Grain Journal

06/01/2026

One of the most expensive mistakes a grain facility can make is treating expansion as a future problem.

"If we double our storage five years from now, where will it go?"

That question influenced the design of Schiff Farms' new rail-loading facility in Delaware.

As the project team put it: "We try to make sure future additions are going to go well and get planned out correctly, so you don't build yourself into a corner."

Future storage, drying capacity and additional receiving infrastructure were all mapped out before the first phase was built.

See how the team planned for future growth before the first bin was even filled:
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05/19/2026

The order looked completely legitimate.

Real company name. Real employees. Professional communication. No obvious red flags.

The shipment was sent.

Payment never came.

A feed supplier lost $250,000 worth of product after fraudsters carefully replicated a legitimate company’s identity using a slightly altered email domain.

Federal agencies say these scams are becoming more common across agriculture — and AI is making them harder to detect.

Here are some of the warning signs grain and feed companies are being told to watch for:

A feed supplier received a request from what appeared to be a legitimate customer. The email address matched the company’s name. The website checked out. The communication was consistent and professional. There were no obvious red flags.

05/07/2026

Registration for the annual Liquid Feed Symposium in September has now opened, with AFIA encouraging industry members to attend to discuss growth opportunities and education of the liquid feed industry.

The year's theme is "Feeding Independence, Growing Innovation.”

Read the full story on Grain Journal: GrainJournal.com/article/1140133/registration-is-now-open-for-afias-2026-liquid-feed-symposium

05/07/2026

A Minnesota high school senior has been announced as the recipient of the 2026-2027 Soy Scholarship in recognition of his leadership roles with 4-H and FFA programs along with significant volunteer work.

Read the full story on Grain Journal: GrainJournal.com/article/1140121/minnesota-student-receives-asa-basf-soy-scholarship

05/07/2026

Novin AgriTech, a startup run by an associate professor of plant breeding and genetics at Purdue University, is working to develop novel traits for cereal crops to increase yield, improve sustainability, and enhance resistance to Fusarium head blight.

The company has been given a $174,906 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to progress its research.

“The project will reinforce Novin AgriTech’s positioning as a platform company,” Mohsen Mohammadi said. “Our mission is to empower the cereal crop ecosystem with practical, scalable and future-ready solutions that tackle the evolving challenges of food security, health, resource efficiency, and crop resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses.”

Read the full story on Grain Journal: GrainJournal.com/article/1140143/novin-agritech-receives-usda-grant-to-develop-novel-traits-for-wheat-accelerate-trait-integration

05/06/2026

USSEC has released the April and Early May 2026 Soy Food Crop Report, with forecasts being generally favorable to planting. Michigan lags behind with significant flooding expected to delay progress.

Read the full story on Grain Journal: GrainJournal.com/article/1139997/soy-food-crop-reports-for-the-2026-growing-season

05/06/2026

As part of an effort to increase U.S. market influence in Nigeria, the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council hosted a technical workshop covering distiller’s dried grains with solubles and corn fermented protein in animal feed.

Read the full story on Grain Journal: GrainJournal.com/article/1139473/usgbc-conducts-hands-on-training-for-nigerian-feed-millers

05/06/2026

Texas farmers are reporting disease issues with wheat fields this year, with problems like wheat streak mosaic virus and triticum mosaic virus weakening an already struggling crop. 54% of Texas wheat areas are currently rated poor to very poor.

Read the full story on Grain Journal: GrainJournal.com/article/1139987/texas-wheat-crop-faces-widespread-disease-pressure