{"id":4730,"date":"2017-02-23T15:50:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T15:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/guy-davenport-serves-15-years-and-is-going-strong\/"},"modified":"2017-02-23T15:50:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T15:50:49","slug":"guy-davenport-serves-15-years-and-is-going-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/guy-davenport-serves-15-years-and-is-going-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy Davenport Serves 15 Years And Is Going Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Corn Growers Association of North Carolina is a longtime and strong supporter of the U.S. Grains Council\u2019s (USGC’s) export mission. That includes Guy Davenport, a North Carolina delegate who is celebrating his 15th year with the Council and maintains his enthusiasm for the Council\u2019s work on behalf of farmers in his state and beyond. <\/span><\/p>\n He said North Carolina\u2019s farmers continue to be interested in what he can tell them about trade. And for Davenport – who has traveled to Japan, China, Taiwan, Malaysia and South Korea during his work on the Asia Advisory Team – Asia is the most fascinating export story. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFor sure, it\u2019s been the highlight of my Council work. The changes over the years with new customers and new dynamics,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve enjoyed the people I\u2019ve gotten to know, the trade teams we\u2019ve done, I treasure all that.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Council staff, both domestic and international, have also earned his praise. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen I think about the Council staff, the people they\u2019ve been able to recruit to work for us, it\u2019s critical to our success,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve also learned how hard it is to really do the Council\u2019s work. There\u2019s always competition, always a challenge, and always change, but I have truly enjoyed it all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Corn Growers Association of North Carolina is a longtime and strong supporter of the U.S. Grains Council\u2019s (USGC’s) export mission. That includes Guy Davenport, a North Carolina delegate who is celebrating his 15th year with the Council and maintains his enthusiasm for the Council\u2019s work on behalf of farmers in his state and beyond. … <\/p>\n
\u201cYou know trade doesn\u2019t have as big of an impact in North Carolina because we\u2019re a corn-deficit state, so one thing we always have to do is some education as to what trade means to our farmers \u2013 that every bushel of grain that is sold overseas means we get a better basis, and they get a better price per bushel,\u201d he explained. <\/span><\/p>\n