Course Details:
Dates: August 28 – Sept. 1, 2023
Location: Begin in Minneapolis, MN. and complete course at Northern Crops Institute, Fargo, ND
Registration Fee: $1,900.00
Registration Deadline: August 1, 2023
Course Overview:
Ethanol production has increased dramatically since the early 2000s, driven by the Renewable Fuel Standard established by Congress in 2005. In addition to ethanol’s significant impact on U.S. corn usage, refining ethanol produces several coproducts that are commodities in their own right. This five-day course will focus on Dried Distillers grains, or DDGS, which are the most significant coproduct from ethanol production, in both size and value.
Daily lectures and tours will be held both in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area as well as at NCI and Barry Hall on the NDSU Campus in Fargo. Academic and industry authorities will guide you through the full complexity of the international DDGS Markets. This course provides an overview of the U.S. DDGS handling and marketing system and discusses the tools available to assist buyers in purchasing U.S. DDGS that meet their quality needs at the best value.
This course will be held in Minneapolis/St. Paul from August 28 – 30, and in Fargo, North Dakota from August 31 – September 2, 2023.
Course Objective:
Learn from experts from both academic and industry professionals on DDGS markets.
Meet with ingredient suppliers and hear of their experiences in dealing with the complexities of the international DDGS markets.
Share day-to-day experiences with colleagues from other countries and U.S. DDGS merchants.
Experience the DDGS handling system through tours of a farm, an ethanol production plant, and an intermodal rail loading facility.
Participate in trading exercises at NDSU’s Barry Hall.
Major Topics:
Review of Corn Market/Industry
Discussion with CHS on DDGS, Corn, Wheat, Soybean Meal procurement
Overview of Barge Network
Logistics of Ingredient Handling
Discussion on market Trends/Opportunities with IFC
Uses of Distillers Co-Products in Diets for Pigs and Poultry
Introduction to Futures
Introduction to Fundamentals
Tour Ethanol Plant
Storage and Handling of DDGS
Use of DDGS through a Feed Mill
Trading on Nutrient Value
Report on Corn Milling Study by NCI
Who Should Attend?
International procurement managers, purchasing managers, agricultural marketing specialists, R&D Researcher, Business Managers, Chief Marketing Officers, Feed Manufacturing Managers. Anyone with interest in importing DDGS from the United States.
How Do I Register?
This course will be offered in-person only, and registrations are limited to 30 participants. Space can fill up quick, so we encourage you to enroll early!
Registration Fee: $1,900.00
Registration Deadline: August 1, 2023
Click on the “Register Now” button to pay by credit card. For group registrations and alternate methods of payment, please contact: Nicholas.sinner@ndsu.edu.
Included in the registration fee are course materials, lunches and refreshments during the course and one evening dinner banquet. Airfare, hotel rooms and other meals are not included in the registration fee.
Hotel Information:
Information on hotels for the course will be provided to you upon registration. A valid credit card is required upon check-in at each hotel to cover your room expenses. Hotel rooms ARE NOT included in the course registration fee.
Transportation:
Participants will fly into Minneapolis/St.Paul International Airport (MSP) on Sunday, August 27, 2023 and will fly out of Fargo International Airport on Saturday, September 2, 2023.
NCI will provide transportation during the course.
Cancellation Policies:
Requests to cancel a registration must be received on or before August 15, 2023 to receive a full refund. Requests to cancel a registration on or after August 16, 2023 will receive credit for a future NCI course that is good for 1 year. If NCI is forced to cancel this course, all registered participants will be immediately contacted, and each will receive a full refund within 10 business days. Substitutions may be made up to 3 days before the course begins. To read our full Event Refund & Cancelation Policy, click here.
General Information.
Northern Crops Institute
NDSU Dept. 7400
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Phone: 701-231-7736
Fax: 701-231-7235
Email: nci@ndsu.edu
Website: www.northern-crops.com
About the Northern Crops Institute.
Northern Crops Institute is an international center for meeting and learning about crops produced in the four-state region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, Northern Crops Institute exists as a forum to bring together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, processors and producers from all points of the globe for discussion, education and technical service programs. Since 1983, the Institute has hosted visitors from more than 135 countries.
North Dakota State University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. This publication will be made available in alternative formats upon request (701-231-7736).