Feedstuffs articles from October 2003

Feedstuffs archives from October 2003

OIG report critical of FSIS, ConAgra in handling contaminated beef recall.(Office of the Inspector General report on the Food Safety and Inspection Service)
October 6, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A report by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture investigating last year's recall of 18.6 million pounds of ground beef at ConAgra Beef in Greeley, Colo., is sharply critical of...

Hogs report points to poorly advised expansion.
October 6, 2003... The hogs and pigs report had the appearance of support, but looking deeper inside it, one could see that producers, who have made profits in only 3 of the last 22 months, have slowed or stopped liquidation and tuned up to actually expand...

Brazil temporarily okays herbicide-resistant soybeans.
October 6, 2003... Jose Alencar, Brazil's vice president, signed a temporary decree Sept. 25 that gives the go-ahead for Brazilian farmers to plant herbicide-resistant soybeans for the upcoming growing season. Although somewhat resistant to the idea,...

Trade agreement with Russia good for U.S. industry.
October 6, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. meat and poultry industry organizations were quick to praise a trade agreement reached last week with Russia that will guarantee that U.S. chicken, beef and pork can be sold to Russia at historical levels--with room to...

African officials blame developed countries for failure of WTO talks.(World View)
October 6, 2003... Speaking after the collapse of World Trade Organization talks in Cancun, Mexico, two senior African trade officials recently insisted that developing countries cannot be blamed for the failure. Instead, the African Union's outgoing...

Congress still pushing for FSC reform.(Foreign Sales Corp.-Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act)
October 6, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. corporations that compete in foreign markets--including agribusinesses--face sweeping changes in how their offshore income is taxed, and both the Senate and the House are working against the clock to make the tax...

CVM updates ruminant feed rule compliance.
October 6, 2003... The Food & Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) released Sept. 30 an update on its enforcement activities relating to the ruminant feed regulation, which was installed in 1997 to help prevent the establishment and...

Inside Washington.(dietary guidelines)
October 6, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Peter Fitzgerald (R., Ill.) drew plenty of attention last week in Washington with his view that the federal government should radically change the way it advises Americans on food choices. Fitzgerald said the U.S....

CPG Nutrients withdraws nitrogen product.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... CPG Nutrients, a division of Agway Inc., has voluntarily withdrawn its Optigen 1200 Controlled Release Nitrogen product for dairy cattle from the market over a difference of opinion with the Food & Drug Administration. According to a...

EU farm ministers approve CAP reform.(mon Agricultural Policy)
October 6, 2003... Without any dissent, European Union farm ministers last Monday approved the legal text of the June agreement overhauling much of the trading bloc's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the third time in 15 years. "The reform that began a...

U.N. official criticizes how U.S. handles Iraq oil-for-food program.(Benon Sevan)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... An official with the United Nations last Monday was critical of the way the U.S.-led coalition ruling Iraq was dealing with the handover of the "oil-for-food" program due to be completed next month. In an unpublished report to the U.N....

Monsanto, other seed companies win ruling in biotech antitrust lawsuit.
October 6, 2003... A district court in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 1 denied class-action status relating to an antitrust suit brought against Monsanto and other seed companies over biotechnology seed products sold to farmers in the U.S. The same court dismissed all...

House passes bill designed to speed FDA drug review.(Animal Drug User Fee Act)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... The House of Representatives last week passed the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA), a bill designed to speed Food & Drug Administration review of new animal drugs. ADUFA places performance goals, or timelines, on the FDA review of new...

Swift developing business model.(Financial Reports)
October 6, 2003... GREELEY, COLO. -- Swift & Co. has released results for its fourth fiscal 2003 quarter and first year, reporting results that exceeded expectations, including in debt and interest reduction. For its quarter ended May 25, Swift reported net...

CME Holdings reports growth in electronic trading.(Financial Reports)(Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... CHICAGO, ILL. -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings (CME Holdings) has reported increased earnings and revenues for its second quarter and six months, attributing its performance to "strong trading volume" in its largest product categories,...

