On behalf of the NAMA Board of Directors and staff, I am pleased to present the North American Millers’ Association’s 2015 Annual Report. The milling industry continues to face many issues impacting our industry and 2015 was a busy and productive year for NAMA and its members.

NAMA continued to work on a number of important issues in 2015, such as working on the implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, ensuring that the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans retained the 2010 recommendation regarding the servings of whole and enriched grains and supporting important legislation regarding GMO-labeling. NAMA was also instrumen-tal in addressing the rail shipment delays of grains, continuing

to drive important wheat, corn and oat research, and working with international organizations such as CODEX on vomitoxin levels in grain. For the first time, NAMA’s Technical Committee also held a joint meeting with the Canadian National Millers Association that addressed opportunities and challenges for both US and Canadian millers and provided direction for further collaboration between the two associations.

Recently, NAMA adopted a new strategic plan that will guide NAMA into the future. This new strategic plan focuses on three critical areas for our industry: food safety, nutrition, and supply chain, and will help us set priorities, focus energy and resources, strengthen operations, and ensure that our stakeholders are working toward common goals around intended outcomes and results. As we move forward, we will review our progress regularly to ensure that we remain focused on the most critical issues affecting the industry with the strategic plan as a clear guidepost.

NAMA’s new strategic plan supports our vision which is to be “the link between grain and goodness.” NAMA has a unique position in the food and agriculture industry and is committed to working with our membership to tell the great story of grain-based products. NAMA also continues to collaborate with many key industry partners including the Grain Foods Foundation, the Wheat Foods Council, Kansas State University, USDA’s Agriculture Research Service, allied food and agriculture industry associations, and others, to ensure that our industry’s voice is heard and we are working in concert toward common industry solutions.

As we begin 2016, I urge milling and associate members alike to participate in NAMA’s upcoming programs including the NAMA Leadership Meeting & Legislative Seminar in the spring and our Annual Meeting in the fall of 2016.

Finally, I want to thank all of you, our NAMA members, for your continued support and participation in NAMA and for allowing me to serve as your Chairman. It is because of NAMA member volunteers that NAMA has been so successful.

Sincerely, Daniel P. Dye CEO, Ardent Mills LP NAMA Chairman (2014-2016)

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T H E N O R T H A M E R I C A N MILLERS’ ASSOCIATION (NAMA) was established in April 1998 as a result of

the merger of the Millers’ National Federa-

tion (wheat flour millers, established 1902),

the American Corn Millers’ Federation

(corn dry millers, established 1918), and

Protein Grain Products International. In 1999

the American Oat Association (oat millers,

established 1988) merged with NAMA.

Member companies operate mills in 38

states and Canada, representing more than

90 percent of total industry production

capacity. The milling industry is proud to

be the indispensable link between the

raw grain and the healthy, good-for-you

products that have sustained and enriched

people’s lives for centuries. NAMA enables

its members to grow and prosper by

providing leadership through education,

information and advocacy to members,

policy makers, customers and suppliers

in the areas of regulation and legislation,

trade, supply and consumption.

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2014 Annual MeetingOver 80 NAMA members and milling industry executives attended 2014 NAMA Annual Meeting held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. Dan Dye, CEO, Ardent Mills LP was elected as NAMA Chairman for a two-year term, succeeding Jim Meyer, President, Italgrani USA, Inc. Mark Kolkhorst, President, ADM Milling Company was elected NAMA Vice Chairman and Steve Wickes, Grain Millers and D. Wade Ellis, Bunge Milling Company, were elected to three-year terms on the NAMA Executive Committee and Jim Meyer was elected to a one-year terms as Past NAMA Chairman.

Craig Hagood, House-Autry Mills, and Dan Ward, La Crosse Milling Company, completed their terms on the NAMA Executive Committee.

Christian Kongsore, Grain Millers, Awarded Honorary MembershipChristian F. Kongsore Sr., of Grain Millers, Inc. was honored as 2014 NAMA Honorary Member. Christian founded Grain Millers, Inc. jointly with Rolf Abdon of Abdon Mills (Helsingborg, Sweden) in 1986. From 1982 until 1997, he served as President, Grain Millers, Inc. and most recently has been the CEO, Founder and Owner of Premier Cereals LLC, a grain products trading company and cereal processor in Washington state.

