NGFA will host a grain safety webinar on “Understanding Hazardous Atmospheres in Agriculture” with Joe Mlynek, founder of Progressive Safety Services, LLC, and partner at Safety Made Simple, on June 18 at 1 p.m. ET. During the webinar, Mlynek will discuss hazardous environmental risks associated with agricultural confined spaces. Topics include exposure limits, symptoms, and […]
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 […]
The Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) on June 6 published an interim rule to increase the hourly and unit fees for official inspection services that are performed under the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA). The new fees will be in effect on July 8, 2024. Under the rule, the hourly contract rate will increase from $41.20 […]
NGFA signed a May 17 letter from the Coalition of Workplace Safety, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, urging House lawmakers to support a resolution to rescind the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) worker walkaround rule. OSHA published a final rule on April 1 that authorizes OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO) […]
The Minnesota Judiciary Committee chose not to advance a bill that would limit train lengths after hearing testimony from representatives of NGFA and BNSF Railway this month. Tom Wilcox, NGFA’s Transportation Counsel, testified on May 8 before the committee on the legal ramifications of limiting train lengths to 8,500 feet. The committee ultimately agreed that […]
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President, Feed The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 20 provided additional information on the agency’s sampling and testing of retail dairy products for viable Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) virus. In a previous update on May 10, FDA had announced that all 297 samples from […]
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., […]
The deadline to register for the June 2024 leadership program hosted by People Spark Consulting is May 24. NGFA and People Spark Consulting have partnered to further the mission to provide education and training to members at all levels in the agriculture industry. The People Spark Leadership Transformation Program® is a year-long course that focuses […]
NGFA and 19 other Agricultural Transportation Working Group members urged Canadian leaders to take action to avoid a rail strike that could begin as soon as May 22. The Teamsters Canada union, which represents 9,000 workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), has threatened to strike as they negotiate labor […]
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 […]
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