IGP Institute and the US Soybean Export Council team up to host training course for Middle Eastern and North African professionals
In an effort to reach an international audience while teaching the basics of essential feed processing, the IGP Institute held the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC) Middle East and North Africa 4th Poultry Feed Manufacturing course, April 22–26, 2019. The course had 19 participants from countries including, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.
'It was a good group with diverse technical backgrounds, but all from the animal feed and production sector,' says Carlos Campabadal, IGP Institute outreach specialist for feed manufacturing and grain quality management. 'The group was interested in improving their knowledge on the different technical areas on feed operations.'
The course covered topics that included US feed production; particle size reduction; batching and mixing; energy audits; feed mill management; quality control in a feed mill; pelleting; extrusion; feed ingredient storage, and the effects of feed processing on poultry nutrition among other things.
Participants of this course also had the opportunity to visit Countryside Feed Mill in Seneca, Kansas. There, participants were able to interact with the operations personnel and the animal nutritionist. Having the opportunity to meet other participants from other countries that are professionals within the poultry and feed industries, USSEC consultant and course participant, Miguel Escobar, explains the benefit this course brought to him and the others.
'To have all the participants thinking and collaborating with each other problems in our own feed mills was beneficial,' says Mr Escobar. 'The professors summarised pos and cons of poultry feed manufacturing and we were able to discuss different situations that we have come across in our daily activities within our own companies.'
Mr Escobar adds, 'For me I found that questions and comments outside of the classroom were always an initial point for other in-depth conversations.'
Looking toward the future, Mr Campabadal recognises the value in hosting the USSEC-sponsored courses. 'At the IGP Institute, we are always looking in supporting USSEC and the Kansas soybean producers on helping increase the international markets for US soybeans and co-products,' Mr Campabadal says.
This is just one example of the specialised trainings offered by the IGP Institute. In addition to feed manufacturing and grain quality management, the IGP Institute offers courses in the areas of flour milling and grain processing, and grain marketing and risk management.
To learn more about these other training opportunities, visit the IGP Institute website, HERE.
In an effort to reach an international audience while teaching the basics of essential feed processing, the IGP Institute held the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC) Middle East and North Africa 4th Poultry Feed Manufacturing course, April 22–26, 2019. The course had 19 participants from countries including, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.
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| Course participants join course instructor, Carlos Campabadal, for a tour of the O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Centre at Kansas State University's Department of Grain Science North Complex. Image credit: IGP KSU |
'It was a good group with diverse technical backgrounds, but all from the animal feed and production sector,' says Carlos Campabadal, IGP Institute outreach specialist for feed manufacturing and grain quality management. 'The group was interested in improving their knowledge on the different technical areas on feed operations.'
The course covered topics that included US feed production; particle size reduction; batching and mixing; energy audits; feed mill management; quality control in a feed mill; pelleting; extrusion; feed ingredient storage, and the effects of feed processing on poultry nutrition among other things.
Participants of this course also had the opportunity to visit Countryside Feed Mill in Seneca, Kansas. There, participants were able to interact with the operations personnel and the animal nutritionist. Having the opportunity to meet other participants from other countries that are professionals within the poultry and feed industries, USSEC consultant and course participant, Miguel Escobar, explains the benefit this course brought to him and the others.
'To have all the participants thinking and collaborating with each other problems in our own feed mills was beneficial,' says Mr Escobar. 'The professors summarised pos and cons of poultry feed manufacturing and we were able to discuss different situations that we have come across in our daily activities within our own companies.'
Mr Escobar adds, 'For me I found that questions and comments outside of the classroom were always an initial point for other in-depth conversations.'
Looking toward the future, Mr Campabadal recognises the value in hosting the USSEC-sponsored courses. 'At the IGP Institute, we are always looking in supporting USSEC and the Kansas soybean producers on helping increase the international markets for US soybeans and co-products,' Mr Campabadal says.
This is just one example of the specialised trainings offered by the IGP Institute. In addition to feed manufacturing and grain quality management, the IGP Institute offers courses in the areas of flour milling and grain processing, and grain marketing and risk management.
To learn more about these other training opportunities, visit the IGP Institute website, HERE.
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