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 […]
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed More than 450 industry representatives and regulatory officials participated on Jan. 23-25 in the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Midyear Meeting to discuss a variety of animal food regulatory issues. The meeting was conducted in Chattanooga, Tenn. In a significant development, the Ingredient Definition Committee during […]
NGFA published a new guidance document to provide members with an overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) final amended e-recordkeeping rule for injury and illness that took effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The OSHA Electronic Recordkeeping Rule Guidance Document provides an outline of important issues related to injury and illness data that […]
In comments submitted on Dec. 11 to federal banking agencies, NGFA and eight other agricultural groups said recent proposals to overhaul bank capital rules would have unintended consequences for the U.S. derivatives markets and make hedging more expensive for all market participants.“We are very concerned that any contraction in the availability of clearing services will have a […]
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