Feedstuffs articles from May 2008

Feedstuffs archives from May 2008

Texas requests ethanol mandate waiver.(News)
May 5, 2008... CORN prices continue to climb, especially as planters sit in muddy fields waiting to get this year's crop in the ground. Although some may like to see lower corn prices, reducing the renewable fuels standard (RFS) could bring devastating...

Farm bill in political endgame.(News)
May 5, 2008... THE political stakes continue to be high for the new farm bill as the Senate-House conferees include policy measures that the Bush Administration warned could draw a veto. Action continues under a new May 16 deadline. At the end of the May...

Provisions for livestock, poultry.(News)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... DESPITE high-profile controversies remaining in the farm bill conference, most key issues outside of the problematic commodity title were resolved. Senate conferees defeated an amendment from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) that sought to...

Feedstuffs: from flour to feed to food.(Special Report)(Company overview)
May 5, 2008... BEGIN at the beginning, they say. Well, at the beginning for Miller Publishing, there was no one named "Miller." Instead, a fellow by the name of Amasa Kenyon Ostrander in La Crosse, Wis., sought to market a machine for dressing millstones,...

Industry unmoved Pew report.(News)
May 5, 2008... THE long-awaited final report of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production was unveiled April 29. Its announcement was jarring, summarizing, "Pew Commission says industrial-scale farm animal production poses 'unacceptable'...

Bush calls for more food aid funds.(NewsWatch)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Domestically, food prices have risen 4.5%, while world food prices are up 45%. Last Thursday, President George Bush called on Congress to provide an additional $770 million to support global food aid and development programs. Together with the...

Tyson appeal denied on ruling.(NewsWatch)(Tyson Foods Inc. Green Forest Div.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... A federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled last Thursday that Tyson Foods must comply with an order to remove misleading advertising from 8,500 stores. Tyson has 14 days to remove advertising that claims its products are raised without...

Bluetongue vaccine arrives.(NewsWatch)(Schering-Plough Corp.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health announced last week that it released the first batch of Bovilis BTV8 vaccine against bluetongue to supply Northern Europe, fulfilling orders received from a number of European countries facing the...

Brazil merger.(NewsWatch)(Eleva Alimentos S.A. and Perdigao S.A. merges)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Brazilian companies Eleva Alimentos S.A., a dairy, poultry and swine producer, and Perdigao S.A., one of the country's largest chicken integrators, have submitted a merger proposal to their shareholders, according to an announcement.

Cattle raisers.(NewsWatch)(Jon Means, G. Dave Scott and Susan Combs appointed)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn. elected officers for 2008-09 at its recent annual convention in Corpus Christi, Texas. Jon Means was re-elected president, G. Dave Scott was elected first vice president and Joe Parker Jr. was...

Egg plant.(NewsWatch)(Charles River Laboratories Corp.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Charles River Laboratories is on schedule to complete construction of a new egg production facility in Clayton, Ill., to increase its production of specific pathogen-free eggs by 10%, with additional space to expand...

Leverage 2.7.(NewsWatch)(Bayer CropScience AG's insecticides licensed)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Bayer CropScience announced that it received Environmental Protection Agency approval for its Leverage 2.7SE insecticide for use in soybeans in addition to already being approved in cotton. Featuring two modes of action and a broad spectrum of...

Call it 'safety net' bill.(Inside Washington)
May 5, 2008... IN the heated farm bill conference negotiations, farm policy provisions remain so contentious that political support for the bill may come primarily from its nutrition title, which pays for the food stamp, program as well as other domestic...

WTO talks have new delay.(News)(World Trade Organization)
May 5, 2008... PLANS to deliver a new draft agreement in World Trade Organization agriculture talks were delayed again last week after negotiators said they need more time to narrow differences, specifically on new access to domestic markets. Crawford...

Japan, Switzerland want new WTO rules on export restrictions.(World Trade Organization)
May 5, 2008... NEGOTIATORS from Japan and Switzerland circulated a new proposal during World Trade Organization talks last week aimed at making it tougher for countries to restrict exports of agricultural products. Several governments like Argentina and...

Oil being blamed for food prices.(News)
May 5, 2008... PRESIDENT George Bush said food price increases are minimally affected by biofuels, according to comments he made in Washington, D.C., last week. His comments were followed up by leaders in the agriculture and ethanol community who said...

