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News & Publications

Credentials Expand Horizon, Deepen Loyalty

Matt Sullivan works as a shift supervisor at EGT, an export grain terminal in Longview, Washington. A member of GEAPS’ Columbia River chapter, Sullivan used a bit of gumption to get his job and he’s worked hard to excel and, hopefully one day, advance.  The state-of-the-art facility where Sullivan works […]
Published: Oct 31, 2022 by Krissy Ohnstad
News & Publications

Addressing Mental Health in the Workplace

Access Resources, Begin Conversation About Mental Health No matter what they do each day, people who work in agriculture are known to be tenacious, hard-working, strong and dedicated. They are unstoppable, dependable and steadfast. After all, if you work in agriculture, you are responsible for feeding the world—people and animals […]
Published: Oct 28, 2022 by Krissy Ohnstad
News & Publications

Member Spotlight: Casey Abel

About Casey Name:  Casey Abel Chapter and committees:  Lonestar Chapter President, Director (International Board) Family: Wife – Lauren, two daughters- Hudson (4) Hollis (2) Position and company: Regional Safety Manager – Gavilon Years with company: 10  Years in industry: 11 Interesting or unique fact about your facility/company:  Last summer, we […]
Published: Oct 14, 2022 by Krissy Ohnstad
News & Publications

GEAPS Adds Podcast to Communication Lineup

Whole Grain Podcast Available on Major Podcast Directories MINNEAPOLIS, October 3, 2022 – Grain Elevator and Processing Society is pleased to announce an expansion to its communication lineup. Whole Grain features voices from various aspects of the grain industry and GEAPS in particular.   Tune into hear from GEAPS leaders, industry […]
Published: Oct 04, 2022 by Krissy Ohnstad
News & Publications

GEAPS Unveils Revamped Website

See What’s New! MINNEAPOLIS, September 29, 2022 – Grain Elevator and Processing Society is excited to announce their updated website www.geaps.com has launched. The new site, live after months of work, is jam-packed with improvements. Today’s GEAPS.com has a fresh overall design, features new content on almost all its pages […]
Published: Sep 27, 2022 by Krissy Ohnstad
News & Publications

Member Spotlight: Cheyenne Wohlford

About Cheyenne Name:  Cheyenne Wohlford  Chapter and committees:  Mid-America (MAM) Chapter Director  Family: Wife, Roxanne; daughter, Isabelle; son, Tylan  Position and company: Founder and CEO, CCS Group LLC  Years with company: 13  Years in industry: 14 Professionally as well as growing up on cow/calf operation & custom haying Interesting or […]
Published: Sep 16, 2022 by Krissy Ohnstad
News & Publications

GEAPS’ first South American event set for October 3-5, 2023 in São Paulo, Brazil

Those in the grain industry look to GEAPS for the biggest and best show in the grain industry, GEAPS Exchange. Next year, in partnership with VICTAM International, we are bringing our members and the industry another opportunity to expand their reach in the industry. The first VICTAM LatAm, co-located with GRAPAS LatAm and […]
Published: Sep 12, 2022 by Krissy Ohnstad
News & Publications

MKC Cultivates Talent, Reaps Rewards

Late last month, the day after finishing his second summer working at Mid Kansas Coop (MKC), Jeffrey Garcia logged into a Teams call to chat about his experience along with others who had been in his shoes. It appeared he had uploaded a background image of a load of hay […]
Published: Aug 31, 2022 by Krissy Ohnstad
Grain Industry News

Safety Best Practices

One of the great benefits of GEAPS membership is the ability to share information with industry colleagues. Since the best way to learn something is straight from an expert, we reached out to a handful of GEAPS members who have committed their careers to making sure their colleagues go home […]
Published: Aug 03, 2022 by Krissy Ohnstad
GEAPS Leadership

GEAPS Announces New Leadership

Chris Blair to serve as Board President; Barbara Grove is Board Chair MINNEAPOLIS, July 22, 2022 – With a new fiscal year comes new leadership. GEAPS is happy to announce Chris Blair will serve as GEAPS Board President. In his day job, Blair serves as Region 4 Manager at NEW Cooperative, […]
Published: Jul 28, 2022 by Krissy Ohnstad