2018 Symposium Agenda
Wednesday Morning
“WELCOME TO IOWA”
Ms. Lucy Norton, Iowa Renewable Fuels
“WELCOME & WHISKEY EXPERIENCES IN IOWA”
Mr. Kyle Doyle, Iowa Distilling Company
“CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR USE OF BIOFUEL CO-PRODUCTS IN SWINE & POULTRY”
Dr. Brian Kerr, USDA-ARS
“DISTILLERS GRAINS IN DAIRY COW DIETS: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES”
Dr. Fernando Diaz, Rosecrans Dairy Consulting, LLC
“NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF EGGS FROM HENS FED WITH DDGS”
Dr. Yanhong Zhang, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
“ETHANOL CO-PRODUCTS OF THE FUTURE FINDING, DEFINING & CREATING VALUE”
Dr. Scott Tilton, Flint Hills Resources
Wednesday Afternoon
“PELLETING – LESSONS LEARNED & QUESTIONS UNANSWERED”
Dr. Kim Koch, Northern Crops Institute – North Dakota State University
“DDGS MARKETING & EXPORT OUTLOOK FOR 2018”
Mr. Alvaro Cordero, U.S. Grains Council
“FLOATING VERSUS FIXED: A LOOK AT DDGS PRICING MECHANISMS & TRADE FLOWS”
Ms. Sophie Byron, Platts
“U.S. ETHANOL FEED CO-PRODUCTS: RE-ESTIMATION OF THE SUPPLY, USE, AND PRICE RELATIONSHIPS”
Mr. Linwood Hoffmann, USDA Economic Research Service
“CURRENT TRENDS IN DISTILLERS GRAINS PRODUCTION & VALUE FOR THE BEVERAGE ALCOHOL INDUSTRY”
Dr. Luke Adam, Beam Suntory
“D3MAX (D3MAX Process)”
Mr. Mark Yancey
“ISU Egg Industry Center (Egg Layer Perspectives on DDGS)”
Mr. Maro Ibarburu
“Interpreting Nutrient & Quality Profiling Data While Managing Variances That Impact Your Outcomes”
Dr. Rob Musser, Nutriquest
“NEW PRODUCT PANEL”
Dr. Ryan Mass, ICM
“DDGS MARKET SNAPSHOT”
Steven Moore, Ethanol Europe
Thursday Morning
“DOES REMOVING NUTRIENT COMPONENTS FROM DISTILLERS GRAINS AFFECT THE FEEDING VALUE FOR BEEF CATTLE?”
Dr. James MacDonald, University of Nebraska
“MYCOTOXINS & THEIR DETOXIFICATION: MYTH OR SCIENCE?”
Dr. Raj Murugesan, Biomin
“MYCOTOXINS IN DDGS – AN ETHANOL INDUSTRY INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE INTEGRITY OF MYCOTOXIN RESULTS ON DDGS”
Mr. Shon Van Hulzen, POET
“PRACTICES & PERSPECTIVES OF DDG CHEMICAL ANALYSIS”
Dr. Andy Komarek, ANKOM
“FDA UPDATES ON FSMA IMPLEMENTATION”
Dr. Marla Keller, FDA, CVM
23rd Distillers Grains Symposium
Doubletree By Hilton
Bloomington, Minnesota
May 15 & 16, 2019
Exhibiting & Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Golf Outing – May 14th
Mark your calendars now! We look forward to seeing you!
Media Partners
Michelle Harper
Program Coordinator
Michelle plans and coordinates the Annual DGTC Symposium. She started working with the DGTC in 1997 with Mr. Charlie Staff, who retired in 2013. When Dr. Rosentrater became Executive Director of the council in 2013, she has continued to work with the Council. Michelle is based in Louisville, Kentucky.
Email: vmharp01@louisville.edu
Phone: 502-852-1574
