Feedstuffs articles from April 2007

Feedstuffs archives from April 2007

Risk-based system delayed.(News)(Food Safety and Inspection Service plans for food inspection for safety)
April 2, 2007... Key Points * DeLauro calls USDA's implementation "flawed." * Question raised why 250 plants do not have daily meat inspection. THE U.S. Department of Agriculture's new risk-based meat inspection system will be delayed until at...

CWB to lose control over barley.(News)(Canadian Wheat Board )
April 2, 2007... THE Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) will lose control over barley marketing by Aug. 1, Canada's Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl promised last Wednesday when announcing results of a controversial producers' plebiscite in Manitoba, Saskatchewan,...

DeHaven stresses OIE's value.(News)(World Organization for Animal Health)
April 2, 2007... THE U.S. livestock industry needs to be part of the process of formulating the World Organization for Animal Health's (OIE) guidelines on food animal housing and production. That message, at the recent Animal Agriculture Summit in...

Judge rules for Creekstone.(News Watch)(Creekstone Farms Premium Beef L.L.C.)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... A district court judge ruled last week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture cannot prevent private meatpackers from testing beef for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The ruling came on a lawsuit brought against USDA by Creekstone...

Senate energy bill ups biofuels.(News Watch)(Energy Security & Transportation Act of 2007)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Senate Energy Committee leaders unveiled a bill to require 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2022, increasing use more than fivefold. President George Bush has proposed increasing biofuel production by five times by 2017. The legislation...

Melamine found in recalled pet foods.(News Watch)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Dr. Stephen Sundlof, director of the Center for Veterinary Medicine, announced this morning that the Food & Drug Administration has found melamine, a type of fertilizer used in Asia, in the recalled "cuts and gravy" style pet foods manufactured...

DEFRA consolidates expertise.(News Watch)(Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)(State Veterinary Service)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... The U.K.'s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said starting April 1, its State Veterinary Service, an executive agency within DEFRA, will change its name to Animal Health. DEFRA said the move brings together under a single...

Rice protein safe.(News Watch)(Bayer CropScience AG inspected by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) found minute levels of regulated genetic material in Clearfield 131 (CL131) rice seed and identified LLRICE604, developed by Bayer CropScience for herbicide...

Accredited college.(News Watch)(Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Assn)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... The Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine has been granted full accreditation status by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Assn. The accreditation covers the complete academic program, including the...

Seeking solutions ... or a slugfest?(Inside Washington)
April 2, 2007... WHAT--if anything--do Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Dr. Richard Raymond have in common? DeLauro, an emotional and hyper-political Connecticut Democrat, is chairwoman of the House agricultural appropriations subcommittee. She is a fiery consumer...

Bush speech: hold the pork.(News)
April 2, 2007... Key Points * Bush reiterates promise to veto spending bill. * Lobbyist expects TPA to be renewed. PRESIDENT George Bush delivered a major speech on Iraq war policy last week at the spring conference of the National Cattlemen's Beef...

DeHaven heading to AVMA.(News)(appointment of Ron DeHaven)(American Veterinary Medical Association)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... DR. Ron DeHaven, who has achieved national prominence as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's top animal health official, will leave the agency to become the top executive for the American Veterinary Medical Assn. (AVMA). AVMA announced...

Indonesia sharing flu viruses again.(News)
April 2, 2007... Key Points * Initial refusal due to unavailability of vaccine for developing countries. * Withholding viruses threatens global public health security. * Jakarta Declaration approved to provide affordable vaccines. LAST week,...

Time running out for WTO talks.(News)
April 2, 2007... THE deadline under current "fast track" authority for the Bush Administration to notify Congress of new trade agreements expired over the weekend, throwing into limbo World Trade Organization talks aimed at trimming farm subsidies and opening...

Pollinators need assistance.(News)(Report)
April 2, 2007... Key Points * One-third of human diet depends on pollinating insects. * Disorder decimating bee populations in 24 states. * Group seeks to find cause, remedies. AN alarming die-off of honeybees has beekeepers fighting for...

CFIA updates BSE case.(News)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... THE Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) updated its investigation into Canada's latest case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), finding nothing to indicate that Canadian beef poses a higher-than-previously-understood risk. The...

Burger King begins move to cage/stall free.(Business)(animal welfare policies )
April 2, 2007... Key Points * Company to double purchase of cage-free eggs and stall-free pork. * Buying preference goes to processors using controlled-atmosphere stunning. * Policies apply to all restaurants in Canada and U.S. FOLLOWING six...