Smithfield sells division in move to buy Farmland.(Business Report)(Smithfield Foods Inc.)(Farmland Foods Inc.)
October 6, 2003... Maple Leaf Foods Inc. and Smithfield Foods Inc. have reported an agreement in which Maple Leaf will acquire Smithfield's Canadian division, Schneider Corp., in a cash deal that will provide resources for Smithfield for its pursuit of Farmland...

Farmland to take bankruptcy plan to court hearing.(Business Report)(Farmland Industries Inc.)
October 6, 2003... Farmland Industries Inc. will learn this week if there are objections to its repayment scheme to emerge from bankruptcy and pay creditors. Objections to the disclosure statement were to be filed Sept. 24 with a Kansas City, Mo., law firm...

Stock summary.(Business Report)(Illustration)
October 6, 2003... STOCK SUMMARY This Last Week Week Year Oct. 1 Sept. 24 Ago Feedstuffs-Nelson Stock indexes Agribusiness 94.5 93.7 ...

U.S. dollar equivalencies, Oct. 1.(Business Report)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 6, 2003... U.S. DOLLAR EQUIVALENCIES, OCT. 1 Australian dollar 0.68410 Brazilian real 0.34447 British pound 1.67160 Canadian dollar 0.74538 Chinese yuan 0.12082 Euro 1.16920 Japanese yen ...

Ferguson resigns from IMC Global.(Business Report)(John J. Ferguson)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... LAKE FOREST, ILL. -- IMC Global Inc. announced that president and chief operating officer John J. Ferguson resigned Sept. 23 to pursue other interests. Ferguson, 51, joined IMC in March 2002 after working at Solutia and Monsanto Co. ...

KCA relocates to new building.(Business Report)(Kansas Cattlemen's Association)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... BREWSTER, KAN. -- The Kansas Cattlemen's Assn. (KCA) celebrated its relocation last weekend with an open house at its new building in Brewster that was made possible by growth in membership support, according to KCA executive director Mike...

eMerge regains Nasdaq listing; announces new technology clients.(eMerge Interactive Inc.)
October 6, 2003... eMerge Interactive Inc. has received a notice from Nasdaq that the company has re-established compliance with Nasdaq rules to continue trading on the small-cap market, according to a company news release. eMerge stock closed under $1 per...

AGRI Grain Marketing venture to be dissolved.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... DES MO1NES, IOWA--AGRI Industries, based here, and Cargill Inc. announced that they will end their formal relationship--a joint venture to buy and market grain--effective March 1, 2004. The venture, known as AGRI Grain Marketing LLC (AGM),...

William Wernimont.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
October 6, 2003... FAIRFAX, IOWA -- William F. Wernimont, 62, died Sept. 23 at his residence here following a short illness. Wernimont was co-owner of the Wernimont-Paullus Advertising Co., which represented firms such as Roche and Novartis. Wernimont,...

Danisco Animal Nutrition.(Names In The News)(Aaron Cowieson appointed)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... DANISCO ANIMAL NUTRITION, Wiltshire, U.K. -- Dr. Aaron Cowieson has joined the company as research and development manager. Cowieson will be responsible for managing research projects associated with enzymes and other feed additives in poultry...

Degussa Corp.(Names In The News)(Jonathan Goodson appointed)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... DEGUSSA CORP., Parsippany, N.J. -- Dr. Jonathan Goodson has been named technical support specialist. Goodson will be responsible for providing nutritional and technical consultation and support to customers in the North American Free Trade...

Kent Feeds Inc.(Names In The News)(Joseph T. Janz III appointed)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... KENT FEEDS INC., Muscatine, Iowa -- Joseph T. Janz III has joined the company as a graphic designer with the advertising and marketing resources department. Janz was previously with Eagle Foods.