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NAMA Meets with U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee NAMA participated in the sixth public meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). Published every 5 years for public health professionals, the Dietary Guidelines reflects the current body of nutrition science and the recommendations serve as the foundation for vital nutrition policies and programs across the United States. NAMA’s number one priority was to retain the recommendations from the 2010 Guidelines, which were 6 servings of grains daily, half whole and half enriched.

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“Oat Cooperative R&D: NAMA’s View”Recognizing the changes in technologies, the changing role research plays in innovation and the need to provide the mill-ing industry with a reliable supply of high quality oat at the right price, NAMA released its new white paper “Oat Cooperative R&D: NAMA’s View” that provided a roadmap for cooperative oat research going forward.

NAMA Sponsors US Wheat and Barley Scab InitiativeThe National Fusarium Head Blight Forum was held in St. Louis in December, 2014, and featured presentations and workshops on efforts to combat scab in wheat and barley. The Forum serves as the annual conference for the US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI) and hosts representatives from growers, millers, food processors, and scientists from government, academia, and the private sector.

CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) hosted a meeting of the Ag Advisory Committee (AAC), a group that had not met since July 2013. The primary topics of discussion were position limits, deliverable supply, and bona fide hedging. USDA Secretary Vilsack gave the opening address to the AAC, which consists of representatives from more than 40 organizations.

NAMA Participates in US Biotech Crops AllianceThe US Biotech Crops Alliance (USBCA) met to chart a course for the next six months. Representatives from grower groups, technology providers, grain handlers and exporters, and food processors discussed the progress made in fostering communication among all sectors of the grain trade and reviewed efforts to develop standards in the case of a biotech product being launched without approval in an export market.

The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL, location of the NAMA 2016 Annual Meeting

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NAMA Proposes Wheat Middlings Definition Change Increased efficiency in the milling process has resulted in a higher average level of fiber in wheat midds. NAMA worked with Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) to address the discrepancy between the crude fiber maximum limit for wheat midds adopted in 1960, and the higher fiber content often found in wheat midds produced through modern milling processes.

NAMA Addresses Rail DelaysAs part of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, NAMA addressed the ongoing issue of rail shipment delays of grains and discussed strategies for improving the situation. Although some NAMA members reported improvements of oat deliveries from Canada compared to last winter, NAMA continues to work with NAMA members, the Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA), and the Canadian National Millers’ Association on revising of the Canadian Transportation Act.

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Gordon Smith Appointed at Kansas State UniversityThe College of Agriculture at Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS) named Gordon Smith, Ph.D., as the new head of the Department of Grain Science and Industry. Smith was the Vice President and Research Fellow for ConAgra Foods’ Research, Quality and Innovation team in Omaha, NE, and served as an adjunct professor and guest lecturer for many universities in the Midwest.

NAMA Meets with APHIS Administrator NAMA met with the Administrator of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to review various issues and programs the industry is undertaking, and requested a timetable for when the agency expects to complete its investigation into genetically modified wheat found in Montana and reiterated the importance of equal phytosanitary treatment of oats from outside of North America.

NAMA Addresses Oat Crown RustNAMA sponsored the first industry-wide meeting to address the challenge of crown rust in oat. The forum brought together leading researchers from industry, academia, and government, along with representatives of funding agencies, milling compa-nies, and growers. Participants mapped out a comprehensive strategy for effectively combating the rapidly mutating disease and addressed concerns around declining funding and resources for oats.

NAMA Participates in First Soft Wheat Joint Conference NAMA participated in a joint conference in Indianapolis, IN, combining the Soft Wheat Quality Lab Annual Research Review Conference with the Soft Wheat Quality Council meeting. Government representatives, academic and research institutions, seed companies, equipment manufacturers, and the milling and baking industries participated and reviewed wheat research activities throughout the US as well as data on soft wheat varieties that have been recently released or may be released in coming years.

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CODEX Committee Recommends Maximum DON Levels The Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food (CCCF) recommended new Maximum Levels (MLs) for Deoxynivalenol (DON) in cereal grains. NAMA actively opposed setting MLs on unprocessed wheat, corn and barley, and with the cooperation of the US and Canadian Governments, was able to convince the CCCF to postpone the standards recommendation in 2014. While this standard will not apply to the US or Canada for domestic trading and is unlikely to be adopted in the future, it is a voluntary standard for trade across borders and many of the U.S.’s largest export markets have specifications that are at, or below, the level set by this recommendation.

