Nate Blum serves as the Chief Executive Officer of BlüMilo — a consultancy for sorghum- and millets-based businesses, and Sorghum United — an international NGO advancing education and markets development for sorghum and adjacent small grains. He is an expert on grain sorghum production and marketing, with a focus on value-added agriculture processing for sorghum-based products.
Blum has represented Nebraska producers in countries throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East and at the United Nations FAO. He has also worked with international stakeholders in hosting an Independent Food Systems Summit (August 2021) focusing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Blum served as the Executive Director of the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board and the Nebraska Sorghum Producers Association from 2019 to 2023. Blum also served on the USDA Grains, Feed and Oilseeds Ag Trade Advisory Committee (ATAC) — which advised trade policy to the office of the US Trade Representative. Blum received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Nebraska. In his free time, he enjoys volunteering for local non-profits and organizing community events.
