Presented by:
Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS), the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), and the GEAPS Media Group (GMG) are
pleased to announce the CONVEY‘25 conference will be held again this year in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 14-16, 2025. CONVEY‘25 is a unique opportunity for grain handling and processing employees and leaders to gain practical knowledge and training on real-world compliance issues, best practices and emerging industry trends.
New this year, the conference opens with an OSHA Grain Handling Workshop. This session will provide an overview of how to work safely and comply with the agency’s industry-specific regulations that focus on housekeeping, bin-entry and preventive maintenance.
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12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Set-up | |
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Workshop: Overview of OSHA Grain Handling Standard, 29CFR 1910.272 | ![]() |
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Opening Reception in trade show area |
7:00 a.m. | Breakfast in trade show area | |
8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions | |
8:05 a.m. | Importance of Safety and the Impact within Operations
Speaker: Rayner Freyberg, Executive Director for the United States and Mexico, Viterra | ![]() |
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Break in trade show area | |
9:30 a.m. | Dust Mitigation Best Management Practices Dust mitigation at a grain elevator is a critical component of operations to ensure safety, prevent explosions, and maintain environmental compliance. This includes facility design, hazard assessments and emergency response. Speakers: TBD | |
10:30 a.m. | Grain Elevator Design
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11:30 a.m. | Lunch | |
1:30 p.m. | Safety Culture and Employee Engagement Scott Biel, Director of Safety, MKC | ![]() |
2:30 p.m. | Emergency Preparedness and Response
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3:30 p.m. | Break in trade show area | |
4:00 p.m. | Return on Investment - Automation in Safety Safety, technology, and maintenance are critical aspects of the grain industry, and advancements in these areas play a significant role in enhancing efficiency, reducing risks, and ensuring smooth operations. This includes hazard monitoring technology for grain storage, drones and site analysis and automated transportation. Speakers: Matt Surdick, Senior Director EHS, CHS John Craven, Regional Safety Director, Viterra | |
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Reception in trade show area |
Wednesday, July 16 | ||
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7:00 a.m. | Breakfast in trade show area | |
8:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions | |
8:05 a.m. | Safety Culture: Lessons Learned A look back at cultural leadership by a retired General Manager in the grain and feed industry, this session will provide insight into improving your company's safety culture by examining the impact and changes due to both significant accomplishments and tragic losses. Speakers: John McClelland, former General Manager, Garden City Co-op | ![]() |
9:00 a.m. | Human Organizational Performance This session will focus on how and why employees make mistakes or errors and how they were dealt with either from an organizational or individual perspective. Speakers: | |
10:00 a.m. | Break in trade show area | |
10:30 a.m. | Shuttle Loading and Rail Safety
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11:45 a.m. | Adjourn | |
12:30 p.m. | NGFA Safety, Health and Environment Committee Meeting |