Feed Management Systems and Cargill Announce Alliance
Published:May 3, 2007
Source :Feed Management Systems
Cargill and Feed Management Systems (FMS) have formed an alliance to market and recommend the technologies of both businesses. With this agreement, FMS and the Consulting Services group, part of Cargill Animal Nutrition will actively collaborate to fulfill the needs of clients and customers for the technology available from both companies.
Through its Consulting Services group, Cargill Animal Nutrition provides a broad array of feed management and animal production expertise and services, while Feed Management Systems is a leader in delivering software solutions to the feed industry.
“This agreement allows us to develop broader and deeper solutions for our clients by providing an even larger portfolio of technology and expertise,” says Mark Knief, Consulting Services general manager. “It also reflects the respect we have for FMS as a leader in the software solutions area.”
Richard Reynertson, CEO of FMS, stated that he is pleased that ”this alliance with Cargill supports our mutual goals to use our combined experience and technology to create additional value for the feed industry. Building alliances with industry leaders like Cargill reinforces that we are all part of a much larger community, and that together great things can be achieved on behalf of our industry.”
Cargill provides consulting in the areas of feed mill management through its Model Mill™ program, risk management services, procurement and quality control, animal production, ingredient knowledge and feed formulation.
FMS industry solutions include Feed Mill Manager™, Brill Formulation™, Brill Formulation Multi-blend™, Feed Ration Balancer™, Feed Tags™, and Feed eOrder™. FMS solutions and services are offered both directly and through a growing number of alliances and distribution channels
