AFIA inducts Dr. Chet Fields into Liquid Feed Hall of Fame

Dr. Chet Fields

Dr. Chet Fields, Ph.D., was inducted into the American Feed Industry Association's Liquid Feed Hall of Fame, the highest award offered by the AFIA Liquid Feed Committee and the liquid feed industry.
The honor was presented to Fields at the Liquid Feed Symposium Awards Luncheon in St. Louis, Mo. The meeting is the country's largest gathering of liquid supplement leaders in manufacturing, nutrition, quality, sales and marketing.
Fields founded C.L. Fields, Ph.D., Inc., an independent consulting company that provided nutrition and management counseling to feedlots and ranches throughout North America and across the globe. He also served as a technical liaison to the feed, veterinary, pharmaceutical, meat packing, legal and insurance industries, universities trade associations and governmental agencies.
In 1998, he joined one of his company's clients, the U.S. Sugar Corporation, as the manager of product development and nutrition. The U.S. Sugar Corporation, which merged with Westway Feed Products, LLC in 2007, produces and markets molasses and liquid feed. During his tenure at U.S. Sugar Corporation, Fields drafted a petition to the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) to delete the erroneous term "BRIX" from all feed definitions. This petition was presented by AFIA staff and approved by AAFCO with the new definitions appearing in the 2008 AAFCO Official Publication.
Fields served two terms on the AFIA Liquid Feed Committee and served as the committee's chair in 2003. Always a strong supporter of research, Fields was instrumental in promoting several research projects supported by the Liquid Feed Committee's Research and Education Fund.
Fields was born in the Terrebonne parish of Southern Louisiana. He served four years in the U.S. Coast Guard before earning a bachelor's degree in agribusiness from Nicholls State College, later obtaining master's and doctorate degrees in nutrition from the University of Kentucky. Fields retired from Westway Feed Products in 2012 and is currently a member of the American Society of Animal Science and the American Registry of Processional Animal Scientists.

40th annual Liquid Feed Symposium theme was 'Sustainability in the Face of Ongoing Challenges'

The 40th annual Liquid Feed Symposium was held in San Antonio, Tex. on Sept. 14 through 16, 2010.
According to the American Feed Industry Association, the program, which focused on "Sustainability in the Face of Ongoing Challenges," was a success. Presented topics included world weather patterns for fall and winter, an economic update, regulatory updates and the pros and cons of dry versus liquid feed supplementation. A closing presentation gave a forecast of the cattle and ingredient markets.

American Feed Industry Association wraps up liquid feed tonnage survey

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has completed its annual liquid feed tonnage survey for 2010.
Eleven U.S. liquid feed manufacturing companies participated in the survey, providing their 2008 and 2009 liquid supplement production data. The report covers the categories of beef feedlot, dairy rations, range supplementation, feed mill blends and poured blocks. Overall, a slowdown of production levels was recorded in 2009, due in large part to the economic downturn and resulting herd reductions. Dairy rations were the hardest hit.

AFIA’s Liquid Feed Committee seeks research, education funds

Members of the American Feed Industry Association’s Liquid Feed Committee recently announced they are seeking financial contributions to the Kenny Berg Research and Education Fund, an ongoing committee project.
The purpose of the Kenny Berg Research and Education Fund, which is named after a pioneer of the liquid-feed sector of the feed industry, is to build on the studies previously made possible through the fund and to promote greater understanding of the applications for liquid supplements.
The fund provides grants to university-based researchers working on approved protocols.
To contribute to the fund, contact AFIA’s Leanna Nail at +1.703.558.3567.