts on the A-Teams for a lot. Their expertise, guidance, and leadership make a major contribution to the Council\u2019s … <\/p>\n