One hundred NGFA members spent several days in Washington, D.C., this week to conduct committee meetings and visit more than 100 lawmakers and congressional offices on Capitol Hill about NGFA priorities. Photos: View the 2024 fly-in photo album. Members of NGFA’s Executive; Business, Merchandising and Operations; Ag Policy and Legislative Affairs; and Trade and Crop […]
ARLINGTON, Va., May 24, 2024 — The House Agriculture Committee advanced a farm bill that includes several important provisions for the grain, feed and processing industry. The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (H.R. 8472) passed out of committee on a 33-21 vote early on May 24. National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) […]
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unanimously advanced the Thomas R. Carper Water Resource Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) on May 22, authorizing navigation and ecosystem restoration projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). “Today’s markup demonstrates the dedication of Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., […]
ARLINGTON, Va., May 22, 2024 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today commended the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for unanimously advancing the Thomas R. Carper Water Resource Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which authorizes navigation and ecosystem restoration projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). NGFA released the […]
Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and House Agriculture Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee Chairman Tracey Mann, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Jim Costa, D-Calif., led a May 3 letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking him to reinstate county crop reports recently discontinued by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NGFA worked with other agricultural groups to […]
NGFA joined 33 other agriculture groups to urge Senate leaders to take up the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, which includes provisions for business expenses and bonus depreciation. “Producers and businesses throughout the food and agriculture industry are facing tax increases today and cannot wait a year or more for relief,” the […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Oct. 16 that it paid landowners more than $1.77 billion in 2023 for the more than 23 million acres of private land in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). CRP has grown by 21 percent in terms of acres enrolled since 2021, USDA said, but the program remains below […]
ARLINGTON, Va., July 12, 2023 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) congratulated Xochitl Torres Small on her confirmation to serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) deputy secretary. The Senate voted 84-8 to confirm Ms. Torres Small on July 11. The Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously advanced her nomination in May. “NGFA members […]
ARLINGTON, Va., June 22, 2023 — National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) members gathered in Washington, D.C., this week for the NGFA’s annual fly-in to meet with nearly 100 members of Congress to discuss farm bill priorities, transportation issues, trade and other topics important to the grain, feed and processing industry. NGFA state/regional affiliates also […]
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2017 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today commended the U.S. Senate on its 87-11 vote confirming former two-term Georgia Gov. George E. (Sonny) Perdue III to serve as the 31st secretary of agriculture. “Secretary Perdue’s expertise, considerable experience in production agriculture, agribusiness and state government, and his ability to engage […]
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