U.N. sets up food 'crisis' task force.(News)(United Nations)
May 5, 2008... U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said last Tuesday he will set up a task force to look at solutions to escalating food prices that have hit many markets around the world. "The dramatic escalation of food prices worldwide, which has...

Beef Board seeks checkoff input.(News)(National Beef Promotion and Research Board)
May 5, 2008... AN increase in the national beef checkoff moved another step toward fruition last week as the National Beef Promotion & Research Board, which manages the checkoff program, reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has requested that it...

Norsvin opens boar station, expands CT.(Business)(computer tomography)(Norsvin International)
May 5, 2008... SWINE breeding company Norsvin International opened its new boar evaluation station near Hamar, Norway, last month and began doing computer tomography (CT) there, expanding from 2,500 boars per year to 3,500 boars that are evaluated for genetic...

Former Refco president found guilty of fraud.(Business)(Tone Grant)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... A JURY in Manhattan has found Tone Grant, the former president of Refco Group Ltd., guilty of defrauding investors in the futures trader of $2.4 billion, including involvement in bank fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering....

Agrilabs.(Names in the News)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AGRILABS, St. Joseph, Mo. -- Morgan Bednorz has joined the company as territory manager for the South Central region. Bednorz will handle sales in Texas and Louisiana. He was previously with Walco.

JJ Bliss.(Names in the News)
May 5, 2008... JJ Bliss has joined the company as territory manager for the midwestern region. Bliss will handle sales in Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Dr. Joel Ehrenzweig.(Names in the News)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Joel Ehrenzweig has been named manager of the technical service department. Ehrenweig was most recently technical service veterinarian.

Matt Garvin.(Names in the News)
May 5, 2008... Matt Garvin has joined the company as territory manager for the eastern region. Garvin will handle sales in Iowa and Minnesota. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

American Veterinary Medical Assn.(Names in the News)(Patricia L. Wohlferth-Bethke appointed as assistant director )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSN., Schaumburg, Ill.--Dr. Patricia L. Wohlferth-Bethke has joined the association as assistant director in the membership and field services division. Wohlferth-Bethke will oversee continued evolution and...

Animal Sciene Products Inc.(Names in the News)(Kevin Matter promoted to operations manager)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... ANIMAL SCIENE PRODUCTS INC., Nacogdoches, Texas -- Kevin Matter has been promoted to operations manager. manager. Matter will manage the Nacogdoches facilities' production areas as well as warehousing and shipping. He was most recently customer...

Mark Phillips.(Names in the News)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Mark Phillips has been promoted to purchasing and customer service manager. Phillips will be involved in purchasing as well as managing the customer service department. He was most recently territory manager. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc.(Names in the News)
May 5, 2008... BIONICHE LIFE SCIENCES INC., Belleville, Ont. -- Dr. Gary Weber has been appointed president of Bioniche Food Safety in the U.S. Weber was previously a consultant.

Cattleman's Choice Loomix.(Names in the News)(Matt Ramsey promoted to general manager)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... CATTLEMAN'S CHOICE LOOMIX, Johnstown, Colo. -- Matt Ramsey has been promoted to general manager. Ramsey will be responsible for sales, marketing and the bottom line of both Cattleman's Choice Loomix and Loomix West. He will also oversee the...

Texas A&M University.(Names in the News)(Tammy Beckham appointed as director)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, College Station, Texas -- Dr. Tammy Beckham has been named director of the Texas Veterinary Medical diagnostic Laboratory. Beckham was previously with the Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. [ILLUSTRATION...

Trans OVA Genetics.(Names in the News)(Scott Metzger appointed as sales manager)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TRANS OVA GENETICS, Sioux Center, Iowa--Scott Metzger has joined the company as area sales manager. Metzger will work with dairy breeders to help them utilize advanced reproductive technologies. He will also counsel...

Steve Yackley.(Names in the News)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Steve Yackley has joined the company as area sales manager. Yackley will work with cattle breeders in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota. He will also manage a new satellite center in Onida, S.D. [ILLUSTRATION...

ZFI Swine Semen Services.(Names in the News)(Crystal Noonan promoted to site manager)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ZFI SWINE SEMEN SERVICES, Hardy, Neb. -- Crystal Noonan has been promoted to site manager of ZFI South. Noonan will be responsible for day-to-day operations. She was most recently assistant manager.

ZFI North.(Names in the News)(John Quackenbush promoted to manager )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... John Quackenbush has been promoted to manager of boar stud operations. Quackenbush will be responsible for day-to-day management of ZFI North as well as quality control and genetic management for both ZFI North and South. He was most recently...

