ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, US — The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is accepting 2023 Feed Facility of the Year program applications for commercial dry feed facilities until Sept. 15 and integrator feed facilities until Oct. 6.
The award program recognizes overall excellence in feed manufacturing operations, emphasizing safety, quality, regulatory compliance and operating efficiencies.
The Feed Facility of the Year program offers four categories: commercial dry manufacturer, liquid feed manufacturer, integrator manufacturer and premix/ingredient manufacturer. Each category has its own facility of the year award, and the programs run at different times throughout the year, with each category winner being recognized at different venues.
Each category offers other awards such as the highest scores for safety, quality and food safety and production efficiency.
Applications for liquid feed manufacturer are closed, and premix/ingredient manufacturer opens Sept. 4.
In 2022, the honorees were:
- Liquid Feed Facility of the Year: Quality Liquid Feeds; Comstock Park, Michigan, US
- Commercial Dry Feed Facility of the Year: Kent Nutrition Group; Marshall, Missouri, US
- Premix/Ingredient Feed Facility of the Year: Animix, Juneau, Wisconsin, US
- Integrator Feed Facility of the Year: Mountaire Farms; Maxton, North Carolina, US
