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CRA Newsletter | January 31, 2025

Our monthly newsletter highlights the work CRA and our members are doing to innovate, invest, and grow in the communities where we live and work. We invite you to explore our newsletter and learn more about CRA and our members.

CRA NEWS


CRA PRESIDENT & CEO JOHN BODE’S TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OP-ED

CRA President and CEO John Bode recently penned an op-ed in Agri-Pulse laying out how the Trump administration can work toward boosting the economy in rural America through several important efforts, including regulatory, energy, tax, and trade policy.  

Read the full op-ed on Agri-Pulse.com

CRA CONGRATULATES THE 119TH CONGRESS – SENATE AND HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP

CRA looks forward to partnering with Senator John Boozman, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Representative GT Thompson, and Representative Angie Craig to champion the ag bioeconomy and promote innovation across the country.  

CRA WLECOMES RULING IN USMCA DISPUTE ON BIOTECH CORN

CRA President and CEO John Bode released a statement following the USMCA dispute panel ruling in favor of the United States in a challenge over the trade compliance of Mexico’s efforts to ban genetically modified corn imports. 

Read about it on the CRA website

MEMBER NEWS


CARGILL RECEIVES THE NORTH AMERICA CORNERSTONE PARTNER AWARD

Thanks to Cargill’s partnership with distributors like Gordon Food Service, small businesses in your community can access Cargill products to elevate their menus. For more than 30 years, they have combined their strengths to bring diverse foodservice solutions and products to small businesses and operators like Puckett’s, an independent barbecue restaurant in Tennessee and Alabama that serves their delicious AngusPride products. 

Read about it on LinkedIn

TATE & LYLE AND BIOHARVEST ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO DRIVE THE FUTURE OF INGREDIENTS THROUGH BOTANICAL SYNTHESIS TECHNOLOGY

This partnership was announced to develop the next generation of proprietary plant-based molecules to address increasing consumer desire for affordable, nutritious, and more sustainable plant-derived food and beverage ingredients. 

Read about it on tateandlyle.com

ADM NAMED ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES BY NEWSWEEK

ADM has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2025. The annual recognition focuses on a holistic view of corporate responsibility that considers all three pillars of ESG: environmental, social, and corporate governance. 

Read about it on adm.com

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DID YOU KNOW?

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