Favorable crop forecast for 2014 now in jeopardy as people flee homes and farms during main harvest.

The conference educates new industry members on feed, ingredients.

Events planned in Iowa and Georgia this August.

Act enhances reporting, transparency and accountability in futures markets.

Brassington will serve until 2016.

Association seeks to fill void left by pending departure of Rick Tolman at end of September.

Team will meet with wheat farmers, grain industry representatives and researchers.

A record-setting 155 participants have pre-registered for the event.

They will remain in current departments while working on new projects.

He was instrumental in expanding group’s reach to the U.K., Mexico and China.