Today's Feature

May. 09, 2008

Top Stories

Conferees Agree on Farm Bill Tax Package  

GEAPS-Purdue to Offer Distance-Learning Courses on Grain Facility Safety and Ethanol Production  

The Andersons Inc. Reports First-Quarter Net Income of $7.8 Million, Down $1.4 Million From First-Quarter 2007  

West Central Cooperative of Iowa Receives ISO 9001:2000 Certification  

NGFA Tells Congress of Concerns Over Rail Capacity  

IA Sen. Harkin: Farm Bill Work Nearly Finished (Des Moines Register)  

The Biofuels Industry Week in Review ... The Highs and Lows  

NGFA Thought Paper: Effects of a Changed Marketplace on Elevators and Producers  

GEAPS Opens Registration for New Safety Management Distance Education Course  


Grain News

Conferees Agree on Farm Bill Tax Package  

Global Food Crisis May Persuade Congress to Accept Larger Food Aid Legislation (Reuters)  

Congressional Food-Aid Plan Snubs President Bush's Demands for Greater Flexibility in Spending (Reuters)  

Statements from Farm Groups on New Farm Bill (AgWeb)  

NCGA Applauds Farm Bill Agreement and Urges Quick Action   

American Farm Bereau President Bob Stallman: Farm Bill Strikes Key Balance and Should Not Be Vetoed   

As Hunger Increases, Food Banks Urge Quick Farm Bill Passage (Western Farm Press)  

Farm Organizations and Lawmakers Begin Effort to Muster Veto Override Votes for Farm Bill (Western Farm Press)  

Late Corn and Soybean Plant Could Allow Abnormal Insect Problems (Ag Online)  

World Corn Consumption Reaches Record High with Strong Prices (Cattle Network)  

Prices Surge as World Wheat Reaches Record Production (Cattle Network)  

LA Wheat Growing Conditions Good (Delta Farm Press)  

USDA ERS Issues World Supply and Demand Estimates  

Tom Harkin Opinion: New Farm Bill A 'Shot in The Arm' for American Farming (USA Today)  

U.S. Grains Council Conducts DDGS Feeding Trials and Promotion in Chile  

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Safety News

GEAPS-Purdue to Offer Distance-Learning Courses on Grain Facility Safety and Ethanol Production  

National Farmers Union Urges CFTC to Investigate Volatility Within Futures Market  

Two C & J Farms Workers Injured Near Brundidge, AL When Grain Elevator Component Falls Off Truck (Messenger)  

Western Australian Man Rescued from Pea Silo in Esperance Port  

Steel Tank Manufacturers, Users to Explore Bin Rescue Safety Features at Michigan Meeting  

OSHA Opens Registration for June 12 Industrial Warehouse Seminar at Northern Illinois University  

Kansas Farmers Services Association Holds Grain Elevator Rescue Classes (NTV)  

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Transportation News

STB Finds Three Class I Railroads Were Revenue-Adequate in 2006 (Federal Register)  

Transportation Overview by Sector  

High Commodity, Energy, and Transport Costs Influence Trade With Southeast Asia  

Bonnet Carre Spillway, LA to Close   

High Water Continues to Slow Grain Transport on the Mississippi River  

Ocean Grain Vessel Shipment Stalls, But Unshipped Exports Indicate Recovery  

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Help Wanted

Mechanical Engineer ... Sweet Manufacturing Co.  

Van Sickle, Allen & Associates ... Senior Structural Engineer, and Project Manager  

Hi Roller Conveyors ... Design Draftsman  

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ... Grain Program Assistant Supervisor  

McCormick Construction Co. ... Estimator ... Drafter  

Purchasing Manager ... Wenger Feeds ... Rheems, PA  

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Supplier News & New Products

BidForGreen Launches Online Green Auction Site  

River Consulting Recognized as ENR Top 500 Design Firm  

Bliss Industries LLC Appoints Greg Alles as President  

Alfred "Al" Vigen, Partner in Vigen Construction Inc., Dies at 61  

Shawn White Named Fabrication Manager at Brock Grain Systems Plant in Kansas City, MO  

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Upcoming Events

99th AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo ... May 18-21 ... Seattle, WA  

Elevator Manager Short Course ... May 19-23 ... Kansas State University ... Manhattan, KS  

2008 Corn Utilization & Technology Conference ... June 2-4 ... Kansas City, MO  

Principles of Feed Manufacturing ... June 10-13 ... Manhattan, KS  

AFIA Feed Industry Institute ... June 16-18 ... Rosemont, IL  

International Grain Quality and Technology Congress ... July 15-18 ... Chicago, IL  

GEAPS/NGFA Safety, Health, Environmental Quality and Facility Security Seminar ... July 29-30 ... St. Louis, MO  

3rd Annual Soya and Oilseed Summit ... Sept. 17-18 ... St. Louis, MO  

KSU Feed Manufacturing Short Course ... Sept. 22-Oct. 3 ... Manhattan, KS  

Global Soybean & Grain Transportation 2008: Opportunities & Challenges in Containerized Shipping ... Nov. 5-7 ... Chicago, IL  


International News

Brazilian Ethanol Worried Over Farm Bill's Continued Ethanol Subsidy; Could File WTO Legal Suit (Cattle Network)  

Nandan Biomatrix Plans Eco-Zones of Fallow Land Across India to Grow Jatropha for Biodiesel Production (Business Standard)  

Ateneo de Manilla University Scientists Work on Algae Cultivation for Biodiesel Production (ABS-CBN)  

Agribusiness Accountability Initiative: African Farmers Will Suffer by Growing Biodiesel Feedstocks (Joy Online)  

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Association News

GEAPS-Purdue to Offer Distance-Learning Courses on Grain Facility Safety and Ethanol Production  

GEAPS Opens Registration for New Safety Management Distance Education Course  

International Feed Expo & International Poultry Expo Jan. 28-29, 2009 in Atlanta, GA  

New NGFA Trade/Arbitration Rules Booklet Now Available  

Speaker Presentations From NGFA's 112th Annual Convention ... March 26-28 ... Scottsdale, AZ  

NGFA Chairman Appoints Committee Chairs  

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