Hear from the Iowan who is the first woman to lead U.S. Grains Council

U.S. Grains Council has elected an Iowa farm woman as its chairman. Deb Keller was elected at the Grains Council’s 57th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting in Vancouver, Washington Wednesday, and is the first woman to chair the organization. Keller holds a degree in agronomy from Purdue and farms along with her family in Iowa:

She says the importance of exports is what led her to become involved with USGC:

Keller is the first woman to chair the U.S. Grains Council in its nearly 60-year history:

Keller says she has three priorities in her role at the Grains Council:

At the Vancouver meeting, the Grains Council Board of Delegates also elected new members of the Council’s Board of Directors.