Opening Reception – Vendor’s Exposition and Mixer
Sponsored By Sciex and Waters

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Cloud Ballroom

8:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Cloud Ballroom

10:15 AM – Noon
Breakout Sessions

Linear Room
Topic: Food/Feed
Chair: Lars Riemann1.) Selenium nutrition and the effects of different selenium containing compounds on livestock production – Rob Shirley (Adisseo)
2.) Dumas and Kjedahl Testing in Feed – Taylor Stadler (EFII)
3.) Building the Microbiota Across Species: Challenges and Solutions – Rebecca Quesnell, PhD, PMP (TransAgri)

Elemental Room
Topic: Fertilizers/Pesticides
Chair: Lisa Ruiz1.) Analyzing Dicamba at Low Concentrations – Ken Kise (IA Dept of Agriculture)
2.) EDGE Automated Extraction System – Tom Steichen (CEM)
3.) The challenges of reference material preparation and what is a CRM – Don Shelley (LCG)

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Breakout Sessions

Linear Room
Topic: Data
Chair: Mr. Lars Riemann1.) Data Accuracy and the Implications – Dan Frank (Kent Feeds)
2.) Sources of Variation in the Laboratory – Nick Dettbarn (ENAC)
3.) Authenticity – Waters Vendor Session

Elemental Room
Topic: Food Safety
Chair: Gokila Thangavel1.) Microbiology – Innovative Detection Method – Magnetic ionic liquids for capture, concentration and molecular detection of Salmonella in foods – Bryon Brehm – Stecher
2.) Overview of Food Safety Systems and Auditing, and Moving forward into the dairy industry – Deb Olesen (EFSS)
3.) Mycotoxins – Lanny Smith (VICAM)

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Breakout Sessions

Linear Room
Topic: Regulations ISO 17025:2017
Chair: Ken Kise1.) ISO 17025:2007 Standard Review & The Top 10 Non-Conformances – Anne William (A2LA)

Elemental Room
Topic: Methods
Chair: Lisa Ruiz1.) Scientific Advances and Challenges in Safety Evaluation of Food Packaging Materials – Keith Vorst (ISU)
2.) A Sensitive and Selective Method for the Quantitation of Common Mono and Disaccharides in Various Matrices using Liquid Chromatography with Mass Detection – Kai Liu (ENAC)

World Food Prize/Iowa Taproom
Sponsored by Eurofins – Nutrition Analysis Center

World Food Prize – Hall of Laureates
https://www.worldfoodprize.org/

Iowa Tap Room
https://iowataproom.com/

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Cloud Ballroom

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Cloud Ballroom

Topic: Hemp and Regulations
Chair: Anders Thomsen1.) Farm Bill 2018 and Its Implications For Analytical Testing Requirements of Hemp – Marielle Weintraub – US Hemp Authority, President
2.) Is Iowa Going Whole Hog on Hemp? Robin Pruisner – Iowa State Entomologist/Ag Security Coordinator. & Angie Rieck-Hinz – Iowa State University Extension, Extension Field Agronomist

10:15 AM – Noon
Cloud Ballroom

Topic: Hemp and Regulations
Chair: Robin Pruisner1.) “Insights from Minnesota’s Department of Agriculture Hemp Program” Margaret Wiatrowski Industrial Hemp Program Coordinator | Plant Protection Division
2.) “The Analysis of Major and Minor Cannabinoids in Hemp Samples Using LC-UV/MS/MS” Paul Winkler, Ph.D.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Cloud Ballroom

Topic: What Question do you have? Hemp Panel Discussions.
Chair: Lanny Smith