Commodities
NGFA urges Canadian leaders to avoid rail strike
(Posted on 13/05/24)The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) in the USA and 19 other members of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group has urged Canadian leaders to take action to avoid a rail strike that could begin as soon as 22 May.The Teamsters Canada union, which represents 9,000 workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian...
ADM, Voltloader launch EV trial for wheat transportation
(Posted on 09/05/24)ADM has announced a trial programme with Voltloader, an innovative logistics and transportation company focused on the electrification of HGVs, to leverage Voltloader's cutting-edge electric bulk fleet vehicles to transport wheat from farm fields to ADM processing locations.The programme aims to help reduce the carbon footprint...
Electric Arc Furnace boost for British Steel
(Posted on 02/05/24)British Steel has been granted planning permission to build an Electric Arc Furnace at its Scunthorpe headquarters.The company’s application was today approved by North Lincolnshire Council following a detailed consultation period. Its application to build another Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), at its Teesside site, was recently...
Leading event for grain handling and processing returns to Omaha
(Posted on 28/04/24)The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) in the USA, Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), and Grain Journal have announced that CONVEY’24 will be held again this year in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 23-25, 2024.CONVEY‘24 is a unique opportunity for grain handling and processing employees and leaders to gain...
American Feed Industry commends vital supply chain legislation
(Posted on 23/04/24)The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has commended Representatives Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa-02, and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.-07, for introducing the Securing American Agriculture Act (H.R. 8003). The bill would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study global supply chain markets for U.S. agricultural inputs, including...
NGFA says NASS reports are critical to agribusiness operations
(Posted on 23/04/24)In a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has said the county estimates for crops and livestock recently discontinued by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) are critical to the business operations of the grain, feed and processing industry.The NGFA, established...