ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 1, 2022 — National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) President and CEO Mike Seyfert issued the following statement after the Senate approved a resolution today to implement the tentative agreement brokered by the Biden administration with rail labor unions and management. The House approved the measure on Nov. 30. It now heads […]
ARLINGTON, Va., August 26, 2022 — A report commissioned by Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., recommends replacing the benefits of the Lower Snake River Dams (LSRD) before breaching them to save endangered salmon runs. In the final report published Aug. 25, they acknowledged that some industries relying on the dams would no longer […]
ARLINGTON, Va., July 28, 2022 – The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) commended the Senate today for passing by 93-1 the Waterways Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, which includes important provisions for modernizing the U.S. waterways infrastructure. Building on the progress of WRDA 2020, Section 103 of the Senate’s WRDA 2022 amends the […]
ARLINGTON, Va., July 28, 2022 – The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) commended the Senate today for passing by 93-1 the Waterways Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, which includes important provisions for modernizing the U.S. waterways infrastructure. Building on the progress of WRDA 2020, Section 103 of the Senate’s WRDA 2022 amends the […]
ARLINGTON, Va., April 22, 2022 – In an April 21 letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB), the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and 32 other members of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group outlined several measures the Board can take to address rail service problems and prevent future service failures of the magnitude currently […]
ARLINGTON, Va., March 24, 2022 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today urged the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to address “significant rail service disruptions” negatively impacting the nation’s supply chains. In a March 24 letter to STB Chairman Marty Oberman, NGFA President and CEO Mike Seyfert said rail customers are not being adequately served […]
ARLINGTON, Va., March 15, 2022 – During a Surface Transportation Board (STB) hearing on March 15, the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) said finalizing competitive (or “reciprocal”) switching rules pending at the STB would increase rail-to-rail competition for the benefit of agricultural shippers and for society at large.NGFA Chief Economist Max Fisher testified today […]
ARLINGTON, Va., March 8, 2022 – In a March 7 letter to President Joe Biden, the National Grain and Feed Association, The Fertilizer Institute and 19 other members of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group requested the administration work with the Canadian government to avert a major railway labor strike and to rescind the cross-border vaccine […]
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 28, 2022 – In comments submitted to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Feb. 28, the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) encouraged the STB to ensure competitive opportunities for rail shippers continue under the merger of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway.“The NGFA generally does not oppose the merger of CP […]
ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 19, 2022 – The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) commended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for prioritizing crucial inland waterways infrastructure projects in its spending plan released today that includes nearly $23 billion in supplemental funding.In the plan released on Jan. 19, the Army Corps announced it would spend $732 million to finish design […]
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