April 17, 2014 | Government | Grain | Commerce

Compared to November, current projections are 100 million bushels larger for corn used for ethanol production, 350 million bushels larger for exports, and 100 million bushels larger for feed and residual use

April 17, 2014

Krafka’s appointment expires May 2015 and she is one of only six female feed industry leaders on the 37-member board. Most recently, Krafka was chair of AFIA’s Feed Regulatory Committee.

April 17, 2014

The Summit, themed “Cracking the Millennial Code,” will provide attendees with a look at the latest trends and the future of food—especially as they pertain to millennials.

April 17, 2014 | Government | Commerce

U.S. Wheat Associates, American Soybean Association and the U.S. Grains Council, have been allocated several million dollars each

April 17, 2014 | Commerce

 Mexico’s economic growth is gradually improving, but food consumption remains vulnerable to income and price effects

April 10, 2014 | Editor's View | Elise Schafer

Some of the changes proposed include new CGMPs for facility operations, equipment design and process controls, as well as mandates on Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls.

March 14, 2014 | Editor's View | Elise Schafer

You may have noticed over the past several days that one of your favorite bookmarks on your web browser looks a little different. That's because Feed & Grain launched a new website earlier this week.This makeover has been months in the making, but after a few days of testing and tweaking, we're ready to announce it: The new FeedandGrain.com is live! 

March 06, 2014 | Mace Thornton

In the grain industry, due to its higher-than-average demographic of men in leadership positions, with most carrying the traditional baby-boomer trait of working at one place for the bulk of their careers, the issue of succession planning takes on even greater importance, according to Mike Koenecke, HR recruiter/talent management, Ag Partners LLC.

March 06, 2014 | Editor's View | Elise Schafer

Perhaps the most frustrating hurdle the FSMA presents is the fact that unlike USDA’s GIPSA or APHIS inspectors, many FDA inspectors have little or no grain industry background. They’re used to inspecting food plants where you can “literally eat off of the floor,” Mosher said. “Your facility is never going to look like that, but cleanliness is an indicator of grain quality. Especially be careful to clean up pest’s droppings.”

February 26, 2014 | Views on the News | Steven Kilger

1. Two Hurt in Derailment at CHS Grain Elevator in Lowder, IL
2. China Dumps Grain Policy to Boost Meat Production
3. Canada Eyes Animal Feed as Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Spreads
4. Cargill to Reject for Export Crops with New GMO Syngenta Corn
5. AFIA Releases Statement Regarding Chipotles Farmed and Dangerous

| Diana Klemme

Merchandising soybeans has been a tough challenge everywhere for the last three years. Futures have seldom showed more than a token carry — and often had steep inverses. Yet elevators can’t ship as much at harvest (or soon after) as they buy.

| Richard Wegener

The last of seven major proposed rules mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the sanitary transportation rule is a real straggler in more ways than one.

| Feature | Steven Kilger

Feed & Grain’s staff braved one of the worst winters on record to attend the International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta.

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Demand is good; historically, prices appear to hold some strength. Companies and co-ops have been investing in expansion, remodeling and upgrades. Contractors are busy.

| Editors Note | Elise Schafer

On March 7, the NOAA’s National Weather Service reported “above normal” to “much above normal” spring flood risk throughout northwest Illinois along the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers. The risk is also above normal along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, IA, downstream to Burlington, IA, as well as in Minnesota’s Red River Valley.