Feedstuffs articles from September 2006

Feedstuffs archives from September 2006

Diverse group converging.(News)(National Animal Identification System)
September 4, 2006... A LOT of different perspectives were brought to the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) team when it was organized, but those perspectives "are coming closer together," according to Scott Stuart, chair of the National Institute for...

Feedstuffs launches new initiative.(www. FeedstuffsFoodLink.com)
September 4, 2006... A note to our readers: Feedstuffs is set to launch a new print and web-based initiative this week designed to extend the traditional audience of agricultural media to the retailer and consumer sectors. To be called Feedstuffs FoodLink, the...

Bluetongue of exotic serotype.(News)
September 4, 2006... THE European Commission said Aug. 28 it was informed by the Community Reference Laboratory for Bluetongue in Pirbright, U.K., that the virus responsible for the recent bluetongue outbreak in the Netherlands was identified, through genetic...

Foreign animal disease meeting set.(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The secretary of agriculture's advisory committee on foreign animal and poultry diseases will conduct an open meeting Sept. 12-13 at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Center at Riverside in Riverdale, Md. Meeting sessions will be held from...

USDA biotech report available.(United States Department of Agriculture)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The U.S. Department of Agriculture has made a new report concerning the future of agricultural biotechnology available to the public, according to Deputy Agriculture Secretary Chuck Connor. The report, Opportunities and Challenges in...

Montana schedules ID workshops.(News Watch)
September 4, 2006... The Montana Beef Network, the Montana Stockgrowers Assn. and Pfizer Animal Health are hosting the first of several cattle identification and health workshops in the state Sept. 7 at the Montana Livestock Co. in Ramsey, Mont., according to an...

Forest Service secures ranch.(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The U.S. Forest Service and the Eberts family announced last week an agreement in which the Forest Service will acquire the 5,200-acre Elkhorn Ranch in the Badlands region of western North Dakota. The ranch, first operated along the Little...

U.S. to ask for BSE status.(News Watch)(bovine spongiform encephalopathy )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The U.S. will ask the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to classify the risk status for the U.S. for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), according to U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary J.B. Penn. He said USDA will not...

Michigan swans.(FluWatch)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Michigan swans: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Aug. 28 final test results confirming that an H5N1 avian influenza virus detected in samples collected earlier this month from two Michigan wild mute swans (Feedstuffs, Aug. 21) is...

Alaskan birds.(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Alaskan birds: USDA and the Department of Interior announced Aug. 29 that they, along with the state of Alaska, have tested more than 13,000 wild migratory birds for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Alaska and have found no cases....

Birds on the net.(FluWatch)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Birds on the net: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior's agency collaborating on influenza testing, announced last week that the public can now view a web site showing current information about wild bird sampling for early detection of highly...

Microchip test.(FluWatch)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Microchip test: Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) have developed a microchip-based test that may allow more labs to diagnose influenza infections and learn more about...

Vaccine grant.(FluWatch)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Vaccine grant: The National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases has awarded a $1.3 million, two-year grant to the University of Pittsburg .School of Medicine to produce a promising avian flu vaccine that could be used in phase 1 and...

Balkans risk.(FluWatch)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Balkans risk: According to the Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus continues to threaten people, animals and economies in a growing number of countries despite numerous successful efforts in several...

Veterinary services.(FluWatch)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Veterinary services: Joseph Domenech, FAO's chief veterinary officer, said, "We don't expect to eradicate the H5N1 virus from possible wild bird reservoirs, but we can contain and control it fully in the poultry sector, which is the best...

Trade and transport.(FluWatch)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Trade and transport: According to FAO, many veterinary experts believe the flu virus spreads in the first instance by wild birds and then, after arriving in a new country, is most often spread through poultry trade and transport to wider areas....

Flu handbook.(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations published a new handbook)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Flu handbook: FAO has just published a new handbook targeted to small-scale poultry farmers in Latin .America and the Caribbean to help prevent a possible flu outbreak in the region and to enhance public awareness of the threat. FAO said the...

Events tackle ethanol issues.(News)
September 4, 2006... AS ethanol production continues to expand--drawing corn away from animal feeding and increasing, at least potentially, the cost of corn and feeding and, therefore, food prices--the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has scheduled an online...

'Red' Hudson.(obituary)(Obituary)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... LAST week, James T. "Red" Hudson, who turned a feed business into the fifth-largest chicken and a leading turkey producer in the U.S., died at age 81. Hudson, an executive at Ralston Purina Co., acquired a feed division from Ralston Purina...

