Former US ambassador casts positive outlook for US agriculture Gregg Doud outlines how US can capitalize on its opportunities during lecture at Kansas State UniversityEditor's note: Watch the full video of Gregg Doud's presentation online. “What happens in China in terms of food dictates everything else in the rest of the world,” Doud said. Doud also noted that Chinese consumers love meat: “China is cleaning the world out of beef,” he said. He was also a senior staff member of the US Senate Agriculture Committee that wrote the 2012 Senate Farm Bill. Kansas State University established the Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems lecture series to provide science-based education about world food issues.