As the only annual exposition highlighting the best of the poultry and egg, meat and animal food industries, the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) offers timely and critical information as well as the latest innovations and solutions, providing producers and processors an efficient way to find solutions to enhance their operations.
Scheduled for Jan. 28-30 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, IPPE will feature education programs focused on the most current industry issues, trends, food safety, plant operations and sustainability. Here are five you won’t want to miss.
Automation & Artificial Intelligence Workshop
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 8-11 a.m.
Registration Fee: $299
Learn from leading industry and academic experts about how artificial intelligence (AI) and automation drive transformational change in efficiency, safety, animal welfare and environmental goals in the meat and poultry industries. This workshop will set the stage for your experience on the IPPE show floor and provide new perspectives on how you can incorporate AI and automation in your business.
Feed Mill of the Future Conference: How innovation and sustainability will shape the feed industry of tomorrow
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Registration Fee: $95 early bird/$125 after Jan. 10
This half-day conference brings together leading feed industry experts to examine emerging feed industry trends and new technologies that will impact how animal feed is manufactured in the years ahead. Feed milling professionals will leave with a better understanding of how innovation and early adoption will help their business achieve its sustainability, productivity and profitability goals. The conference is organized and presented by Feed Strategy and Feed & Grain magazines.
What’s keeping the feed industry up at night?
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Registration Fee: $79 early bird/$90 after Jan. 10
Join the American Feed Industry Association team for a critical discussion on the most pressing challenges facing the animal feed industry. This 2-hour symposium dives deep into three key areas that are keeping producers and industry experts awake at night: highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and its recent presence in dairy cows; the ongoing battle against African swine fever (ASF) and its Page 3 of 3 implication in feed production; and the ever-evolving challenge of bridging the nutrient gap when animal genetics outpace published requirements.
WMIN Workshop
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 9-10 a.m.
Registration Fee: FREE (included with trade show admission)
This workshop will showcase the Women's Meat Industry Network’s mission of achieving the powerful benefits of gender diversity that will help create opportunities and diverse perspectives shaping the meat and poultry industries. Everyone, male or female, is invited to join to learn more about WMIN and their efforts to make the meat industry thrive.
Poultry Market Intelligence Forum
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Registration Fee: FREE (included with trade show admission)
A leading industry economist and industry experts will provide insights on how the domestic and global economies are continuously improving performance and how regulatory issues impact the poultry and egg industries. They will identify challenges facing the industry and discuss how the U.S. and International poultry industries are positioned to move forward.
The 2025 IPPE will feature many more hours of immersive education programs. To see the full schedule, make sure to visit the IPPE website and watch out for the WATT IPPE Directory, available digitally in November and at the show.
