01/14/2020

Illinois Pork Producers Boost Support of Animal Feed Innovation

How one organization is expanding a decades-long relationship

As it launches an expanded partnership with a major university, the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is hoping to uncover new innovations in animal feed.

Last week, IPPA announced that it will bolster its relationship with the University of Illinois’ College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences by financially supporting a new Feed Technology Center near the university’s Urbana campus.

The school has pledged $6 million toward the $20 million cost of the center, and donors, such as IPPA, are being lined up to pay for the rest. Construction started last summer.

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