1. What is the Ag Transportation Summit and why is it particularly important this year? This conference comes at a time when all three modes – rail, inland waterways and ports, and motor carriers – are facing significant challenges affecting agricultural customers. The stage will be set by Ken Eriksen, senior vice president for energy and transportation at Informa, who will provide an overview of conditions and challenges confronting agricultural transportation. The shared goal, as reflected in the conference theme, is to “Connect Growing Supply with Growing Demand,” and the ... Read More
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Ag Transportation Summit to focus on linking growing U.S. ag production with expanding demand
ARLINGTON, Va., and ANKENY, Iowa, June 4, 2018 - "Connecting Growing Supply with Growing Demand" will be the theme and focus of the third Agricultural Transportation Summit conference to be conducted on July 25-26 at the Westin Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Va. Jointly hosted by the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and Soy Transportation Coalition (STC), and sponsored in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service, this year's conference will occur at a particularly pivotal time as the U.S. transportation network ... Read More
Get to know OSHA’s rules for walking-working surfaces with NGFA’s Jim Seibert at CONVEY ’18
The NGFA recently updated its guidance document on walking-working surfaces that provides a basic overview of the changes made to the general industry standards addressing slip, trip and fall hazards found in Subpart D of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. OSHA’s final rule on walking and working surfaces applies to all general industry workplaces and covers all walking-working surfaces, which include horizontal and vertical surfaces like floors, stairs, roofs, ladders, ramps, scaffolds, elevated walkways and fall-protection systems. NGFA’s guide is meant to ... Read More
House appropriations subcommittee approves DOT funding bill
A House appropriations subcommittee approved its version of a transportation and housing spending bill for fiscal 2019 by voice vote on May 16. Under the bill, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) discretionary funding would increase by more than $540 million to a total of $27.8 billion next fiscal year. The full committee will consider the bill next week. During the subcommittee meeting Wednesday evening, House Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., said the bill is “another down payment towards rebuilding our nation’s roads, bridges and ... Read More
2018-2019 committee apprentices visit DC leaders and House members on Capitol Hill
The NGFA’s 2018-2019 Committee Apprentice Program (CAP) members gathered in Washington, D.C., this week to learn more about the committee structure of the NGFA and the policy work the Association conducts with government agencies and on Capitol Hill. Ray Starling, special assistant to President Donald Trump for agriculture, trade and food assistance, met for an hour with the group of 22 CAPs in the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building to provide an overview of his work and answer questions about the administration’s agricultural and trade policies. This year’s CAPs also met ... Read More
NGFA partners with OSHA to launch ‘Stand-Up for Grain Engulfment Prevention Awareness Week’
The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are launching a major safety outreach effort, the "Stand-Up for Grain Engulfment Prevention Awareness Week" from April 9-13, to help raise awareness about grain bin engulfment hazards, provide education and training, and convey safety best practices. Made possible by the NGFA-OSHA Alliance in collaboration with Grain Elevator and Processing Society, the stand-up week will promote grain bin safety on both farms and at commercial grain handling ... Read More
NGFA members elect new chairman and industry officers
ARLINGTON, Va., March 26, 2018 - The NGFA's 122nd Annual Convention attracted more than 650 NGFA members to Scottsdale, Ariz., last week, during which they elected NGFA's industry officers and several NGFA industry leaders to serve on the Board of Directors. During the Association's annual business meeting, the membership elected Eric Wilkey, president of Arizona Grain Co., Casa Grande, Ariz., as NGFA chairman. They also elected David Baudler, managing director, grain, Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain North America, Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., as first vice chairman ... Read More
Agriculture Secretary Perdue to keynote NGFA’s Annual Convention
ARLINGTON, Va., March 15, 2018 – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will present the keynote address during the National Grain and Feed Association’s (NGFA) 122nd annual convention, scheduled for March 18-20 at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. Perdue will keynote the NGFA convention’s grand opening breakfast on March 19. The convention’s grand opening breakfast also will feature an industry keynote conversation with Bunge Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Soren Schroder, and a presentation on enhancing agricultural communications with consumers by Jayson Lusk, ... Read More
Registration open for next NGFA-Kansas State FSMA course
By David Fairfield, Senior Vice President of Feed Services Registration is now open for the NGFA-Kansas State University Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) training course scheduled for May 15-17, 2018 in Manhattan, Kansas. This course is targeted for businesses that need to comply with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) FSMA-related rule for Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals. The FDA animal food rule requires that certain activities specified within the regulations be completed by a “preventive ... Read More
Tax expert to address Section 199A tax issues at NGFA convention
By Todd Kemp, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Treasurer During the NGFA’s 122nd Annual Convention on March 18, the association’s Finance and Administration Committee will host a seminar-type discussion on the new Section 199A that was contained in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law last December. The meeting will occur from 1-3 p.m. in the Kierland 2 room of the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa. All convention registrants are welcome to attend. Paul Neiffer of CliftonLarsonAllen will brief participants on contents and implications of the new law. He will also discuss ... Read More
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