Educating potential foreign buyers of the benefits of US grain and feed was the focus of the recent USDA Cochran Fellowship Program held at the Kansas State University IGP Institute December 3-14, 2018.
The seven participants from Vietnam learned about identifying new commodity markets, and increased their knowledge of grain processing, purchasing and storage. The US Sorghum Exposure and Utilisation for Vietnam course participants were primarily trained by Carlos Campabadal, outreach specialist in feed manufacturing and grain quality management, and Patrick Clark, technical consultant.
"The USDA Cochran program hosted at the IGP Institute focused on providing the fellows a deep look on everything related to US sorghum from the agronomy side all the way to the processing into food and feed products," Mr Campabadal says.
Participants completed lessons about grain storage and handling, feed manufacturing, animal nutrition and engaged in learning new techniques for grain marketing. The group also received additional training on the opportunities for processing and utilisation of sorghum for human consumption. Throughout the two-week course, participants were able to visit farms and grain elevator cooperatives.
"The fellows had the opportunity to visit the locations and people which actually export and grade the products that are purchased for use in Vietnam," Mr Clark says. "The experience helped the fellows realise where their commodities come from and how the US has the safest food system in the world. It will help open up new markets for the US grain sorghum producer."
This is one example of the many feed manufacturing and grain quality management customised courses offered by the IGP Institute. In addition, the IGP Institute provides trainings in the areas of grain marketing and risk management, and grain processing and flour milling.
Learn more about training opportunities at the IGP Institute, HERE.
More information on the Cochran Fellowship group and more of their events, HERE.
The seven participants from Vietnam learned about identifying new commodity markets, and increased their knowledge of grain processing, purchasing and storage. The US Sorghum Exposure and Utilisation for Vietnam course participants were primarily trained by Carlos Campabadal, outreach specialist in feed manufacturing and grain quality management, and Patrick Clark, technical consultant.
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| Patrick Clark (centre) explains how a local co-op receives sorghum on a field trip to MKC in Manhattan, Kansas. Image credit: IGP KSU |
"The USDA Cochran program hosted at the IGP Institute focused on providing the fellows a deep look on everything related to US sorghum from the agronomy side all the way to the processing into food and feed products," Mr Campabadal says.
Participants completed lessons about grain storage and handling, feed manufacturing, animal nutrition and engaged in learning new techniques for grain marketing. The group also received additional training on the opportunities for processing and utilisation of sorghum for human consumption. Throughout the two-week course, participants were able to visit farms and grain elevator cooperatives.
"The fellows had the opportunity to visit the locations and people which actually export and grade the products that are purchased for use in Vietnam," Mr Clark says. "The experience helped the fellows realise where their commodities come from and how the US has the safest food system in the world. It will help open up new markets for the US grain sorghum producer."
This is one example of the many feed manufacturing and grain quality management customised courses offered by the IGP Institute. In addition, the IGP Institute provides trainings in the areas of grain marketing and risk management, and grain processing and flour milling.
Learn more about training opportunities at the IGP Institute, HERE.
More information on the Cochran Fellowship group and more of their events, HERE.
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