By Todd Kemp, Senior Vice President, Treasurer Each year at the NGFA’s annual convention in March, members who have sponsored a new-member company during the previous year are recognized for their efforts. On March 10 in Austin, Texas, major winners included: Joe Kapraun, GROWMARK Inc., Bloomington, Ill.: Joe was first prize winner in the individual competition by virtue of co-sponsoring the new membership of New Vision Cooperative and also sponsoring Agriland FS. For his efforts, Joe will receive quarterly shipments from Omaha Steaks for the coming year! Dennis Inman, ... Read More
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NGFA works to ensure consistency among COVID-19 regulatory relief efforts across supply chain
By Sarah Gonzalez, Director of Communications and Digital Media The NGFA is working to encourage consistency among state, federal and local rules regarding business operations and COVID-19 emergency response efforts. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a guidance on March 19, and subsequently updated it on March 23, confirming food and agriculture as Tier 1 critical infrastructure industry, and identifying food and agriculture workers and transporters as critical employees who should continue to have access to ... Read More
NGFA members elect new officers at 124th annual convention
…Foundation raises funds for safety projects; Convention photos available… By Sarah Gonzalez, Director of Communications and Digital Media About 500 NGFA members and guests gathered in Austin, Texas, for the NGFA’s 124th annual convention from March 7-10, where they discussed a renewed focus and commitment to preventing engulfments in grain bins, the nation’s trade environment, transportation and policy issues, and raised money for the National Grain and Feed Foundation, whose work during the coming year will focus heavily on workplace and on-farm grain bin safety. Several ... Read More
NGFA elects Board members and industry officers
ARLINGTON, Va., March 16, 2020 -- During its annual business meeting on March 10 at the NGFA’s 124th annual convention in Austin, Texas, the National Grain and Feed Association’s (NGFA) members elected JoAnn Brouillette, president of Demeter LP in Fowler, Ind., as NGFA chairman. “I'm deeply humbled to serve this industry that is very near and dear to my heart and my family's heart,” Brouillette said during convention. Her father, Don Brouillette, served as NGFA president – formerly the chairman title – from 1984-1986. During its annual business meeting the Association’s members elected ... Read More
Notice on NGFA Office Operations
(This post was updated on 3-20-2020) "Given the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation in the United States, including within the Washington, D.C., region, the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) is adapting its already-existing telework policy to provide staff members with the flexibility to work primarily from their home offices until at least April 1. Because NGFA has an existing telework policy and the necessary technology already in place, NGFA staff members who telework are able to monitor and respond to inquiries and requests from NGFA members promptly. The preferred method to ... Read More
NGFA 2019-20 Annual Report now available
NGFA’s 2019-20 Annual Report covers the time between the Association’s March 2019 and 2020 conventions, which has been a very active and demanding one for NGFA and the grain, feed, processing and export industry it serves. 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. For those attending the NGFA convention, the Annual Report is included in the hard copy of the NGFA Convention Program booklet. The National Grain and Feed Foundation has its own 2019-20 ... Read More
NGFA selects 2020-2021 Committee Apprentice Program class
The NGFA has selected its next class of participants in its unique Committee Apprentice Program (CAP). Thanks to all who applied! The NGFA’s 124th annual convention on March 7-10 marks the official kick-off of the 2020-2021 CAP year. A limited number of apprentice positions are available each year for the program, which is designed to help develop future leaders within the industry and the NGFA. In addition to participating in their committees’ activities, CAPs gather in Washington, D.C. each year for the “CAP DC Experience.” This visit combines Capitol Hill visits with members of ... Read More
Join the “February Frenzy” of membership recruiting
Major Prizes Available to All Recruiters! It’s that time of year when all NGFA members are asked to participate in the activity that’s the lifeblood of the Association – recruiting new member companies to join the NGFA! Historically, February has been the biggest recruiting month of the year. The NGFA’s membership year runs from convention-to-convention, so a February Frenzy helps to end the recruiting year with a bang. How does it work? Simply identify a company that isn’t yet a member of the NGFA. Not sure if your target already has joined? Contact Todd Kemp at ... Read More
NGFA’s 2020 priorities include trade, rail and digital barge docs project
By Randy Gordon, President and CEO The NGFA has identified a host of major policy and program priorities for 2020-21, which were reviewed by its Executive Committee in early January and will be reviewed with and officially affirmed by its Board of Directors during NGFA’s 124th Annual Convention, to be conducted March 8-10. The following are what’s on NGFA’s radar during the coming year: Trade: NGFA’s focus will turn to providing information to the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) concerning successfully implementing the two major trade agreements that will take effect ... Read More
NGFA industry group selects CargoDocs to deliver digital barge documentation solution
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 8, 2020 – The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) announced Jan. 8 a partnership with essDOCS, a company that enables paperless trade, to implement a project that will digitize barge trading documents, such as bills of lading, so that they may be transmitted electronically – a huge cost savings to the industry. The industry group directing and funding this project includes representatives from NGFA and the following member companies: Bunge North America, Inc.; Cargill, Inc.; Archer Daniels Midland Company; CGB Enterprises, Inc.; CHS Inc.; The Gavilon Group; Louis ... Read More
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