Flour City

District Members Catch Wild Fever!

Nearly 30 members of the Flour City District attended the Minnesota Wild vs Detroit Red Wings hockey game on February 25, 2025.

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Flour City District
Returned to Mystic Lake for
2024 Summer Meeting

Conference Program

August 8 | All Sessions in Owatonna 1&2
7:30 a.m. | Breakfast – Owatonna 3
8 a.m. | Opening Remarks and Welcome Dustin Sanborn – Flour City Chairperson
8:15 a.m. | Inspect to Detect Perry Nettles – Ecolab SPS
8:45 a.m. | The Future of Automation in Flour Milling Liam Cassidy – Knobelsdorff
9:30 a.m. | Bromate Replacement – VoIMAX by Engrain Mike Branson – REPCO
10 a.m. | Evolution of our Acoustical Enclosure Tom Byrnes, Jr. – Blower Engineering
10:15 a.m. | Break
10:30 a.m. | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Greg Garrett – Ardent Mills
11 a.m. | It Matters Who Installs Your Machines Bill Ritchie – Buhler Inc.
11:45 a.m. | IAOM Community Connections Melinda Farris – IAOM CEO
12 p.m. | District Meeting & Working Lunch Simon Tiedge – Flour City Director
1 p.m. | BoMill/Color Sorter Demo Dillon Phillips – Bratney
2 p.m. | Advancements in Sifter Technology Zachary Lis – IMAS North America
2:15 p.m. | Milling Careers Today Tim Schultz – Milling Careers
2:30 p.m. | U.S. Wheat Crop Update Justin Gilpin – KS Wheat Commission
3 p.m. | Generational Leadership in Operations
Moderator: Fran Churchill – IAOM President
Panelists: Kirsty Gordon – Bay State Milling; Gabi Huebner – ADM; Reed Cody – Bay State Milling; Bob Ruckman – Grain Craft; Jeff Hole – Miller Milling
4 p.m. | IAOM & IMEF Update Scott Martin – IAOM Vice President
4:15 p.m. | Fall Arrest Calculation Workshop Tyler Vujovich – 3M
7:00 p.m.  | Hosted Bar sponsored by Allied Trades – Anoka Room
7:30 p.m. | Banquet – Anoka Room

Allied Trades Sponsors

• 360 Roll Works
• AGI
• Buhler Corp
• Corbion
• Industrial Fumigant Company
• Kice
• Knobelsdorff
• REPCO
• Scherer Inc.