Employee-owned Osborne Industries is one of a select few companies that have been invited to make a presentation in Moscow on Thursday to show how the pig production best practices and technologies they have developed at the north-central Kansas company can improve productivity and reduce operation costs in Russia.

The roundtable, which is being put on by the U.S.Commercial Service of the U.S. Embassy, is titled "Increasing Efficiency in Agriculture."

Industry experts across many sectors of the agricultural industry will be on hand to present case studies of the leading U.S. technologies and approaches available in Russia.

PRESENTER: Osborne Industries is one of only a few companies chosen to exhibit products at Russian event.

Osborne’s presentation will focus on six areas of livestock production efficiencies, including genetics, nutrition, environment, feeding equipment, marketing equipment and management systems. Osborne Industries’ President and CEO, George Eakin, will represent Osborne at the event.

“We are excited about the opportunity to share how western technology can assist in improving pig production efficiencies throughout the industry in Russia,” stated Eakin. “There are many products, procedures and designs available today, and it is our objective to show how Osborne can be part of their improvements.”

The invitation-only event is reserved to only a limited number of guests. For more information on the event, contact Yekaterina Lushpina at the U.S. Commercial Service at the U.S. Embassy, by e-mailing [email protected].

Osborne Industries was the 2010 recipient of the Governor's Exporter of the Year award, recognizing the company's growth in the export marketplace, especially for pig production products.

Osborne Industries, Inc., is a well-known U.S.-based developer and manufacturer of advanced swine management systems, with an emphasis on RFID feeding and weighing systems. Founded in 1973 in Osborne, Kan., Osborne Industries, Inc., pig production equipment can be found in over 40 countries. For more information about Osborne Industries, Inc., call 800-255-0316 or 785-346-2192) or visit www.osbornelivestockequipment.com