USGC Trade Policy Director Passes

Former USDA Deputy Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Floyd Gaibler, passed away Thursday following complications from surgery. The Nebraska native was at USDA from 2003-to-2009. For the past 11 years, Gaibler was the director of trade policy and biotechnology for the U.S. Grains Council. Previously, Gaibler worked for the House Agriculture Committee, the Agricultural Retailers Association, International Dairy Foods Association and the National Cheese Institute/American Butter Institute.