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BioZyme\u00ae<\/sup>\u2019s Stockyards location has earned the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and Feedstuffs 2024 Feed Facility of the Year honor. This prestigious award is presented annually to a feed facility that demonstrates an outstanding commitment to quality, safety, productivity, regulatory compliance, employee development and customer relations. Additionally, BioZyme received the highest productivity and efficiency score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am very proud of our team\u2019s shift to a data-minded, continuously improving production facility. We make continuous improvement for our customers a priority every single day,\u201d said BioZyme president and CEO Lisa Norton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has been more than a decade-long goal of Norton, who said AFIA positioned the program as a recognition as well as a benchmarking opportunity to enhance continuous improvement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe put in a lot of effort through the pandemic and over the last several years to change our culture and data use to be considered,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the items that Norton is most proud of is that the entire production team is PCQI (preventative control qualified individual) certified. Although the requirements are that one team member receives this certification, the BioZyme leadership ensured everyone on the production team received certification. The team certification helps ensure the production of safe, accurate product that moves through the plant daily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BioZyme, an animal nutrition and fermentation company, has been driving innovation since 1951. Founded by Larry Ehlert, BioZyme began as Ehlert\u2019s Guaranteed Feeds with just a $2,500 loan and a small feed store in the St. Joseph Stockyards. Today, BioZyme\u2019s product line includes high-quality vitamin, mineral and protein supplements enhanced with AO-Biotics\u00ae Amaferm\u00ae, a prebiotic. The Stockyards plant produces 31,000 tons of supplements annually. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were extremely impressed with the BioZyme Stockyards facility, as it is evident that the company and its staff exemplify the core values of the Feed Facility of the Year program,\u201d said Gary Huddleston, AFIA\u2019s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs. \u201cThe plant is a shining example of manufacturing excellence in the animal food industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lengthy application of nearly 180 questions gave employees the opportunity to increase their already high standards in areas such as occupational and safety hazards, sustainability, and utility usage, according to Jill Vanover, Vice President of Quality and Regulatory. She recalls a previous FAMI-QS auditor commenting on BioZyme\u2019s commitment to quality from the top down and noted it as the best he had ever seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis award is possible because of the tremendous pride that all our employees demonstrate throughout the company. They have a love for animals, a belief in the products and understand the importance in the roles they are playing to make safe, accurate products,\u201d Vanover said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AFIA has been recognizing excellent feed manufacturing facilities through the Feed Facility of the Year program since 1985. While the program has undergone some changes to how the award is given, a key reason for participation is that facilities receive comprehensive benchmarking reports following their entry that provide valuable insights into how their facility compares to others so that they may work on continuous improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BioZyme hosted a special event with employees, customers and special guests on October 31 to celebrate the achievement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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