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Fairchild given AFIA Lifetime Achievement award
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. - Fred Fairchild, a longtime
contributor for World Grain, recently received the American Feed
Industry Association (AFIA)-Kansas State University Lifetime
Achievement Award for his contributions to the feed industry
through feed education.
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AFIA, presented the award to Fairchild at AFIA's board of directors'
dinner in Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
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industry and 24 years of involvement with AFIA and its committees, Fred Fairchild is more than deserving of this award," said Gary
Huddleston, director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs at
the AFIA. "He contributed to three Feed Manufacturing Technology
textbooks and was instrumental in making the partnership between
AFIA and Kansas State University as strong as it is today."
Fairchild began his career in the industry working for various construction, feed and grain companies. In addition to his experience
in the United States, he has worked on grain storage and feed mill

From left: Joel G. Newman, president and chief executive officer, AFIA; Gary
Huddleston, director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs, AFIA;
Fred Fairchild; and Lee Hall, Hallway Feeds, AFIA board chair.
Photo courtesy of AFIA.
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professor in KSU's Department of Grain Science, where he remained
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Fairchild has written the Feed Operations feature for World Grain
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The Andersons adds to board of directors
MAUMEE, OHIO, U.S. - Stephen F. Dowdle, former president of
sales for PotashCorp, has been named to the board of directors of The
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"We are looking forward to the contributions Stephen will bring
to our board," said Mike Anderson, chairman. "He offers a wealth of
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the plant nutrient industry."
Dowdle is the former president of sales for PotashCorp, which
merged with Agrium, Inc. to form Nutrien in January. Prior to
the merger, Dowdle oversaw sales, marketing and distribution of
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PotashCorp's potash, phosphate and nitrogen products. During the
merger, he served as a senior adviser providing transition assistance
for sales operations. In addition to his experience at PotashCorp,
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Canpotex Limited in Singapore.
Dowdle has served on the board of directors for Canpotex, Sinofert
Holdings Ltd. and the International Plant Nutrition Institute.
He has a bachelor's degree from Brown University and received
both his master's and doctoral degrees in agronomy and soil science
from the University of Hawaii.
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