DES MOINES, Iowa – On Friday, March 8, 2024, U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director in Iowa Theresa Greenfield will participate in a news conference to highlight the second annual National Biobased Products Day and raise awareness of biobased products in Iowa. Biobased products will be on display and state, federal, and business leaders will speak. Speakers include:
- Director Greenfield
- Matt Russell, USDA Farm Service Agency Executive Director in Iowa
- Grant Menke, Deputy Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
- Mark Laurenzo, Business Development Manager, Iowa Economic Development Authority
- Matt Carstens, President and CEO, Landus Cooperative
- Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, VP for Government and External Affairs, Landus
- Rodney Williamson, VP of Research and Sustainability, Iowa Corn
- Rebecca Ahrendsen, Market Development Manager, Iowa Corn
- Andrea Vanderhoff, Director of Technology and Sustainability, Qore
- Monte Shaw, Executive Director, Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
Also attending: Lane Segerstrom, Founder and CEO of Corn Board Manufacturing; Mercedes del Campo, Marketing, ARTi of Prairie City, Iowa; Todd Whiting, Director of Product Development, Gear Head Lube of Cedar Falls, Iowa; Jill Schryver, Green Products Company of Conrad, Iowa.
WHO: USDA Rural Development State Director in Iowa Theresa Greenfield
WHEN: Friday, March 8, at 1:00 PM CST
WHERE: Landus, 220 SW 9th, Suite 300, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Ample, free parking adjacent to the building. Enter the building from the south side. Sign in. Take the elevator or stairs to the second floor. 