Magazine
Launching!
My background in media includes helping launch trade magazines and custom publishing (content marketing in today’s lingo) products. Doing the research, figuring out what the audiences wanted, then getting involved in creating a new product was always exciting. And still is!
In August, the launch of Feed & Grain Live culminates with our inaugural event. There’s always the potential for a few headaches (maybe more than a few) when you’re creating something new, but it always gets my adrenaline going.
Preventing Bin Failures is ‘All About Details’
The largest of commercial grain bins can be brought down by ignoring the smallest of details, according to Rod Carpenter, senior partner at Clear Creek and Associates. Whether caused by incorrect component installation, improper construction, faulty engineering, rust or even Mother Nature, many commercial corrugated grain bin failures are preventable.
Panama Canal to Increase Opportunity Across the Pond
The U.S. grain industry has anticipated the completion of the Panama Canal expansion since the project was announced nearly a decade ago. It is a vital trade route for agricultural commodities shipped from the East Coast and the Mississippi River destined for Asia and western South American countries.
Photo by Panama Canal Authority
When Is It Time to Turn over the Reins?
Thinking ahead about retirement beyond succession planning
Wheat Waiting Game
Time to define your strategy, set futures carries, then watch for opportunities to develop
Consolidation Leading to Expansion for Grain Storage Facilities
As yields rise and companies combine, facilities have to grow smartly to keep up
Keeping Feed Bodies Clean
How to keep the moving part of a biosecurity plan secure
Stay Safe Out There
Bin entrapments and deaths on farms decreased last year, but it’s still a huge safety concern
NAFTA Continues to Create Growth for US Coarse Grains, Co-products in Mexico
A lesson on how strong trade policy and market development benefits U.S. agriculture
The Countdown Is On
Reserve your spot now for the newest must-attend event in 2016
Providing an Upside in a Down Market
Legal considerations for incorporating upfront premiums and contingent delivery
obligations into grain origination programs
Panama Canal Expansion Creates Opportunities Across the Pond
Question remains whether the U.S. can capitalize on its full potential
The Future of Automation
Facility automation continues to evolve in leaps and bounds
Reading for Knowledge, Ideas … and Good Management
How encouraging your employees to read can lead to a smarter workplace
Non-Tariff Trade Barriers an Unfortunate Growing Pain in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia will have to embrace genuine trade liberalization, in all aspects — sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and import authorizations, in addition to tariff removals — if it wishes to see its full potential for food security and economic prosperity. Currently, non-tariff trade barriers (NTTBs) are becoming the norm, as nations are willing to liberalize on paper, but not on the ground.
The Fight for Renewable Fuel Standard Levels
In May 2015 the EPA proposed lower RFS volumes and the industry stood up and fought back
Five Key Tactics for Keeping Employees Safe
Follow these steps to create a culture of safety in the workplace
Issues and Trends for Food and Agriculture 2016
U.S.-Cuba relations, TPP approval and GMO labelling are set to take center stage this year
Thriving in the Midstream
Survival of independent grain operations depends on long-term strategy.
Handle with Care
Allow Feed & Grain to guide you through handling grain and employees
Combustible Dust: Now a Labeled Hazard
New Hazard Communication Standard rules align the United States with the rest of the world
Strategies for Enhancing Your Business Online
Building a brand on social media is vital to being a successful competitor
Tackle the Big, Hard Stuff, Not the Easy Little Stuff
How to leave your comfort zone and utilize your team to achieve ideal results
How to Manage Generational Differences in the Workplace
Millennials are always on their phones and never pay attention. Baby boomers don’t know how to adapt to new technology. Sound familiar? Generational tension and lack of understanding can cause phrases like these to float around the workplace.
For the first time, four different generations are working together side-by-side. Supervisors are managing people with an age difference ranging up to 40 years.
Double Upgrade Exceeds Expectations
CHS Larsen Cooperative in central Wisconsin smashes volume records with two terminal expansions to meet customers’ needs
Enhancing a Diverse Business Environment
How bringing in new ideas can be win-win for employees and the company
Quality Counts
Our customers around the world want to understand what happened throughout the U.S. crop year and how that impacted the quality of the U.S. grains available for them to buy. With the U.S. Grains Council’s Corn Harvest Quality Report and Corn Export Cargo Quality Report — and through the face-to-face meetings that help present them to customers — we are helping U.S. agriculture maintain its premium brand in the global marketplace.
Grains See Gains from TPP
But the outlook remains murky as key Congress members oppose it
Transformational Changes
Looking back on 15 years of technology improvements and remarkable leadership
AFIA Recommits ‘4 Promises’ to Members
Updated member services campaign to focus on Voice, Representation, Expertise and Engagement
Sponsored Items
Recently Added to Buyer's Guide
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NeoSpectra
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Hoop Building
- Economical solution for permanent grain storage
- Lower electric and labor costs than grain piles/bunkers
BBU Big Bag Unloader
- Modular system can be equipped with vibrating motor, pneumatic under massagers and stretch system
- Designed to discharge difficult products, such as fine powders, in tight spaces
CUB Railcar Mover
- Designed to move single railcars or groups of cars
- For small- to mid-size loading, unloading and repositioning applications
Marketwatch: Feb, 01
US Corn Price Idx: ZCPAUS.CM
open: 6.8325
high: 6.8875
low: 6.7808
close: 6.8028
US Soybean Price Idx: ZSPAUS.CM
open: 14.9025
high: 15.0323
low: 14.8598
close: 14.969
US Hard Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: KEPAUS.CM
open: 8.2642
high: 8.4037
low: 8.2167
close: 8.374
US Soft Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: ZWPAUS.CM
open: 6.8955
high: 7.0355
low: 6.8905
close: 7.0099
