MEET THE DIRECTOR

Burton Eller is the Grange’s Legislative Director and Executive Director of Grange Advocacy works hard to see our policies implemented in Washington each and every day. He has a career-long involvement in the development of grassroots advocacy. From his personal history as an owner of a family farm, to his tenure serving as the Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mr. Eller has been a staunch champion of the agricultural community’s right to operate in a free market climate. His successes include twice raising the estate tax exemption level; securing legislation requiring imported meat inspection equivalency to US standards; establishing the Beef Check-Off for research, marketing and promotion of beef products; and many more. Mr. Eller has a distinguished career in the trade association, lobbying and government sectors. He holds more than three decades of experience in the sector, and has a long history upholding the rights of rural Americans. Mr. Eller holds a Masters in Physiology and a Bachelors in Animal Science from Virginia Tech.

We encourage you to learn more about what the Grange stands for, what we’ve been doing, and how you can get involved. If you have any additional questions regarding the Grange’s policies or legislative priorities, please call the National Grange office, at 202‐628-3507 ext. 114 or via email to beller@nationalgrange.org.