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
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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
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