Doane Agricultural Services.(Names In The News)(Dan Manternach appointed)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... DOANE AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, St. Louis, Mo. -- Dan Manternach has joined the company as vice president, ag services. Manternach will be responsible for providing marketing and management solutions and information to farmers through various...

University of Idaho College of Agricultural & Life Sciences.(Names In The News)(Mireille Chahine, Scott Waltner appointed)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL & LIFE SCIENCES, Boise, Ida. -- Mireille Chahine has joined the university as extension dairy specialist in Twin Falls, Ida. Chahine will be responsible for developing and delivering a need-based...

Sales of animal health products show modest gain.
October 6, 2003... Animal health product sales in the U.S. for 2002 totaled $4.5 billion, an increase of 1.5% compared to 2001, according to the Animal Health Institute's (AHI) 2002 Market Sales Report. The sales survey showed product sales in three major...

Optimum amino acid level depends on production goal.(Letter to the Editor)
October 6, 2003... To the Editor: These comments are in response to two articles by R.H. Harms and R.H. Harms with G.B. Russell published in Feedstuffs (June 2 and July 7) dealing with the analysis of dose response data and the estimation of optimum dietary...

UEP encourages 'local champions' for egg industry.(Poultry)(United Egg Producers)
October 6, 2003... Good egg producers must not only be efficient, environmentally sustainable and humane but must be "local champions" to explain as much, according to the United Egg Producers (UEP), which just released a package of championship materials for...

Eggs shown to delay, prevent macular problems.(Poultry)
October 6, 2003... About 16 million people in the U.S. older than 45 report some vision loss, but research has begun to show that diet --specifically egg consumption--may delay or prevent two common sight-destroying disorders: age-related macular degeneration and...

Treatment of emerging diseases may require management change.(Nutrition And Health/Poultry)
October 6, 2003... Poultry diseases remain of major economic and public health importance, according to Hafez Mohamed Hafez of the Institute of Poultry Diseases at the Free University-Berlin, Germany, because diseases increase mortality rates, decrease weight...

Minnesota eliminates poultry diseases.(Nutrition And Health/Poultry)
October 6, 2003... ST. PAUL, MINN. -- After decades of testing and surveillance to eliminate Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) and Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) from poultry breeder flocks in Minnesota, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health (BAH) announced Sept. 22 that...

Arkansas campus to get broiler research center.(Nutrition And Health/Poultry)(University of Arkansas)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. -- Tyson Foods and subsidiary broiler breeder Cobb-Vantress in Siloam Springs, Ark., will donate $844,793 to construct a broiler breeder research facility at the University of Arkansas division of agriculture research complex...

Feeding GM ingredients may have future in poultry nutrition.(Bottom Line Of Nutrition/Poultry)(genetically modified)
October 6, 2003... A. Chesson of the Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, U.K., and G. Flachowsky of the Institute of Animal Nutrition, Federal Agricultural Research Centre, Braunschweig, Germany, reviewed the effect of using genetically modified (GM) ingredients...

Care needed when mixing test rations.(swine feed)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... CLAY CENTER, NEB. -- Swine fed the same diet in different locations don't always get the same level of nutrients, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists who participated in a collaborative study with 24 universities from...

MLA lists top 25 red meat value-adding firms.(Meat & Livestock Australia)
October 6, 2003... NORTH SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- Several new players and a range of new products have emerged in the latest Top 25 listing of red meat value-adding companies in Australia. Australia Meat Holdings (AMH) and Primo Smallgoods shared a top position...

Sygen to study disease resistance.(poultry disease)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... LONDON, ENGLAND -- Sygen International PLC recently announced that it will receive funding from the Binational Industrial Research & Development (BIRD) foundation with which to conduct research into disease resistance and mortality in poultry....

Indiana settlement.(An update of swine industry news)(Pohlmann Hog Farms)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Klaus Pohlmann, an Indiana hog producer who has a history of manure spills, has reached a settlement with the state concerning a lawsuit over water pollution violations. The settlement bans Pohlmann, who operated Pohlmann Hog Farms in...

