New Infographic Features Grains, Ethanol Successes In Southeast Asia

Feb 24, 2023

To help the U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) Southeast Asia and Oceania regional office promote their work with other entities that may be considering purchasing U.S. agricultural products, but want to know more, the Council created an infographic featuring the office’s efforts to promote grains and ethanol in the region. The double-sided document can now be downloaded at grains.org/infographics, along with many other designs in the Council’s library.

“The results highlighted are a culmination of the hard work our team in Southeast Asia and Oceania put into enabling markets for our products and the reciprocal efforts our partners in the region engaged in as they move to achieve their individual, company and national goals. These wins are absolutely mutual,” said Caleb Wurth, regional director for Southeast Asia and Oceania.

The infographic can be used with customers during meetings, offered as “leave-behinds” and as examples in sharing the story of export demand and trade in agricultural profitability within the region. This content visually complements the market data showcasing the Council’s mission of developing markets, enabling trade and improving lives.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.