Publications

2023 Grain & Feed Industry Conference

• 1. What is “Professional Development” and Why Is It So Important by: Marty Jakosa, Management Consultant/Certified Professional Coach
• 2. General Safety Culture in the Workplace by: Randy Hultgren, Associated Feed & Supply
• 3. Who We Feed and The Commodities & By-Products We Use in California by Panel: Jenna Leal, CA Dept. of Food & Agriculture, KC Gutenberger, CA Dept. of Food & Agriculture, Cathryn McCandless, Safe Animal Feed, CDFA, Matt Creighton, J.D. Heiskell & Co., and Peter Hanlon, Hanlon Trading

Technical Session:

• 4. Engineer Product Flow, Dry Products and Ingredient Handling by: Carrie Hartford, P.E., MBA, Jenike & Johanson, Inc.
• 5. Achieving a Successful Mix by: Pat Leuer, Scott Equipment Co.
• 6. Optimizing Pellet Mill Conditioning by: Scott Anderson, California Pellet Mill (CPM)

What’s New in Technology Session:

• 7. Integrated Reporting & Traceability Capabilities in the Feed Mill Industry by: Scott Herron, Easy Automation
  
• 8. New in Technology Session by: Steve Buehne, CPM Automation
• 9. What’s New in Technology? by: James Ramey, Repete Corp.
• 10. WEM Advanced Control System Security Software by: Pete Ensch, WEM Automation

Mill Maintenance Program:

• 11. Gear Boxes and Electric Motors by: Steve Zsembik, Dodge Industrial
• 12. Drags, Augers and Conveyors by: Jesse Moran, Screw Conveyor Corp.
• 13. Bucket Elevator Service by: Dean Wedekind, DuraPlas/Maxi-Lift
• 14. Emergency Response in Feed Mill and Grain Handling Facilities by: Garry Pinheiro, Elite Silo Cleaning Inc. and Geoff Holland, Foster Farms
• 15. Learning Team Activity for Incident Reporting by: Arturo Trejo, Foster Farms

Grant Opportunities Workshop on October 6, 2022

• Audio Recording of the Workshop
• Video Recording of the Workshop

2022 California Animal Nutrition Conference

• What Matters in my Calf Nutrition Program by: Michael Ballou, Ph.D, Texas Tech University
• Almond Hulls: Chemical Composition and Feeding Value by: Ed DePeters, Ph.D, University of California, Davis
• Optimizing Lactation Lengths of Dairy Cows and the Role of Nutrition by: Albert De Vries, Ph.D, University of Florida
• Can Increasing Forage Sorghum Berry Size Increase BPS and Starch Digestibility? by: Juan M. Piñeiro, Ph.D, Texas A&M University
• Lactation Performance of Dairy Cattle Fed Contemporary Diets With and Without Rumensin by: Mike Van Amburgh, Ph.D, Cornell University
• Fatty Acid Supplementation for Lactating Dairy Cows: Opportunities and Challenges by: Adam Lock, Ph.D, Michigan State University
• Effective Nutritional Strategies for Enteric Methane Mitigation by: Alexander N. Hristov, Ph.D., P.A.S., Pennsylvania State University

2022 Annual Convention

2022 Grain & Feed Industry Conference

• Working with Contractors and Onboarding Considerations When They Transition to Full Time Employees by Victoria Dolan, Holden Law Group
• Evolution of Feed Mill Automation by Brady Gaalswyk, Easy Automation
• Do You Listen As Well As I Hear by Marty Jakosa, Management Consultant/Certified Professional Coach
• CDFA Update by Jenna Leal, CA Dept. Food & Ag
• Legislative Update  by Anthony Molina, California Advocates/CGFA
• Behavior Based Observation Safety by Arturo Trejo, Foster Farms
• Emerging Regulatory Issues within OSHA and Cal OSHA
  • (click here) by Jess McCluer, National Grain and Feed Association
  • (click here) by Bill Krycia, The Zenith Company
• Steam by Travis Berry, Spirax Sarco
• Agriculture, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change by Alison Van Eenennaam, PhD., UC Davis
• Nuts and Bolts: Managing Essentials by Anna Genasci, Stanislaus County Farm Bureau
• 360 Degree Communication Within Your Sphere of Influence by Marty Jakosa, Management Consultant/Certified Professional Coach