Stock summary.(Business)(Statistical table)
April 2, 2007... Stock Summary Feedstuffs-Nelson Stock Indexes Mar. 28 Mar. 21 Year ago Agribusiness 135.00 133.70 117.20 Baking 257.50 261.60 219.20 Fertilizer ...

Canine cancer vaccine approved.(Business)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... THE U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it has issued a conditional license to Merial Inc., of Athens, Ga., for a melanoma vaccine to aid in the treatment of oral cancer in dogs. ...

Heritage welfare.(In 60 seconds)(Humane Farm Animal Care)(Certified Humane Raised and Handled Label)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Heritage welfare: Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) has awarded Newman Farm Heritage Berkshire Pork, a family- owned pasture swine operation near Myrtle, Mo., HFAC's Certifi ed Humane Raised label that assures consumers that dairy, meat or poultry...

No to cattle.(In 60 seconds)(Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)(Asotin Wildlife Area)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... No to cattle: An environmental group, Western Watersheds Project in Idaho, has threatened to sue the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife to stop a pilot project to determine if limited cattle grazing in the Asotin Wildlife Area can be...

No to eggs.(In 60 seconds)(hen houses )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... No to eggs: County commissioners in Madison County, Ga., have rejected a request by Country Charms Eggs to rezone 178 acres to allow Country Charms to build a 1.5 million-hen complex with 12 hen houses on the site. The complex would have...

No to horses.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... No to horses: A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., last week blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture from inspecting meat in horse plants for a fee, effectively halting all horse processing at the one plant remaining open in the U.S....

No to plant.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... No to plant: Brown County, S.D., residents will vote April 24 on providing tax increment financing to build a beef processing plant, Northern Beef Packers, in Aberdeen, S.D. The $40 million plant would employ 600 people, but opponents have said...

No to farms.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... No to farms: Cows are being shot to death, farm buildings and equipment are being vandalized and farmers are receiving threatening letters and telephone calls across Iowa, according to police reports, although police can't say if these are...

Dairy makes welfare pledge.(Business)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... AT Fiscalini Farms, a dairy and cheese company located near Modesto, Cal., the company is known for its high-quality and wholesome products, but now, it is also seeking to be recognized for a commitment to social responsibility, according to an...

Michael names new president.(Business)(appointment of David S. Johnson )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... MICHAEL Foods Inc. has named David S. Johnson as president, chief operating officer and, as part of a management succession plan, chief executive officer-elect. Johnson, 50, was president of the North American division of Kraft Foods Inc....

American Feed Industry Assn.(Names in the News)(American Feed Industry Association appoints Jarrod Kersey )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSN., Arlington, Va. -- Jarrod Kersey will join the association as ingredient and state regulatory manager. Kersey will be responsible for managing state regulatory/ legislative issues and bills in states west of the...

Archer Daniels Midland Co.(Names in the News)
April 2, 2007... ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO., Decatur, Ill. -- Amy Rambo has been appointed group controller-corporate accounting. Rambo was most recently division controller-corporate accounting.

Aviagen.(Names in the News)(appointment of Gary Hogue )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... AVIAGEN, Huntsville, Ala. -- Gary Hogue has joined the company as technical manager. Hogue will be responsible for technical service to customers in the western region of the U.S. He was previously with OK Farms. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.(Names in the News)(appointments)
April 2, 2007... BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA INC., St. Joseph, Mo. -- Dr. Keith Bretey has joined the company as field veterinarian with the swine professional services team. Bretey will serve in Minnesota, South Dakota and northwestern Iowa. He was...

Lohmann Animal Health International.(Names in the News)(appointment of Shannon Kellner )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... LOHMANN ANIMAL HEALTH INTERNATIONAL, Winslow, Maine --Shannon Kellner has been promoted to sales manager, North America. Kellner will be responsible for the North American sales and technical service teams covering the U.S., Canada and Mexico....

Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc.(Names in the News)(appointment of Bob Gay and Andy Snell )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... MAKHTESHIM AGAN OF NORTH AMERICA INC., Raleigh, N.C. -- Bob Gay has joined the company as area business manager. Gay will be responsible for sales in North Carolina and parts of South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. He was previously with...

Monsanto Co.(Names in the News)(appointment of Geri M. Berdak )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... MONSANTO CO., St. Louis, Mo. --Geri M. Berdak has joined the company as director of public affairs. Berdak will be responsible for leading communications for the oilseeds and chemistry businesses. She was previously with The Solae Co.

