26th Distillers Grains Symposium
Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capitol District
Omaha, Nebraska
May 11 & 12, 2022
Exhibiting & Sponsorship Opportunities Available
2021 Symposium
Monday Morning
SYMPOSIUM WELCOME
Ms. Jacie Lissolo, President DGTC
SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW
Dr. Kurt Rosentrater, Executive Director, DGTC
WEATHER, TARIFFS, AND POLITICS – DDGS IN 2021
Dr. Chad Hart, Iowa State University
MARKETS & DRIVERS FOR CEREAL GRAINS & COPRODUCTS IN 2021
Mr. Reece Cannady, U.S. Grains Council
MARKET DRIVERS AND PLATTS PRICE ASSESSMENTS
Ms. Sophie Byron, Platts
BENCHMARKING & IMPROVING QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE USING EVOLVING ANALYTICS
Ms. Connie Lindstrom, Christianson, PLLP
AFRICAN SWINE FEVER, ANIMAL DISEASES, & THE IMPORTANCE OF FEED SAFETY
Dr. Jordan Gebhardt, Kansas State University
HIGH PROTEIN DISTILLER’S DRIED GRAIN WITH YEAST IN PRACTICAL DIETS FOR CATFISH
Sidra Nazeer, Auburn University
ENERGY OF LACTATING DAIRY CATTLE – HIGH PROTEIN PROCESSED CORN PRODUCT
Ms. Addison Carrol, University of Nebraska Lincoln
SYMPOSIUM SCHOLARSHIPS
Dr. Kurt Rosentrater, Executive Director, DGTC
Monday Afternoon
BEVERAGE & FUEL DISTILLERS GRAINS – CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
Mr. Kevin Brent Smith, Company Distilling
DISTILLERS GRAINS AND EEC
Ms. Amanda LeFevre & Ms. Kari Johnson, State of Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection
DISTILLERS GRAINS ACTIVITY AT UK’S BEAM INSTITUTE
Mr. Brad Berron, James B. Beam Institute, University of Kentucky
OPTIONS FOR MECHANICAL DEWATERING AND DRYING OF SPENT DISTILLERS GRAINS
Mr. Jim Ling, Kason Corporation
NIR INSTRUMENTATION FOR CORN TO ETHANOL & COPRODUCTS
Mr. Paul Dawson, FOSS North America
Tuesday Morning
REGULATORY COMMITTEE UPDATES
Dr. Kurt Rosentrater, Executive Director, DGTC
EVALUATION OF ANALYTICAL RESULTS FOR MYCOTOXINS IN CORN & CORN DDGS
Mr. Raj Murugesan, DSM
OPTIMAL FISHFOOD
Optimal Aquafeed
WHERE HAVE WE BEEN, WHERE ARE WE GOING?
Dr. Kurt Rosentrater, Executive Director, DGTC
NEXT GENERATION ANALYTICS FOR ANIMAL FEED FORMULATION
Mr. Matthew Clark, Genesis Feed Technologies
CARBON INTENSITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND CO-PRODUCTS
Ms. Kelly Davis, RFA
2021 DGTC SYMPOSIUM REGULATORY UPDATES
Mr. Gary Huddleston, AFIA
Tuesday Afternoon
EVOLVING PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES AND COPRODUCTS
Dr. Jennifer Aurandt, Marquis
WATER-FREE PROTEIN ENHANCEMENT OF DDGS
Mr. Kyle Flynn, ST Equipment & Technology
FRACTIONATION’S IMPACT ON MONOGASTRICS & RUMINANTS
Dr. Mallorie Wilkken, ICM, Inc.
EFFECTIVE USE OF COPRODUCTS IN POULTRY DIETS
Dr. Kevin Roberson, CSA Animal Nutrition
OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISTILLERS PRODUCTS IN PET FOODS
Dr. Kelly Swanson, University of Illinois
IMPORTANCE OF DISTILLERS IN RUMINANT DIETS
Dr. Galen Erickson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
SYMPOSIUM – FINAL THOUGHTS
Dr. Kurt Rosentrater, Executive Director, DGTC
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