Bipartisan Rail Bill Introduced in Senate Senators John Thune (R-SD) & Bill Nelson (D-FL), Chair and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Commerce Committee introduced the Surface Trans-portation Board (STB) Reauthorization Act of 2015. The bill included a number of reforms sought by NAMA, including modernizing the structure and operations of the STB to allow for more efficient resolution of disputes between shippers and rail-roads, and new investigative authority which would allow STB to investigate service complaints without a direct shipper complaint. This legislation was later passed as part of the Omnibus Funding Bill in December 2015.

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Grain Chain Testimony Touts the Benefits of Whole & Enriched Grains Dr. Glenn Gaesser, PhD, professor at Arizona State University and member of the Grain Foods Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board, testified on behalf of the Grain Chain Coalition before the Dietary Advisory Committee and emphasized the importance of both whole grain and enriched grains in the diet and highlighted the importance of folic acid fortification of flour and the contribution of other vital, underconsumed nutrients that grain foods provide.

NAMA Coordinates Food Aid Initiatives NAMA met with Senate and House Agriculture Committees’ staffs to discuss bills and actions in Congress that could threaten authorizations for food aid. A bill authored by Senator Bob Corker (R, TN) to shift PL 480 food aid from the Agriculture budget to foreign aid and provide the Administration flexibility to use cash vouchers was considered by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but is staunchly opposed by NAMA and both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees. NAMA and other agriculture and food groups continued to opposed such efforts and are working to assure the Farm Bill structure for food aid remains in tact.

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NAMA and Grain Industry Provide Guidance on Combustible Dust The National Grain and Feed Association and American Feed Industry Association, in coordination with NAMA, published a guidance document to help grain users comply with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standards (HCS). The guidance docu-ment provides information on Hazard Classification, Labels, and Safety Data Sheets, and include a well-researched FAQ section.

Randy Russell, The Russell Group, briefs NAMA members on the Safe & Accurate Food Labeling Act.

Hubert Hamer, Director of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, reviews USDA’s work on the flour production report with NAMA members.

U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee staff meets with NAMA members.

2015 Leadership Meeting & Legislative Conference The 2015 NAMA Leadership Meeting & Legislative Conference was held on May 15. Attendees met with Dr. Catherine Wotecki, Under Secretary of research, education and economic research at USDA, The Senate Agriculture Committee staff and House Agriculture Committee staff and other Senate and House offices. Former USDA official Randy Russell, of The Russell Group, reviewed the Safe & Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 which would ensure labeling decisions are supported by science-based, uniform standards that are consistent in every grocery store in all 50 states.

Dr. Cathie Woteki, Under Secretary for Research, Education & Economics, USDA, discussing milling industry research initiatives and priorities with NAMA members.

NAMA members and staff brief Senate Agriculture Committee staff on NAMA food aid work.

NAMA members meet with U.S. House Agriculture Committee staff during the 2015 NAMA Leadership Meeting & Legislative Conference.

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USDA NASS Published First Flour Milling Data On May 1, 2015 the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) published its first round of comprehensive statistics. After the Census Bureau stopped publishing flour milling data in 2011, NAMA partnered with Veris Consulting to survey millers and estimate quarterly grind. NAMA members visited with NASS to discuss the rollover during NAMA’s Leadership Meeting and Legislative conference in May. (See page 7.)

NAMA Responds to Wheat Flag Smut in KansasNAMA and other representatives of the U.S. Wheat industry met with USDA officials to provide input on a strategy to respond to the discovery of Wheat Flag Smut in Kansas for the first time in almost 100 years. Untreated, the plant disease can lead to major yield losses, but has no effect on human or animal health. Using fungicide treated seed is the most effective way to prevent reinfection.

NAMA Develops New Wheat Safety Data Sheet June 1, 2015 was the deadline to implement the updated Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). Raw grains, oilseeds, as well as some feeds and ingredients, shipped to customers will be required to comply with OSHA’s requirement to issue revised Safety Data Sheets (SDS), formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).