2020 Grain & Feed Industry Conference

• Safe and Sustainable Feed & Food Production by: Dr. Frank Mitloehner (contact Donna for copy donna@agamsi.com)
• Belts and Elevators
• Advantages of a Learning Management System by: Mark Fife and Craig Sims
• Railroad Track Inspection & Maintenance by: Doug Reynolds
• Overview of Completed FSMA Inspections by Paul Davis, PhD., PAS, Dipl. ACAS
• Active Shooter Preparedness by: Justin Brooks (contact Donna for copy donna@agamsi.com)
• Enhance Feed Mill Bioecurity by: Dr. Ann Ikelman
• How Important is Steam to Your Process by: Don Williams
• Unique Packaging System Project in the Feed Industry by: Steve McEachron i (contact Steve for copy steve.mceachron@bratney.com)
• When Design Engineering Meets Feed Technology by: Geoff Holland
• Customer/Contractor Relationships from Scales to Finished Project by: Stephen Halverson
• Golden Bucket
• CGFA Legislative Update by: Dennis Albiani (contact Donna for copy donna@agamsi.com)
• Manage and Strenghten Your Workforce by Julie Worley
• Put Me In Coach by: Marty Jakosa
  • Wheel of Life
  • Perfomance Coaching Questions

2019 Annual Convention

• Feed Ingredient Standards for Food Processing By-Products: by: Matt Frederking
• Efficient Agricultural Movement Transportation Issues & Solutions Facing the Industry: by: Brad Thrasher
• Ag Trucking, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: by: Colby Bell

2019 Grain & Feed Industry Conference

• Parallels and Paradigms in Confined Space and Grain Handling Facilities by: Kent Freeman
• CDFA: Commercial Feed Regulatory Program Update by: Samantha Moran-Defty
• Maintenance Panel
  • Bucket Elevators/Drag Conveyors by: Gary Dorrell
  • Screw Conveyors by: Jesse Moran
  • Boilers by: Don Williams
  • Bearings by: Steve Zsembik
  • Pellet Mills and Rollers by: Scott Anderson
• Improving Production Efficiency by Mark Daniel
• Emergency Preparedness by Joe Szaloky
• Safety: Understanding the Importance of Near Miss Incident by: Rhyanne
• Conflict and Ethical Decisions It’s Inevitable by: Marty Jakosa

2018 Grain & Feed Industry Conference

• Labor Law Issues and Compliance by: Adrian Hoppes, Holden Law Group
• FSMA, Past, Present and Future by: Matt Frederking / Presented by: Geoff Holland
• CDFA Safe Program, FSMA and VFD’s. by: Jenna Areias and Samanta Moran-Defty, CDFA
• Safety – Managing Injury Risk at Grain Handling Facilities by: Matt Shurtliff, J.D. Heiskell & Co.
• Safety Panel by: Arturo Trejo, Foster Farms; Charles Davenport, Associated Feed & Supply and Matt Shurtliff, J.D. Heiskell & Co.
• Solutions to Common Grinding Problems by: Ryan Dietzenbach, CPM
• Optimizing Your Plant’s Weighing Equipment by: Rory Ward, Quality Scales Unlimited
• Careers and Internship Program by: Rhonda Mercadal-Evans from California State University, Monterey
• Pest Control Organic vs. Non Organic by: Mike Altomore from Agrecom Inc.
• Hazardous Waste Disposal by: Denise Holmes from Foster Farms
• Communicating – Why Is This So Hard? by: Marty Jakosa, Human Resource Manager/Certified Professional Coach  *Little Paul Story

