Ag News, Thursday July 30, 2015

USGC Presents Ethanol Export Promotion Strategy To Delegates During Annual Meeting

U.S. Grains Council members learned about an ethanol export promotion strategy developed in consultation with industry partners and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USGC members are at the organization’s 55th annual Board of Delegates meeting in Montreal, Canada. The Council has been working in partnership with USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy to develop country-by-country marketing plans for U.S. ethanol in a handful of near-term markets. Delegates heard from a panel that included Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis, RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen and Green Plains Renewable Energy Executive Vice President for Ethanol Marketing Steve Bleyl. The panel was moderated by USGC’s Chief Economist Mike Dwyer, a leading global biofuels analyst. Among other activities, two trade teams in the United States and three missions traveling overseas are scheduled to focus on ethanol in the remainder of 2015.

Application Open for Beef Industry Internship in Washington D.C.

College juniors and seniors are invited to apply for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Land’s Council’s spring 2016 internship in Washington, D.C. The internship is full time, and begins January 11, 2016. Producer-led and consumer-focused, NCBA is the nation's oldest and largest national organization representing America's cattle producers. PLC is the only organization in Washington, D.C., dedicated solely to representing cattle and sheep ranchers that utilize federal lands. The organizations work hand-in-hand on many issues, sharing office space in the heart of the nation's capital. To apply, interested college juniors, seniors or graduate students should submit the application, college transcripts, two letters of recommendation and a resume to internships@beef.org.

Source:  NAFB News