FGIS Orientation
By USDA-GIPSA
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Podcast Description
“FGIS Grain Inspection Orientation” provides an in-depth overview of the Federal Grain Inspection Service, the U.S. Grain Standards and the U.S. grain marketing and inspection system.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Video113 Sampling Rice | -- | 9/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Video112 Weighing Program | An overview of the Official weighing program. It covers mandatory weighing for export grain and intercompany inbound barges using Class X procedures and permissive weighing for domestic grain shipments using Class X or Class Y procedures. It also reviews the various types of scales used for official weighing and how they are tested. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Video111 Inspection Variability and SPC | The variability associated with grain inspection. It starts with an overview of the sources of variability. It continues with quality control processes used to measure/reduce variability. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Video110B Practical Inspection Procedures for Grain Handlers | Practical grain inspection procedures for grain handlers. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Video110A Official Inspection Procedures | The inspection process starting with the Kinds and Levels of inspection. Special emphasis is given to the review inspection process. The lecture also provides a look at a typical sample-lot inspection: the tests that are included and the optional tests that must be requested. Finally it provides a brief overview of other inspection-related services available from GIPSA. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Video109 Grain Inspection Lab Tour | Video tour of a grain inspection lab focusing first on the equipment used in inspection, and then looking at the reference methods and calibration processes behind the technology. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Video108B Practical Sampling Procedures | Practical sampling procedures for grain handlers. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Video108A Official Sampling Procedures | The importance of grain sampling, the methods and techniques used, and the statistical basis for grain sampling procedures. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Video107 Grain Quality Factors | A review of factors used to indicate grain quality. Primarily it covers the factors that are generally recognized to lower quality but also covers other factors that describe quality such as protein and oil, and lastly, genetically modified organisms which have had a controversial impact on perceived quality. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Video106B USGSA Regulations Part 810 | The regulations, what they are, and how they are modified in plain English. It contains a section-by- section review of the Grain Standards. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Video106A USGSA Regulations Part 800 | The regulations, what they are, and how they are modified in plain English. It contains a section-by- section review of the General Regulations. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Video105 Overview of Grain Inspection | An overview of the determination of grain quantity and quality from the house grader to the official system. To aid individuals in knowing who to contact with questions on the official system, it provides an overview of FGIS organizational responsibilities. It also covers the roles of governmental organizations in grain marketing, and provides an overview of resources available to industry graders. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | Video104 Industry Trading Rules | An overview industry trading rules and how they interact with official inspection. Segments discuss how the industry rules are used in domestic and export grain transactions, and how disputes are settled. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Video103 Grain Standards Act | A section-by-section review of the grain Standards Act with plain English explanations of the intent/purpose and meaning of each section. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | Video102 Grain Marketing Legislation | A review of the legislation enacted to standardize the trading of grain in the U.S. It covers the problems they were originally intended to address and how they impact grain marketing today. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | Video101 Grain Production and Marketing | An overview of the commercial production and uses of the standardized grains; an overview of factors that affect grain quality during production, harvest, and storage; and an overview of how grain moves through the market channels from producer to end user. | 7/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 16 Episodes |
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