2017 CGFA Annual Convention Business Session Power Points

• The Future of the Dairy in the West by: Katelyn McCullock, American Farm Bureau Federation
• The California Water Situation and Outlook by: David Guy, Northern California Water Association
• Management Trend Report 2017 on Labor Issues by: Michael Saqui, The Saqui Law Group

2017 Grain & Feed Industry Conference

• ​​Life Cycle Assessment of the Feed Supply Chain for a California Feedlot by: Samantha Werth, UC Davis
• The Challenge of Recruiting into Ag Careers by: Shannon Douglass, CalAG Jobs
• Leadership: Some Things to Consider by: Marty Jakosa, Certified Professional Coach
• GMO Labeling and The Impact on the Feed Industry Update by: Alison Van Eenennaam, PhD., UC Davis
• Use Your Personality Type to Empower Your Safety Program by: Randy Hultgren, Foster Farms
• Preparing to Modernize Your Feed Mill Automation and Control Systems by: Jason Hunt, Factory Technologies Inc.
• Feed Plant Efficiency: Steam Plant by: Rob Schmitz, RF MacDonald Co.
• Boiler Room 101 by: Brian Dolan, RF MacDonald Co.
• Retention Time of Grain in the Steam Chest by: Peter Greuel, Ph.D., SarTec Corp.  and Jim Grossenbach, GMO Livestock Products
• Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Update by: Cathryn McCandless, CA Dept. of Food & Ag
• Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Update by: Jessica Darneille, State Liaison, USDA
• Ransonware and Other Cyber Crimes by: Dennis D. Guertin, Special Agent Partnership Coordinator, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Managing Millennials by: Marty Jakosa, Certified Professional Coach

2016 Annual Convention Business Session Power Points

• Fundamental Shifts Impacting Agriculture (Presented by Richard Brock, Brock and Associates)
• Dairy Outlook (Presented by Annie AcMoody, Western United Dairymen)
• Careers in the Grain & Feed Industry (Presented by John Kauffmann, J.D. Heiskell & Co.)
• CGFA Legislative Report (Presented by Dennis Albiani, CGFA)
• Agriculture, Climate Change and Human Health (Presented by Patrick Moore)
• 2016 Sponsors for the Annual Convention

2016 Grain & Feed Industry Conference

• ​Keynote: The Food Morality Movement: Kevin Murphy, Food-Chain Communications (www.truthinfood.com)
• Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Overview & Update
  • Bruce Hoffman, DVM, Elanco Animal Health  (click here)
  • Kaylen Henry, GlobalVetLINK, LC (click here)
• Nutritionist Perspective on Ingredients: Peter Karnezos, Ph.D., PMI Nutritional Additives
• Employee Training Video Series:
  • Harris Ranch
  • NuCal Foods (click here)
  • Foster Farms (click here)
• Cal/OSHA Enforcement Branch Update:  Jon Weiss, District Manager, Cal/OSHA  (click here)
• 7 Steps for Successful Hazardous Monitoring:  Brian Knapp, 4B Components Ltd. (click here)
• Air Compressors:   Steve Arshop, Kaeser Compressors (click here)
• California Labor and Employment Updates: Glen Williams, The Saqui Law Group
• FDA Presentation on FSMA Final Rule for Animal Food: Jennifer Erickson, Center for Veterinary Medicine (click here)
• CDFA Feed Inspection Program Update – Jenna Areias, Agriculture Program Supervisor IV (click here)

2015 Storm Water Workshop Presentations

• ​Industrial Permit Overview
• The TO DO LIST – Complying with the Industrial General Permit for Storm Water Associated with Industrial Activities (2014-0057-DWQ1)
• Industrial Storm Water  Program
• General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated  With Industrial Activities