National Cattlemen's Beef Assn.(Names in the News)(National Cattlemen's Beef Association appoints Dr. Ashby Green )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSN., Denver, Colo.--Dr. Ashby Green has joined the organization as vice president, producer education. Green was previously with the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.

New Holland North American.(Names in the News)(appointment of Troy Price )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICAN, New Holland, Pa.--Troy Price has been named vice president of sales. Price will be responsible for promoting sales growth and profitability in North America. He was previously with CNH Capital.

Producers raise accountability: pork producers recently took action on four steps to establish trust with consumers, addressing levels of accountability and responsibility.(Feedstuffs FoodLink: CONNECTING FARM TO FORK)
April 2, 2007... PORK demand fell in 2006 and was down 4.5%, but beef and chicken demand also fell and were down 4.4 and 7.7%, and part of the reason is that consumers' image of producers has slipped, according to Steve Murphy, chief executive officer of the...

Dogs, sure, but how about kids?(Loos Tales)(Report)
April 2, 2007... I READ the story I am about to expand on with complete rage. Yes, I have been taught that you always keep your emotions in check, but at some point, we need to wake up the American public and remind people that human beings are the most...

Food industry must coalesce or lose war.(Editorial)
April 2, 2007... HIS warning should be regarded very seriously. Steve Kopperud, senior vice president for Policy Directions Inc., in presentations to pork and poultry producers last month, said livestock and poultry producers--who were once winning--are now...

Proposed AGP model may lead to new research areas.(Research)(antimicrobial growth promoters)
April 2, 2007... THE currently accepted paradigm for how in-feed antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs) function may need to undergo radical revision, according to the author of an article in the April 2007 issue of Poultry Science. Moreover, if the...

Mini injector.(In 60 seconds)(Dosmatic USA/International Inc.)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Mini injector: Dosmatic has introduced its MicroDos micro-sized, non-electrical, water-driven proportional injector. Dosmatic said it is the smallest and most compact fully loaded injector on the market.

Forage analysis.(In 60 seconds)(Arm and Hammer Animal Nutrition Group)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Forage analysis: Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition and three forage testing laboratories--Rock River, Sure-Tech and Dairyland Labs--are offering complimentary dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) forage analyses as part of a new Arm & Hammer...

Pathogen names.(In 60 seconds)(ayer HealthCare LLC approval)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Pathogen names: The Food & Drug Administration has amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA 141-068) filed by Bayer HealthCare LLC that provides for Baytril 100 (enrofloxacin)...

Revised warning.(In 60 seconds)(Intervet Inc. approval)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Revised warning: The Food & Drug Administration has amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of two supplemental new animal drug applications (NADAs 120-648 and 132-872) filed by Intervet Inc. that provide for a revised human...

Status change.(In 60 seconds)(animal drug approval)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Status change: The Food & Drug Administration has amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA 140-854) filed by Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth, that provides for...

Laying hen behavior, welfare discussed.(Bottom Line)(Conference news)
April 2, 2007... THE 19th annual Australian poultry science symposium was held Feb. 12-14. Fifty-seven papers were presented. Categories included: combating the effects of heat stress; behavior and other species; enzymes; nutrition and immunology; bone and...

Laying hens benefit from selenium yeast.(Nutrition & Health: Poultry)
April 2, 2007... AMONG the main biological roles of selenium in laying hens are: (1) as an antioxidant to prevent oxidative stress, (2) to support proper thyroid function and (3) development and maintenance of immunocompetence. Generation of free radicals...

Stall opponents make state-level push.(Hog Industry: INSIDER)
April 2, 2007... Key Points * Oregon bill would make confining animals in certain stalls a crime. * HSUS has had little success at state legislature level. * Agriculture convinced Colorado will be next target. ANNOUNCEMENTS by the largest hog...

White named TSCRA executive.(Hog Industry: INSIDER)(THE Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... THE Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn. (TSCRA) has named Eldon J. White as its executive vice president, effective in May. White, currently executive vice president of the National Agri-Marketing Assn. (NAMA), has been involved in...

Amylase gives ethanol boost.(Facilities)
April 2, 2007... Key Points * Enzyme-enhanced trait reduces need for mills to add liquid enzymes. * Product launch planned for 2008. * Yields will be equal to or better than other hybrids. BIOTECHNOLOGY has revolutionized U.S. agriculture....

