

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...
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...
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...
Bauxite production of 13.4 million tonnes was 11% higher than the first quarter of 2023 for Rio Tinto with continued improvement in operational stability at Weipa and Gove. Aluminium production of 0.8 million tonnes was 5% higher than the first quarter of 2023. Kitimat is now back at full capacity.Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob...
Rio Tinto increased its spend with suppliers and local businesses in Australia to more than A$16.1 billion in 2023, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to support communities where it operates.This was an increase of 5 per cent on the previous year and was spent with more than 5,800 businesses, including Australian...
Cargill has reported increasing its contracted renewable energy capacity by 42% after signing five new deals to bring online an additional 300 megawatts of wind and solar capacity, expanding its total offsite renewable energy portfolio to 716 megawatts.These contracts play a meaningful role in helping Cargill achieve its goal to...