CGFA 2015 Annual Convention

• Transportation/Rail Issues & Updates
  (Presented by Kevin Thompson, NGFA Transportation Chair/Cargill)
• Career Center Web Page and Governmental Relations Report
  (Presented by CGFA President Phil Waddell and CEO Chris Zanobini)
• Counter-Party Risk Management 
  (Presented by Todd Langel, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP)
• Dairy Economics/Outlook
  (Presented by Dr. Scott Brown, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Missouri)

Grain Handling Safety Seminar October 15, 2014

• 2014 OSHA Update
• 2014 Update on Boot Pits-GHS and Sweep Augers
• Federal vs. State
• 2014 CalOSHA Update Part One
• 2014 CalOSHA Update Part Two
• 2014 CalOSHA Update Part Three
• 2014 CalOSHA Update Part Four

CGFA 2014 Annual Convention

• Bruce Scherr, Informa Economics – Agriculture and Food Prospects for China in the Decade Ahead
• Jenna Areias, CDFA – FDA Food Safety Modernization Act and The California Feed Industry
  • additional Video – click here
• Dino Giacommazi,  What Is Your Kodak Moment

Grain & Feed Industry Past Conferences

• Top Regulatory Issues Facing the Grain, Feed and Processing Industry in 2014
  (Presented by Jess McCluer, National Grain & Feed Assn.)
• Forklift Maintenance
  (Presented by: Audie Burgan, JM Equipment Co., Inc.)
• Food Safety and Modernization Act Update
  (Presented by: Matt Frederking, Ralco Ag Solutions Inc.)
• Update from CDFA on Model FSMA Plan Developed for the CA Feed Industry
  (Presented by: Jenna Areias, Mike Davidson, Samanta Moran)
• Railcar: Mover Safety
  (Presented by: Tom Sillers, Pacific West Systems)
• Locomotive Inspection Process
  (Presented by: Phillip Verstegen, South West Locomotive Repair)
• Regularly Scheduled Track Inspections
  (Presented by: Peter Schulze, H & H Engineering Const., Inc.)
• Outsourcing As An Option for Trucking
  (Presented by: Rodney Nye, JB Hunt Transport Inc.)
• Regulatory Issues Facing the Trucking Industry
  (Presented by: Chris Shimoda, California Trucking Association)
• Mixers
  (Presented by: Mark Daniel, Evonik Industries)
• Pellet Conditioning As It Relates to Pellet Quality and Feed Safety
  (Presented by: Greg Alles, Andritz NA)
• Dealing With The New Boiler Emission Regulation
  (Presented by:Doug Vickery and Brian Dolan, RF MacDonald)
• Introduction to Key Interlocking And Their Use To Enforce Machine Safety
  (Presented by: Carl Pancutt, Castell Interlocks Inc.)
• Solar Panel Concept and Options for Customers
  (Presented by: James Gillespy, Pacific Power Renewables)
• Energy Saving Measures for Feed Mills
  (Presented by: Justin Westmoreland, PE, Alternative Energy Systems Consulting)
• Interactive Human Relations Workshop
  (Presented by: Marty Jakosa, Human Resource Manager/Certified Professional Coach)
• 2013 Annual Convention Speaker Presentations
• Fire Fighting Operations Involving Grain Handling Facilities
  (presented by Larry Phillips)
• Hazards Associated with Grain Silos
  (presented by Larry Phillips)
• Feed Food Modernization Act Update
  (presented by Jenna Areias, Mike Davidson, Kevin Clutter)
• iTRACK Line of Trucking Products
  (presented by David Schneider)
• On-Board Cameras by DriveCam
  (presented by Julie Stevens)
• Roll Speed Measurements
  (presented by Scott Anderson)
• Flow Measurements
  (presented by James Seagraves)
• Cleaning Grain Silos / Rail Cars
  (presented by Jeff Rampenelli)
• Labor Laws
  (presented by Michael Saqui)
• Human Relations
  (presented by Marty Jakosa)