Lansing buys Terral Farm Service.(Facilities)(Lansing Trade Group LLC mergers with Terral Farm Service Inc.)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... LANSING Trade Group LLC announced that it has completed its purchase of Terral Farm Service Inc.'s grain elevator operations in Delhi and Wisner, La. The acquired operations provide a good fit to Lansing's core trading business, allowing...

Elevator buckets.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Maxi-Lift Inc. launched CC-MAX elevator buckets)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Maxi-Lift Inc. of Dallas, Texas, has introduced two new sizes of CC-MAX elevator buckets to the grain, feed, processing and ethanol marketplace: the new 12 x 8 and 20 x 8 for any large-capacity elevator application. CC-MAX buckets have up to...

Guidance system.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Ag Leader Technology launched AgGPS EZ-Guide 500 guidance system)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Ag Leader Technology Inc. of Ames, Iowa, has introduced the AgGPS EZ-Guide 500 guidance system. The EZ-Guide 500 features a large, easy-to-read, 7 in. color display and a built-in lightbar. The display provides users an "overhead" or...

Software.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Ag Leader Technology introduced Seed-Command )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Ag Leader Technology Inc. of Ames, Iowa, has introduced the new Seed-Command feature to its INSIGHT display. SeedCommand implements the AutoSwatch feature on planters that automatically turns individual planter sections on and off, saving money...

Plate heat exchangers.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Tranter Inc. launched ULTRAMAX All-Welded Plate heat exchanger )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Tranter of Wichita Falls, Texas, announced that it offers a line of all-welded plate heat exchangers engineered to improve operations in high-capacity biodiesel plants. The gasket-less units are compatible with liquids, gases and aggressive...

Multi-head weigher.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Linco launched Screw Feeding Multi-head Weigher)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... LINCO of Alpharetta, Ga., announced its new Screw Feeding Multi-head Weigher. The weigher reduces giveaway, increases efficiency and weighing accuracy and cuts costs. Through static weighing rather than in-motion weighing, the multi-head...

Hammer mill.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Munson Machinery Company Inc. launched Hammer Mill Model 141 )(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Munson Machinery of Utica, N.Y., announced its new Hammer Mill Model 141 that reduces friable and fibrous materials into uniform particle sizes ranging from 20 to 300 mesh. Centrifugal force causes pivoting hammers to stand at 90[degrees] to...

Controls package.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Columbia Machine Inc.)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Columbia Machine of Vancouver, Wash., announced its new controls package that will be included with all floor-level and high-level palletizers. The package comes standard with an Allen Bradley Compact Logix PLC, PanelView Plus 600 Color Touch...

Grader.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Linco launched LINCOflex Easy Grader)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... LINCO of Alpharetta, Ga., announced its new LINCOflex Easy Grader. With a capacity of 130 items per minute, the grader is robust in design and is supplied ready for operation. The grader is ideal for weighing and sorting items that weigh less...

Metagenomics to change modern microbiology.(www.nas.edu)
April 2, 2007... Key Points * Microbes used to make antibiotics, produce biofuels. * Metagenomics lets scientists study entire communities of microbes. METAGENOMICS, an emerging field whereby the DNA of entire communities of microbes are studied...

EU ag commissioner wants end to milk quotas.(European Union agriculture)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... EUROPEAN Union Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel argued that milk quotas should end across the EU when the bloc's dairy regime is revamped in 2015, repeating an argument that has, to date, failed to change policy. Fischer Boel...

U.S. barge fleet expands.(MILL MARKET)
April 2, 2007... Key Points * Fleet adds 740 barges, retires 713. * Number of covered barges declines, while open and tank barges increased. * Inland covered barge pressure index doubled over four years. FOR the first time in eight years, the...

PCS facility back online.(MILL MARKET)(Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Inc.)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... POTASH Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PCS) announced that it will, pending regulatory approvals, bring back 360,000 metric tons of previously idled potash capacity at its Patience Lake, Sask., solution mine. This facility is forecasted...

Cummins approves B20.(biofuels BUZZ)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Cummins Inc. formally approved the use of a 20% blend of biodiesel (B20) in many of its engines. The approval is for 2002 and later emissions-compliant ISX, ISM, ISL, ISC and ISB engines, including recently released 2007 products. The engines...

Indonesia biofuels.(biofuels BUZZ)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... The global rise in fuel prices and recent reduction in fuel subsidies has generated much interest in biofuels in Indonesia. However, no incentives or use mandates yet exist to stimulate biofuel development, and production is still...

