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 [...]