Attendees will hear guest speakers’ insights into the Obama administration’s trade agenda, the impact of the budget process on export market development programs and the implications for our industry and international trade. In addition, USMEF’s international directors will discuss the latest market developments and trade issues, and members will have the opportunity for one-on-one questions on specific issues. The Friday closing session will include a presentation on the value of branding internationally.
For those meeting attendees who wish to take advantage of the proximity to our nation’s capital to visit with their congressional representatives, USMEF can provide talking points on the importance of agricultural exports and maintaining funding for USDA’s MAP and FMD programs. You may look up your representatives by clicking here. Attendees are responsible for scheduling their own visits, but email Jim Herlihy, USMEF’s vice president of communications, or phone (303-623-6328), for talking points.
Questions? Contact Jackie Boubin, director of meeting services, at (303) 623-6328 or jboubin@usmef.org. Register online.
More than 150 people have already signed up to attend:
| Member Organization | Representative |
| Agri Beef Co. | Jay Theiler |
| Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corp. | Makoto Kobayashi |
| AJC International Inc. | Emmanuel Bidegain |
| ALIC | Takanori Yamagami |
| American Farm Bureau Federation | John Anderson |
| American Farm Bureau Federation | Veronica Nigh |
| American Foods Group | Roy Anderson |
| American Foods Group | Jeff Jones |
| American Lamb Board | Dennis Stiffler |
| American Meat Institute | William Westman |
| Arkansas Beef Council | Gene Pharr |
| Arkansas Farm Bureau | Tom Jones |
| Cargill Meat Solutions | Edward Troutman |
| Cargill Meat Solutions | Norman Bessac |
| Cattlemen’s Beef Board | Kim Brackett |
| Cattlemen’s Beef Board | Polly Ruhland |
| Cattlemen’s Beef Board | Weldon Wynn |
| Certified Angus Beef LLC | Geof Bednar |
| Colorado Farm Bureau | Carlyle Currier |
| Colorado Premium | Kevin LaFleur |
| Corn Marketing Program of Michigan | Theresa Sisung |
| FPL Food LLC | Steve Hixon |
| Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc. | Jerome Wiggs |
| Grove Services Inc. | Kevin Pentz |
| Halal Transactions of Omaha | Ahmad Alabsy |
| Halal Transactions of Omaha | Jalot Alabsy |
| Hardin Farms | John Hardin |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | Matt Niblock |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | Feng Walkup |
| Hormel Foods Corporation | Jack Shao |
| Idaho Beef Council | John Morgan Evans |
| Illinois Corn Marketing Board | Lou Lamoreux |
| Illinois Corn Marketing Board | Gary Schmalshof |
| Illinois Corn Marketing Board | Jim Tarmann |
| Illinois Farm Bureau | Tamara Nelson |
| Illinois Soybean Association | Mark Albertson |
| Indiana Corn Marketing Council | Mike Buis |
| Indiana Farm Bureau Inc. | Greg Slipher |
| Indiana Pork | Randall Curless |
| Indiana Soybean Alliance | Tom Griffiths |
| Indiana Soybean Alliance | Andy Tauer |
| Interra International Inc. | John Donofrio |
| Iowa Beef Industry Council | Scott Heater |
| Iowa Beef Industry Council | Daryl Strohbehn |
| Iowa Corn Growers Association | Dennis Friest |
| Iowa Corn Growers Association | Wayne Humphreys |
| Iowa Corn Growers Association | Brooke Kerns |
| Iowa Corn Growers Association | Dean Meyer |
| Iowa Corn Growers Association | Jay Lynch |
| Iowa Corn Growers Association | Roger Zylstra |
| Iowa Economic Development Authority | Mark Fischer |
| Iowa Farm Bureau | Jim McKnight |
| Iowa Pork Producers Association | Marvin Rietema |
| Iowa Soybean Association | Karen Long |
| JBS | Roger Goulding |
| JBS | Mark Gustafson |
| Kansas Beef Council | Dana Hauck |
| Kansas Beef Council | Kevin Thielen |
| Kansas Farm Bureau | Richard Felts |
| Kansas Farm Bureau | Keith Miller |
| Kansas Soybean Commission | Kenlon Johannes |
| Kansas Soybean Commission | James Zwonitzer |
| Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association | Nelson Curry |
| Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation | Fritz Giesecke |
| Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation | Mike Tobin |
| Lamex Foods Inc | Robert Lucas |
| Lamex Foods Inc | Robert Preska |
| Merck Animal Health | Judson Vasconcelos |
| Merck Animal Health | John Graettinger |
| Merck Animal Health | Mitchell Johnson |
| Merck Animal Health | David Yates |
| MetaFoods LLC | Knud Aagaard-Svendsen |
| Minnesota Soybeans Research and Promotion Council | Paul Simonsen |
| Mirasco Inc. | Sami Rizk |
| Missouri Beef Industry Council | John Browning |
| Missouri Corn Growers Association | Morris Heitman |
| Missouri Corn Growers Association | Mike Moreland |
| Missouri Corn Growers Association | Gary Wheeler |
| Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council | Bruce Schmoll |
| Monsanto | Marsha Stanton |
| Montana Beef Council | Erik Somerfeld |
| National Beef Packing Company LLC | Peter Michalski |
| National Cattlemen’s Beef Association | Michael Gebhart |
| National Cattlemen’s Beef Association | Richard Husted |
| National Cattlemen’s Beef Association | Cevin Jones |
| National Cattlemen’s Beef Association | Kevin Kester |
| National Cattlemen’s Beef Association | Forrest Roberts |
| National Pork Board | Jill Appell |
| National Pork Board | Tim Bierman |
| National Pork Board | Sam Carney |
| National Pork Board | Craig Christensen |
| National Pork Board | Rich Degner |
| National Pork Board | Everett Forkner |
| National Pork Board | Dermot Hayes |
| National Pork Board | Becca Hendricks |
| National Pork Board | Roy Henry |
| National Pork Board | Bill Luckey |
| National Pork Board | Henry Moore |
| National Pork Board | Conley Nelson |
| National Pork Board | Christopher Novak |
| National Pork Board | David Reinecker |
| National Pork Board | Doug Wolf |
| National Pork Board | Brian Zimmerman |
| National Pork Producers Council | Nick Giordano |
| National Pork Producers Council | Laurie Hueneke |
| North Dakota Beef Commission | Jerry Effertz |
| Nebraska Beef Council | Chris Abbott |
| Nebraska Corn Board | Kelsey Pope |
| Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation | Sherry Vinton |
| Nebraska Pork Producers Association | Janice Miller |
| Nebraska Soybean Board | Andy Chvatal |
| Nebraska Soybean Board | Terry Horky |
| Nebraska Soybean Board | Ed Lammers |
| Nebraska Soybean Board | Ron Pavelka |
| Oklahoma Beef Council | Heather Buckmaster |
| Oklahoma Beef Council | RD Farr |
| Oregon Beef Council | Will Wise |
| Phibro Animal Health Corporation | Warren Harper |
| Porky Products Inc. | Mark Boyd |
| Preferred Freezer Services | Adam Mille |
| Preferred Freezer Services | John Zarrella |
| South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council | Adam Herges |
| South Dakota Beef Industry Council | Wayne Tupper |
| Seaboard Foods | David Peterson |
| Smithfield Foods International Group | Mike Skahill |
| Smithfield Packing | Joseph Weber |
| South Dakota Beef Industry Council | John Symens |
| Texas Beef Council | Jason Bagley |
| Texas Beef Council | Larry Pratt |
| Texas Farm Bureau | Pat McDowell |
| Texas Farm Bureau | Tracy Tomascik |
| United Soybean Board | Melanie Fitzpatrick |
| United Soybean Board | Samuel Funk |
| United Soybean Board | Philip Lobo |
| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service | Lesley Ahmed |
| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service | Valerie Brown |
| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service | Zechariah Henderson |
| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service | Claire Mezoughem |
| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service | Tim Rocke |
| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service | Lazaro Sandoval |
| USMEF Chairman | Stephen Isaf |
| USMEF Chairman Elect | Mark Jagels |
| USMEF Past Chairman | Danita Rodibaugh |
| USMEF Secretary/Treasurer | Roel Andriessen |
| USMEF Vice Chairman | Leann Saunders |
| USWORLD Foods Ltd. | Scott Link |
| Utah Farm Bureau Federation | Steve Osguthorpe |
| Virginia Beef Industry Council | Charlie Drumheller |
| Weaver Farms | Steve Weaver |
| Wisconsin Beef Council | Charles Adami |
| Wisconsin Beef Council | John Freitag |
| Wyoming Beef Council | Irvin Petsch |
| Zoetis | Dan Harter |