Minnesota targets TB.(Minnesota Board of Animal Health)(tuberculosis)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... THE Minnesota Board of Animal Health announced last week a one-time targeted bovine tuberculosis (TB) testing campaign that will start this fall to determine if the state's cattle population harbors any remaining level of bovine TB. In...

Trouw to acquire Sloten.(Trouw Nutrition International B.V acquired Sloten Group B.V)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... TROUW Nutrition International B.V. and Sloten Group B.V. announced Aug. 29 Trouw's planned acquisition of Sloten, a Dutch manufacturer and worldwide supplier of milk replacers for calves, piglets and other young animals. The move makes...

Everyone needs to be engaged in animal ID.(News)(Animal Identification Plan)
September 4, 2006... AS livestock producers started to succeed in eradicating program diseases, the livestock identification and information committee of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) began meeting some 15 years ago to address the country's...

NAIS: how business gets done.(News)(National Animal Identification System)
September 4, 2006... ANIMAL identification is nothing new--ranchers, for instance, have branded cattle and sheep for more than I00 years--but what is new is the mobility of the U.S. animal population, and as animals move across the U.S., they are more subject to...

Neutral position delays 'uptake'.(News)
September 4, 2006... THE U.S. Department of Agriculture said the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) should be "technology neutral" to permit producers to adopt identification technology that best meets their needs, but this neutral position is actually...

Cattle group turns in final report.(News)
September 4, 2006... THE working groups to the National Animal Identification System (NAIS)--the committees representing the animal species that will be covered by NAIS--provided updates at the ID/INFO Expo 2006 on progress toward establishing their part of the...

Arkansas plans center for watershed education.(University of Arkansas)
September 4, 2006... THE University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Ark., has proposed to establish a center for watershed education and research that would, among other projects, study the effects of phosphorus on rivers and streams. The impact of phosphorus on...

Archer Daniels Midland Co.(appointment of Thomas Ames as vice president)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO., Decatur, III. -- Thomas Ames has been named vice president-transportation and logistics for the Grain Group. Ames will be responsible for oversight of all barge, rail and truck transportation and logistical...

Avian Tech International, Gainesville, Ga.--Dr. Ricardo Gomez has joined the company as sales manager for South America.(appointment of Ricardo Gomez )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... AVIAN TECH INTERNATIONAL, Gainesville, Ga. -- Dr. Ricardo Gomez has joined the company as sales manager for South America. Gomez will be responsible for sales and promotion of poultry equipment in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and...

Biorigin, Sao Paolo, Brazil--Fabio Goldflus has joined the company as technical manager.(appointment of Fabio Goldflus )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... BIORIGIN, Sao Paolo, Brazil -- Fabio Goldflus has joined the company as technical manager. Goldflus will strengthen the team through his knowledge of research and development and marketing and sales.

Center For Veterinary Medicine.(appointment of Bernadette Dunham and Linda Tollefson )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... CENTER FOR VETERINARY MEDICINE, Rockville, Md.--Dr. Bernadette Dunham has become director, Office of Minor Use & Minor Species, and acting deputy center director. Dunham was most recently deputy director of the Office of New Animal Drug...

Kansas City Southern.(appointment of David C. Reeves as a associate general counsel)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, Kansas City, Mo.--David C. Reeves has been appointed associate general counsel. Reeves will represent the railroad on matters before the Surface Transportation Board and the U.S. Department of Transportation. He was...

Ralco Nutrition Inc.(appointment of Dr. Mark Wilson )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... RALCO NUTRITION INC., Marshall, Minn.--Dr. Mark Wilson has joined the swine technical group. Wilson will be involved in technical sales and training of swine nutrition and production. He was previously with the University of Minnesota, Waseca.

Capacity increase.(capacity of BASF AG)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Capacity increase: BASF is raising its formic acid production capacity at its Ludwigshafen, Germany, site by 25,000 metric tons annually, to take effect in 2007. The company said the de-bottlenecking comes in response to continually increasing...

Synbiotics move.(Synbiotics Corp relocating is corporate headquarters )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Synbiotics move: Synbiotics Corp. announced that it is relocating is corporate headquarters and research and development facilities to Kansas City, Mo. Synbiotics was founded in 1982 in San Diego, Cal., and has become a leading veterinary...

Billion-dollar pets.(sales and revenue)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Billion-dollar pets: Sales of premium pet foods--natural/organic, fortified/functional, weight control and life' stage, among others--helped boost 2005 sales to $14.5 billion. According to Pet Food in the U.S.: Riding the Premium Wave, a new...

