AFIA Liquid Feed Symposium
Sept. 7-9, 2022, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Agenda
All sessions will be held at the Celestin A-C, 3rd Floor
Exhibits and all other functions will be held at the Storyville Hall, 3rd Floor
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
The Big Easy
| 11:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Registration - Celestin A-C Foyer |
| 1:00 - 1:10 p.m. |
Welcome and Introduction Katie Yost, Nutra-Lix, Inc., Immediate Past Chair, AFIA Liquid Feed Committee |
| 1:10 - 1:45 p.m. |
NOLA Introduction Elizabeth Pearce, Drinks Historian, Drink and Learn |
| 1:45 - 2:10 p.m. |
Dry Ingredient Forecast Jared Robison, Risk Management Associate, StoneX Group |
| 2:10 - 2:35 p.m. |
Liquid Ingredient Forecast John Cropley, Commodity Analyst, ED&F Man Liquid Products |
| 2:35 - 2:45 p.m. |
Q & A on Ingredients Jared Robison, Risk Management Associate, StoneX Group John Cropley, Commodity Analyst, ED&F Man Liquid Products |
| 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. | Break - Ice Cream Social |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
Renewable Fuel Sources - Other Demand for Ingredients Joseph Kerns, President, Partners for Production Agriculture |
| 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Critical Liquid Supplementation - Exhibit Hall |
Thursday, September 8, 2022
The Birthplace of Jazz
| 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Registration - Celestin A-C Foyer |
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast - Storyville Hall |
| 8:00 - 8:20 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks Wes E. Klett, Chief Operating Officer, XF Enterprises, Inc., Chair-Elect, AFIA Liquid Feed Committee |
| 8:20 - 9:00 a.m. |
Trucking and Labor Jason Matthews, Vice President Ag Services, JB Hunt Transport Services |
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
AFIA Update Gary Huddleston, Director, Feed Manufacturing and Regulatory Affairs, AFIA |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
Political Forecast and It's Implications to the Feed Industry James Glueck, Vice President, Michael Torrey Associates, LLC |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. |
Navigating Sustainability to Support the Feed Industry and our Stakeholders Lara Moody, Executive Director, IFEEDER |
| 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. |
Sustainability in the Beef Supply Chain: Expectations & Opportunities Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Director of AgNext and Professor, Colorado State University |
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Awards Presentation |
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12:15 a.m. - 1:40 p.m. |
AFIA Lunch - Storyville Hall |
Paris of the South1:40 - 1:45 p.m. |
Welcome Back Announcements Landis Shoemaker, General Manager, Sunnyside Feeds, LLC |
| 1:45 - 2:30 p.m. |
Navigating Value Added Cattle Program Doug Stanton, Sr. Vice President of Sales and Business Development, IMI Global |
| 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. |
Attitudes About Incorporating Liquid Feeds in Cattle Diets Alfredo DiCostanzo, Beef Systems Extension Educator, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. |
Car Ferries and a Crystal Ball: How You Can Weather Any Storm with Your HR Craftmanship & Culture Kristen Ireland, Co-owner, People Spark Consulting Erin Mies, Co-owner, People Spark Consulting |
| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. | Happy Hour and Kenny Berg Fundraiser Auction - Exhibit Hall |
Friday, September 9, 2022
The Crescent City
| 7:00 - 10:00 a.m. | Registration - Celestin A-C Foyer |
| 7:00 - 7:55 a.m. | Breakfast - Storyville Hall |
| 7:55 - 8:00 a.m. |
Announcements Sean Costa, Procurement Manager, PerforMix Nutrition Systems |
| 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. |
General Weather Circulations, Seasonal Outlook for 2022 in to 2023 Matt Makens, Meteorologist/Atmospheric Scientist, Makens Weather, LLC |
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. |
Market Outlook Randy Blach, CEO, CattleFax |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Closing Remarks |
*Times and speakers are subject to change (times in CST)
