During its recent Strategic Planning Conference in Tucson, AZ, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) elected new officers.
Cevin Jones of Eden, ID, was elected USMEF chair. Jones is a cattle feeder who had previously been with the Idaho Cattle Association, the Federation of State Beef Councils, and the Beef Promotion Operating Committee.
Pat Binger of Wichita, KS, was elected the new chair elect. Previously, Binger was a vice president at Cargill Protein Group and served 16 years directing Cargill’s overseas network of offices.
Mark Swanson of Henderson, CO, was elected USMEF’s new vice chair. He is CEO of Birko Corporation and has more than 20 years of experience with some of the most respected institutions in the protein industry, including Iowa Beef Processors, ConAgra Foods and Swift and Company, according to USMEF.
Dean Meyer—corn, soybean, and livestock producer from Rock Rapids, IA, and director of the Iowa Corn Growers Association—was elected as the new secretary-treasurer.