Tyson has second-quarter loss.(Business)(Financial report)
May 5, 2008... TYSON Foods Inc. has reported a loss for its fiscal 2008 second quarter and lower earnings for its six months, as its best-ever January-March period in the pork segment was more than offset by a huge loss in its chicken segment. ...

Schering-Plough divests European animal health lines.(Business)
May 5, 2008... SCHERING-PLOUGH Corp. has sold a number of animal health product franchises in Europe to Pfizer Inc. and Virbac Corp. in compliance with conditions set by the European Commission in connection with Schering-Plough's acquisition of Organon...

R-CALF, OCM ask for investigation.(Business)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... R-CALF USA and the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) last week officially requested that the attorneys general from 13 major cattle-producing states conduct an investigation of the competitive effects of JBS S.A.'s proposal to acquire...

Stock summary.(Business)(Bunge Ltd.)(Burger King Corp.)(ConAgra Inc.)(Statistical table)(Financial report)
May 5, 2008... Stock Summary Feedstuffs-Moskow April 30 April 23 Year ago Stock Indexes Agribusiness 208.60 210.50 302.20 Baking 218.20 205.40 275.50 Fertilizer ...

Ready to stop evil in its tracks?(Loos Tales)
May 5, 2008... AS the saying goes, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Fortunately, there are good men and women willing to stand up and do something when things need to be done. A great example is a...

Feedstuffs cartoon.(Opinion)
May 5, 2008... It's rough being cage free! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Dairy commits to healthy planet: the dairy industry is launching an initiative to identify new and innovative practices to improve its environmental sustainability and promote health and wellness.(FoodLink: CONNECTING FARM TO FORK)
May 5, 2008... DAIRY industry leaders are launching "a comprehensive sustainability initiative" to encourage environmental innovations, improve environmental performance and position the industry to respond to demand from the growing consumer segment that...

Here's the point.(FoodLink: CONNECTING FARM TO FORK)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... AGRICULTURE is constantly looking at how it can produce healthful, nutritious and safe food in an environmentally sustainable way and, where animals are used, in an ethical and humane way. This is demonstrated in this week's stories. In one...

Beef chain commits to safety, welfare.(FoodLink: CONNECTING FARM TO FORK)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... MORE than 160 beef industry leaders representing producers, packer/processors, foodservice operators, retailers and scientists met recently at the fifth annual Beef Industry Safety Summit to explore solutions to food safety challenges,...

Fermentation processes alter nutrient content.(Bottom Line)
May 5, 2008... THE ethanol industry is virtually exploding. The use of corn to produce ethanol will consume a major portion of the total corn crop in 2008. In the U.S., corn has traditionally accounted for as much as 70% of the ingredient content of...

Pink eye label.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Pink eye label: Pfizer Animal Health announced that its Draxxin (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution is now approved for the treatment of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (pink eye) associated with Moraxella bovis in beef and non-lactating...

Combination implant.(In 60 seconds)(Intervet)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Combination implant: Intervet has launched Revalor-XS (trenbolone acetate and estradiol), the first delayed-release combination implant for steers fed in confinement that combines--in a single implant--the proven performance of trenbolone...

DDGS spreadsheet.(In 60 seconds)(distillers dried grains with solubles )(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... DDGS spreadsheet: The University of Illinois department of animal sciences has developed an Excel spreadsheet that helps swine producers calculate the value of including distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in their feeding program. The...

Liquid insecticide.(In 60 seconds)(Alpharma Inc.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Liquid insecticide: Alpharma announced the availability of ActiShield (bifenthrin), a broad-spectrum pyrethroid pesticide for use by poultry and livestock producers. It is a liquid concentrate product that provides long residual control against...

Farm packs.(In 60 seconds)(Bio-Vet Inc.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Farm packs: Bio-Vet Inc. has introduced farm pack formulations of its popular Generator Ultra and Dairy ProP169 direct-fed microbial products, which makes it convenient for producers to add these products to total mixed rations, grain mixes or...

FDA begins major hiring initiative.(Nutrition & Health: Poultry)(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... BIOLOGISTS, chemists, medical officers, mathematical statisticians and investigators are among the experts in demand as the Food & Drug Administration begins a multiyear hiring initiative. FDA is hiring hundreds of individuals with science...

