This webinar series focuses on using innovation in the processing of animal food, the equipment being used (existing and newly developed), as well as using grains from our region for co-products. A new speaker will be featured quarterly.
Upcoming Webinars:

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (CDT)
Join us as Taw Scaff, Extension Swine Specialist at North Dakota State University discusses the future of the North Dakota swine industry and its impact on grain and crop production.
Watch Previous Webinars:
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, May 22nd. This webinar featured Karel Vervaet, Senior Product Specialist Nutrition at BESTMIX Software.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, April 24th. This webinar featured Jeff Groose, Senior Merchandiser at Green Bison Soy Processing LLC, who presented on Green Bison Soy Processing and Soybean Crush Industry.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, March 27th. This webinar featured Jinsu Hong, Research Associate at the University of Minnesota, as he presented on Understanding Canola Meal to Use in Swine Diets.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, January 24th. This webinar featured Andrew Baker, Export Manager at POET.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, January 3rd. This webinar featured Wilmer Pacheco, Extension Specialist & Associate Professor at Auburn University. Join us as Wilmer presented on Importance of the Macro and Micro Structure of the Feed on Poultry Performance.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, November 22nd. This webinar featured Hans Stein, Professor of Nutrition in the Division of Nutritional Sciences and the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois. Join us as Hans presented on Weanling Pigs Fed Diets Containing High-Protein Corn Co-Products.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, October 25th, 2023. This webinar featured Richard Sibbel, who represented Mazen Animal Health. Join us as Richard presented on A New Frontier in Vaccines for Use in Veterinary Medicine.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, September 27th, 2023. This webinar featured Antonina Broyaka, Extension Associate in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University, who presented on Current Challenges of the Black Sea Grain Markets.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, August 23, 2023. This webinar featured Isaac Salfer, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota. Join us as Isaac presented on Factors to Consider When Incorporating Distiller's Co-Products in Dairy and Beef Cattle Diets.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, June 28, 2023. This webinar featured Shane Mueller, Feed Mill Manager at the Northern Crops Institute, who presented on the "Efficiency of Milling Corn Study".
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, May 24, 2023. This webinar featured Hans Stein, Professor of Nutrition in the Division of Nutritional Sciences and the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, April 26, 2023. This webinar featured Selpha Trinidad, President and General Manager at Longview Agribusiness Solutions Inc., who presented on Feed Milling in the Philippines.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023. This webinar featured Kurt Rosentrater, Associate Professor at Iowa State University. Join us as Kurt presents on Beyond DDGS, Corn Gluten Meal, and Corn Gluten Feed: Current and Evolving Products from Corn Processing. Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023! Join us as we hear from Janeth Colina, Applied Nutrition Technologist at Insta-Pro International, who presented on High-Shear Dry Extruded Corn for Animal Feeding. Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, January 25th, 2023! Join us as we hear from Dr. Luiz Ferraretto is a Ruminant Nutrition Extension Specialist in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, December 28th, 2022! Join us as we hear from Alvaro García, Livestock Nutritionist at Dellait, who presented on Country of Origin and Corn Composition. Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022! Join us as we hear from Dr. Robert Thaler, Professor and Extension Swine Specialist from South Dakota State University. Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, October 26th, 2022! Join us as we hear from Dr. Glenn C. Duff, Professor from New Mexico State University. Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, September 28th, 2022! Join us as we hear from Dr. Kenneth J. Hellevang, Professor and Extension Engineer at North Dakota State University. During the presentation, he discussed “Proper Corn Storage and Handling for Feed Mills"! Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, August 24th, 2022! Join us as we hear from Bob Thaler, Professor and Extension Swine Specialist at SDSU, Zach Smith, Assistant Professor at SDSU, and Warren Rusche, Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Feedlot Specialist at SDSU. During the presentation, the group discussed “Hybrid Rye” - More Than a Cover Crop. This included Hybrid Rye’s impact on pigs (both from a performance and human consumption standpoint), the impact on the feeding value of Hybrid Rye from including it in beef feedlot diets, and the numerous benefits it provides when featured as part of an integrated crops-livestock system, and more! Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, July 27th, 2022! Join us as we hear from Kate Vlietstra, Assistant Director at Mintel Food & Drink. During her presentation she discussed pet food products sustainability and health credentials, how pet health authorities will evolve in the next 2 years, the future of lab-grown pet food, and much more! Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022! Join us as we hear from Seth Naeve, Associate Professor and Extension Agronomist for the University of Minnesota, Peter Schott, CEO and Co-Founder of Genesis Feed Technologies, and Matthew Clark, Co-Founder of Genesis Feed Technologies. During their presentation they discussed changing the language of soybean quality with essential amino acids, and much more! Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, May 25th, 2022! Join us as we hear from Kim Kirchherr, an award-winning registered dietitian and President of K2 Outcomes LLC. During her presentation "Human Nutrition - Food for Thought”, Kim discussed considering consumers’ points of view, synergy, sources of nutrition and much more! Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, April 27th, 2022! Join us as we hear from Dave Albin, Vice President of Nutrition & Extrusion Technologies at Insta-Pro International. Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022! Join us as we hear from Mohamed Salah Bouthour, Middle East and Africa Marketing Specialist for the U.S. Grains Council. During his presentation, Mohamed discussed the Tunis Training Center. Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022! Join us as we hear from Natasha Mortenson, Community Relations and Education at Riverview, LLP. During her hour-long presentation she discussed Riverview, LLP, a dairy-based agribusiness headquartered in West Central Minnesota. Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, January 26th, 2022! Join us as we hear from Dr. Kalidas Shetty, professor at North Dakota State University, as he talks about the prevalence of food borne pathogens in farm processed meat and poultry products, targeting of natural phytochemical-based antimicrobial feeds to counter food borne pathogens as a safe and cost-effective alternative to synthetic antibiotics and more! Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021! Join us as we hear from Dr. Cassie Jones, Professor and Teaching Coordinator in the Department of Animal Sciences & Industry at Kansas State University, as she talks about the feed supply chain is not the most likely route of viral entry into animals, but it can quickly spread disease, how we all play a role in preventing pathogen entry and spread and more! Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, November 24th, 2021! Join us as we hear from Amber Boeshans, Executive Director of the North Dakota Livestock Alliance, as she talks about the tools needed to develop a vigorous livestock industry! Click here to view the video.
Enjoy watching the Future of Feeding webinar from Wednesday, October 27th, 2021! Join us as we hear from Andrew Plumski, Application Support Specialist at Afimilk USA, as he talks about information to monitor at an individual cow level, applying this information to dairy management, how to apply the dairy management information to feeding decisions and more! Click here to view the video.
General Information:
Northern Crops Institute
NDSU Dept. 7400
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Phone: 701-231-7736
Email: info@northern-crops.com
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 Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. 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).