Flex-fuel pledge.(biofuels BUZZ)(automakers pledged for making ethanol readily available)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... In a meeting last week, the three largest U.S. automakers urged President George Bush to push the government and the ethanol industry to make ethanol more readily available. The President lauded the automakers for pledging to make half of their...

Food prices.(biofuels BUZZ)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... The recent increase in corn prices is unlikely to have significant effects on consumer food prices, according to a private study conducted for the National Corn Growers Assn. According to the report by Advanced Economic Solutions, if current...

Promising future.(biofuels BUZZ)(petroleum industry growth predicted)(Conference news)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... At the third annual National 25x'25 Renewable Energy Summit, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, head of the multiple-technology capital investment fi rm Khosla Ventures, told more than 200 summit attendees that energy crops can eventually...

Fuel from crops, not food.(biofuels BUZZ)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... "I don't think about using food for fuel. I think about using crops for fuel," said Keith Collins, chief economist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, during a recent panel discussion at Purdue University when Secretary of Agriculture Mike...

Biomass advisory members.(biofuels BUZZ)(appointments)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Six new members have been appointed and one member reappointed to serve on the Biomass Research & Development Technical Advisory Committee for a three-year term. Committee members assist the departments of agriculture and energy in meeting...

Ingredient market.(Statistical table)
April 2, 2007... INGREDIENT MARKET The following prices, which include delivery, were obtained March 28 from feed and grain vendors in the U.S. and Canada. The prices represent current trading values, but are not guaranteed. The second column shows...

Cattle look to strong summer.(Livestock/Poultry)
April 2, 2007... At a Glance * Beef cutout continues to weaken. * Hog producers have good summer outlook. * Easter egg market fizzles, with poor summer situation for producers. THE feedlot inventory report issued March 23 did what was...

Chicken markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Chicken markets: The chicken markets were steady last week as decreased production more than offset seasonally slow demand, Feedstuffs sources said. Chickens were unchanged at 74-77 cents and 73-76 cents/lb. in the East and Midwest last...

Chicken meat.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Chicken meat: In the chicken meat and parts sector, breast meat continued firming up, increasing 6-8 cents to $1.55-1.60/lb., 81.0% higher than year ago; leg quarters were unchanged at 39-42 cents but 289.3% higher than year ago on good dark...

Turkey markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Turkey markets: The turkey markets increased 1 cent last week to 72-74 cents/ lb. for hens and retail-sized toms in the East and Midwest last Thursday on late sales for Easter and ongoing business for the Thanksgiving period, sources said. Some...

Turkey meat.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Turkey meat: Fresh tom breast meat was $2.15/lb. last Thursday, up 1 cent for the week and up 24.3% from last year on good demand for white meat for delis and further processing, sources said.

Poultry storage.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Poultry storage: Chicken supplies in cold storage at the end of February were very positive, down in all but the whole chicken category (Table 2, page 26). Leg quarters were just one-third of storage at the end of last February, indicative of...

Dairy markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Dairy markets: Butter and cheese demand and prices remained strong last week, with butter up 0.75 cent for the week to $1.33/lb. last Thursday and barrel and block cheese both up 1 cent for the week at $1.41/lb. Butter, barrels and blocks were...

Dairy storage.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Dairy storage: Dairy supplies in cold storage were higher at the end of February than last year (Table 2, page 26), but cheese supplies increased far less than normal from January, sources said.

Korea watch.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Korea watch: A deal with South Korea to reopen its market to U.S. beef was nearly at the breaking point last Friday as the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement had to be submitted to Congress by April 2 under the President's trade promotion...

Corn acreage tops 90m.(Grains/Ingredients)
April 2, 2007... THE wait is over. No longer does the market have to wait for March 30 and question whether there will be enough corn for this year (Table 1), assuming the weather cooperates. However, the outlook is clouded by a predicted drop in soybean...

Irradiation rule proposed.(News)
April 9, 2007... THE Food & Drug Administration proposed last week, in a proposed rule posted to its web site and published in the April 4 Federal Register, a change in its rules governing labeling of irradiated foods. Specifically, FDA proposed that those...

FDA, FTC advised of deceptive milk marketing.(News)
April 9, 2007... MORE than 500 dairy producers, industry professionals and consumers have joined Monsanto Co. in asking the Food & Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to stop deceptive milk labeling and associated advertising claims. The...

Korea FTA hinges on beef sales.(Free Trade Agreement)
April 9, 2007... THERE is new hope--but no real certainty--that South Korea will reopen its beef market in time for Congress to ratify the new Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Negotiations on the massive trade deal went into overtime on April 1, but...