Feedstuffs articles from December 2006

Feedstuffs archives from December 2006

Cellulose talk abuzz.(News)
December 4, 2006... PRESIDENT George Bush kicked off 2006 with his State of the Union Address and tossed out the word "cellulose" as an essential building block in kicking our domestic "addiction to foreign oil." The cellulose buzz got another boost recently...

Livestock being called threat to environment.(News)
December 4, 2006... Key Points * Methodology includes entire commodity chain. * Sector undergoing complex geographical, technical change. * Location, not intensity, cause most problems. THE Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a...

AWB faces legal mess.(News)
December 4, 2006... Key Points * AWB could be stripped of power to veto export sales. * Johanns reopening investigation into debarment of AWB. AUSTRALIA'S monopoly wheat seller AWB Ltd. faces criminal investigations in Australia and a legal morass in...

Majority of Gold Kist stock offered.(News Watch)
December 4, 2006... Pilgrim's Pride Corp., which extended an offer for Gold Kist Inc. in August and, when Gold Kist rejected the offer, went directly to Gold Kist shareholders in October with a tender to buy their stock, announced Nov. 30 that approximately 67% of...

Harkin pushes for market reforms.(News Watch)
December 4, 2006... Incoming chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) will press next year for full implementation of mandatory country-of-origin labeling and federal reforms on livestock producer contracts. Harkin, who strongly...

Organic selenium approved in EU.(News Watch)
December 4, 2006... Alltech announced last week that the European Union has granted authorization to the company's Sel-Plex organic selenium yeast product as a nutritional feed additive for use in all species diets. In 2005, Alltech and other organic selenium...

Canada establishes veterinary reserve.(News Watch)
December 4, 2006... The Canadian Veterinary Medical Assn. and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced that a pool of private-sector veterinarians will be established to assist governments in responding to animal health emergencies such as disease outbreaks...

Taiwan imports.(News Watch)
December 4, 2006... Taiwan has temporarily allowed imports of corn from the Peoples Republic of China until Feb. 28, 2007, to alleviate high prices and ensure a corn supply during the Chinese New Year holidays. The first corn shipment is anticipated to arrive in...

Baja Fresh spin-off.(News Watch)
December 4, 2006... Wendy's International Inc., which spun off its Tim Horton's coffee-and donut-house unit to stockholders in October (Feedstuffs, Oct. 9), announced last week the completion of the sale of its Baja Fresh Mexican Grill unit to a consortium led by...

SunOpta financing.(News Watch)
December 4, 2006... SunOpta Inc. announced that it has engaged two investment banks as agents with the intention of raising up to $30 million in equity capital in a private placement for a minority position within the SunOpta BioProcess Group, a leader in the...

Price tag of failure.(Inside Washington)
December 4, 2006... IT'S a challenge to put an exact number on how much the world could gain if every country--perhaps by magic--dropped its trade barriers and trade-distorting policies to allow agricultural products to be freely traded. It would be a big...

Rule bars 'potbelly' transport.(News)
December 4, 2006... Key Points * Rule of 2001 set five-year phase-out of "potbellies." * Concern expressed that truckers will try to circumvent the rule. A FEDERAL rule that prohibits transporting horses to slaughter in potbelly semi-trailers goes...

Schwab optimistic about trade issues.(News)
December 4, 2006... IF you're among those who believe the U.S. trade agenda will break down because Democrats will soon control Congress, get over it. That's the advice of U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab. Her real determination to work with the...

RFS complexity causes concern.(News)
December 4, 2006... Key Points * Small ethanol producers face detailed, complex regulations. * Producers currently not required to maintain tracking system. * Timely compliance would be difficult. THE Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) was a landmark...

Hungary sets strict rules.(News)
December 4, 2006... LEGISLATION Hungary's Parliament passed last week sets strict conditions farmers must meet before they plant approved genetically modified (GM) crops. Farmers will need to keep 400 m between fields with GM and conventional crops. They will...

South Korea finds H5N1 again.(News)
December 4, 2006... Key Points * Number of birds culled upped to 764,000. * South Korea to also cull pigs, dogs and cats. * China looking to phase out live poultry markets. SOUTH Korea began slaughtering poultry after confirming the country's...

Nabarro seeks $1.5b for bird flu.(News)
December 4, 2006... DESPITE significant progress in the past year to combat the global spread of deadly bird flu, it remains a very real threat, particularly in Africa, the U.N. coordinator for response to the disease said Nov. 28, estimating that up to $1.5...

