Faegre and Benson’s Food Agriculture & Biofuels (“FAB”) group is sending several representatives to the Feed and Pet Food Joint Industries Conference to be held in Chicago from September 22 through September 24, and is excited to be a Gold level sponsor of this groundbreaking event.
This conference is a unique colloboration between the National Grain and Feed Association and the Pet Food Institute on issues common to both organizations.
Please watch this blog for a post-conference recap highlighting the important topics discussed at this event.
Feedstuffs, a nationally distributed industry publication, is supporting the conference as media sponsor. We’d like to thank Feedstuffs for their involvement and are excited about their sponsorship. As the only weekly, paid news source for agribusiness, they publish more than 1,600 pages of agribusiness news and information annually.
From Feedstuffs.com:
“Feedstuffs is the information source you can depend on to provide accurate, reliable information and analysis on a timely basis. For over 80 years, Feedstuffs has been providing news, information and analysis on areas directly related to food production, including the related areas of feed manufacturing, animal health and nutrition, industry trends, feed ingredients, government regulations and marketing.”
Faegre & Benson is pleased to announce that Pork Checkoff is a 2010 event sponsor. Pork Checkoff’s mission: “The mission of the National Pork Board is to generate added value to the U.S. Pork production industry by creating and executing forward-looking promotion, research and consumer information programs based on principles reflecting its investors commitment to quality, innovation and stewardship.”
Pork Checkoff’s website also notes a vision:
- Increase domestic per capita demand for pork
- Increase export demand for U.S. Pork
- Establish science-based standards from which the pork production industry may be fairly measured
- Provide knowledge and opportunities that allow producers to be competitive
Register for the event today to meet Pork Checkoff representatives July 28, 2010.
Faegre & Benson is very excited to have CropLife America as a 2010 Association Sponsor of the Food, Agriculture & Biofuels conference. Established in 1933, CropLife America represents the developers, manufacturers, formulators and distributors of plant science solutions for agriculture and pest management in the United States. CropLife America’s member companies produce, sell and distribute virtually all the crop protection and biotechnology products used by American farmers.
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We hope you’ll share our interest in CropLife America by visiting their website or Twitter feed @CropLifeAmerica for their latest updates.
Prepare for an all new annual conference and trade show format designed to meet the rapidly changing needs of the global dairy industry.
- ONE event focused on business solutions for the dairy industry.
- New annual format will keep dairy processors and plant operators on the leading edge of innovation, on top of the latest trends and educated on the most pressing issues.
- Show focused on the topics, issues and products you care most about — those of most critical importance to dairy industry professionals.
- Three-day, weekday format and a fresh venue will alternate locations to better meet the needs of both exhibitors and attendees.
- Opportunity to connect with your suppliers and customers every year.
IDFA welcomes all packaging, processing and technology providers for the global dairy industry to learn more about exhibit opportunities at the International Dairy Show. Exhibit sales opened at the end of October, and more than 60,000 square feet of space has already been reserved.
Contact Robin Cornelison, IDFA trade show manager, at rcornelison@idfa.org, or visit www.dairyshow.com for details.
We’re very excited to have The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) as an association sponsor of our 2010 National Food, Agriculture & Biofuels Conference.
Want to know a little more about IDFA? From their website:
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), Washington, D.C., represents the nation’s dairy manufacturing and marketing industries and their suppliers, with a membership of 550 companies representing a $110-billion a year industry.
IDFA is composed of three constituent organizations:
- Milk Industry Foundation (MIF)
- National Cheese Institute (NCI)
- International Ice Cream Association (IICA)
IDFA’s 220 dairy processing members and their 175 divisions, subsidiaries, and joint ventures run nearly 575 plant operations, and range from large multi-national organizations to single-plant companies. Together they represent more than 85% of the milk, cultured products, cheese and frozen desserts produced and marketed in the United States.
In addition, 320 member companies provide processing equipment and supplies, packaging equipment and materials, ingredients and a wide variety of products and services to the dairy processing industry. More than 15 state and regional trade associations are also members of IDFA.
Visit their site today to learn more about their initiatives, programs, membership, and events. You can also follow them on Twitter @dairyidfa.
Today we are pleased to spotlight the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) as a 2010 association sponsor of the Food, Agriculture & Biofuels conference.
IFMA is a leading trade association comprising more than 300 of the world’s most prestigious food, equipment and supply manufacturers in the $588 billion foodservice industry, as well as related marketing service organizations, foodservice trade publications, distributors and brokers. IFMA’s mission is to shape the future of foodservice by creating an environment for positive change and actionable solutions benefiting manufacturers and their foodservice channel partners.
IFMA’s website and Facebook page regularly update readers on relevant industry news, including:
For more information on IFMA, click here.
