{"id":3617,"date":"2015-02-05T13:37:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T13:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/reflections-ericksons-unique-contribution-to-the-u-s-grains-council\/"},"modified":"2015-02-05T13:37:55","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T13:37:55","slug":"reflections-ericksons-unique-contribution-to-the-u-s-grains-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/reflections-ericksons-unique-contribution-to-the-u-s-grains-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections: Erickson\u2019s Unique Contribution to the U.S. Grains Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now celebrating 30 years with the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), Erick Erickson has filled many roles at the Council and will be honored along with other USGC staff celebrating notable anniversaries at the Council\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/grains.org\/news-and-events\/events\/12th-international-marketing-conference-55th-annual-membership-meeting\" target=\"_self\">12<sup>th<\/sup> International Marketing Conference and 55<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Membership Meeting<\/a> in Heredia, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p>USGC Past Chairman Glen Buckley cites Erickson\u2019s work with the Council\u2019s demand model and long-range planning process as a unique contribution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs members we had input but Erick was instrumental,\u201d Buckley said. \u201cHe took the lead. Without Erick it never would have been so successful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rest of the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) cooperator groups were really impressed with the whole thing, all because of Erick\u2019s dedication and the enormous amount of work he put into it. It really did become the industry standard for cooperators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The demand model looked at population, world economic growth, trade developments and more to assess the coarse grain outlook in the world and in key countries and regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith that, we were much more effective at targeting Council funds into the places where we could get the most bang for our buck,\u201d Buckley said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t just small decisions either. We changed the structure of our overseas offices based on that work.\u201d&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Buckley also praised Erickson for being easy to work with during demand model deliberations.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you had a question or wanted him to run a different scenario, he was so cooperative. He listened to what we wanted to know and answered based on the statistics and the facts.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat always impressed me about Erick \u2013 the way he listened and responded to the members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/grains.org\/news-and-events\/events\/12th-international-marketing-conference-55th-annual-membership-meeting\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a> for more information about the Council\u2019s upcoming winter annual meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now celebrating 30 years with the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), Erick Erickson has filled many roles at the Council and will be honored along with other USGC staff celebrating notable anniversaries at the Council\u2019s 12th International Marketing Conference and 55th Annual Membership Meeting in Heredia, Costa Rica. 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