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USW installs new officers at summer board meetingThe USW Board of Directors installed new officers at its annual meeting July 8 in Spokane, Wash. Darrell Davis (Ipswich, S.D.) is now chairman, while last year's chairman Randy Suess (Colfax, Wash.) transitioned to past chairman and chairman of the USW Budget Committee. Dan Hughes (Venango, Neb.) is now vice chairman and Roy Motter (Brawley, Calif.) is now secretary-treasurer. USW officers were elected to these one-year positions at the January 2012 Winter Wheat Conference. Committees met on July 6 and July 7, including the Joint Biotech and Joint International Trade Policy committees that members from USW and the National Association of Wheat Growers. Reports from the meeting included an update export market development activities in the South Asian region from USW Regional Vice President Mike Spier, a report from NAWG First Vice President Bing Von Bergen, an overview of foreign office activity by USW Vice President of Overseas Operations Vince Peterson and reports from wheat producers who participated in intensive industry tours to Africa and Asia. This year's meeting also featured industry speakers, including: Richard Phillips, executive director, Grain Growers of Canada; Kurt Haarmann, vice president, Columbia Grain, Inc.; and Captain Gary S. Lewin, master mariner pilot, Columbia River Bar. In addition, the USW Board of Directors, family, colleagues and friends honored outgoing USW Chairman Randy Suess and recently retired Washington Grain Commission CEO Thomas Mick at a special event hosted by the Washington Grain Commission. USW's next Board meeting will be held jointly with NAWG in Houston, Texas, Oct. 24 to 27. Date: 9/3/2012
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