Steve Kopperud passed suddenly on Monday, October 19th at the age of 69.  At the time of his death he was a communications advisor to SLK Strategies LLC a company he formed in 2016.  He was previously Executive Vice-president of Policy at Direction Inc. a position he held for two decades.  Previously Steve was a staff member of the American Feed Industry Association.  During his tenure with the AFIA he formed the Animal Ag. Alliance.  Steve was widely known for his ability as both journalist and public speaker.

EGG-NEWS extends condolences to his widow Judith and family. He will be sadly missed.