Everything Ethanol with Matt Durler, Ryan Mass & John Duff
About the Webinar.
Please join us on January 17th at 10:00 am (CST) for our "Everything Ethanol" webinar series! This interactive webinar series focuses on advancing global ethanol market development. Topics throughout the series include ethanol marketing factors, policies around the world, human health & ethanol, and more. A new speaker will be featured each month.
This month will feature Matt Durler, Vice President of Feed Development at ICM Feed Innovation, Ryan Mass, Director of Animal Nutrition at ICM Feed Innovation, and John Duff, Founder of Sero Ag Strategies. Join us as they present on Everything Ethanol Part 2 | Farm and Feed Data: The Final Frontier on the Road to Decarbonization.
So, mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss this webinar!
Matt Durler | ICM Feed Innovation
About the Speakers.
Matt performs a hybrid role. In conjunction with his ICM responsibilities, he is the managing director of climate-smart sorghum at National Sorghum Producers.
Working with farmers, Matt leads carbon-friendly farming programs that create low-carbon feedstocks for ethanol biorefineries. He has led the development of value-added feed products, tailoring solutions for both ethanol biorefineries and animal feeders. He is also responsible for the commercialization strategy of feed products created with ICM technologies.
Prior to joining ICM, Matt spent 11 years at Conestoga Energy in various roles from plant manager to vice president of marketing. He is a graduate of Washburn University, where he studied finance, economics and marketing. He earned his bachelor's degree and MBA while playing college football. With strong roots in production agriculture, he continues to be involved in the family farm and cattle ranch near Dodge City, Kansas.
Ryan Mass | ICM Feed Innovation
As Director of Nutrition and Feed Development for ICM, Ryan Mass is responsible for leading the market development activities of animal nutrition for both new and existing distillers feed products. He collaborates with customers and industry experts to develop market strategies based on industry trends, applications, competitive intelligence, and needs. He brings in-depth feed industry knowledge, specifically on the use of feed ingredients and nutrient requirements across multiple species from his 15 years of experience as a practicing animal feeding and nutrition consultant. Ryan holds a B.S. from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
John Duff | Sero Ag Strategies
John Duff is a U.S. agricultural thought leader who manages a boutique consultancy that specializes in sustainability and economic strategy for agribusiness. His past professional experience includes serving as Executive Vice President for National Sorghum Producers (NSP), where he provided leadership in key moments including during the Chinese investigation of the U.S. sorghum industry and NSP’s successful effort to a secure a $65 million USDA climate-smart award. John is also a real estate investor specializing in the acquisition and management of prime, predominantly irrigated farmland in West Texas, and he owns residential rental properties in the area, as well. John earned his bachelor’s degree in agribusiness and his MBA from Texas Tech University.
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Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of the Northern Crops Institute and its employees.
General Information.
Northern Crops Institute
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P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Phone: 701-231-7736
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 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.
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