Feed mill seminar to focus on effective, efficient management

Feed manufacturing plays a crucial role in poultry and egg production and processing. As feed mill management becomes increasingly complex each year, costs continue to rise. The USPOULTRY 2025 Feed Mill Management Seminar provides an opportunity to stay updated on the latest technologies and techniques to ensure feed mills operates efficiently and effectively. The seminar will be held March 20-21 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Downtown in Nashville, Tenn.

USPOULTRY’s 2025 Feed Mill Management Seminar. Courtesy of the US Poultry & Egg Association

“This year’s program planning committee has developed a well-rounded agenda that has something for everyone,” said Richard Obermeyer, director of feed production for Aviagen, and program committee chair. “This year’s program has topics that range from biosecurity protocols to ingredient quality to artificial intelligence in the feed mill and much more.”

Program topics include:

• Future of Poultry Production and Impact on Ingredient Usage
• Feed Mill Biosecurity Protocols
• Pellets: Size Study, Quality and Performance, and Particle Size
• Regulatory Update
• Mill Maintenance: Mill Efficiencies, Steam Trap Survey, and Bag House Operation and Maintenance
• Mixers: Uniformity and Profiles and Results Interpretation
• Ingredient Quality at Receiving
• Cooling Process and Maintenance
• Artificial Intelligence in the Feed Mill for Proficiency

The 2025 Feed Mill Management Seminar planning committee includes Obermeyer, as well as program committee chair, Larry Hooper, Cobb-Vantress LLC, and Darrin Poole, Wayne-Sanderson Farms.

Source: US Poultry & Egg Association