Five feed distance learning courses that address animal food safety and operations issue s are now available on the Training section of NGFA’s website. The five courses are web-based, self-paced, interactive, and accessible anytime. Topics addressed by the courses are: 1) medicated feed current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs); 2) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)-related animal […]
NGFA supported legislation recently introduced in the House and Senate that would nullify the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rule imposing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation. The bill, introduced by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.; and Ranking Member Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.; and Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., addresses […]
House lawmakers on Feb. 15 introduced a bill supported by the Pet Food Institute that would provide the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with exclusive regulatory authority over the marketing and labeling of dog and cat food products. The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 (H.R.7380), sponsored by Reps. Jake LaTurner, R-Kan.; […]
NGFA accepted the following 36 individuals into its 2024-25 class of the Committee Apprentice Program (CAP). Congratulations!• Megan Dickard, Tyson Foods• Adam Gerdes, Consolidated Grain and Barge• Mackenzie Lewis, CoBank• Martin Griffith, Pacificor LLC• Andy Wellsandt, Ritzville Warehouse Co.• Brett Harrison, Morrow County Grain Growers, Inc.• Wyatt Saeugling, POET Grain• Rudy Weitze, Columbia Grain• Patrick […]
NGFA is pleased to announce that Amelia Fitzgerald will join NGFA staff in the newly created role of director of marketing and member services starting March 4. Amelia has served as a senior merchandiser at Benson Hill since 2021. She previously held various roles at Viserion Grain and Bunge from 2016-2021. She grew up in […]
The NGFA signed an open letter calling on countries to align with a mission to support safe maritime commerce in the Red Sea, where terrorist attacks have caused more than $80 billion in cargo to be diverted around the Cape of Good Hope. More than 100 organizations whose members depend on safe and secure ocean […]
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced a bill that would prevent any future shutdowns of rail crossings between the U.S. and Mexico. The Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act, introduced on Feb. 8 with Sens. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb.; Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; and Rick Scott, R-Fla., as co-sponsors, requires that Department of Homeland Security staff […]
Hundreds of grain industry members will gather at the Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate for NGFA’s 128th annual convention on March 17-19. Explore the networking and sponsorship opportunities offered at convention, where attendees conduct NGFA committee business, hear from business leaders and industry experts in two general sessions and the Transportation Open Forum, and spend […]
By Kristi Boswell, Counsel, Alston & BirdThis guest column follows Boswell’s presentation at NGFA’s Country Elevator Conference and Trade Show (CEC) in Louisville, Ky., on Dec. 4, 2023. This article is intended to be informational and does not constitute legal advice regarding any specific situation. Private and cooperative facilities are struggling to find enough local […]
NGFA endorsed a pair of bipartisan, bicameral bills that would strengthen cybersecurity for the food and agriculture industry. The Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act, introduced by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D- N.Y., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; and Reps. Brad Finstad, R- Minn., and Elissa Slotkin, D- Mich., would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to […]
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