Registration is now open for \"AFIA-500: Fundamentals of Feed Manufacturing,\" an event sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association in partnership with Kansas State University.
The distance education program provides participants with an understanding of the feed manufacturing process. The five-week, e-learning program allows participants to work at their own pace while engaging in online discussions with other participants and the course instructor. Topics include: the process flow from particle size reduction to batching and mixing, conditioning and pelleting, boilers, post-pellet systems, packaging and loadout, and maintenance.
AFIA-500 is Feb. 27 to March 31, 2017, and is limited to 50 participants, filled on a first come, first served basis. The online course will also run May 15 to June 16, and Oct. 30 to Dec. 1, next year.
The registration fee is $499 for AFIA members and $685 for non-members.