Winn-Dixie exits from bankruptcy.(Business)
December 4, 2006... Key Points * Winn-Dixie plans to improve current stores and develop new ones. * Company to issue new stock that will trade on the Nasdaq. WINN-Dixie Stores Inc., which entered bankruptcy last year as the 10th-largest supermarket...

Stock summary.(Business)
December 4, 2006... Stock Summary Feedstuffs-Nelson Stock Indexes Nov. 30 Nov. 20 Year ago Agribusiness 146.30 143.30 127.90 Baking 249.60 249.60 203.20 Fertilizer ...

Maple Leaf to sell feed business.(Business)
December 4, 2006... MAPLE Leaf Foods announced Nov. 30 that it has retained RBC Capital Markets as its financial adviser to assist in the divestiture of Maple Leaf Animal Nutrition and related businesses. The process will entail a solicitation of interest from...

Agventure of Nebraska Seeds LLC.(Names in the News)
December 4, 2006... AGVENTURE OF NEBRASKA SEEDS LLC, Kentland, Ind.--David Warner has joined the company as title and minority owner. Warner will be responsible for serving customers in east central Nebraska. He was previously with Garst.

Bunge North America.(Names in the News)
December 4, 2006... BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, St. Louis, Mo.--Todd Bastean has been promoted to general manager of Bunge Biofuels. Bastean was most recently chief administrative officer for Bunge Grain. Greg Bechtel has been promoted to general manager of Bunge...

Kauffman's Animal Health.(Names in the News)
December 4, 2006... KAUFFMAN'S ANIMAL HEALTH, Lebanon, Pa.--Dr. Keith A. Bryan has joined the company as director of technical services. Bryan will provide technical and marketing support for the Lira Animal Health line of bovine nutritional supplements. He will...

Swift & Co.(Names in the News)
December 4, 2006... SWIFT & CO., Greeley, Colo. --Matthew D. Wineinger has been named president of Australia Meat Holdings. Wineinger will be responsible for operational, sales and marketing functions. He was most recently senior vice president and general...

Neogen retires bank debt, has growth funds.(Financial Reports)
December 4, 2006... Neogen Corp. has reported increased earnings and revenues for its first fiscal 2007 quarter--exceeding $20 million of quarterly sales for the first time in the company's 24-year history--citing decreased sales in its animal safety division due...

Gold Kist returns to profitability.(Financial Reports)
December 4, 2006... Gold Kist Inc. has reported lower earnings but a return to profitability in its fiscal 2006 fourth quarter following losses in the second and third quarters. For its quarter ended Sept. 30, net earnings were $3.2 million, or 6 cents per...

DPL makes record revenues.(Financial Reports)(Financial report)
December 4, 2006... Cotton planting seed retailer Delta & Pine Land Co. (DPL) reported 2006 fourth quarter net sales of $6.2 million. President and chief executive officer Tom Jagodinski said, "Revenues for the 2006 fiscal year represent the highest recorded...

Sales up at MGP Ingredients.(Financial Reports)(Financial report)
December 4, 2006... MGP Ingredients Inc.'s first-quarter total sales increased 10% over year-ago levels to $85.0 million. Income from operations in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 was $10.7 million (pre-tax), compared to $6.6 million in the prior year's...

Bob Evans brand 'back on track'.(Financial Reports)
December 4, 2006... Bob Evans Farms Inc. has reported an increase in earnings and revenues for its fiscal 2007 second quarter and six months, attributing its performance to both its food products and restaurant segments. For the quarter ended Oct. 27, net...

Sara Lee cites new products.(Financial Reports)
December 4, 2006... Sara Lee Corp. has reported higher earnings and revenues for its first fiscal 2007 quarter, attributing its results to sales that were up across all business segments for the first time in two years. For its quarter ended Sept. 30, Sara Lee...

VeraSun ethanol shipments jump.(Financial Reports)
December 4, 2006... VeraSun Energy Corp., the nation's second-largest ethanol producer, announced its results for the 2006 third quarter ended Sept. 30. Total revenues grew to $147.5 million for the quarter, an increase of $90.5 million, or 159%, over the...

Alpharma reports new products.(Financial Reports)
December 4, 2006... Alpharma Inc. has reported higher income and revenues for its Alpharma Animal Health business for the third quarter and first nine months, attributing results to strong sales in the U.S. livestock markets and in Europe. For its quarter...

Burger King credits new units.(Financial Reports)
December 4, 2006... Burger King Holdings Inc. has reported increased earnings and sales for its first fiscal 2007 quarter, crediting companywide improvement and new restaurant openings. For its quarter ended Sept. 30, Burger King reported net earnings of $40...

