Items Tagged with 'Plant Based Products Council'

John Bode, president and CEO of the Corn Refiners Association, will retire in January 2027. He has been a driving leader in food and agriculture policy during his decades-long career in Washington. 

Danielle Beck joined the Corn Refiners Association and Plant Based Products Council as vice president of government relations. The American Soybean Association hired Madelyn Derks as a director of government affairs overseeing ASA’s regulatory portfolio. The American Peanut Council named Luke Blaustein president and CEO. 

The American Feed Industry Association hired Cornelia Poku as director of communications. The Farmers National Company Board of Directors appointed Paul Schadegg as president. The Missouri Soybean Association and Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council named Casey Wasser as the new chief executive office and executive director. The National Telecommunications Industry Association hired Mollie Timmons as senior adviser for public affairs. 

Jimmy Emmons was named assistant chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Caleb Crosswhite joined USDA as deputy general counsel. The Peterson Group hired former House Ag Committee Democratic staff director Anne Simmons as a policy consultant. 

The American Feed Industry Association hired Greg Conner as senior manager of multilateral affairs and market access. Mallory Gaines was promoted to director of global affairs. Three new senior advisers were named to the Surface Transportation Board: Sharon Clark, Rob Reilly, and Chris Bertram. The Midwest Council on Agriculture appointed former undersecretary Greg Ibach as a policy adviser. 

Despite the political climate moving away from sustainability, some sustainable packaging supporters believe growing consumer demand will continue to support the industry. 

In this opinion piece, Jamaica Gayle, director of sustainability and environmental affairs for the Corn Refiners Association and the Plant Based Products Council, reflects on her recent achievement of being honored as the 2024 Climate Hero of the Year while highlighting the importance of having agriculture involvement in climate efforts. 

Lawmakers joined biofuel industry officials in ripping the Environmental Protection Agency for delays in releasing its biofuel blending mandates, with one Republican congressman saying it comes close to qualifying as a “broken campaign promise.”