NGFA Elects New Leadership

Brian Schouvieller has been elected chairman of the National Grain and Feed Association board of directors. Schouvieller, senior vice president of ag, trade and risk management at CHS Inc., will serve a one-year term leading the organization. Based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, CHS is the nation’s largest farmer-owned cooperative, and Schouvieller brings extensive experience in grain merchandising and global markets to the role. The National Grain and Feed Association also elected new officers to its leadership team. Augusto Bassanini, president and chief executive officer of United Grain Corp., will serve as first vice chairman, while Jason Klootwyk, chief executive officer of Agtegra Cooperative, was named second vice chairman. The leadership team will help guide NGFA priorities on trade, risk management, and grain industry policy in the year ahead.