{"id":4237,"date":"2016-03-10T13:54:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T13:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/hibner-appointed-to-represent-agribusiness-sector-on-usgc-board-of-directors-2\/"},"modified":"2016-03-10T13:54:23","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T13:54:23","slug":"hibner-appointed-to-represent-agribusiness-sector-on-usgc-board-of-directors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/hibner-appointed-to-represent-agribusiness-sector-on-usgc-board-of-directors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hibner Appointed To Represent Agribusiness Sector On USGC Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"
Greg Hibner, president of J.D. Heiskell & Company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hawkeye Gold division, has been selected to represent the agribusiness sector on the U.S. Grains Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (USGC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) Board of Directors. <\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are pleased that Greg has accepted this leadership role within the Council,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said USGC Chairman Alan Tiemann, who farms in Nebraska. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He has both experience with membership organizations and a wealth of expertise in farming, commodity trading and marketing to inform his work with the board and our members.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd <\/p>\n Hibner has nearly 30 years of commodity processing, international trading and ethanol experience. In his current role, he oversees the operations of J.D. Heiskell & Company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hawkeye Gold division, which markets and trades distiller\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) domestically and internationally to China, Southeast Asia, South America and Europe. Hawkeye Gold also provides support for Gold Star Feed and Grain, a group of four dairy feed mills in the Northeast owned by J.D. Heiskell.<\/p>\n He previously spent 23 years working in Tate & Lyle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s commodity division, serving most recently as manager of co-product sales and trading. <\/p>\n Hibner is also active in agriculture with land across Illinois, Iowa and Arkansas producing corn, sorghum, soybeans, wheat and irrigated cotton and previously helped establish a 2,000-head cattle feeding operation that primarily fed corn co-products. <\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Greg\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s appointment to our board will be invaluable towards helping us anticipate and meet the agribusiness sector\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s needs,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd Tiemann said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153His deep experience with the Council and other agriculture industry organizations will offer us a unique perspective on challenges and opportunities our members face in the international marketplace.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/p>\n Hibner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s appointment to the Council board follows more than 20 years of active membership in industry trade associations including the Council, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), Growth Energy and the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA).<\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In my career, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve marketed corn gluten feed to Europe, corn gluten meal to South America and Southeast Asia and DDGS globally,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd Hibner said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153International trade will always include both opportunities and obstacles, disputes and challenges. <\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153As a longtime member of the Council and a new board member, I am enthusiastic about addressing all of these through pursuit of the organization\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mission to develop markets, enable trade and improve lives.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd <\/p>\n Hibner replaces Steve Brody, who represented DuPont Pioneer as a USGC delegate, and will serve a term until July 2017. <\/p>\n Hibner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s role as the leader of the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Value-Added Advisory Team (A-Team) has been taken up by Sean Broderick from CHS Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Greg Hibner, president of J.D. Heiskell & Company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Hawkeye Gold division, has been selected to represent the agribusiness sector on the U.S. Grains Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (USGC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) Board of Directors. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We are pleased that Greg has accepted this leadership role within the Council,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd said USGC Chairman Alan Tiemann, who farms in Nebraska. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He has both experience with … <\/p>\n