New Research Shows the Benefits of Grains in the DietResearch by the Grain Foods Foundation (GFF) has shown that grain foods in the overall diet generally have a positive association with nutrient intake and health outcomes and are a “nutrition bargain” for American consumers - especially within the rolls/buns and rice categories when looking at cost of nutrients. The research also shows that dialing up or down specific grain food servings showed an impact on overall energy, nutrient intake and diet quality.

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Joint Statement to USDA on Coexistence NAMA along with the Corn Refiners Association, National Grain and Feed Association, National Oilseed Processors Association and the North American Export Grain Association, urged the USDA to develop responsible standards concerning how new genetically engineered traits are assessed, approved, commercialized and handled domestically and internationally and reiterated that risk assessment, risk management and risk responsibility were essential if biotech- enhanced traits are to be commercialized in a responsible way that minimizes adverse market impacts on the US food and agricultural system.

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CNMA and NAMA Address Allergens, MycotoxinsNAMA met with the Canadian regulatory agencies in conjunction with Canadian National Millers Association to advocate for the harmonization of U.S. and Canadian regulatory policies impacting the flour milling industry. Of particular concern is the disparate treatment of allergens and mycotoxins across the border.

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Safe & Accurate Food Labeling Act Passes the House H.R. 1599, the Safe & Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a vote of 275 to 150. This bipartisan bill has been a top legislative priority for NAMA and was supported by over 450 allied organizations.

Food Aid Program Celebrates 61st Anniversary NAMA and various partner organizations hosted a celebration marking the 61st anniversary of Public Law 480, signed into law by President Dwight Eisenhower, to flight global hunger. Didion Milling and Bunge Milling also hosted tabletop exhibits at the event and provided information to attendees on importance of the food aid program.

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NAMA Food Aid Mission to Africa Paul Green, NAMA International Trade Consultant, attended the first global conference on food fortification in Tanzania and met with several food aid stakeholders in Kenya and at the World Food Programme headquarters in Rome and discussed local and regional procurement of food assistance, the lifting of the Kenyan ban on trade, transshipment and propagation of GMO containing food, and NAMA’s support of an AID funded project to test packaging technology to extend shelf life of NAMA food aid products.

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USDA’s NCAUR Celebrates 75th AnniversaryThe National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR) in Peoria, IL, celebrated 75 years of research service to the public in early October. The event featured hands-on experiments sponsored by NCAUR and the American Chemical Society and the lab was open to the general public. NCAUR and NAMA jointly sponsor the annual Corn Dry Milling Conference in Peoria each May.

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NAMA & USDA Enter Agreement on Oat Crown Rust ResearchNAMA and Agricultural Research Service at USDA entered into a five-year, $200,000 agreement to investigate genetic markers for oat crown rust resistance. This joint public-private research partnership will allow USDA to characterize oat varieties from around the world for their natural resistance to Oat Crown Rust. NAMA and the Prairie Oat Growers Association pledged to support an effort to improve the ease of breeding oat varieties with resistance to Crown Rust over the course of five years to develop new genetic markers for resistance genes.

NAMA Continues Outreach on Vitamin D Flour FortificationNAMA continues to pursue research on Vitamin D enrichment of flour. Studies have shown that Americans are generally deficient in Vitamin D, and research has found that flour fortification would be the most effective way to provide an adequate level of Vitamin D.

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NAMA-CNMA Hold First Joint Technical Committee Meeting NAMA’s Technical Committee and CNMA’s Technical Committee held a joint meeting in September 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario. NAMA and CNMA staff presented policy and regulatory updates with perspectives from both sides of the border. In recent years there has been increasing staff level cooperation between CNMA and NAMA on important issues such as mycotoxins, crop protection, transportation, and food safety. This meeting provided information to members of both associations about opportunities and challenges in both markets and provided direction for further collaboration between the two associations.

NAMA Meets With FDA Undersecretary Michael Taylor NAMA and other representative from the Food & Beverage Industry Alliance met with Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Susan Mayne, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, to discuss the Food Safety Modernization Act and the two final rules issued earlier this year regarding preventative controls for human food and animal food. (See below.) The Alliance discussed the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) process, nutritional labeling, and other issues of interest to the food and beverage industry.

