The American Feed Industry Association will host its annual Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference for more than 450 buyers and sellers of animal feed and petfood ingredients, from March 14-16, 2012.

Petfood industry professionals interested in the current state of the animal feed industry are encouraged to attend the event, which will be held in Orlando, Florida, USA, at the Omni ChampionsGate.

Highlights of the program include tips on bar code data collection for managing productivity, inventory management and traceability; packaging and requirements; an overview of federal regulatory requirements for producing animal feed; and China's impact in the US animal feed industry.

AFIA's Nutrition Committee will also host a pre-conference seminar on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The seminar is open to all conference attendees but requires an additional registration fee.