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Why R&D Compensation Is So Hard to Benchmark?
R&D and Product Development positions can look similar on paper and operate very differently inside the company. Our 2026 Animal Health & Nutrition Technical Professional Salary Survey included 10 respondents working in research, product development, R&D, and related technical development functions. They came from Animal Health and Nutrition suppliers, genetics and breeding companies, [...]
Seven of Ten Beef Managers Were Open to Opportunities. What Should Employers Take From That?
Beef employers often assume that experienced managers are difficult to recruit because most of them are not actively looking. That is usually true. It does not mean they are unwilling to listen. Our 2026 Animal Health & Nutrition Technical Professional Salary Survey included 19 Beef respondents within Technical/Sales Support: nine solo contributors and [...]
Are You Building the Career You Want?
Like many people, I take some time in the fall to look back at the year and ask myself a few questions. Am I living the life I want? Are things moving in the direction I expected? Am I spending my time on work that still matters to me? There is another question [...]
How to Make a Mill Manager Role More Recruitable
Some feed and grain companies assume a hard-to-fill mill manager role is just a market problem. Sometimes it is. The candidate pool is tight. Strong mill managers are usually employed. Many are not actively looking. Relocation is harder than it used to be. Compensation expectations have changed. Rural locations can quickly narrow the field. [...]
Neglecting to Sell the Job and the Opportunity
One thing we see quite often is that companies spend most of the interview deciding whether they like the candidate. Sometimes they forget that the candidate is making the same decision about them. That matters, especially when the interviewee is already employed and doing well. They may not be actively looking for another [...]
Feed and Pet Food Nutrition Roles Are Hard to Benchmark With Salary Alone
Feed and pet food nutrition roles are often grouped when companies discuss compensation. The work inside those positions can be very different. Our 2026 Animal Health & Nutrition Technical Professional Salary Survey included 14 Feed & Pet Food Nutritionists and Formulators. Five primarily focused on Dairy, three on Poultry, two on Swine, two on [...]