Poundmaker hog plans.(An update of swine industry news)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... A 10,000-head hog operation has been proposed in the northeast corner of the Poundmaker Cree Indian reservation in Saskatchewan. The Poundmaker tribe would own about 75% of the company, known as Poundmaker Agri-Business Development Corp.,...

Illinois farm to open.(An update of swine industry news)(Maschhoff Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... The construction of two 3,600-head wean-to-finish barns is nearing completion near Mulkeytown, Ill., in Franklin County. The barns, being built by Maschhoff Inc., should be fully operational in the next month or two. Maschhoff owns...

Springhill plant update.(An update of swine industry news)(Springhill Farms)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Efforts have been underway since July to get the Springhill Farms hog slaughter plant in Neepawa, Man., up and running after a shutdown earlier this summer. According to sources, the plant was running on a very limited basis last week. ...

TIF approved.(An update of swine industry news)(tax increment financing)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Although amounts of a tax increment financing (TIF) district seemed to change weekly, a 10-member TIF commission in St. Joseph, Mo., recently passed resolutions endorsing the sale of $7 million in bonds to aid development of 124 acres in the...

Wright County plans.(An update of swine industry news)(objections to hog operation)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... A proposed 2,400-head hog operation about 2 miles south of Belmond, Iowa, sparked a bit of controversy when a few neighbors in a nearby development began making the rounds to the county courthouse, city hall and local newspaper offices in...

Interpretive center opens.(An update of swine industry news)(University of Alberta Pig Science Centre)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... The University of Alberta has officially opened a new 1,500 sq. ft. pork industry interpretive center. The Pig Science Centre is a stand-alone component of the University of Alberta's Swine Research Technology Centre and is located on its South...

Newport, SolidTech announce strategic supply agreement.(An update of swine industry news)(Newport Laboratories, SolidTech Animal Health Inc.)
October 6, 2003... WORTHINGTON, MINN. -- Newport Laboratories and SolidTech Animal Health Inc., Newcastle, Okla., recently entered into an agreement to supply the bovine and swine markets with implantable autogenous biologicals. Newport will manufacture bulk...

Shur-Gain to construct facility at Moncton.(Mill market: information for feed/grain handless)
October 6, 2003... MONCTON, N.B. -- Shur-Gain, a division of Maple Leaf Foods, announced plans Oct. 1 to invest $15 million in a new state-of-the-art feed mill in Caledonia Industrial Park in Moncton. "This facility will allow us to be even more responsive to...

Kalmbach Feeds partners with CRF.(Mill market: information for feed/grain handless)(Cooperative Research Farms)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Kalmbach Feeds Inc. headquartered in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, has become the newest member of Cooperative Research Farms (CRF), a multinational organization of regional livestock and poultry feed manufactures from the U.S., Canada and France. ...

Mexican commission extends consent of KCS purchase of Grupo TFM.(Mill market: information for feed/grain handless)(Kansas City Southem)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... KANSAS CITY, MO. -- Kansas City Southem (KCS) announced Sept. 26 that the Mexican Competition Commission has extended for a period of six months its prior authorization of KCS' purchase of all the shares of Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria...

AFIA to webcast dioxin symposium.(Mill market: information for feed/grain handless)(American Feed Industry Association)(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... The American Feed Industry Assn. (AFIA) is offering its members and interested non-members the opportunity to participate in its first webcast technical symposium Oct. 7. AFIA said the issue is the recent international scientific...

USDA seeks advisory committee members.(Mill market: information for feed/grain handless)
October 6, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee. Nominations are sought for...

Church & Dwight to increase buffer prices.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... PRINCETON, N.J. -- Church & Dwight Co. Inc. announced Oct. 1 that it will increase prices for its feed-grade sodium bicarbonate and sodium sesquicarbonate products effective Nov. 1. The company said feed-grade sodium bicarbonate (Arm &...

