Seminar
Compliance on Feed and Pet Food Labels
Haley Larson
Haley Larson, Ph.D.
Haley Larson, Ph.D., is a teaching assistant professor of animal health at Kansas State University's Olathe campus.
Larson earned her B.S. in Animal Science and Ph.D. in ruminant nutrition from the University of Minnesota. Her graduate studies focused on understanding how manipulation of growth and fermentation patterns in feedlot cattle effects animal performance. While completing her degree, Larson began working as a senior scientist for Cargill Animal Nutrition and Health. In that role, she designed and developed the company’s dual-flow continuous culture system – the first fully automated dual-flow system for cattle rumen simulation. This system, and the data she generated, is still being used for new product development and fermentation modeling within the company today. During her time with Cargill, Larson was also presented with many opportunities to develop and deploy on farm technologies for dairy, beef, swine, poultry and aquaculture.
Larson teaches and advises graduate students in various programs related to animal health. She teaches several animal health graduate-level courses within the department of applied and interdisciplinary studies as well as the College of Veterinary Medicine’s diagnostic medicine and pathobiology department. Her teaching interests involve topics such as regulatory affairs for animal health and nutrition, research strategies for product development, zoonotic pathogens in the food chain and the interconnections between animal nutrition and health. Her passion for educating the industry’s next generation of agricultural professionals shines through in her courses, particularly those focused on interdisciplinary approaches in animal agriculture. In her role at K-State Olathe, Larson designs academic courses and professional development programming tailored to Greater Kansas City's growing animal health industry.
Stan Cook
Stan Cook
Stan Cook retired from a 22 year career with the Missouri Department of Agriculture where he worked as a market reporter, loan officer and for the last 12 years as the manager of the Feed and Seed Program.
Cook continues to serve as a lifetime member of the American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). While an active member of AAFCO, Cook served on the Board of Directors for seven years and as its president in 2018. Prior to his work at the Missouri Department of Agriculture, he owned and managed a sixth generation farm in Central Missouri where he currently resides with his wife, dog, children and grandchildren.
Kathy Gross
Kathy Gross, Ph.D., PAS, Dip.
Kathy L. Gross, Ph.D., PAS, Dip. ACAN, is an experienced animal health scientist who holds a B.S. in Animal Bioscience and both a M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition. Gross joined Hill’s Pet Nutrition in 1990 and spent more than 30 years driving the development and commercialization of innovative products for companion animals. Throughout her career she was an inventor on multiple patents, authored over 45 articles and book chapters and published over 50 abstracts. Although she retired from Hill’s in 2022, Gross remains active in the animal health industry as a consultant, an adjunct faculty member at Kansas State University and continues to volunteer in her community.