Webinars

Understanding 45Z: The Role of Cooperatives and Elevators in CI Score Tracking and Auditing

November 17, 2026
12:00 p.m. CST

As the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit creates new opportunities across the agricultural supply chain, cooperatives and grain elevators may play an increasingly important role in connecting agricultural production to low-carbon fuel markets. This webinar will feature Mitchell Hora of Continuum Ag, who will explore how cooperatives and elevators fit into the 45Z value chain, with a focus on carbon intensity (CI) score tracking, data collection and audit readiness. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how grain handling facilities can support CI documentation, help maintain data integrity and prepare for evolving requirements as the agricultural and renewable fuels industries work to capture the value of lower-carbon grain.

Key Takeaways:

• Understanding the 45Z Value Chain
  How cooperatives and grain elevators fit into the 45Z ecosystem and connect growers, grain handlers and biofuel producers.
• Carbon Intensity (CI) Score Tracking
  The role of agricultural data and CI score tracking in documenting lower-carbon grain production and supporting value chain participation.
• Data Collection and Auditing
  Key documentation, traceability and recordkeeping considerations for cooperatives and elevators preparing for CI-related audits.
• Practical Steps for Grain Facilities
  Opportunities to strengthen data management processes, prepare for evolving requirements and position facilities to participate in emerging low-carbon grain markets.

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NFPA 660 for Grain Operations: Turning Combustible Dust Requirements into Practical Protection 

February 10, 2027
12:00 p.m. CST

Combustible dust risks are familiar across grain handling and processing operations, but applying the new consolidated requirements in NFPA 660 can be challenging. In this webinar, grain-industry professionals will learn how Chapter 21 applies to common equipment—including bucket elevators, conveyors, silos, dust collectors, and process equipment—and how it works with NFPA 68 and NFPA 69. The session will distinguish ignition prevention from explosion protection, examine safeguards that are often overlooked, and show why venting, suppression, and isolation must be evaluated as part of one complete protection strategy. 

As the last webinar before GEAPS Exchange, attendees will leave with a practical foundation for informed conversations with equipment suppliers, engineers, and safety specialists at the show. 

Key Takeaways:

• Know where Chapter 21 applies. 
  Identify the grain handling, storage, and processing equipment covered by NFPA 660 and understand how that scope affects required safeguards. 
• Connect the standards. 
  See how NFPA 660 works with NFPA 68 for deflagration venting and NFPA 69 for explosion prevention, suppression, and isolation. 
• Separate prevention from protection. 
  Understand the different roles of belt slip sensors, bearing temperature monitors, alignment switches, spark detection, venting, suppression, and isolation. 
• Evaluate the complete protection system. 
  Consider equipment design, housekeeping, ignition source control, monitoring, venting, suppression, and isolation together—not as standalone measures. 
• Document defensible decisions. 
  Learn when protection is required, when alternatives may be acceptable, and how engineering justification supports ongoing compliance and safer operation. 

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