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IPPE Is Only One Week Away

IPPE

The International Production & Processing Expo is officially one week away, and we’re looking forward to seeing you there! We invite members to stop by the American Feed Industry Association booth in the A-hall (A-111).

Here is a quick overview of some of AFIA’s events this year.

  • AFIA Pet Food Conference - The 12th annual AFIA Pet Food Conference will be held Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in room B-302/303. The day-long conference informs pet food industry representatives of the latest industry trends and features an array of speakers who are experts in pet food regulations, production, marketing and nutrition. See the full agenda here.
  • The High-Performance Sow: Rethinking Nutrition and Health Interactions - AFIA’s Nutrition Committee is introducing a new program focused on sow health in 2019. Held on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 9:30 a.m. to noon in A-305, experts will discuss how to use nutrition to maximize a sow’s productivity over her lifetime, providing an understanding of how nutrition impacts gut and overall health and how her microbiome may affect her progeny. See the full agenda here.
  • AFIA Feed Education Program - AFIA’s Production Compliance Committee is hosting its annual Feed Education Program Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 8 a.m. to noon in room A-302. As regulatory requirements for the feed industry continue to expand, this training session will update participants on recent changes from several federal agencies. The program will also announce the winner of the 2018 Feed Facility of the Year program. See the full agenda here.

In addition to AFIA’s programs, we will have staff presenting TECHTalks in the A Hall (Booth A-246).

  • “What’s ahead in the Trump administration and Congress in 2019?” - presented by John Stewart, AFIA’s manager of government affairs, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 1:50–2:10 p.m. 
  • “Top trade markets for animal food and ingredients” - presented by Gina Tumbarello, AFIA’s director of international policy and trade, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 1:50–2:10 p.m.

AFIA will be tweeting throughout the week using @FeedFolks and posting videos via Facebook live on our Facebook page. When posting content, be sure to include the #IPPE hashtag!

Be sure to download the IPPE app on your mobile device to view show information, search for exhibitors, and add education programs and other events to your schedules.

If you have any questions throughout the week, stop by AFIA’s booth (A-111), or contact Sarah Novak, AFIA’s vice president of membership and public relations, at (703) 558-3574; Veronica Rovelli, AFIA’s senior director of meetings and events, at (703) 558-3563; or Connie Samuels, AFIA’s manager of meetings and events, at (703) 558-3573.