NorfolkSouthern.(Dividends)
December 4, 2006... NorfolkSouthern: Norfolk Southern Corp: announced the regular quarterly dividend of 18 cents per share on its common stock, payable Dec. 11 to stockholders of record on Nov. 3.

ADM.(Dividends)
December 4, 2006... ADM: The board of directors of Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) declared a cash dividend of 10 cents per share on company stock, payable Dec. 18 to shareholders of record Nov. 17. This is ADM's 300th consecutive quarterly payment.

Cal-Maine.(Dividends)
December 4, 2006... Cal-Maine: The board of directors of Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has approved a cash dividend of 1.25 cents per share on company common stock, payable Dec. 5 to holders of record Nov. 23.

Myths of vegetarianism dispelled.(Loos Tales)
December 4, 2006... FEW would argue that per capita consumption of meat in the U.S. is at an all-time high. Figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicate that the 200 lb. of meat consumed annually per person is up by 23 lb. since 1970. With...

Sorry, bureaucrats just aren't that into you.(Viewpoint)
December 4, 2006... IF Canadian cattle or chickens get sick, the public is told all about it. If Canadian people get sick, not so much. The silence surrounding finding salmonella in Hershey's chocolate made in Smiths Falls, Ont., in November is just another...

Lines blurred on animal's role: a widening disconnect between animal agriculture and consumers is a growing concern and, if not properly and promptly addressed, could result in a national food security issue.(Feedstuffs FoodLink: CONNECTING FARM TO FORK)
December 4, 2006... COMPANION animals are becoming cherished family members and are increasingly included in family-related activities, such as pet Halloween trick-and-treat festivities and happy hours. Animal rights/welfare experts, such as Wes Jamison of the...

Clean water lines for flock health.(Research)
December 4, 2006... PROVIDING a clean, safe and sanitized water supply is crucial to ensuring that flocks perform their best, according to Dr. Susan Watkins of the University of Arkansas in the university's winter 2006 edition of the Avian Advice newsletter. ...

Innovative uses needed for poultry byproducts.(Bottom Line)
December 4, 2006... TWO of the more pressing problems currently facing the commercial egg industry are the disposition of mortality and the use of spent hens. A significant decline in the use of spent fowl in products for human consumption has contributed to...

Locomotion scoring.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Locomotion scoring: Locomotion scoring for dairy cows is now a step easier with the help of a new software program from Zinpro Performance Minerals. Titled "Zinpro Locomotion PDA," the software application for personal digital assistants makes...

Web update.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Web update: Zinpro recently unveiled a new approach to its web site --www.zinpro.com--as part of an ongoing effort to provide clarity to the feed and livestock industries. Overall, the company said, the newly designed site's purpose is to...

Cocci prevention.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Cocci prevention: Merial announced that its Corid (amprolium) product will soon be available as an in-feed formulation, making prevention and treatment of coccidiosis even easier for beef and dairy producers. Merial said the new in-feed...

Ractopamine levels.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Ractopamine levels: The Food & Drug Administration has amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of two supplemental new animal drug applications (NADAs) filed by Elanco Animal Health. The first supplemental NADA (140-863) revises...

Lasalocid activity.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Lasalocid activity: The Food & Drug Administration has amended the animal drug regulations to reflect approval of a supplemental new animal drug application (NADA 96-298) filed by Alpharma Inc. that provides for the use of lasalocid Type A...

Fluorescents help maximize facility's electrical investment.(Facilities)
December 4, 2006... Key Points * Using fluorescent lighting in facilities is a viable option. * Cost savings from using fluorescents can be significant. * Electrical load of fluorescent fixtures much lower than HID counterparts. WOULD you believe...

Alltech announces expansion plans.(Facilities)
December 4, 2006... GLOBAL animal health company Alltech, has announced the purchase of a 165 acres adjacent to its global headquarters in Nicholasville, Ky. The site, currently a golf course, is called Connemara. According to Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder and...

SIRE holds groundbreaking.(Facilities)
December 4, 2006... Farmer leaders of Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy LLC (SIRE) held a groundbreaking celebration Nov. 17 near the group's proposed ethanol plant site. SIRE is constructing a 110 million-gallon-per-year dry-mill ethanol plant that will produce...

VeraSun breaks ground.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... VeraSun breaks ground: VeraSun Energy Corp. has begun construction on its newest 110 million-gallon-per-year ethanol production facility near Hartley, Iowa. The plant is on schedule to begin production in the first quarter of 2008. The...

