NGFA joined more than 500 agriculture and farm groups to urge House and Senate leaders to enact a 2024 farm bill. “If Congress does not come together this year to enact a bipartisan farm bill, the legislative process will begin anew in the 119th Congress…we have concerns that it may not be logistically or politically […]
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed NGFA submitted recommendations on July 25 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in response to its request for information concerning the effect of “climate-smart agriculture” practices on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission estimates associated with the production of agricultural commodities used as biofuel feedstocks. When announcing the request […]
NGFA’s 53rd annual Country Elevator Conference and Trade Show (CEC) is Dec. 10-12 in Kansas City, Mo. NGFA’s flagship meeting for grain merchants, elevator operators, feed manufacturers, processors, and grain industry suppliers attracts several hundred industry members each year for networking, education and the supplier trade show. Programming at CEC is designed to prepare, teach […]
NGFA members can log into their member profiles to select personal communication preferences for issues on which they would like to receive more timely and frequent information from the NGFA. Directions: Log into your member profile using your company email at portal.ngfa.org. Select “Update Your Profile” and “Communication Preferences” to reveal the list of topics […]
NGFA’s fifth annual Harvest Safety Week is Aug. 19-23! Each year at the end of August, NGFA dedicates a week to sharing safety resources particularly relevant to the busy harvest season. This year’s theme encourages members to “Participate. Prepare. Protect.” by participating in sharing Harvest Safety Week resources, preparing for hazards during the harvest season […]
U.S. lawmakers and agricultural shippers are warning that a potential strike by Canadian railroad workers could damage both nations’ economies and have requested that the Canadian government recognize the essential nature of agricultural rail transportation. Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway (CN) workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference voted in […]
The Food and Agriculture – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Food and Ag-ISAC) is hosting a free webinar, “Farm-to-Table Threats: An Overview of the Food and Ag Cybersecurity Landscape,”on July 25 at 2 p.m. ET. Speakers from the Food and Ag-ISAC and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will discuss current and potential threats to […]
NGFA’s fifth annual Harvest Safety Week is Aug. 19-23! Each year at the end of August, NGFA dedicates a week to sharing safety resources particularly relevant to the busy harvest season. This year’s theme encourages members to “Participate. Prepare. Protect.” by participating in sharing Harvest Safety Week resources, preparing for hazards during the harvest season […]
A House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee held a hearing this week on the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) request to authorize zero emissions standards for freight locomotives in California. CARB’s “In-Use Locomotive Regulation” mandates that by 2030, only zero-emissions locomotives will be allowed to operate in California. Rail companies in the state also would be […]
In June, the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) published an interim rule effective July 8 to increase the hourly and unit fees for official inspection services that are performed under the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA). NGFA and the North America Export Grain Association (NAEGA) submitted comments this week urging the FGIS to make adjustments […]
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