The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and Kansas State University (KSU) are co-sponsoring the Feed Manufacturing Short Course, June 7-16, 2004 in Manhattan, Kansas. Applicants for this nine-day course should have a minimum of two years experience in the feed industry with the goal of managing production, budgets and personnel in feed plants.

KSU’s Department of Grain Science and Industry facilities will be utilized for the course and features a complete operating feed mill designed specifically for teaching and research, production laboratories and classrooms. The instructors will be experts with in-depth technical knowledge in all aspects of feed manufacturing, including feed formulas, nutrition, quality, purchasing, safety, mill design, equipment, grinding, mixing, automation and cost control.

The Short course begins with registration on June 7, and concludes with a banquet on the evening of June 16. For an additional $250, an optional HACCP workshop is available to attendees, beginning on June 17 and concluding at noon on June 18.

Program and registration details are available online at www.afia.org, or call AFIA at 703-524-0810 or Dr. Tim Herrman, KSU Dept. of Grain Science and Industry, at 785-532-4082. ©