Efficiency enhancer.(Intervet Inc received approval for Zilmax )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Efficiency enhancer: Intervet Inc. announced Aug. 21 that it has received Food & Drug Administration approval for Zilmax (zilpaterol hydrochloride), a product designed to improve production efficiencies in beef cattle during the last phase of...

Cagle's sells.(Cagle's Inc merges with Keystone Foods LLC )(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Cagle's sells: Cagle's Inc. has completed the sale of its 30% interest in Cagle's-Keystone Foods LLC Growout Holdings LLC, which held the other 70% of the joint venture, for $28 million in cash. The operation grows and processes chickens in...

USAIO adds.(United States Animal Identification Organization)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... USAIO adds: The U.S. Animal Identification Organization (USAIO) has reached an agreement with Y-Tex Corp., a leading manufacturer of radio frequency identification tags (RFID), in which producers who buy Y-Tex tags can enter individual animal...

Smithfield cites weak conditions.(Financial Reports)
September 4, 2006... Smithfield Foods Inc. has reported decreased earnings and revenues for its first fiscal 2007 period, citing weak industry conditions across its livestock and meat businesses. For its quarter ended July 30, Smithfield reported net earnings...

Hormel credits balanced portfolio.(Financial Reports)
September 4, 2006... Hormel Foods Corp. has reported increased earnings and revenues for its fiscal 2006 third quarter and nine months, attributing its performance to a balanced portfolio that allowed its grocery products business to offset lower results in other...

Swift calls year 'among most difficult ever'.(Financial Reports)
September 4, 2006... Swift & Co. has reported substantially lower operating earnings for fiscal 2006 on relatively unchanged revenues, calling business conditions in the year "among the most difficult in the history of our industry." For its year ended May 28,...

Agricore sees bump in grain shipments.(financial report)(Financial report)
September 4, 2006... Agricore United said its second-quarter results showed "a marked improvement in grain shipments" for the six months ended April 30--shipping 10% more grain compared to the same period the year before and at a higher margin per ton. That...

Pfizer reports animal health sales.(Financial Reports)
September 4, 2006... Pfizer Inc. has reported flat second-quarter sales in the U.S. for its animal health business, Pfizer Animal Health, and increased sales internationally. For its quarter ended June 30, Pfizer reported U.S. animal health sales of $262...

Fort Dodge sales up.(financial reports)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Wyeth has reported an 11% increase in sales for its animal health business, Fort Dodge Animal Health, for its second quarter and a 6% increase in sales for its six months, citing higher sales for companion animal and livestock products. ...

Cal-Maine.(CaI-Maine Foods Inc)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Cal-Maine: The board of directors of CaI-Maine Foods Inc. has approved a cash dividend of 1.25 cents per share on company common stock, payable Sept. 5 to holders of record Aug. 24.

ADM.(securities of Archer Daniels Midland Co)(Brief article)
September 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 Sept. 8 to holders of record Aug. 18.

The Andersons.(securities of Andersons Inc)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... The Andersons: The Andersons Inc. announced a cash dividend of 4.5 cents per share, payable Oct. 23 to shareholders of record Oct. 2. This is the company's 40th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

Sorting out cage-free dilemma: with consumers increasingly considering "social responsibility" issues when making food purchasing decisions, egg producers are following scientific guidelines to house their hens in a humane and responsible environment.(Feedstuffs Food Link: CONNECTING FARM TO FORK)
September 4, 2006... CONSUMER choice has great influence over the food system, and consumers are increasingly including animal welfare, environmental concerns, genetic modification, organic and other issues more broadly defined as "social responsibility" issues in...

It's okay to let the fur fly.(Loos Tales)
September 4, 2006... IN the past five years, I have spent a fair amount of time working with the fur industry. Several years ago, I spoke to the International Mink & Fox Show in Milwaukee, Wis. A friend of mine told me, "If you are going to be a spokesman for...

Food industry to feel biofuels ripple.(Viewpoint)
September 4, 2006... NEARLY every conversation these days touches on the negative impact higher energy prices are having on most aspects of the economy. Throughout rural America, the push is on to develop alternative energy sources, such as ethanol and biodiesel,...

Hen diet affects egg nutrients.(Research)
September 4, 2006... POULTRY scientists who specialize in laying-hen nutrition presented several abstracts at the recent Poultry Science Assn. meeting that detailed how dietary compounds fed to hens can enhance the concentration of specific nutrients in eggs that,...

