Elise Schafer

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Elise Schafer has served as Feed & Grain's editor since May 2013 and had been an associate and assistant editor at Cygnus Business Media from 2007 to 2013. Throughout her publishing career, Schafer worked on several B2B publications including Maintenance Supplies, Campus Facility Maintenance and Food Logistics. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in communication with an emphasis in print journalism.

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F&G Chat
Global trade patterns continue to impact fertilizer market [Video]
TFI's Corey Rosenbusch says while fertilizer prices have steadied, infrastructure and accessibility issues persist globally.
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Agriculture Technology
Automation and apps shape future for grain handlers
Delphos Cooperative streamlines operations with the help of automated data analysis and its mobile customer app.
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F&G Chat
How ag facilities save with power quality metering [VIDEO]
Faith Technologies' Matt Zabel says acting on power metering data can save a building up to 20% in energy costs, according to Department of Energy studies.
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Editor’s View
Mobile app provides aeration insights to grain managers
Features 3 tools that assist with cooling grain based on a location’s weather conditions and temperature.
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Editor’s View
3 ways feed and grain industry can benefit from CRISPR
Editing the genome of commodity crops addresses some the industry’s biggest challenges, like sustainability, grain quality and traceability.
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Editor’s View
Ensuring every meal for every pig
Animal welfare considerations in ASF response plan include steady feed supply for infected animals.
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F&G Chat
Agtech innovations shift from on-farm to supply chain [Video]
Bushel's Jake Joraanstad discusses the future landscape of grain supply chain management.
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F&G Chat
The ABCs of NIR for feed and grain testing [Video]
TrinamiX’s Jax Williams, PhD, breaks down the history, mechanics and costs of NIR analysis options available today for feed and grain facilities.
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Editor’s View
'New Crop' highlights next generation of ag leaders
Learn why agricultural students are looking at careers in the feed and grain industries.
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Transportation
Slight rail performance gains still fall short for grain
Grain shippers saw slight service improvements this year, but fully restoring rail’s reliability will take regulatory reforms and infrastructure investment across all transportation modes.
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Grain Supply Chain
Food production trends to shape future of grain handling
How consumer demand for increased transparency and sustainability will shape the next era of grain supply chain management.
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F&G Chat
Rail merger brings challenges for US wheat exports [Video]
USW's Vince Peterson on rail rate disparities for wheat shippers and how it impacts US wheat's competitiveness.
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