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 […]
ARLINGTON, March 17, 2021 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today urged lawmakers to prioritize improvements to U.S. freight transportation in the next surface transportation bill that are environmentally responsible and enhance the economic health of U.S. agriculture. In a March 17 letter to each member of Congress led by NGFA and signed by dozens […]
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 2, 2020 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today commended the House for approving the U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020 (S. 4054), which President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law. “This legislation, which would reauthorize the U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act for another five years, provides […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14, 2020 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today commended the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for issuing its long-awaited final rule on changes to driver hours-of-service regulations with reforms that will increase driver flexibility and facilitate the availability of truck transportation, which moves the vast majority of agricultural freight. “FMCSA’s […]
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