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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Ag Transportation Summit to focus on linking growing U.S. ag production with expanding demand
ARLINGTON, Va., and ANKENY, Iowa, June 4, 2018 - "Connecting Growing Supply with Growing Demand" will be the theme and focus of the third Agricultural Transportation Summit conference to be conducted on July 25-26 at the Westin Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Va. Jointly hosted by the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and Soy Transportation Coalition (STC), and sponsored in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service, this year's conference will occur at a particularly pivotal time as the U.S. transportation network ... Read More
NGFA, other ag groups ask Senate appropriators to fully fund CFTC
ARLINGTON, Va., May 31, 2018 -- In a letter to the leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Financial Services Subcommittee, the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and several other significant U.S. agricultural producer and agribusiness groups urged the lawmakers to incorporate the full budget of $281.5 million requested by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). “The commission’s responsibilities have expanded dramatically in recent years, but funding has not kept up,” noted the NGFA and 15 other ag groups in a May 31 letter submitted to Subcommittee Chairman ... Read More
NGFA recommends changes to FDA’s draft guidance on FSMA importing rules
ARLINGTON, Va., May 30, 2018 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has submitted a statement to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommending that the agency make several changes to its draft guidance to better inform importers on how they may comply with the import rules established under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The statement covers FDA's draft guidance for industry entitled, "Foreign Supplier Verification Programs for Importers of Food for Humans and Animals." The guidance, when finalized, is intended to provide the agency's thinking on ... Read More
NGFA Statement on Issuance of USDA Bioengineered Food Disclosure Proposed Rule
ARLINGTON, Va., May 3, 2018 – The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today noted the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) issuance of a proposed rule designed to implement the national bioengineered food disclosure labeling law (P.L. 114-216) enacted by Congress in 2016. As a member of the Steering Committee of the Safe Affordable Food Coalition, the NGFA said the proposed rule represents a significant step toward establishing a final standard that is designed to give consumers access to more information about the bioengineered content of the food they purchase, while providing ... Read More
NGFA partners with OSHA to launch ‘Stand-Up for Grain Engulfment Prevention Awareness Week’
The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are launching a major safety outreach effort, the "Stand-Up for Grain Engulfment Prevention Awareness Week" from April 9-13, to help raise awareness about grain bin engulfment hazards, provide education and training, and convey safety best practices. Made possible by the NGFA-OSHA Alliance in collaboration with Grain Elevator and Processing Society, the stand-up week will promote grain bin safety on both farms and at commercial grain handling ... Read More
NGFA issues statement on regulation of plant breeding innovation
ARLINGTON, Va., March 28, 2018 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) issued the following statement on plant breeding innovation, such as gene editing techniques, following today's announcement by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue stating that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) "does not regulate or have plans to regulate plants that could otherwise have been developed through traditional breeding techniques as long as they are not plant pests or developed using plant pests." NGFA President and Chief Executive Officer Randy Gordon: "For grain ... Read More
NGFA members elect new chairman and industry officers
ARLINGTON, Va., March 26, 2018 - The NGFA's 122nd Annual Convention attracted more than 650 NGFA members to Scottsdale, Ariz., last week, during which they elected NGFA's industry officers and several NGFA industry leaders to serve on the Board of Directors. During the Association's annual business meeting, the membership elected Eric Wilkey, president of Arizona Grain Co., Casa Grande, Ariz., as NGFA chairman. They also elected David Baudler, managing director, grain, Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain North America, Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., as first vice chairman ... Read More
NGFA praises Section 199A fix in omnibus spending bill
ARLINGTON, Va. March 23, 2018 -- The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today commended Congress for voting to pass and President Donald Trump for signing into the law the stakeholder-driven provisions included in the omnibus fiscal year 2018 appropriations bill that corrects the unintended consequences of Section 199A of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The House voted on the omnibus legislation (H.R. 1625) on March 22, with the Senate subsequently voting to pass the bill late last night. Trump signed the bill earlier today prior to the midnight deadline to avert another ... Read More
NGFA urges Congress to enact Section 199A fix in omnibus spending bill
ARLINGTON, Va., March 22, 2018 — The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) today urged Congress to enact stakeholder-driven provisions included in the omnibus fiscal year 2018 appropriations bill that would correct the unintended consequences of Section 199A of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The House is to vote on the omnibus legislation (H.R. 1625) this afternoon, with the Senate scheduled to act prior to midnight on March 23 to prevent another shutdown of the federal government. The NGFA and National Council of Farmer Cooperatives had issued a joint statement on March 13 ... Read More
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