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Photo Of The Week: Revisiting Chip Councell’s MAIZALL Leadership

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In March 2019, Chip Councell visited with Tereza Cristina, Brazil’s minister of agriculture, during a MAIZALL board meeting hosted by Brazilian member organization, ABRAMILHO, in Brasilia. MAIZALL, the international maize alliance, is a coalition of maize farmer associations from Argentina, Brazil and the United States working together to share expertise and information and to address trade barriers. Councell’s yearlong tenure as president of MAIZALL concluded June 30.

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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.