Soybean breeding.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Soybean breeding: Monsanto broke ground Nov. 27 on a new soybean breeding facility in Harrisburg, S.D. The site will develop and test new soybean varieties developed by Monsanto's breeders as well as varieties containing traits in various...

Oilseed crushing.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Oilseed crushing: Archer Daniels Midland Co. will increase its North American oilseed crushing capacity through expansions at plants in the U.S. and Canada, according to a company statement. Five soybean crushing plants will be expanded in...

Corn annual.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Corn annual: The Corn Refiners Assn. recently released its 2006 corn annual, titled Corn: Part of a Sustainable Environment. The 2006 corn annual reviews the many ways refined corn products can reduce reliance on synthetic chemicals and...

USDA launches housing energy tool.(Facilities)
December 4, 2006... Key Points * Tool evaluates costs of heating, lighting and ventilation. * Producers can save up to $250 million a year. THE U.S. Department of Agriculture last month unveiled a web-based energy awareness tool designed to help...

Swine production podcast released.(Facilities)
December 4, 2006... TRUFFLE Media Networks of Indianapolis, Ind., announced that it has published its 150th SwineCast podcast episode for swine professionals. SwineCast provides an overview of the stories that drive the market, including interviews with swine...

Particle reduction equipment.(Facilities: New Equipment)
December 4, 2006... Modern Process Equipment Corp. of Chicago, Ill., announced that it now offers its Model 900 Frozen Food Gran-U-Lizer. The Model 900 has rolls that are 8 in. x 50 in. long and a food-grade "wash down" construction. The Gran-U-Lizers specialize...

Bacteria control system.(Facilities: New Equipment)
December 4, 2006... Solution BioSciences Inc. of Chatham, N.J., announced its Bromitize Antimicrobial System for controlling and eliminating bacteria during poultry processing. The bromine system is portable, easy to install and operate, can be used wherever raw...

Sifters.(Facilities: New Equipment)
December 4, 2006... Great Western Manufacturing of Leavenworth, Kan., announced its new line of sifters for food production and quality assurance applications. Model QA24 and Model 611 in-line sifters have both received third-party verification of conformance to...

Worktables and workstations.(Facilities: New Equipment)
December 4, 2006... Eagle MHC of Clayton, Del., announced a new complete line of stainless steel worktables and workstations for cleanroom applications. Designed for Class 1 to Class 100,000 cleanroom operations, the tables are constructed of type 304 18-8...

Equipment guide.(Facilities: New Equipment)
December 4, 2006... Hot Line Farm Equipment Guide of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, announced that its 2007 "blue book" for farm tractors, combines and implements, "Farm Equipment Guide Quick Reference Guide," comes out in December. The guide provides serial numbers;...

It's about what you can stop: with a new year around the corner, take a different approach to intentions for starting new things. Success may come from what we stop more than what we start.(Management & Marketing)
December 4, 2006... THE new year is traditionally the time to get going on the things we've ignored for too long. It's when we supposedly start doing things that are good for us, like dieting. Incidentally, a current study said health club memberships are at an...

Iowa Cattlemen name new CEO.(Management & Marketing)
December 4, 2006... THE Iowa Cattlemen's Assn. (ICA), which represents 97 county cattle-producer groups and 10,000 members, has named Bruce Berven as executive vice president of both ICA and the Iowa Cattlemen's Foundation Inc. Berven had previously been...

Welfare group seeks dialogue.(Hog Industry: INSIDER)
December 4, 2006... Key Points * Some fear all-out war against confinement production. * AVMA endorses stalls for animal well-being. * HSUS will attempt to sway farm bill debate next year. THE top man at what many recognize as the leading animal...

Some of our variables are missing: turning feed into animal products may seem like a fairly simple input-output relationship, but with all the nutrients and additives that are included in feed, assessing changes in any diet requires a lot more information than initially meets the eye.(Nutrition & Health: Poultry)
December 4, 2006... THE decision of what to include in a feed formulation to bring out the real value of the nutrients contained therein is based on many factors, not least of which is cost. Because of the relative cost of ingredients and additives, such decisions...

Arsenicals for poultry not likely to be a risk.(Nutrition & Health: Poultry)
December 4, 2006... WHILE arsenicals in poultry feed have been suspected of being linked to the possible development of leukemia in humans, it is important to recognize that arsenic is also an element widely distributed in the Earth's crust. In a statement...

Brockman resigns.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Brockman resigns: After six years, Matt Brockman has resigned as executive vice president of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn., effective Nov. 30, according to an announcement.

Idaho producers.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Idaho producers: Members of the Idaho Cattle Assn., during its 93rd annual convention, elected Jeff Faulkner of Gooding, Ida., as the group's president for 2006-07. Also chosen were Jennifer Ellis of Blackfoot as president-elect and Kent Mann...