Ingredient market.(Illustration)
October 6, 2003... INGREDIENT MARKET The following prices, which include delivery, were obtained last week from feed and grain vendors in the U.S. and Canada. The prices represent current trading values, but are not guaranteed. The second column in the...

Nearby soybean futures surge to six-year highs as yields plunge.(Grains And Ingredients)
October 6, 2003... November soybean futures flirted with the $7/bu. level last week--a six-year high--in what one trader termed a "pretty wild" market. "It's just a plain, steady diet of low bean yields," said Dan Zwicker, grain market analyst for AgriVisor,...

FDA publishes bioterrorism regulations: registration of facilities begins Oct. 16.
October 13, 2003... The Food & Drug Administration issued two interim final rules last week--one on the registration of food and feed facilities and the other on prior notice of imported food and feed shipments--both of which are required to be in place by Dec. 12...

No adjectives are left to describe cattle markets.(Livestock And Poultry)
October 13, 2003... In the beef cattle markets last week, the ground moved. Both cash and futures markets blew past previous records and set new records on the hoof, in the meat and in the futures. Industry sources--from feedlot managers to packer buyers to...

U.S.-Russia market access deal remains uncertain.
October 13, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- News reports last week indicated there is a rift between Russian government agencies on a market access agreement for U.S. chicken, beef and pork that has been announced by both U.S. and Russian trade officials. In a...

Canada reassesses risk of U.S. cattle imports.
October 13, 2003... Canadian agriculture minister Lyle Vanclief told the House of Commons last Tuesday government scientists are reassessing the risk to the health of domestic animals if the government eases its restrictions on imports of U.S. cattle. Most...

WTO deadline looms ahead; farm program litigation likely.(World View)
October 13, 2003... Governments have two ways to get other countries to change laws and regulations--negotiation or litigation. Sometimes, even when facing a probable loss, a government prefers to be forced to change its laws or programs through litigation....

ITC makes split decision on U.S.-Canada wheat war.
October 13, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. punitive tariffs on Canadian durum wheat dumped into the U.S. are out, and tariffs on hard red spring wheat from Canada will stay. That was the split decision made Oct. 3 by the U.S. International Trade Commission...

Grazing program faces new challenge as bill could allow government buyout of permits.
October 13, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Western ranchers who use public lands for part of their grazing program are facing a new challenge in the form of a House bill that could create a program allowing a government buyout of grazing permits. The bill is...

Japan confirms eighth BSE case.(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Japan's health ministry said last Monday it has confirmed the nation's eighth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) since the disease was first verified in September 2001. The 23-month-old Holstein bull was first tested Sept. 29...

Inside Washington.
October 13, 2003... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Companies with high earnings overseas face a dilemma: As long as their offshore earnings remain overseas, they are not taxed under the U.S. tax code. Bring 'em home, and they are subject to the U.S. corporate tax rate. ...

CPR cites special charge for decline in income.(Financial Reports)
October 13, 2003... CALGARY, ALB. -- Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) reported business growth in its second quarter of 2003; however, a special charge of $150 million was largely responsible for a reduction in net income. For its quarter ended June 30, CPR had...

Bob Evans cites higher hog prices.(Financial Reports)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Bob Evans Farms Inc. has reported slightly decreased earnings and increased revenues for its first fiscal 2004 quarter, explaining that the earnings situation was a consequence of higher hog prices for its sausage business...

Justice clears court auction of Farmland Foods.(Business Report)
October 13, 2003... The U.S. Department of Justice gave green lights last week to the sale of Farmland Foods to either Cargill Inc. or Smithfield Foods Inc., leaving the winning suitor to the discretion of the bankruptcy court overseeing the bankruptcy...

Data services create exchange for identification.(Business Report)
October 13, 2003... A major step toward a national animal identification system was taken last week when five of the leading agriculture data services announced plans to create beef industry data exchange standards. The standards will allow the five services...

Stock summary.(Business Report)
October 13, 2003... STOCK SUMMARY This Last Week Week Year Oct. 8 Oct. 1 Ago Feedstuffs-Nelson Stock Indexes Agribusiness 95.6 ...

