Mark Your Calendars for Export Sorghum 2023!
Export Sorghum is an exclusive, one and a half-day educational seminar for the international grain trade who are currently, or could be interested in purchasing U.S. grain sorghum. The event is jointly hosted by the Sorghum Checkoff, Kansas Grain Sorghum, Texas Grain Sorghum Producers and U.S. Grains Council.
June 11-13, 2023 | Houston, TX
JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria
5150 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77056
For more information, contact Shelee Padgett at 830-998-1815.
Book your room under the Sorghum Block Rate!
To receive the discounted rate of $209/night, plus tax, book your room by May 8, 2023
Export sorghum agenda 2023
Sunday, June 11
18:00 – Export Sorghum Welcome Reception
Monday, June 12
07:00 – Breakfast
08:00 – 08:15 – Opening Remarks – Sorghum: The Smart Choice | Adam Schindler, USCP Chairman and Norma Ritz Johnson – Executive Director, USCP
08:15 – 08:45 – Sorghum Production, Supply & Demand–Today’s Sorghum Market | Ted Nelson, Risk Management Consultant, StoneX
08:45 – 9:20 – U.S. Grain Standards: Sorghum Grades and Grade Requirements | Jorge Vazquez, Field Office Manager & Robert Waller, Assistant Field Office Manager, U.S. Federal Grain Inspection Service
9:20 – 10:00 – Sorghum: A Superfood For Modern Pet Food | Dr. Julia Guazzelli Pezzali, Assistant Professor in the Animal Science Department at Iowa State University
10:00 – Introduction of Sorghum Suppliers
10:10 – 10:30 – Coffee and tea break with Sorghum Suppliers (Networking)
10:30 – 11:00 – Dispelling Myths of Sorghum | Florentino Lopez, Creando Mañana Consulting
11:00 – 11:45 – Sorghum Applications in the Aquaculture Industry | Dr. Delbert M. Gatlin III, Regents Professor, Texas A&M Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology
11:45 – 12:30 – Sorghum for Human Consumption: Nutrition Benefits & Culinary Applications | Lanier Dabruzzi, Director of Food Innovations and Institutional Markets, USCP
12:30 – 13:30 – Sorghum Lunch
14:00 – Business to Business Meetings
18:30 – The Rustic, 1121 Uptown Park Blvd STE 4 Houston, TX 77056
Tuesday, June 13
07:00 – Breakfast
08:00 – 09:00 – How to Purchase and Export U.S. Sorghum | Bob Vanderloo, Cargill-Retired
09:00 – 09:30 – Coffee and tea break with Sorghum Suppliers (Networking)
09:30 – 10:00 – Benefits of Feeding Sorghum: Trials and Demonstrations from Around the Globe | Brent Crafton, Director of Feed Ingredient Utilization, USCP
10:00 -11:00 – Sorghum as an ingredient: Sorghum Product Panel | Cory Artho, Maverick Malt House, LLC, Sydney Chasin, Chasin Dreams Farms
11:30 – Understanding your Grain Needs | Cris Brown, Hansen-Mueller
12:00 – Lunch on your own
Joining us? Register Today!