Omega-3 algae may enrich feed.(Research)
May 5, 2008... OMEGA-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are known for their beneficial effects on human health, and the inclusion of omega-3s in chicken feed can not only enhance the nutritional value (in terms of fat composition) of meat or eggs but also improve...

80 topics influenced feed, feeding industry.(Special Report: 80th Anniversary)
May 5, 2008... THE following list of 80 topics had major impacts on the progress made in feed manufacturing and animal nutrition during the 1929 to 2008 period from the first ever issue of Feedstuffs to now. In the first issue of Feedstuffs, the editors...

Industry remembers PSF founder.(Hog Industry INSIDER)(Dennis W. Harms founder of Premium Standard Farms Inc.)(Obituary)
May 5, 2008... INTERSECTING streets near the Premium Standard Farms (PSF) pork packing plant at Milan, Mo., bear street signs reading "Gordon Place" and "Harms Way." They are among the few remaining physical remnants of the two men who founded the company in...

Maintenance philosophy to rely on.(Facilities)
May 5, 2008... RELIABILITY-centered maintenance (RCM), baling wire and the Great Depression of the late 1920s are all concepts that share a common cord of making things last as long as physically possible, Randy Springer, co-owner of Pepper Maintenance, said...

DOE to fund small biorefinery projects.(Facilities)
May 5, 2008... THE U.S. Department of Energy announced the competitive selection of three projects in which it plans to invest up to $86 million over four years (fiscal years 2008-11) to support the development of small-scale cellulosic biorefineries. ...

Trans Ova opens satellite center.(Facilities)
May 5, 2008... TRANS Ova Genetics of Sioux Center, Iowa, announced a new satellite center, in partnership with Yackley Ranches, located near Onida, S.D. Yackley Ranches is a registered and commercial cattle operation known for superior genetics,...

Pfizer steps up vaccine products.(Facilities)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... A NEW development center for veterinary vaccines that will accelerate the development of new animal health products has been opened by Pfizer Animal Health as part of its annual $300 million commitment to research and development. The new...

Swine environmental management database available.(Facilities)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... A SEARCHABLE, web-based database developed by Iowa State University's department of agricultural and biosystems engineering can quickly locate published information regarding environmental management practices on U.S. pork production...

Alltech opens nutrigenomics lab.(Facilities)
May 5, 2008... ANIMAL nutrition and health company Alltech Inc. has opened "the world's first" nutrigenomics research facility at the firm's corporate headquarters near Lexington, Ky. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and Alltech president and founder Dr....

Field InSite deal formalized.(Facilities)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... THE Mosaic Co. and GEOSYS Inc. announced that they have formalized their agreement for GEOSYS to exclusively market Field InSite. Field InSite is the product of more than three years of collaboration between Mosaic, GEOSYS and other...

Sifter.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Great Western Manufacturing Company Inc.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Great Western Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Leavenworth, Kan., has introduced its new QA36 In-Line sifter. The QA36 is designed to be placed in a pressure or vacuum conveying system and was developed for moderate to large production volumes.

Data logger.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Dickson Co.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Dickson Co. of Addison, Ill., announced its Wireless Savings Calculator for milling, feed and grain companies that want to switch to wireless monitoring of temperature conditions critical to inventory quality. Temperature data--both trends and...

Mapping utility.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Spectrum Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Spectrum Technologies Inc. of Plainfield, Ill., announced recent user upgrades to its SpecMaps web mapping utility. In addition to creating instant visual pictures of soil moisture spatial variability on landscapes, users now can include...

Pressure washer.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Water Cannon)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Water Cannon of Lake Mary, Fla., announced its new full line of EXTREME continuous duty pressure washers. Belt driven, these models feature a 10,000-hour-rated Gates Poly-Chain Cogged Belt. The pressure washers feature an aircraft-grade...

Console display.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Spectrum Technologies Inc.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Spectrum Technologies Inc. of Plainfield, Ill., announced that it now offers an after-market display unit that easily connects to existing WatchDog Sprayer Stations for sprayer rigs that do not currently have in-cab computer systems or other...

Gas detector.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Sensor Electronics Inc.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Sensor Electronics of Minneapolis, Minn., announced that it has developed a new gas detector that reacts to toxic or explosive concentrations of ethanol. This new infrared gas detector "sees" even minute traces of ethanol, so it can protect...

