Founded in 2004, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held each October, is an online safety awareness and education initiative co-managed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. Starting this year, the new theme of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is Secure Our World, with the main messaging revolving around four key cybersecurity best practices: […]
NGFA this week announced the full slate of programming for the upcoming Country Elevator Conference and Trade Show (CEC). CEC, NGFA’s flagship conference for grain merchants, elevator operators, feed manufacturers, processors, and grain industry suppliers, attracts several hundred industry members each year for networking, education, and a supplier trade show. CEC 2023 will be held at […]
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, FeedThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sept. 15 announced the agency is taking new steps to modernize its approach to evaluating and supporting the development of innovative animal and veterinary products, to increase regulatory flexibility, predictability and efficiency.The Animal and Veterinary Innovation Agenda released by FDA lists four objectives […]
Jean Bratton, CEO of Centerra Co-op and member of the NGFA Executive Committee, Board of Directors and Arbitration Appeals Panel, answered some questions about her experience volunteering her time and expertise to the NGFA. NGFA will continue to feature active members of the association in this newsletter. Contact [email protected] with any questions about participating as […]
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 7 issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for competitive (or “reciprocal”) switching rules.NGFA is reviewing the proposal with its members and will submit formal comments on the NPRM by the Oct. 23 deadline. “The Board views today’s NPRM as an important step in addressing the many freight rail service concerns […]
Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee sent an Aug. 22 letter to the Commerce Department and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regarding their investigation into the agencies’ handling of a report on the lower Snake River dams (LSRD). NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a report in September 2022 declaring that breaching the dams […]
A new report from the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) advises the Biden administration to develop an investment plan for locks and dams, among several recommendations to address water crises that “threaten the security and resilience of our nation’s critical infrastructure.” The report said it is important to replace aging locks with larger dual locks on […]
In comments submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) this week, NGFA asked the agency to publish daily Commitments of Traders (COT) reports and to reduce the three-day lag between data collection and report publication. CFTC proposed revisions to the large trader position reporting requirements for futures and options in the June 27 Federal Register. The large […]
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, FeedNearly 450 industry representatives and regulatory officials participated on July 31 – Aug. 2 in the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Annual Meeting to discuss a variety of animal food regulatory issues. The meeting was conducted in Baltimore, Md.In a significant action, AAFCO membership during the meeting […]
ARLINGTON, Va., July 14, 2023 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today for issuing final rules to remove “Soybeans of Other Colors” (SBOC) as a grading factor for determining soybean quality. “NGFA appreciates the efforts of USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffit and Agricultural […]
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