

Mike Phillips completed 23 years as the founding President of USLGE at its 2017 annual meeting in Columbus, OH. From a mere 6 members in February 1994, Mike has guided the growth and development of USLGE as an FAS cooperator to include 54 organizations representing all sectors of the U.S. livestock and genetics business plus state Departments of Agriculture, individual seedstock producers, and exporters. He has worked tirelessly to champion the U.S. livestock industry and connect USLGE members with producers and government personnel across the globe. USLGE has been incredibly fortunate to have such a leader and advocate who is widely respected around the world.
U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. (www.uslge.org) was incorporated in October 1993 as a nationwide, livestock- specific, industrywide non-profit corporation to represent the international market development interests of the U.S. livestock and livestock genetics industry. As an umbrella organization, USLGE brings together 54 U. S. livestock organizations representing dairy, beef, sheep, swine and horse breeding associations and embryo and semen industries as well as state Departments of Agriculture, individual seedstock producers, and exporters. USLGE is a cooperator with the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of USDA and administers federally funded international livestock market development and promotional programs.