Poultry scientists attend PSA.(Poultry Science Association)
September 4, 2006... POULTRY scientists gathered July 16-19 at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alb., for the annual Poultry Science Assn. (PSA) meeting. Total attendance was 665, including 430 from the U.S., 129 from Canada, 13 from Mexico and 93 from other...

Balchem acquires choline plant.(Bottom Line of Nutrition: Poultry)
September 4, 2006... BALCHEM Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary BCP Ingredients Inc. announced Aug. 25 the acquisition of an animal feed-grade aqueous choline chloride manufacturing facility located in St. Gabriel, La. The facility, built in 1997, and the...

Software provides feed cost savings with phytase; Danisco developed Phycheck, a program that gives nutritionists greater flexibility when formulating corn-based broiler diets with phytase and offers producers greater profitability through feed cost savings.(Nutrition & Health: Poultry)
September 4, 2006... IN 2003, Danisco Animal Nutrition launched Phyzyme XP, the first new generation Escherichia coli phytase produced in yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. This new generation E. coli phytase has been proven to be at least 20% more effective...

Feed company dedicated to serving local producers.(Facilities)(Hueber LLC)(Company overview)
September 4, 2006... NORTH Central Illinois is known for its animal agriculture as well as its family-owned and operated feed businesses. One such family business dedicated to serving the needs of local livestock producers is Hueber LLC of Creston, Ill. ...

Kalmbach makes $10m pledge.(Facilities)
September 4, 2006... Officials at Kalmbach Feeds broke ground Aug. 24 on a $10 million feed plant that the company is building north of its present plant on State Route 199 north of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Company president Paul Kalmbach was joined by his father...

Cattle manure to fuel new ethanol facility.(Ethanol Inc)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... PANDA Ethanol Inc., Dallas, Texas, announced that it intends to build a 100 million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant in Sherman County, Texas. The facility will annually refine approximately 40 million bushels of corn and milo into ethanol....

Blending nets reduced feed costs.(Facilities)
September 4, 2006... ON-farm trials of a new feeding process have shown that it is possible to improve profitability in hog finisher barns simply by changing the way feed diets are delivered to feeders. The new process, known as Intelligent Feeding, was...

Grinder.(product introduction)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Modern Process Equipment Corp. of Chicago, Ill., announced its Model 88 WC Flax Seed Gran-U-Lizer (grinder). The 88 WC utilizes water-cooled rollers and a proprietary tooth profile to cut and tear flaxseed into a very fine powder--finer than...

Track and skate system.(product introduction)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Eagle MHC of Clayton, Del., announced its High-Density Floor-Trak System designed to maximize space. This versatile track-and-skate system enables material managers to optimize the storage of supplies, parts and other items where there is a...

WirEless data logger.(product introduction)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Dickson Co. of Addison, Ill., announced its Wireless Data Loggers for temperature and humidity monitoring. Mill managers seeking easy-to-use tools for U.S. Department of Agriculture compliance and to minimize product spoilage can use these data...

Relief valves.(product introduction)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Industrial Specialties Mfg. Inc. of Englewood, Colo., has introduced a series of miniature plastic relief valves that include a unique, patented relief mechanism. Offered in 10-32, 1/4-28 and 1/8 male threads and 10-32 female threads, the...

Seed delivery system.(product introduction)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... KINZE Manufacturing Inc. of Williamsburg, Iowa, announced that its new KINZE 3800 SDS (Seed Delivery System), which is capable of planting 24, 32 or 36-30 in. rows, now features a larger seed capacity. A fully loaded 3800 SDS can plant roughly...

Electronic seed monitor.(product introduction)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... KINZE Manufacturing Inc. of Williamsburg, Iowa, announced its new KPM III Electronic Seed Monitor, which displays a full menu of population, seed spacing and planting speed data. The KPM III is easy to read, highly intuitive and user friendly....

Particle reduction.(Facilities: New Equipment)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Modern Process Equipment Corp. of Chicago, Ill., announced its Fractionizer. Designed specifically for thin, leafy materials, the Fractionizer uses a combination of teeth and interlocking grooves to cut material to an very uniform size with...

Ballot issue turns national.(Hog Industry INSIDER)(Campaign for Arizona's Farmers and Ranchers)
September 4, 2006... A COALITION of farm groups thinks it s going to take at least $1 million to mount an effective campaign against an Arizona ballot issue (Proposition 204) aimed at prohibiting sow gestation and veal stalls. With the critical weeks of the...

