USMEF Elects New Officer Team, Details Market Diversification Efforts

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) concluded its annual strategic planning conference in Tucson, Ariz., Friday with the election of officers for 2024-25. Steve Hanson, a rancher and cattle feeder from Elsie, Neb., is the new USMEF chair, succeeding Minnesota pork and grain producer Randy Spronk.Hanson has previously held many beef industry leadership roles, including chair of the Nebraska Beef Council and Federation of State Beef Councils and president of the Nebraska Cattlemen. He also ser