CROP TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Committee Chairman: Andrew Utterback, Senior Manager, Sustainability, Ingredion Incorporated, Indianapolis, IN
NGFA Staff Liaison: Jess McCluer
This committee represents the interests of commercial grain handlers, grain processors, feed and feed ingredient manufacturers, and other grain users on policies and issues arising from biotechnology-enhanced commodities. As such, it addresses U.S. regulatory and international trade developments pertaining to plant-based agricultural biotechnology. The committee also provides an important forum for interacting with biotechnology providers on policy and operational issues affecting the commercial grain, feed, feed ingredient, processing and exporting sectors.
| Name | Title | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhonda Cole | Scoular | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Andrew Conner | Market Acceptance Manager, N.A. - Seeds & Traits | BASF Corporation | Washington, DC |
| Scott DeVries | Lead Grain Marketing Specialist | Maplehurst Farms | Rochelle, IL |
| Carmen Fernandez-McEwen | Regional Food Safety And Quality Compliance Manager | Louis Dreyfus Company | Wilton, CT |
| Jared Hill | Senior Director, Government & Industry Affairs | Bunge North America Inc. | Washington, DC |
| Chelsey Kub | Certified General Appraiser | Crown Appraisals Inc. | Fargo, ND |
| Brian Lary | Region Vice President | Viterra | Omaha, NE |
| Martha Smith | Head Of Industry Affairs | Bayer Crop Science | St Louis, MO |
| Paul Spencer | Global Trade Policy Advocacy Leader | Corteva Agriscience | Washington, DC |
| Mary Kay Thatcher | Senior Lead, Federal Government Relations | Syngenta America Inc. | Washington, DC |
| Andrew Utterback | Senior Manager, Sustainability | Ingredion Incorporated | Indianapolis, IN |
| John Whittle | Senior Grain Merchandiser | CHS | Inver Grove, MN |