“Two things I know for sure about farmers,” Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said. “One, they love to farm. And two, they definitely want to pass it on to the next generation. Today is a really important day for us.” He was in Fountain City celebrating the introduction of Great River Milling rice, the first […]

Tuesday, March 26, United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join Columbia Grain International and its subsidiary Enrich Foods at our production facility, Great River Milling, to highlight how projects under USDA’s historic Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities are creating new revenue streams for farmers from their sustainable agricultural practices.

Columbia Grain International and its subsidiary Enrich Foods will host United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at the company’s Great River Milling production facility to highlight the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. The new effort from the federal government is designed to create new revenue streams for farmers from their sustainable agricultural practices. Vilsack’s visit […]

On the heels of World Pulses Day and the GPC Pulses 24 convention in New Delhi, India this month, the CEO & President of Columbia Grain International Jeff Van Pevenage has been appointed to the Global Pulse Confederation’s Board of Directors. The Global Pulse Confederation represents all segments of the pulse industry value chain from […]

Columbia Grain International (CGI) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Van Pevenage, whose career in the grain industry spans 34 years, has never seen a more challenging business environment than the one he and other grain company executives around the world have encountered in recent years. Since 2020, they have dealt with a once-in-a-lifetime global pandemic that […]

It‘s estimated that 13 million children in the U.S. live in food-insecure homes, and this year, more than 1 in 3 Americans are foregoing gifts due to inflation. Corporate holiday giving is one way to make sure these families get to enjoy holiday cheer this season. This year, Columbia Grain International (CGI) is hosting its […]

It’s the holiday season and for many in Agriculture it’s a time to help those less fortunate. Helping to spread holiday cheer across our region is Columbia Grain with it’s Cultivating Christmas Program. “With Columbia Grain’s Cultivating Christmas program, our employees volunteer in local programs that give back to their communities,” said Amy Dunn in […]

Marketing grain can certainly be one of the most daunting tasks that farmers face. However, Columbia Grain Director of Customer Risk Management Phil Symons says they’re trying to make it a little bit easier with their Columbia Producer Solutions. “With Columbia Producer Solutions, it really does encompass a pretty wide range of different marketing alternatives […]

CGI’s Kurt Haarmann shares how a reliable, consistent transportation network benefits Pacific northwestern grain growers and shippers.