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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 [...]
Dairy’s Experienced Talent Pool Is Larger Than the Active Candidate Pool
Hiring an experienced dairy technical or commercial professional can feel difficult even when there appear to be plenty of people working in the market. Part of the reason is visibility. Our 2026 Animal Health & Nutrition Technical Professional Salary Survey included 47 respondents whose primary species focus was Dairy, making Dairy the largest species [...]
Is Your Compensation Plan Built for the Candidates You Want to Hire?
Compensation problems often appear late in a search. Let’s change that and save everyone time. A company identifies a strong candidate, spends several weeks interviewing, gets everyone comfortable with the fit, and then discovers the financial expectations on both sides are farther apart than anyone realized. By that point, a lot of time has [...]
The Feed Mill Manager Shortage No One Wants to Talk About
There is a leadership problem brewing in the feed and grain industry, and most companies feel it before they talk about it.It shows up when a mill manager retires, and no one is ready to step in.It shows up when an assistant manager is dependable but not prepared to run the whole operation.It shows [...]
The Best Interview Question I Know
Every few years, I share the same interview question. Not because I ran out of ideas. Though some days, that would be a fair accusation. I keep coming back to it because after 35 years in recruiting, I still believe it is the best interview question I know. The question comes from Lou [...]
Consider the Résumé. Hire for the Behaviors.
The Best Hiring Decisions Start Before You Review the First Candidate Every search begins with expectations. Some companies want someone who has spent years in dairy nutrition. Others are looking for a sales professional who already knows the territory, understands the customer base, or has experience with a particular product line. Those are reasonable [...]
