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06.10.21 Newsletter, NGFA

NGFA announces new staff roles

During the NGFA’s 25th annual convention on June 2-4, the Association announced several new titles and committee re-assignments for its staff members.  Todd Kemp will transition into a new role, effective July 1, as NGFA Executive Director of Member Services and Outreach. [His job description is updated as follows: Responsible for the overall management of member relations. Lead efforts for retention and recruitment of existing and new members. Facilitates understanding of membership benefits, opportunities for engagement, and works with Association staff to address concerns brought ... Read More

06.10.21 Event News, Newsletter, NGFA

More than 400 members celebrate 125 years of ‘Transforming America’s Harvest’ at NGFA’s annual convention

By Sarah Gonzalez, Director, Communications and Digital Media; with contributions by Bobby Frederick, Vice President, Legislative Affairs and Public Policy; and Max Fisher, Vice President, Economics and Government Relations More than 400 people gathered in Colorado Springs, Colo., for the NGFA’s 125th annual convention on June 2-4 where NGFA members met with industry leaders and joined together in-person for the first time since March 2020! All registered convention attendees can access full recordings of the June 3-4 General Sessions, the June 2 Transportation and Technology Open Forum ... Read More

06.04.21 Event News, NGFA

Celebrating 125 Years of ‘Transforming America’s Harvest’

NGFA members reflect on the history of NGFA and discuss what it will take to last another 125 years. ... Read More

06.03.21 Event News, NGFA, Press Releases

NGFA celebrates 125th anniversary with themes for the future

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 3, 2021 – National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) Chairman JoAnn Brouillette, president and managing partner of Demeter Lp in Fowler, Ind., today announced the launch of NGFA’s 125th anniversary celebration with a series of initiatives to guide member engagement throughout 2021 and the release of a new NGFA tagline – “Transforming America’s Harvest.” NGFA’s anniversary year, which is being celebrated by nearly 400 attendees gathered at the NGFA’s 125th annual convention at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs on June 2-4, will focus on the noble purpose NGFA’s ... Read More

04.23.21 Newsletter, NGFA

CAPs get a virtual ‘D.C. Experience’

NGFA’s current Committee Apprentice Program (CAP) class participated in two days of virtual meetings with NGFA staff, government agencies and lawmakers this week. April 20-21 marked the annual “CAP D.C. Experience,” during which CAPs advocate for NGFA priority issues with lawmakers and their staff and visit with staff from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and other relevant agencies. Keynote speakers kicked off each day of meetings by addressing the full group of CAPs. Speakers included Eyang Garrison, chief of ... Read More

04.23.21 Newsletter, NGFA, Safety, Health & Environment

NGFA finalizes new Climate Change and Sustainability Task Force

To assist NGFA in addressing the significant issues of climate change and sustainability, NGFA Chairman JoAnn Brouillette has appointed the following individuals to serve on the newly created Climate Change and Sustainability Task Force: Fernando Adler, head of Gradable Commercial Services, an FBN Company Meg Belcher, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Scoular Jay Burns, sustainability ambassador, COFCO INTL Ben Fargher, managing director of sustainability, Cargill North America Supply Chain Mark Hobrock, senior profit center manager, The ... Read More

03.31.21 NGFA, Press Releases

NGFA members elect officers and new directors

ARLINGTON, Va., March 31, 2021 –  The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) announced today that its members re-elected JoAnn Brouillette, president and managing partner of Demeter LP in Fowler, Ind., as NGFA Chairman. NGFA distributed a ballot on March 15 to member companies eligible to vote (Active and Affiliated Association Members) for the election of NGFA’s Board of Directors and industry officers and the ratification of amendments to NGFA’s Bylaws, Trade Rules and Arbitration Rules. Ballots were due on March 26.  Election of NGFA Officers and ... Read More

03.29.21 NGFA, Transportation

NGFA declares opening of Mid-Mississippi River

Pursuant to the NGFA Trade Rules, NGFA has declared that the Mid-Mississippi River opened for navigation as of 7 a.m. on Monday, March 29, 2021. NGFA Barge Freight Trading Rule 18(J) provides as follows: “The Dubuque and South (Mid-Mississippi) opening commences the first 07:00 hours of the first business day after the first empty dry cargo covered barge suitable for loading, originating at or below Winfield, Mo., reaches Dubuque, Iowa. The Mid-Miss opening shall be determined by a majority vote of a three-person committee appointed by the NGFA Chairman and shall be announced by publishing ... Read More

03.26.21 Newsletter, NGFA

NGFA 2020-21 Annual Report now available

NGFA’s 2020-21 Annual Report covers the time between the start of the association’s fiscal year in February 2020 and the start of 2021. The Annual Report, which documents challenges and accomplishments that encompass multiple facets of NGFA’s wide-ranging portfolio, now is available to read and download on ngfa.org.  The National Grain and Feed Foundation has its own 2020-21 Annual Report, which highlights featured and ongoing projects and donors. The Foundation 2020-21 Annual Report can be found at ngfa.org/foundation. ... Read More

01.04.21 NGFA, Press Releases

NGFA announces Michael Seyfert as new president, CEO

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 4, 2021 – The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today announced that Michael J. Seyfert will become its new president and chief executive officer. Seyfert is scheduled to become NGFA’s top executive staff officer on March 1, succeeding Randy Gordon, who will retire by the end of March after serving nearly 43 years with the nation’s largest and most diverse agribusiness association – the last eight as its president and CEO. In so doing, Seyfert will become only the seventh person to serve in that capacity at NGFA since its founding in 1896. “We couldn’t be ... Read More

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Lacy Holleman
Manager of Legal Affairs and Arbitration

lholleman@ngfa.org

Lacy provides staff support for one of NGFA’s premier member services – its more than century old system of industry trade rules and arbitration that facilitates the efficient marketing of grains, oilseeds and their derived products. She also works on contracting, legal and other related matters.

An Arkansas native, Lacy received her undergraduate degree with a double major in history and Russian studies from the University of Tulsa (Okla.) and her law degree from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. Prior to joining NGFA’s staff in November 2020, she managed a local business at the Pentagon and completed mediation training required by the North Carolina Supreme Court for those seeking to serve as mediators for settlement conferences and other settlement procedures in North Carolina Superior Court civil actions. She also has worked as an assistant for a law firm in her native state.