VPGC opens grain unloading station.(Facilities)(Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative)
May 5, 2008... THE Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative (VPGC) held a ribbon-cutting event April 29 to celebrate the April 14 opening of its new grain unloading and silo storage station north of Harrisonburg, Va. The 80-acre site is home to the $10.5...

Sanderson plans poultry complex.(Facilities)(Sanderson Farms Inc.)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... SANDERSON Farms Inc., the fifth-largest chicken company, announced that sites in Kinston, N.C., have been selected for construction of a new feed mill, poultry processing plant and hatchery. These facilities will comprise a state-of-the-art...

'Internationalization' expands feed.(Special Report: 80th Anniversary)
May 5, 2008... FROM its early roots in the 1930s, the commercial feed manufacturing industry in the U.S. has transformed over the years into a high-tech, highly automated industry focused on product quality and food safety. The result has been that...

Ingredient market.(Statistical table)
May 5, 2008... INGREDIENT MARKET The following prices, which include delivery, were obtained April 30 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...

Hog crisis starting to defuse.(Livestock/Poultry)
May 5, 2008... DEMAND for hogs and pork, Canadian and U.S. breeding herd liquidation and Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer pulled much of the fuse out of the U.S. hog crisis last week. At the end of the week, some were tempted to ask, "What crisis?" ...

Cattle markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Cattle markets: The cattle markets, in moderate demand and light to moderate trading, were $92/cwt. in the southern Plains last Thursday, unchanged from the week before and down 6.1% from the year before. Cattle did not trade in sufficient...

Asia watch.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Asia watch: A Korean panel is scheduled to meet soon to hear concerns about bovine spongiform encephalopathy and the impact on the beef industry after South Korea's decision to fully reopen its markets to U.S. beef, according to reports. In...

Chicken markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Chicken markets: The chicken markets were steady last week, with chicken companies expecting better demand for the first of the month, Mother's Day weekend and seasonally, sources said. There were also indications that announced cutbacks in...

Egg markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Egg markets: The egg markets were barely steady to weak and unstable last week despite a far smaller flock than year ago, bringing demand issues into play, sources said. Eggs were $1.06-1.10 and 9698 cents/doz. for large-sized eggs delivered to...

Egg stock.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Egg stock: Central states breaking stock fell in sync with the commercial markets, dropping 11-12 cents to 67-68 cents/doz. as offers of product to breakers rose, sources said.

Turkey markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Turkey markets: The turkey markets strengthened last week, up 1 cent to 87-90 cents/lb. for hens and retail-sized toms in the East and Midwest, prices 16.4% more than year ago, and birds were booked for September shipments at $1. There was...

Feed grain use lifts prices.(Grain/Ingredients)
May 5, 2008... THE ongoing debate about higher grains prices and how ethanol contributes to them continued last week. More evidence is now pointing at the other factors driving up grain prices--a major one being increasing global demand in developing...

JBS hearing holds few surprises.(National Beef Packing Co.)
May 12, 2008... A SENATE antitrust subcommittee heard vastly different takes on JBS S.A.'s proposed acquisitions of U.S. beef companies during a May 7 hearing in Washington, D.C. Several senators and witnesses challenged the impacts of JBS's proposed...

Battle lines harden.
May 12, 2008... THE battle between Congress and the Bush Administration on the future of U.S. farm policy begins in earnest this week as the final conference report will likely go to votes in the House and Senate on May 14 under a veto pledge from President...

Activists release egg video.
May 12, 2008... A CALIFORNIA egg farm last week may have provided activists seeking to end cage egg production systems in California with ammunition to accomplish that objective. Gemperle Enterprises, one of the largest egg producers in the U.S. with 2.2...

Ridley starts strategic review process.(News Watch)(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... Ridley Inc. announced May 7 that its board of directors has initiated a strategic review process. This process is being undertaken as a result of Ridley Corp. Ltd., the company's 69% controlling shareholder, advising the board of directors of...

Michigan finds pseudorabies.(News Watch)(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... The Michigan Department of Agriculture's (MDA) Geagley Laboratory on May 6 confirmed pseudorabies virus (PRV) infection in 19 sport swine on a privately owned cervid facility in Saginaw County. Pseudorabies is a highly contagious viral disease...

Woman did not die of vCJD.(News Watch)(variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease )(Brief article)
May 12, 2008... U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary Richard Raymond said preliminary results of an autopsy on a woman who died recently in Portsmouth, Va., indicate that "the patient did not die" of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). Reports...