U.S. dollar equivalencies, Oct. 8.(Business Report)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... U.S. DOLLAR EQUIVALENCIES, OCT. 8 Australian dollar 0.69110 Brazilian real 0.35063 British pound 1.66110 Canadian dollar 0.74906 Chinese yuan 0.12082 Euro ...

Country View to buy Hostetter assets.(Business Report)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... MOUNT JOY, PA. -- Country View Family Farms has announced plans to acquire the assets of Hostetter Management Co. (HMC) and its Boars Way stud farm, effective Jan. 2, 2004. HMC has managed a 24-farm, 40,000-sow operation and overseen 140...

Clarification.(Business Report)(Correction Notice)
October 13, 2003... SureBeam Corp. continues to trade on the Nasdaq stock exchange awaiting a decision from a Nasdaq hearing commission concerning the company's listing status. The hearing was Sept. 25. An article in the Sept. 22 Feedstuffs reported that...

DuPont, Antec International reach purchase agreement.(Business Report)
October 13, 2003... DuPont announced Oct. 8 that it had agreed to acquire Antec International, a leading biosecurity company that provides human and animal health emergency disease control. Antec products are used throughout the world to prevent the spread of...

Merial acquires immune-stimulatory line.(Business Report)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Merial announced last week the acquisition of the Pecura business of Qiagen NV in a package that brings to Merial the veterinary rights to a novel class of drugs that are based on immune-stimulatory dinucleotides. Merial business...

Gainco's Weigh Systems Service moves to new Arkansas facility.(Business Report)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... GAINSVILLE, GA. -- Gainco Inc. announced Oct. 7 that its Weigh Systems Service (WSS) subsidiary has moved its operations to Ft. Smith, Ark. The new facility will house customer service, service dispatch and parts distribution, along with...

Prince Agri Products to increase prices.(Business Report)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... QUINCY, ILL. -- Prince Agri Products, a distributor of feed grade Iodine products in the U.S. for BGR Products Inc., announced standard price increases on Iodine salts for the feed industry. Effective Nov. 1, standard prices will increase...

Zinpro.(Names In The News)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... ZINPRO, Eden Prairie, Minn. -- Dr. Shinichiro Torii has joined the company as country manager in Japan. Torii will be based at the company's Yokohama office. He was previously with Toyota's biotechnology business division.

Biotechnology Industry Organization.(Names In The News)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION, Washington, D.C. -- Barbara Glenn has been named director of animal biotechnology. Glenn will be focusing on animal biotechnology including domestic regulatory affairs and increasing positive awareness of...

CHR. Hansen Inc.(Names In The News)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... CHR. HANSEN INC., Milwaukee, Wis. -- Katie Mitzner has joined the company as dairy business development manager for animal health and nutrition customers in the western region of the U.S. She was previously with Bioproducts Inc.

Commodity Resource Corp.(Names In The News)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... COMMODITY RESOURCE CORP., Caledonia, N.Y. -- Dan Canipe has joined the company as general manager. Canipe was previously with Agway.

Milk Products Inc.(Names In The News)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... MILK PRODUCTS INC., Chilton, Wis. -- Andy Holloway has joined the company as national accounts manager for the northeast region of the U.S. Holloway will be responsible for supporting the company's efforts to provide quality products, business...

Lysle 'Doc' Wilkins.(Obituary)(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... RALSTON, NEB. -- Dr. Lysle Wilkins, 82, died Sept. 18 following a long illness. Wilkins was well known in the veterinary community for more than 50 years. He graduated from Kansas State Veterinary College in Manhattan, Kan. As a...

Food's role in healthful or obese society called matter of choices.
October 13, 2003... The newest of the social end-point production issues--food makes people fat--got taken up in Congress Sept. 30 when the Senate Commerce Committee consumer affairs and product safety subcommittee heard testimony about the U.S. Department of...