Annual conference held April 8-9, 2026 Transportation challenges are inevitable – can’t go over them, can’t go under them, the agriculture industry has to work through them.   Save the date for Transportation Go! April 8-9, 2026, in Chicago at the InterContinental Hotel Magnificent Mile, where supply chain stakeholders will convene to go on a conversational “hunt,” seeking solutions and opportunities to industry challenges. Hosted by the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA), the business alliance of identity preserved agriculture, Transportation Go! is the premier conference representing identity preserved, value-added agriculture supply chain stakeholders.  “We are so excited to host this [...]

Registration, sponsorship opportunities now open  Transportation Go! returns April 8-9, 2026, at Chicago’s InterContinental Hotel, bringing industry leaders together to address pressing challenges and opportunities in agricultural transportation. Registration and sponsorship opportunities are now open for the fifth-annual conference.   With attendees and distinguished speakers representing growers, shippers, port authorities, logistics and shipping lines, state and federal leaders and more, Transportation Go! attendees steer the conversation through interactive panels and keynotes.   “Transportation Go! is about more than just presentations,” SSGA Chair and Illinois farmer Bryan Severs said. “It’s about fostering collaboration, sharing knowledge and building a stronger, more efficient supply chain. [...]

Circumventing the transportation industry isn’t for the faint of heart. Just ask Neal Page in “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.”   Fortunately for the soybean and grain transportation industry, the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) isn’t afraid to tackle transportation and trade issues affecting the Midwest – which is exactly what happened during Transportation Go! March 12-13 in Minneapolis.  “We all understand that transportation is essential to our industry,” said SSGA Chair Bryan Severs, an Illinois corn and soybean farmer. “It’s the crucial link that connects our fields to end users worldwide. We also know that this vital component faces its [...]

Annual conference returns to Minneapolis March 12-13  The agenda for the 2025 Transportation Go! conference has taken shape and features a who’s who of transportation and agricultural luminaries.   Hosted by the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) March 12-13 in Minneapolis, the annual event assembles boots-on-the-ground commodity growers, organizations, traders and shippers of specialty crops, offering in-depth discussions on the global supply chain and how it affects the critical movement of agricultural products domestically and around the world.  “I am thrilled to welcome Transportation Go! back to the Midwest. This important conference is bringing together key players in agricultural transportation [...]

As the premier conference for soybean and grain transportation and trade issues in the Midwest, Transportation Go! is putting the industry’s top stakeholders in the driver’s seat with a complete set of distinguished speakers, panel discussions and more, offering a full tank of knowledge to everyone that enters the doors.  “Transportation Go! is uniquely oriented to the transportation opportunities and issues of the value-added specialty grains and oilseeds industry,” said Gary Williams, Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA) director of transportation and regulatory affairs. “While other transportation conferences provide a value in emphasizing imports by container, a wide-angle lens [...]

The agenda for Transportation Go! is coming together, with several speakers confirming their attendance for the March 12-13, 2025, show in Minneapolis. The annual Transportation Go! conference, last held in March 2024 in Toledo, Ohio, includes two days of solution-seeking discussions among grain and oilseed growers, port authorities, shippers, suppliers and others involved in transporting agricultural products. Confirmed to speak at the event are Sten Könst of Spliethoff Transport, Daniel Maffei from the Federal Maritime Commission, John Wolfe of the Northwest Seaport Alliance and Gene Seroka. Since 2014, Seroka has served as the executive director of the Port of Los [...]

Set in the Great Lakes region, the 2024 Transportation Go! brought together industry leaders involved in transporting agricultural products.   After around 120 growers, port authorities, shippers, suppliers and others gathered for the two-day event, it’s time to release the booklet that Transportation Go! supporters helped the event host, Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA), build.   Valuable meetings and conversations took place in March during Transportation Go! in Toledo, Ohio. This booklet gives attendees and those who couldn’t attend a chance to go back over the material and use as a reference guide.   “With so many speakers and the breadth of [...]

Ag transportation conference will return to Minneapolis March 12-13, 2025 Transportation Go! returned to the Great Lakes region March 13-14 in Toledo, Ohio, for two days of solution-seeking discussions among those involved in agricultural transportation. Hosted by the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA), the event brought together about 120 growers, port authorities, shippers, suppliers and others involved in transporting agricultural products. A panel of representatives of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway ports talked about opportunities, infrastructure updates and ways they work together to ensure cargo travels efficiently along the St. Lawrence Seaway enroute to its destination. In the 1970s, [...]

Hapag-Lloyd AG’s Hardy Pearson is the latest speaker confirmed to join the Transportation Go! agenda. Transportation Go! will be held March 13-14 at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Toledo, Ohio. Pearson, who serves as Hapag-Lloyd America’s senior vice president North America commercial, joined the organization in 2006 and has more than 30 years of container shipping experience in all commercial functions. He currently oversees all regional commercial projects and strategy-related topics. “Having one of the world’s largest shippers of ag products represented at Transportation Go! is extremely important,” said Bob Sinner, chair of Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance (SSGA), the [...]

Soy checkoff boards help move Transportation Go! The state of Ohio boasts various modes of transportation that deliver products to market. With an abundance of routes and its proximity to the Great Lakes, the Buckeye State makes for an ideal location to host the fourth annual Transportation Go! Conference March 12-14 when it docks in the port city of Toledo, Ohio. Mike Ralph, who’s served on the Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) for six years, said he’s excited to bring Transportation Go! – which is hosted by the Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance – to his home state. “It’s very important [...]