'As anyone working in agriculture can attest right now, the novel coronavirus has changed the landscape for the animal food industry – both from how it is operating today to how the industry will continue feeding America's livestock, poultry and pets into the future,' said Robert Cooper, IFEEDER's executive director. 'To successfully navigate this uncharted territory and emerge even stronger than before, the IFEEDER Board committed to identifying compelling projects that address the animal food industry's research and knowledge gaps as well as looking for opportunities to boost stakeholder engagement.'
Tim Belstra of Belstra Milling Co. will serve as the 2020-21 chair of IFEEDER's Board of Trustees Image credit: IFEEDER |
• Updating the 2016 U.S. Animal Food Consumption Report to reflect the industry's current production and provide expert economic analysis on how the COVID-19 public health crisis will shape future production.
• Launching a research project that will examine how swine diseases could spread through the movement of feed or feed ingredients through the use of a dynamic transmission model.
• Issuing a request for proposal to better define the industry's sustainability efforts, in partnership with American Feed Industry Association leadership and the AFIA Sustainability Oversight Committee.
As part of the business meeting, the trustees recognised Bruce Crutcher of Micronutrients USA, LLC, for his leadership as chair for the 2019-20 fiscal year and tapped Tim Belstra of Belstra Milling Co. as the 2020-21 chair. Several new AFIA members joined the IFEEDER Board of Trustees, including: Scott Druker of Church & Dwight Company, Inc.; Kevin Halpin, Ph.D., of International Ingredients Corporation; Steve Lerner of Chr. Hansen Animal Health and Nutrition; and Joe Lucas of CJ Bio America, Inc. The Board also thanked several outgoing trustees for their service: Dean Warras of Phibro Animal Health Corporation; Cathy Bandyk, Ph.D., of AB Vista, Inc.; and Ross Hamilton, Ph.D., of Darling Ingredients Inc.
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