ARLINGTON, Va., February 9, 2021 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has issued a new, interactive and free training module that thoroughly covers a vital safety procedure for all grain, feed and processing facilities – Lockout/Tagout. Lockout/Tagout is a safety procedure used to ensure that machines that can pose a safety hazard are shut off or tagged-out properly so they are not started up again prior to the completion of maintenance or repair work. This procedure requires that hazardous energy sources be “isolated and rendered inoperative” before work is started ... Read More
Education and Training
Barge Digital Transformation (BDT) platform to go live for soybeans, other commodities in early 2021
National Grain and Feed Digital Solutions (NGFDS) announced Nov. 30 that the Barge Digital Transformation (BDT) platform will be operational for soybeans and other commodities, including wheat, soybean meal and distillers dried grains, in early 2021. The platform has been operational for corn bills of lading since Nov. 1. NGFA announced its official partnership in July with the affiliated organization NGFDS to oversee the BDT platform. NGFDS has partnered with essDOCS to implement this platform that is digitizing barge trading documents so they may be transmitted electronically – a huge ... Read More
UGRSA rate renewal deadline is Jan. 26
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing an opportunity for warehouse operators to update storage and/or handling rates for warehouses that have a Uniform Grain and Rice Storage Agreement (UGRSA). A UGRSA is required to store commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). The UGRSA letter sent to grain warehouses on Jan. 6 informs warehouse operators how to request changes to their storage and handling rates using the CCC 25-2 form. The submission deadline is Jan. 26. No action is necessary if a warehouse operator desires to maintain their current storage and ... Read More
Grain elevator managers reminded of USDA rules for emergency and temporary storage
By Max Fisher, Director of Economics and Government Affairs With bumper crops exceeding permanent storage capacity in many parts of the country, grain elevator managers are reminded of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) rules for the use of temporary and emergency storage. Regulations governing the use of temporary and emergency storage have been embodied in the U.S. Warehouse Act (USWA) Grain and Rice Licensing Agreement entered into with federally licensed grain warehouses, which also apply to licensed grain elevators operating under the Uniform Grain and Rice Storage ... Read More
AFIA, NGFA foundations partner with University of Minnesota to develop generic hazard analysis to assist FSMA compliance
By Sarah Gonzalez, Director of Communications and Digital Media The research and education arms of the American Feed Industry Association and NGFA are partnering to finance a major project that will help animal feed, feed ingredient and pet food facilities cost-effectively comply with a core requirement of the Food and Drug Administration's final rules implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). AFIA's Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) and NGFA's National Grain and Feed Foundation (NGFF) are co-sponsors of a hazard evaluation of typical ingredients and ... Read More
NGFA continues FSMA regional seminars with three in Minnesota
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2016 -- The NGFA will host a series of regional seminars in Minnesota next week to educate industry members on the far-reaching new feed safety rules being promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The three, full-day seminars, which take place in New Ulm, St. Cloud, and Rochester on March 29-31, respectively, are part of NGFA's ongoing FSMA education and training efforts. The NGFA, in cooperation with state feed regulatory agencies and affiliated state and regional associations, has several more ... Read More
NGFA continues FSMA regional seminars
More than 150 industry members attended the NGFA's initial Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regional seminar conducted in Modesto, Calif., on March 10. The seminar was conducted in partnership with the California Grain and Feed Association and California Department of Food and Agriculture. The NGFA is scheduling several regional seminars to educate industry members on the far-reaching new feed safety rules being promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement FSMA. The seminars, which build upon NGFA’s ongoing training and education programs for FSMA, are being ... Read More
NGFA launches regional FSMA seminars
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2016 – The NGFA is scheduling several regional seminars to educate industry members on the far-reaching new feed safety rules being promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The seminars, which build upon NGFA’s ongoing training and education programs for FSMA, are being conducted in cooperation with state feed regulatory agencies and state and regional associations affiliate d with NGFA that will help industry members understand the changes, requirements and appropriate exemptions included in the FSMA ... Read More
NGFA welcomes Michigan Agri-Business Association’s Leadership Group to Washington to discuss major policy issues
Above photo: The NGFA on Feb. 22 welcomed members of the 2015-16 Michigan Agri-Business Association’s Leadership Group for a discussion on major policy issues being addressed by Congress and federal agencies that affect the grain, feed and processing industry. Topics included the status of federal legislation to preempt state and local laws on biotech labeling of human and animal food; new plant breeding technologies that involve gene editing and other non-transgenic technology; the impact of the Food and Drug Administration’s regulations implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act; ... Read More
NGFA welcomes new apprentices
By Todd Kemp, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Treasurer A new class of 18 committee apprentices will serve on nine NGFA committees during the coming year. Now entering its third program year, the apprentice program has successfully facilitated involvement by several dozen early- to mid-career employees and future leaders of NGFA-member firms. Several members of the first apprentice class already serve as full members on various NGFA committees. New apprentices and their committees are: Biotechnology Committee Jay Day, CGB Enterprises, Jeffersonville, Ind. Bryce Johnson, ... Read More
Lacy Holleman
National Grain and Feed Association
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