Texas cattle feeders.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Texas cattle feeders: The board of directors of the Texas Cattle Feeders Assn. (TCFA) has elected Don McCasland of Clovis, N.M., as board chair for 2006-07. Walter E. Lasley of Stratford, Texas, is chair-elect, and Monte Cluck of Gruver, Texas,...

Exporters.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Exporters: Dennis Erpelding of Elanco Animal Health in Indianapolis, Ind., has been elected chair of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (MEF) for 2006-07. Others elected were Dan Halstrom of Swift & Co., Greeley, Colo., as chair-elect; Jon...

IFAH president.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... IFAH president: The board of directors of the International Federation of Animal Health (IFAH) has named George Gunn, chief executive officer of Novartis Animal Health, as president for a two-year term. Gunn, a Scottish veterinarian with more...

Cottonseed & Feed.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Cottonseed & Feed: The Cottonseed & Feed Assn. recently elected new officers and directors for the 2006-07 year at its 27th annual convention in Chicago, Ill. Officers elected include Neil Martin, Terral Riverservices Inc., as president; Gary...

Iowa seed.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Iowa seed: The Iowa Seed Assn. elected Jim Groepper as president for the 2006-07 term at its annual convention in Ames, Iowa. Groepper is vice president of sales and marketing for AgVenture Inc. and has served on the association's board of...

Alpharma moving.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Alpharma moving: Alpharma Inc. has announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Ft. Lee, N.J., just across the Hudson River from New York City, to Bridgewater, N.J., about 40 miles away in New Jersey's "pharmaceutical corridor."...

Turkey's plan to join EU in trouble.(News)
December 4, 2006... ENLARGEMENT talks between the European Commission and Turkey were in more trouble Nov. 27 after officials failed to advance efforts to settle the troublesome issue of trade with Cyprus. The problem centers on the European Union's customs...

Pope stepping down at UEP.(News)
December 4, 2006... AL Pope, after 32 years as the man behind the voice of the U.S. egg industry as chief executive officer and president of the United Egg Producers (UEP), announced last week that he will be stepping down from his posts effective Feb. 1. ...

Carpenter named CEO of NMA.(News)
December 4, 2006... THE National Meat Assn. (NMA), which represents meat packers and processors, last week named Barry Carpenter as its new chief executive officer and executive director, effective Feb. 1. Carpenter is retiring from his position as deputy...

Strahl presses for more on border rule.
December 4, 2006... CANADIAN Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl said he is pleased that the U.S. has delayed the implementation of tighter inspection rules on imports of Canada's fruit and vegetables, which were worth $1.7 billion last year. Strahl said the...

Canada prepares for stricter feed ban.(MILL MARKET)
December 4, 2006... Key Points * Enhanced feed ban implementation planned for next July. * Industry members met Nov. 29 to discuss SRM disposal. * Feed mills face greatest number of changes. IN July 2006, the Canadian government finalized...

OMB receives Canadian border rule.(MILL MARKET)
December 4, 2006... LAST week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture restarted the administrative process to further normalize beef and cattle trade with Canada for animals more than 30 months of age. USDA sent the rule to the Office of Management & Budget (OMB)...

GIPSA updates sample protocols.(MILL MARKET)
December 4, 2006... RECENT surges in containerized cargo shipments led the Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) to relax its policy on the maximum number of containers that can be combined to form a single sample of analysis on a "booking"...

Bio-PDO.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Bio-PDO: The world's first shipments of Bio-PDO, a corn-based polymer, were made Nov. 27 from a plant in Loudon, Tenn. Bio-PDO is manufactured by DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products LLC--a joint venture of DuPont and U.K.-based Tate & Lyle--at its...

Illinois biodiesel.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Illinois biodiesel: GROWMARK Inc. has signed an agreement to market the majority of the soy-based biodiesel to be manufactured by BioFuels Manufacturing Illinois Inc.'s (BMI) proposed 45 million-gallon-per-year plant in Peoria, Ill. It plans to...

Optimum submission.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Optimum submission: DuPont is on track for 2009 commercialization of soybean products containing its Optimum GAT trait, a new choice in glyphosate-tolerant soybean seed. According to a company statement, DuPont submitted regulatory information...

Oat milling.(In 60 seconds)
December 4, 2006... Oat milling: Amarillo, Texas-based 21C Holdings LP announced the completion of its purchase of an oat milling business in South Sioux City, Neb., from ConAgra Foods Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Lynn Rundle, chief...