15 participants, 14 men and 1 woman, from 10 countries took part in the 37th diploma course from January to October 2021 in English. 10 of them received the coveted diploma. In ten intensive months, the students deepened their knowledge in feed milling in self-study and in the eight-week intensive block attendance phase in Uzwil. "As a result, they are now among the experts in their field and among the almost 600 graduates who have completed the diploma course since 1979," said Lothar Driller, Managing Director of the SFT. The importance of the feed milling industry is increasing in many countries due to increasing meat consumption. In order to meet the demand, efficient technologies and know-how for sustainable animal feed production are required. In addition to increasing demand, the requirements are also constantly increasing: Rising raw material prices, changing customer preferences, but also ensuring feed safety present feed millers with ever new challenges.

The training at the SFT offers an optimal basis for mastering them in the future. In ten months of training, a broad field is covered, from the basics of the individual process steps, plant design, animal nutrition, feed safety to new sensor technologies as a basis for the digitization of industry. "With this tool, the graduates qualify to take on management tasks and successfully continue to build up the industry," emphasizes Lothar Driller.

The next diploma course in compound feed technology will start in January 2022 and will take place in German – again under normal conditions.