NGFA Opens Second Hotel to Accommodate Heavy Attendance for Annual Convention
NGFA’s room block for NGFA’s 118th annual convention March 30 to April 1 at the Westin Hilton Head Resort has sold out. However, arrangements have been made at the nearby Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront...
View ArticleMarch 7 Early Bird Registration Deadline Fast Approaching for Convention
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to save on registration fees by registering for NGFA’s 118th annual convention by March 7. The convention is being held March 30 to April 1 at the Westin Hilton Head...
View ArticleCongressman Gibbs to Deliver Keynote Address at NGFA’s 118th Annual Convention
More than 600 leaders of the grain, feed, processing and export industry will get a behind-the-curtain look at Congress from Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, when he delivers the keynote address during the...
View ArticleLeading Membership Recruiters in Line to Win Fabulous Prizes at Annual...
As the 2013-14 membership year winds down toward convention, NGFA recruiters are avidly vying for major prizes to be awarded at Hilton Head, S.C. During the convention’s general session on Monday,...
View ArticleNew Board of Directors Members Elected
During the annual business meeting of its 118th annual convention, NGFA members elected the following 17 people to serve three-year terms on the organization’s Board of Directors: Augusto Bassanini,...
View ArticleNGFA Members Elect New Industry Officers at 118th Annual Convention
NGFA members elected Gary Beachner, president and chief executive officer of Beachner Grain Inc. in Parsons, Kan., as the association’s new industry chairman during the 118th annual convention...
View ArticleNGFA Board Elects Members to Executive Committee
NGFA’s Board of Directors elected the following members from the Board to serve on NGFA’s Executive Committee for the coming year: David Baudler, President, Cargill AgHorizons U.S., Minneapolis, Minn....
View ArticleNGFA Chairman Beachner Names Committee Chairs for 2014-15
During the NGFA’s Board of Directors’ meeting on April 1, newly elected Chairman Gary Beachner, president and chief executive officer of Beachner Grain Co., Parsons, Kan., named the following...
View ArticleNGFA Country Elevator Committee Meets, Hits the Hill for Congressional Visits
This week, 13 members of NGFA’s Country Elevator Committee and two committee apprentices flew into Washington, D.C., for a committee meeting and to take part in congressional visits and meetings with...
View ArticleAAFCO to Address Feed Safety, Regulatory Issues During July 25-27 Meeting
Industry representatives will join federal and state regulatory officials to examine key animal feed safety and regulatory issues during the upcoming annual meeting of the Association of American Feed...
View ArticlePreparing for Changing Regulations a Focus of Recent Safety Conference
Approximately 220 people and 50 trade show exhibitors recently attended the NGFA and grain industry trade publication Grain Journal Safety Conference in Kansas City, Mo. It was the largest of four...
View ArticleNAEGA Offers Contract Training Program in Vancouver, Wash. Aug. 8
North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) will host a Contract Training Program Aug. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Hilton Vancouver Washington in Vancouver, Wash. The program will provide an...
View ArticleNGFA Board of Directors to Hear From Major Administration, Congressional...
During its fall meeting in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9-10, the NGFA Board of Directors will meet with a heavy-hitting line-up of legislative and administration officials. On Sept. 9 Michael Moore,...
View ArticleFree Webinar to Address FSMA Rules; Is ‘Jump Start’ for Attendees to Annual...
A free upcoming webinar will provide an expert’s view of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules. The webinar, slated for Sept. 3 at 1 p.m. Central Time,...
View ArticleCongressman Lee Terry to Provide Keynote Address at the Feed/Pet Food Joint...
Congressman Lee Terry, R-Neb., will provide the keynote address to the fifth annual Feed and Pet Food Joint Conference, slated Oct. 7-9 in Omaha, Neb., hosted by NGFA and the Pet Food Institute (PFI)....
View ArticleGrain Handling Safety Seminar Slated Oct. 15 in Fresno
California Grain and Feed Association (CGFA) and NGFA have teamed up to provide members with a Regional Grain Handling Safety Seminar that provides the tools to successfully comply with federal and...
View ArticleRegistration Now Open for GEAPS/K-State Courses on Grain Operations,...
Registration is open for the final 2014 courses from the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) and Kansas State University Distance Education Program. The schedule includes two courses on the...
View ArticleRoundup from the 2014 Feed and Pet Food Joint Conference
Nearly 300 industry members recently attended the fifth annual Feed and Pet Food Joint Conference in Omaha, Neb. The event is co-sponsored by NGFA and the Pet Food Institute (PFI). Congressman Lee...
View ArticleCongressman Todd Young to Address Country Elevator Conference & Trade Show
NGFA’s 43rd annual Country Elevator Conference and Trade Show (CEC) kicks off Dec 7-9 in Indianapolis. U.S. Rep. Todd Young, R-Ind., will open the “meeting of the year” for country elevator managers...
View ArticleNearly 600 Expected at NGFA’s Country Elevator Conference & Trade Show in Indy
As NGFA’s 43rd annual Country Elevator Conference and Trade Show (CEC) draws near, nearly 600 people are expected to attend the “meeting of the year” for country elevator managers and their key...
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