FDA Releases Two Food Safety Modernization Act RulesThe FDA released two new rules mandating human and animal food manufacturers develop plans to determine and prevent possible food safety hazards in their facilities. The rules aim to be a proactive way to help prevent foodborne outbreaks in the U.S.. Additional rules covering food packaging and food imported from other countries are expected to be finalized by the agency in the coming months.

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Soft Wheat Quality Lab For the first time, the Soft Wheat Quality Lab (SWQL) Annual Research Review Conference was combined with the Soft Wheat Quality Council (SWQC) meeting. NAMA, along with government representatives, academic and research institutions, seed companies, equipment manufacturers, reviewed wheat research activities throughout the US as well as data on soft wheat varieties that have been recently released or may be released in coming years.

Annual MeetingNAMA members met at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida, in October 2014 for the Annual Meeting. Dan Dye, CEO, Ardent Mills, was installed as NAMA Chairman succeeding James Meyer of Italgrani USA, Inc.

Division Meetings NAMA Members gathered in Naples, Florida in March for the NAMA 2015 Division Meetings. Many business meetings and general sessions took place throughout the event. Dave Braun, Vice President-Sales, Mennel Milling Company, was elected Soft Wheat Division Chair succeeding Bill Keynes of Keynes Brothers. Braun will serve as Division Chairman through March 2017.

Corn Dry Milling ConferenceNAMA and USDA’S National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research held the Annual Corn Dry Milling Conference in Peoria, Illinois. Many NAMA members attended the conference, along with many industry representatives and public and private researchers. Speakers presented on a range of topics, including natural aflatoxin blocking and eliminating food waste.

Leadership Meeting & Legislative Conference NAMA members met in Washington, D.C. in May 2015 to participate in the 2015 Leadership Meeting & Legislative Conference. NAMA members were briefed by Randy Russell, former Under Secretary at USDA on GMO labeling initiatives and met with Dr. Cathie Wotecki, Undersecretary for Research, Education & Economics at USDA. NAMA staff and members visited the Canadian Embassy and numerous Members of Congress as well as the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture to discuss key issues impacting the milling industry.

Flour Production DataOn May 1, 2015 the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service published its first round of comprehensive statistics. NAMA has been collecting these statistics since the US Census Bureau ceased conducting the industry survey in 2011.

Foreign Market Development Program NAMA continued to work with Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Market Development Program to promote products produced by NAMA members for the U.S. food aid program. This year NAMA visited Rome, Ethiopia and Djibouti, and discussed the pilot program for bag and packaging innovations with the World Food Program that may improve the delivery of food aid products to beneficiaries.

Hosted Millers From Around The WorldNAMA met with milling executives from various countries during their trips to the U.S. and briefed them on food safety, biotechnology labeling and transportation issues affecting US millers.

Kansas State University Milling Science & Management Program NAMA participates in the annual review of the university’s curriculum forthe Milling Science & Management Program and under the leadership ofNAMA’s Milling Science and Operations Committee, NAMA continues to fundthe instructor of milling in the grain science and industry department.

Funded Student Scholarships in Milling Science at KSUSince 1999, NAMA has been providing scholarships to students enrolled in the Milling Science and Management Program at the Department of Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University. 2014-2015 Scholarship recipients: Caleb Ahlquist, Jr., Operations Management, from Onaga, KS. Caleb will graduate in May 2016.

NAMA LeadershipSOFT WHEAT DIVISION CHAIRMANDave Braun, Vice President-Sales, Mennel Milling Company

OAT MILLING DIVISION CHAIRMANPat Van Osch, Senior Vice President, Quality & R&D, Richardson International, Ltd.

2014-2015 Board of Directors

*CHAIRMAN Dan DyeCEO, Ardent Mills LP

*VICE CHAIRMAN Mark KolkhorstADM Milling Company

Frank Brown, Jr. F.M. Brown’s Sons, Inc.

*John A. Didion Didion Milling, Inc.

Brian K. Doyle King Milling Company

*D. Wade Ellis Bunge Milling, Inc.

Dan Fetherston SEMO Milling Company

Ron Frick General Mills, Inc.

William L. Ford Shawnee Milling Company

Robert J. Giguere Iowa Corn Processors

John Gillcrist Bartlett Milling Company

Craig Hagood House-Autry Mills, Inc.

