NGFA extends gratitude and appreciation to the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois (GFAI) for its recent $10,000 donation to the National Grain and Feed Foundation! “When reviewing all the positive work accomplished by the National Grain and Feed Foundation, the decision by the Board of the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois to contribute was unanimous,” said Jeff Adkisson, GFAI executive vice president. “Having a foundation focusing exclusively on the visibility, reputation, knowledge, and future growth of the industry is so critical our collective continued forward ... Read More
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National Grain and Feed Foundation – Your Support Gets Results!
…Support the Foundation that Supports the Industry… By Todd Kemp, Senior Vice President, Treasurer With year-end approaching, all NGFA members are invited to join in supporting the good work of the National Grain and Feed Foundation, the NGFA’s 501(c)(3) sister organization that funds research and public education efforts to benefit the grain, feed, processing and export industry. All contributions are fully tax-deductible! Click here to make a quick and easy donation. Why support this particular non-profit? Deb Calhoun is senior vice president of Waterways Council Inc., the ... Read More
Help “Fill the Bin” with $50,000 for the Foundation!
By Todd Kemp, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Treasurer Unable to attend the NGFA’s 123rd Annual Convention that starts on March 17? You still can participate in a critically important fundraising campaign for the National Grain and Feed Foundation. For the third year in a row, NGFA members – both companies and individuals – will donate and pledge funds to “Fill the Bin” and replenish Foundation funds. Upcoming projects for which funding is needed include: Waterways Public Education CampaignAnimal Agriculture Alliance SupportRegional Safety and ... Read More
It’s not too late to get a National Grain and Feed Foundation holiday ornament
The National Grain and Feed Foundation still has a limited supply of holiday ornaments to sell. With a donation of $35 or more, the Foundation will ship one to your home. The Foundation is the 501(c)(3) sister organization of the NGFA, filling an important research and public education role for the grain, feed, processing and export industry. Over the past two years, the Foundation has built a higher profile at NGFA events. During the just-completed 47th annual Country Elevator Conference in St. Louis, Mo., from Dec 2-4, the Foundation raised more than $2,500 to support projects like an ... Read More
National Grain and Feed Foundation – Why We Give
…Support the Foundation that Supports the Industry… Over the past two years, the National Grain and Feed Foundation has built a higher profile at NGFA events and throughout the year. The Foundation is the 501(c)(3) sister organization to the NGFA and fills an important research and public education role for the grain, feed, processing and export industry. Why support this particular non-profit? Two major donors discuss their support below: Mark Avery is publisher of the well-known trade publication Grain Journal, which last year became the first corporate donor at the new “Gleaner” ... Read More
Foundation Supports Industry Research, Education
Those in the Washington, D.C., area recently have been viewing a new educational an advertisement, which mentions NGFA, on cable television networks (including CNBC). The commercial, which airs only in the D.C. metro area, was paid in part by a $20,000 donation from the National Grain and Feed Foundation to the Waterways Council Inc. (WCI). It’s part of WCI’s outreach to support the U.S. agriculture industry and create a stronger American economy by educating lawmakers on the importance of waterways transportation to agricultural producers and agribusinesses. For the Foundation, it is ... Read More
Commentary: Building a Foundation for the Future
In the May 16 NGFA Newsletter and in subsequent articles published by a wide variety of media outlets, you read about the $60,000 contribution that the National Grain and Feed Foundation made earlier this month to the National Pork Board to conduct much-needed research on one of the most devastating diseases to afflict the swine industry in decades – porcine epidemic diarrhea virus – better known by its acronym PEDV. Some estimates are that PEDV has killed up to 7 million young pigs – roughly 10 percent of the U.S. hog population – since being diagnosed for the first time in the United ... Read More
NGFA Donates $60,000 to National Pork Board for PEDV Research
WASHINGTON (May 12, 2014) - The National Grain and Feed Foundation (NGFF) has contributed $60,000 to the National Pork Board (NPB) to be used to pursue research on the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) that has infected swine herds in the United States. The virus has infected and killed millions of young pigs on farms of all sizes in 29 states since May 2013, as well as in four Canadian provinces since January 2014. Importantly, the virus does not affect humans or the safety of consumable pork products. "The grain and feed industry is committed to supporting research being ... Read More
Lacy Holleman
National Grain and Feed Association
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