The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) recently held its 42nd Liquid Feed Symposium. The 2013 Symposium attracted more than 185 attendees to St. Louis, Missouri, USA from the 10th - 12th September as a source to educate and promote the agricultural liquid supplement industry.
The event is the country’s largest gathering of liquid supplement leaders in manufacturing, nutrition, quality, sales and marketing, boasting high-quality speaker presentations, research funding reports, achievement recognition and the Liquid Feed Symposium Trade Show.
“AFIA is extremely pleased with the Liquid Feed Symposium’s turnout and looks forward to the 2014 event in New Orleans, Louisiana.” said Joel G. Newman, AFIA president and CEO. “This group of people from an important niche in the feed industry showed an overwhelming amount of enthusiasm for the strong program throughout the conference.”
Dr. Michael Swanson, a Wells Fargo Agriculture Economist, was the event’s keynote speaker, presenting on the topic of the U.S. energy revolution. Swanson explained the complex factors influencing the agricultural economy, reiterating that the relationship between corn and ethanol is a weakening partnership, which will inevitably affect the price of grain.
Other presenters and topics included: Dr. Dell Allen, Future of the Beef Packing Industry; Randy Blach, Cattle Outlook; SSA James Castano, Crisis Communication; Dr. Art Douglas, Weather Outlook; John Geuss, Milk Pricing-Global and Domestic Factors; Dr. Brad Johnson, Application of Beta-agonist to Enhance Lean Tissue Yield of Beef Cattle; Dr. Adam Lock, Milk Fat and Human Health Update; Mark Moss, Ingredient Forecast; David Nelson, Global Competiveness of Meat Production; Dr. Tommy Perkins, Cattle Stress and its Relationship to Yield Grade and Marbling; Joe Riley, Energy Sources/Co-products; Dr. Kim Stackhouse, Beef Life Cycle; and Dr. Kimberly Vonnahme, Fetal Programming.
Attendees were also invited to attend a Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals baseball game at Busch Stadium, an ice cream social and the Liquid Feed Hall of Fame awards luncheon.
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| Liquid Feed Symposium attracts 185 attendees from industry’s niche field |
Dr. Chet Fields, Ph. D., was inducted into the American Feed Industry
Association’s Liquid Feed Hall of Fame, the highest award offered by
the AFIA Liquid Feed Committee and the liquid feed industry.
Fields founded C.L. Fields, Ph.D., Inc., an independent consulting
company, that provided nutrition and management counseling to feedlots
and ranches throughout North America and across the globe. He also
served as a technical liaison to the feed, veterinary, pharmaceutical,
meat packing, legal and insurance industries, universities trade
associations and governmental agencies.
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| Dr. Chet Fields, Ph. D inducted into AFIA Liquid Feed Hall of Fame |
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