A Love Letter to AFIA Events

Written by: Lacie Dotterweich   |   January 6, 2022

Member value, Education

One of my favorite parts of my job working at the American Feed Industry Association is getting to see members at our events. While I enjoy my day to day duties of keeping up with issues affecting animal food manufacturers and writing newsletters, blogs, social media posts, etc., it really hits home when I am able to meet and get to know the people I am helping. It also doesn't hurt that we have the NICEST and friendliest members! The past two years have obviously made it hard for our industry to get together, which is why I am so excited and hopeful for a semi-return to normalcy this year.

We have released our calendar of events for the year, I sincerely hope to see you at one of our events!

• Jan. 25-27: International Feed Expo at IPPE - Atlanta, Ga.
• Jan. 25: Pet Food Conference at IPPE - Atlanta, Ga.
• Jan. 26: Business Continuity in Times of Disruption: Lessons Learned in the Feed Industry at IPPE - Atlanta, Ga.
• Jan. 26: Feed Education Program at IPPE - Atlanta, Ga.
• March 8-10: Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference - San Francisco, Calif.
• June: Feed Industry Institute - online
• July 19-21: FSMA PCQI Training - Nashville, Tenn.
• Sept. 7-9: Liquid Feed Symposium - New Orleans, La.
• Nov. 9-11: Equipment Manufacturers Conference - St. Petersburg, Fla.

The AFIA will also continue its partnership with Kansas State University to offer a five-week online course, "AFIA-KSU 500: Fundamentals of Feed Manufacturing." The course will be offered between:

• Feb. 1 - March 8;
• March 22 - April 19;
• Aug. 2 - Sept. 6; and
• Oct. 4 - Nov. 8.

For more information or to register, visit afia.org/events.