During the 2023 IPPE Expo four researchers presented their findings.

Poultry industry leaders from Cargill, Prestage Farms and Pilgrim’s participated in a program that informed the students about the multitude of career opportunities in the industry.

Makenzie Jackson is a Butterball research and development food scientist, and Nicole Maxwell is a Butterball quality assurance lab supervisor.

Denis Kan, president of Jamesway, presented a check in the amount of $2,000, and USPOULTRY matched Jamesway’s contribution.

The donation included $14,503 in contributions from IPPE, Hawkins Inc. and WATT Global Media, with an additional $3,422 provided through a contribution from Expo Auctions and $12,075 by numerous individual donations.

Henning Cos. presented a check in the amount of $5,000, and USPOULTRY matched $2,000 of Henning Cos.’ contribution.

Nan-Dirk Mulder, senior global specialist animal protein with Rabobank, notes that for the general market outlook for 2023, the focus will shift to the operational side.

Scientific experts discussed the latest spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza and African swine fever globally, as well as ways the feed and poultry industries can plug gaps now in their biosecurity programs.

The Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit is sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, along with the American Feed Industry Association and the North American Meat Institute.

The program covered what the animal food industry can expect from U.S. federal regulators in 2023 and findings from a recent African swine fever (ASF) feed mill decontamination study.