ARLINGTON, March 19, 2019 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are hosting a major safety outreach effort – the “Stand-Up for Grain Safety Week” – from March 25-29, 2019, to help raise awareness about grain handling and storage hazards, provide education and training, and convey safety best practices. Kickoff Event A March 25 kickoff event, hosted by the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois and Asmark Agricenter in Bloomington, Ill., will include Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan, OSHA ... Read More
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NGFA’s McCluer elected Board chair of Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America
ARLINGTON, Va., March 13, 2019 -- National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) Vice President of Safety and Regulatory Affairs Jess McCluer has been named chair of the board of directors for the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA). Founded in 2007, ASHCA is a not-for-profit organization established to proactively address ongoing and emerging occupational safety and health issues affecting U.S. agriculture. ASHCA’s Board of Directors elected McCluer as chair on March 12 to a two-year term. “I’m humbled and honored to lead ASHCA in its mission to protect the safety of ... Read More
NGFA submits statement to USDA on implementing farm bill conservation programs
ARLINGTON, Va., March 12, 2019 -- In comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), NGFA commended Congress for making positive reforms to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in the 2018 farm law and urged the department to implement them as intended. In a March 1 statement submitted in response to USDA’s request for input on its implementation of the 2018 farm law, NGFA noted Congress’ intent to limit rental rates to better target CRP to marginal land. “Too much productive farmland currently is enrolled in CRP, which undermines American agriculture’s ability ... Read More
NGFA, agricultural groups, support Tarbert as CFTC chair
ARLINGTON, Va., March 12, 2019 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) this week urged Senate Agriculture Committee leaders to confirm Heath Tarbert as the next chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). “Dr. Tarbert would bring a deep background in financial regulation, along with experience holding important leadership posts in the private and public sector,” said the NGFA and 24 other agricultural groups in a March 1 letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. “He has earned a reputation as ... Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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