FEED INDUSTRY
INSTITUTE
JUNE 17-20, 2024, EMBASSY SUITES MINNEAPOLIS DOWNTOWN | MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Agenda
Monday, June 17, 2024
| 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Registration |
| 1 - 1:15 p.m. | Welcome, Introductions & Expectations- Dr. Paul Davis, American Feed Industry Association |
| 1:15 - 2 p.m. | An Overview of the U.S. Feed Industry: Segments, Tonnages & Species Affected - Ms. Constance Cullman, American Feed Industry Association |
| 2 - 2:35 p.m. | Effects of Processing on Quality and Efficiency - Dr. Adam Fahrenholz, North Carolina State University |
| 2:35 - 2:50 p.m. | Break |
| 2:50 - 3:25 p.m. | Physiology and Nutrition – Ruminant - Dr. Matt Gibson, Southwind Milling Co. LLC |
| 3:25 - 4 p.m. | Physiology and Nutrition – Monogastric - Dr. Pedro Urriola, University of Minnesota |
| 4 - 4:45 p.m. | Physiology and Nutrition – Young Stock - Dr. Pedro Urriola, University of Minnesota |
| 4:45 - 5 p.m. |
What did we learn today? and Q&A - Class Professor, AFIA |
| 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Reception |
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. | Animal, Plant Proteins, NPN & Amino Acids - Dr. Cathy Bandyk, Innovad Additives, Inc. |
| 9:15 - 9:55 a.m. | Energy Sources: Carbohydrates - Dr. Kevin Halpin, International Ingredient Corp. |
| 9:55 - 10:10 a.m. | Break |
| 10:10 - 10:55 a.m. | Vitamins and Minerals - Dr. Trevor Farber, Trouw Nutrition |
| 10:55 - 11:45 a.m. | Food Safety Modernization and Legalities/Liabilities Presenting Risk to the Feed Industry, Ms. Kyla Kaplan, OFW Law |
| 11:45 - 12 p.m. | What did we learn this morning? - Class Professor, AFIA |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1 - 1:45 p.m. | Introduction to Feed Additives- Dr. Anne Koontz, Alltech, Inc. |
| 1:45 - 2:30 p.m. | Feed Additives for Animal Food - Dr. Cathy Bandyk, Innovad Additives, Inc. |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 - 3:15 | Enzyme Technologies and Animal Feed Applications - Mr. Adam Burnsed, Adisseo USA |
| 3:15 - 4 p.m. | Antibiotic Use in Livestock and Poultry Production - Dr. David Prentice, Elanco Animal Health |
| 4 - 4:45 p.m. | Putting Things Together: Formulation - Ms. Annette Lundeen, Datacor, Inc. |
| 4:45 - 5 p.m. | What did we learn today? - Class Professor, AFIA |
| Free Night (on your own) |
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 9 a.m. | Liquid Feed & Mill Blends - Dr. Howard Blalock, Quality Liquid Feeds |
| 9 - 9:45 a.m. | Sourcing and Purchasing Feed Ingredients - Mr. Matt Audette, Zinpro |
| 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. | Transportation and Logistics for Feed & Ingredients - Mr. Jeff Detrick, DP Techlink |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. | The Importance of Feed Quality: Protective, functional feed additives - Dr. Karen Vignale, Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Physiology and Nutrition – Companion Animal & Equine - Dr. Abby Pritchard, Cargill |
| 12:15 - 12:30 p.m. | What did we learn this morning? - Class Professor, AFIA |
| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. | Quality Assurance - Mr. Lucas Doerhoff, MFA Incorporated |
| 2:15 - 2:45 p.m. | How Grains are Traded/Intro to Risk Management- Mr. Jared Morgan, StoneX FInancial Inc. - FCM Division |
| 2:45 - 3 p.m. | Break |
| 3 - 3:45 p.m. | Improving Consumers’ Trust: What Those Involved in Agriculture Can Do - Ms. Sarah Muirhead, Feedstuffs |
| 3:45 - 4 p.m. | What did we learn today? - Class Professor, AFIA |
| 4:30 - 9 p.m. | Offsite Activity, MLB game (*additional fee required - Limited tickets are available, so we encourage reserving your tickets early) |
Thursday, June 20, 2024
| 7 - 8 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8 - 8:45 a.m. | Energy Sources: Fats and Oils - Dr. Chad Risley, Berg+Schmidt America, LLC |
| 8:45 - 9:30 a.m. | Basics of Feed Biosecurity - Dr. Roger Cochrane, SAM Nutrition |
| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Break |
| 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. | An Overview of Regulations Affecting the Feed Industry- Mr. Gary Huddleston, American Feed Industry Associaiton |
| 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. | Sales/Customer Services - Mr. Kevin Larson, Diamond V |
| 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. | What did we learn this week? - Class Professor, AFIA |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Graduation |
