U.S. Grains Council (USGC) board member Jennie Schmidt (second from left), a corn and soybean farmer in Maryland, was honored at a U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council (USAEDC) meeting in Baltimore this week in a session entitled "Fireside Chat: Year of the Woman Farmer." Schmidt shared the stage with (from L to R) Candice Bruce, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) International Year of the Woman Farmer; USDA Undersecretary Alexis Taylor; and USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Deputy Administrator Mark Slupek.
About The U.S. Grains Council
The U.S. Grains Council develops export markets for U.S. barley, corn, sorghum and related products including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and ethanol. With full-time presence in 28 locations, the Council operates programs in more than 50 countries and the European Union. The Council believes exports are vital to global economic development and to U.S. agriculture’s profitability. Detailed information about the Council and its programs is online at www.grains.org.