Aflatoxin test.(Romer Labs of Union)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Aflatoxin test: Romer Labs of Union, Mo., announced its AgraStrip, the first 10 parts per billion qualitative lateral flow test for total aflatoxin approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyard...

Quality test.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Quality test: Cognis Corp. of Cincinnati, Ohio, a worldwide supplier of specialty chemicals and nutritional ingredients, announced that its QTA System can test methanol content in B100 from 0 to 1.1%. The system can test biodiesel quality to...

FDA updates enforcement.(Food and Drug Administration)
September 4, 2006... THE Food & Drug Administration reported enforcement activities Aug. 24 regarding the ruminant feed regulation. FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine has assembled data from the inspections conducted, and the final inspection report was...

Ag shippers told to get involved.(MILL MARKET)
September 4, 2006... THE nation's largest organization of rail shippers and receivers of grain, feed and grain products said a recent proposal by the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) to amend its so-called "simplified guidelines" for challenging...

UP earnings increase 64%.(Financial Reports)
September 4, 2006... Union Pacific Corp. (UP) reported financial results for its second quarter and six months of 2006. For the quarter ended June 30, UP had net income of $390 million, or $1.44 per share, on revenues of $3.92 billion, compared to income of...

RailAmerica has lower earnings.(Financial Reports)(Financial report)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... RailAmerica reported results for its second fiscal 2006 quarter and first half ended June 30. For the quarter, net income was $7.8 million, or 20 cents per share, on revenues of $116.8 million, compared to income of $9.3 million, or 24...

CSX reports strong earnings, stock split.(Financial Reports)
September 4, 2006... CSX Corp. reported results for it 2006 second quarter and six months. For the quarter ended June 30, earnings were $390 million, or $1.66 per share, on revenues of $2.42 billion, compared with earnings of $165 million, or 73 cents per...

CP has solid second quarter.(Financial Reports)(Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd)(Financial report)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) announced results for its fiscal 2006 second quarter and six months ended June 30. For the quarter, CP had net income of $378 million, or $2.36 per share, on revenues of $1.131 billion, compared with income of...

BNSF reports record earnings.(Financial Reports)
September 4, 2006... Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNSF) reported results for its fiscal 2006 second quarter and six months ended June 30, showing record quarterly earnings. For the quarter, net income was $470 million, or $1.27 per share, on revenues of...

Ingredient market.(Statistical table)
September 4, 2006... INGREDIENT MARKET The following prices, which include delivery, were obtained Aug. 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...

Demand takes 'robust' control.(Livestock/Poultry)
September 4, 2006... DEMAND was clearly in control of the livestock and poultry markets last week as reduced and/or restrained production has, in recent weeks, made total meat and poultry supplies almost insufficient to needs. Consider that cattle prices...

U.S. beef industry to serve the world.(Market Watch)
September 4, 2006... THE world will eat more beef, and it will need to eat more U.S. beef to do so, according to Brett Stuart, who analyzes international agricultural trade at Global AgriTrends in Denver, Colo. Stuart (pictured) delivered a message to the...

Hog markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Hog markets: The hog markets declined $5.72 to almost $7.00 last week as slaughter increased for the third consecutive week to its largest weekly volume of the year. Hogs were $66.79-67.51/ cwt., lean carcass basis, last Thursday, prices that...

Chicken markets.(prices of chicken)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Chicken markets: The chicken markets were steady last week as prices continued to strengthen on production that has not only been decreased but is under year ago, with the weighted average price for the week ended Aug. 26 at 69.69 cents/lb.,...

Chicken prices.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Chicken prices: However, in the chicken meat and parts sector, breast meat increased 5-9 cents to $1.50-1.59/lb. and was 19.3% more than year ago, and cut wings increased 4 cents to $1.14-1.20/lb. and was 14.7% more than year ago. Leg quarters,...

Chicken run.(In 60 seconds)
September 4, 2006... Chicken run: The chicken run this year through the week ended Aug. 26 totaled 5.5 billion birds, down 0.1% from last year.

Egg markets.(In 60 seconds)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Egg markets: The egg markets were unchanged for the sixth straight week at 66-70 cents and 60-62 cents/doz. for large-sized eggs delivered to eastern and midwestern store doors, 12.8% below last year. Sources said the markets are struggling...

Dairy markets.(In 60 seconds)(market size)(Brief article)
September 4, 2006... Dairy markets: Butter and cheese made significant upward moves in the cash markets at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange last week as the draw on cream for ice cream and on milk for back-to-school purposes made butter and cheese production...