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Novus adds a feed mill expert to its methionine team

Novus adds a feed mill expert to its methionine team

Novus adds Michaela Braun to its methionine team.

By Andrew Joseph, Farms.com; Image supplied by Novus

Intelligent nutrition company Novus International, Inc., has added Michaela Braun to its methionine team serving customers in North America.

Braun joined the company as a senior liquid systems and sales specialist and is responsible for the Automated Inventory Management System (AIMS) located on the sites of customers using Novus’ liquid source of methionine, ALIMET feed supplement. She also provides feed mill technical support for the company’s sales teams in the United States and Canada.

Having hands-on experience while earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in feed science and management at Kansas State University cemented Braun’s career in animal agriculture.

"I was at the O.H. Kruse feed mill as an undergraduate mill operator and enjoyed every part of the feed manufacturing process," she stated. "I also worked as a research assistant with animal trials, which led me into the graduate program at K-State, where my passion for the animal agriculture industry grew."

Before joining Novus, Braun served as a feed manufacturing consultant with NutriQuest Manufacturing Services, where she provided customers with insight on all aspects of the feed manufacturing process, from drafting regulatory plans to overseeing process improvement projects. She also managed the Feed Technology Center at the University of Illinois, where she coordinated the new center’s initial startup, including training all employees and student workers.

Novus Regional Methionine Sales Manager Bobby Crowe said that Braun’s experience is valuable for the company’s methionine customers.

"Michaela’s education and training at KSU and her practical experience in feed manufacturing at the U of I make her a natural fit for her role at NOVUS," Crowe noted. "She can relate to what feed manufacturers are working to accomplish every day and can help them find solutions not only to items related to the application of liquid methionine but to other components of the feed manufacturing process as well. Service and support are cornerstones of Novus’ methionine business, and Michaela is primed to lead in both areas."

Braun explained that the community she experiences in the animal agriculture industry is what she enjoys most about her chosen career.

"Anyone who works in this industry has nothing but compassion and good intentions for animals and others around them," she said. "Our customers and all those I’ve met in my career have a deep appreciation for the industry as a whole."

Headquartered in Missouri, Novus is an intelligent nutrition company providing solutions for the global animal agriculture industry. The company’s portfolio includes bis-chelated organic trace minerals, enzymes, organic acids, essential oils, liquid and dry methionine, as well as a network of experts around the world to guide management best practices.

The company is part of Novus International, Inc. and is privately owned by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. Company information is available at www.novusint.com.


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