{"id":4518,"date":"2016-08-08T13:54:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T13:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/icymi-usgc-elects-councell-as-chairman-new-board-of-directors\/"},"modified":"2016-08-08T13:54:38","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T13:54:38","slug":"icymi-usgc-elects-councell-as-chairman-new-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/icymi-usgc-elects-councell-as-chairman-new-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: USGC Elects Councell As Chairman, New Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Grains Council elected new officers and new members for its board of directors during its&nbsp;56th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting this past week in Louisville, Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Chip Councell, a 10th generation farmer from Talbot County, Maryland, was elected as the new chairman, taking the helm after&nbsp;many years of service in community and farm organization leadership positions both locally and nationally.<\/p>\n<p>Other officers elected include Deb Keller, representing Iowa Corn Promotion Board, as vice chairman and Jim Stitzlein, representing Consolidated Grain and Barge Co., as secretary\/treasurer. Alan Tiemann of the Nebraska Corn Board, was confirmed as past chairman.<\/p>\n<p>At the Louisville meeting, the USGC Board of Delegates also elected other members of the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 2016-2017 Board of Directors, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Darren Armstrong, Corn Growers Association of North Carolina, Inc., at-large board member<\/li>\n<li>Ray Defenbaugh of Big River Resources LLC,&nbsp;agribusiness sector\/ethanol and co-products director<\/li>\n<li>Craig Floss, Iowa Corn Promotion Board, checkoff sector director<\/li>\n<li>Greg Hibner of Hawkeye Gold, LLC, a J.D. Heiskell Company, agribusiness sector director<\/li>\n<li>Charles Ray Huddleston of&nbsp;Texas Grain Sorghum Association, sorghum sector director<\/li>\n<li>Jim Stuever, Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, at-large director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The full board line-up is online <a href=\"http:\/\/USGC.informz.net\/z\/cjUucD9taT01Nzk3NTI4JnA9MSZ1PTEwODAxMzk0NTkmbGk9MzY5MTQ0NTk\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Grains Council elected new officers and new members for its board of directors during its&nbsp;56th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting this past week in Louisville, Kentucky. 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