Robert Y. Harper Hopkinsville Milling Company

Howdy S. Holmes Chelsea Milling Company

Charles H. Keynes Keynes Bros., Inc.

Kim King Lakeside Mills, Inc.

C.B. Knappen III Knappen Milling Company

Arthur Loeffler Star of the West Milling Company

Tommy Lynn Renwood Mills, LLC

Luke Marano, Sr. Minot Milling Company

D. Ford Mennel The Mennel Milling Company

*James M. Meyer Italgrani USA, Inc.

Michael Pritchard PepsiCo/Quaker Oats

*Thomas A. Rogers Wilkins Rogers Mills

James Schick C.H. Guenther & Sons, Inc.

*Richard C. Siemer Siemer Milling Company

Douglas E. Snavely Snavely’s Mills, Inc.

*Charles B. Stout Grain Craft

Vance Taylor North Dakota Mill & Elevator

Robin Venn LifeLine Foods, LLC

Dan Ward La Crosse Milling Company

Kazuyoshi Watanabe Miller Milling Company

*Stephen H. Wickes Grain Millers, Inc.

*Indicates member of the NAMA Executive Committee

2014-2015 NAMA ASSOCIATE MEMBERSAssociate members provide products and/or services to the milling industry. These include milling machinery and systems, packaging materials, cargo and transportation services, vitamin and mineral additives, seeds, fumigants and other pesticides and financial services.

Agspring

Buhler Inc.

Corbion Caravan

CHOPIN Technologies, Inc.

CoBank

Commerce Bank

Degesch America Inc.

Dow AgroSciences LLC

Garner & Glover

Hansen-Mueller Company

Hood Packaging Corporation

Industrial Fumigant Company

JPMorgan

L-R, James McCarthy, President & CEO; Amber Gaskins, Administrative Coordinator; Benjamin Boroughs, Director of Regulatory & Technical Affairs; Paige Smoyer, Government Affairs Representative; Christopher Clark, Vice President, Communications & Administration.

CORN MILLING DIVISION CHAIRMAN D. Wade Ellis, Vice President & General Manager, Bunge Milling, Inc.

Kice Industries Inc.

MetLife Agricultural Investments

Nationwide Agribusiness

OCRIM, S.p.A.

Parrish & Heimbecker, Inc.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.

Premier Tech Chronos

Rabobank International

REMBE, Inc.

Research Products Company

Riverland Ag Corp.

Wells Fargo Commercial Banking

Wright Enrichment, Inc.

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BiotechnologySupport the regulatory framework to oversee introduction of new productsfrom biotechnology and their implementations by the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration.

Allergen ThresholdsSupport a scientific approach to determining threshold levels for major allergens in food.

Food AidSupport the maximum amount of nutritious food aid products to meet humanitarian need.

Mill SanitationOppose revocation of sulfuryl fluoride residue tolerances.

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)Support CRP reforms that reduce the CRP acreage cap to 24 million acres over five years; removes non-environmentally sensitive lands from eligibility and allows growers with CRP contracts to exit those contracts without penalty in FY 2014.

Agricultural ResearchSupport continued and consistent federal funding of agricultural research and encourage public/private partnerships.

U.S. Dietary Guidelines for AmericansSupport recommendation to eat six servings of grain foods daily, with at least half of those coming from whole grains.

Canadian National Millers AssociationWorking together to align the food safety laws of the U.S. and Canada.

Food Industry Codex CoalitionDeveloping voluntary model food standards. The coalition opposed maximum levels of DON on raw grain and milled grain products that were proposed by Codex and supported current levels of fumonisin in corn.

U.S. Biotech Crops AllianceSupports efforts to commercialize biotech crops in ways that are not disruptive to trade or commerce.

Sulfuryl Fluoride Agriculture CoalitionWorking to save sulfuryl fluoride for mill sanitation.

CFTC - Agricultural Advisory CommitteeProviding input and making recommendations to the commission on agricultural futures market issues.

ATA - Committee for Grains, Feeds, Oilseeds, and Planting SeedsProvides technical advice and information in the development and implementation of U.S. agricultural trade policy.

Food Aid Consultative GroupReviews and addresses issues concerning the effectiveness of regulations and procedures that govern U.S. food aid programs.

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