Course Details:

Dates: November 6 – 16, 2023
Location: Online (7 Modules with 4-5 Lectures Per Module)
Time Commitment: 1-2 Hours Per Module
Registration Fee: $1,200.00 per person
Registration Deadline: November 3, 2023

Course Overview:

The soybean processing industry intends to significantly grow over the next few years. Soybeans are normally crushed to produce soybean meal and soybean oil. This expansion of the soybean crush capacity will provide additional soybean meal for the future. This online course will provide current usage and availability information on soybean meal and other non-grain ingredients normally used in animal feed rations. In addition, there will be discussions of future supply and demand levels of these ingredients affected by the increase in production of bio-fuels and how producers can make use of ingredients that are available to them in an economical way.

Objectives:

• Provide current usage and availability information with a look at the possibilities of the future.
• Increase the understanding of nutrient utilization, formulation, ingredient procurement, and manufacturing characteristics of ingredient list.
• The ability to identify the advantages that each ingredient offers in the rations.
• The ability to identify the limitations that come with each ingredient.
• The ability to formulate rations with the different ingredients.
• The ability to appraise the best feed that fits into their budget.
• The ability to recognize the quality of ingredients, and recognize the impact on feed production and animal performance.

Major Topics:

1. Macro Trends and Impacts on the Future of Feed Manufacturing
2. Major Oil Seeds
3. Middle Protein Products
4. Fiber in Feed
5. Emerging Ingredients

Who Should Attend:

• Animal Nutritionists and formulators, feed mill procurement managers, feedmill production personnel, shift supervisors, feed milling organizations, undergraduate students of nutrition.
• The primary target industry would be swine, poultry (broiler/layer) (chicken/duck/turkey), and aquaculture.

How Do I Register?

This course will be offered online only. Space will fill up quick, so we encourage you to enroll early!

Registration Fee: $1,200 per person
Registration Deadline: November 3, 2023

Cancellation Policies:

Requests to cancel a registration must be received on or before October 31, 2023 to receive a full refund. Requests to cancel a registration on or after October 31, 2023 will receive credit for a future NCI course that is good for 1 year. If NCI is forced to cancel this course, all registered participants will be immediately contacted, and each will receive a full refund within 10 business days. Substitutions may be made up to 3 days before the course begins. To read our full Event Refund & Cancelation Policy, click here.