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Press Releases

12.20.18 Biotechnology, Press Releases

NGFA commends USDA’s issuance of Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 20, 2018 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today commended the U.S. Department Agriculture’s (USDA) issuance of the final rule for the National Bioengineered Disclosure Standard. As a member of the Steering Committee of the Safe Affordable Food Coalition, the NGFA said the rule, which USDA published on Dec. 20, provides consumers access to more information about the bioengineered content of the food they purchase, while providing for national uniformity in bioengineered food labeling that is essential to providing consumers with continued access to a ... Read More

12.11.18 Agriculture Policy, Press Releases

NGFA issues statement on release of farm bill

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2018 - In response to the Senate and House farm bill negotiators unveiling a compromise 2018 Farm Bill this week, NGFA President and CEO Randy Gordon released the following statement:   "The 2018 farm bill language unveiled by congressional negotiators this week includes several Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) reforms that the NGFA supported throughout the process, including reducing rental rates to provide a market-based disincentive to enrolling productive cropland. Too much productive farmland currently is enrolled in CRP, and reducing rental rates ... Read More

11.20.18 Event News, Press Releases

NGFA’s Country Elevator Conference returns to St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 2-4

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 14, 2018 -- The National Grain and Feed Association's 2018 Country Elevator Conference and Trade Show, to be conducted Dec. 2 - 4 at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, Mo., will feature experts in the global agricultural economy, pioneers of new business models within the grain industry framework, as well as an exclusive roundtable of NGFA-member company leaders.   "During the 2018 Country Elevator Conference, sessions will be focused on helping country elevator managers and their companies adapt to a rapidly changing business ... Read More

11.15.18 Newsletter, Press Releases, Trade

Grain industry testifies on benefits of USMCA trade agreement

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2018 - The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) would bring about several significant advancements in facilitating the trade of grains, oilseeds and their derived products in the North American marketplace, said National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) President and CEO Randy Gordon in testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission today. Gordon testified on behalf of NGFA and the North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) during the commission’s public hearing conducted as part of its investigation into the impact of the USMCA on the U.S. economy, ... Read More

10.17.18 Newsletter, Press Releases, Risk Management

NGFA urges IRS to clarify proposed rules implementing Section 199A

ARLINGTON, Oct. 18, 2018 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) testified on Oct. 16 at an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) public hearing to recommend that the agency clarify a recently proposed rule to ensure agribusiness firms like grain elevators qualify for the 20 percent pass-through deduction under Section 199A of the tax code. Earlier this year, the NGFA and other stakeholders raised considerable concerns about how an initial version of Section 199A of the tax code – approved during the waning hours of congressional consideration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 – would ... Read More

10.01.18 Press Releases, Trade

NGFA, NAEGA commend Trump administration for achieving trilateral trade agreement with Mexico, Canada

ARLINGTON, VA, Oct. 1, 2018 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) today commended the Trump administration and its counterparts in Mexico and Canada for reaching a trilateral trade agreement. “Given the integrated nature of the North American economy, including within the food and agricultural sector, it was extremely important to reach a trade agreement that included all three countries,” said NGFA President and Chief Executive Officer Randy Gordon and NAEGA President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Martin.  “The ... Read More

08.29.18 Newsletter, Press Releases, Trade

National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) release joint statement on announcement of preliminary trade agreement between United States and Mexico

ARLINGTON, Aug. 28, 2018 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) released the following joint statement after the announcement of a preliminary trade agreement between the United States and Mexico: “The announcement of a preliminary trade agreement between the United States and Mexico represents a significant, positive step in modernizing and further enhancing North American agricultural commerce that benefits the economic growth and consumers in the hemisphere. We hope this agreement contributes to broader discussions on ways to ... Read More

08.01.18 Event News, Feed, Newsletter, Press Releases

2018 NGFA-PFI Feed and Pet Food Joint Conference to present FSMA implementation updates and consumer preferences research

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 1, 2018 --The 2018 edition of the Feed and Pet Food Joint Conference, an annual collaboration between the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and the Pet Food Institute (PFI), will feature several industry leaders and education sessions that will provide the latest information to guide feed and pet food companies through a complex regulatory environment as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) continues to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act. The 9th annual Feed and Pet Food Joint Conference, scheduled for Sept. 17-19 at the Hyatt ... Read More

07.27.18 Feed, Newsletter, Press Releases

NGFA submits statement on FSMA guidance document

ARLINGTON, Va., July 27, 2018 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) submitted a statement to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding an agency guidance document pertaining to animal food rules issued mandated under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA issued a notice of availability of a draft guidance entitled “Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals,” published on Jan. 23 in the Federal Register. The draft guidance is intended to assist animal food facilities comply with the requirements for hazard analysis and risk-based ... Read More

06.22.18 Press Releases, Transportation

NGFA supports bill that would relieve ag truckers from electronic logging device mandate

ARLINGTON, Va., June 18, 2018 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) is urging Congress to enact a bill that would relieve trucks involved in hauling agricultural products from the U.S. Department of Transportation's costly electronic logging device (ELD) mandate.   Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., introduced the Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018, which would completely exempt agricultural businesses from the ELD mandate. The mandate requires commercial drivers who prepare hours-of-service records to connect an ... Read More

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