The Cuthbert, Ga., rendering facility turns poultry byproducts into energy, ingredients for pet and animal feeds and even hay, contributing to a sustainable future.
Toxic weed seeds may be more common than feed producers have realized.
WATT Publishing’s 2012 Poultry Nutrition and Feeding Survey shows a marginal growth in feed and poultry production but with a higher profitability worldwide.
Feed mill boilers often don’t get the attention they should, which can lead to disastrous results, and Marc Shockley, feed mill manager for Perdue Farms, discussed this at the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s 2012 Feed Mill Management Seminar in Nashville, Tenn.
US Poultry & Egg Association, the American Feed Industry Association and the American Meat Institute co-locate to bring their respective industries the annual International Production & Processing Expo.
The Brazilian poultry industry, despite facing tougher conditions in export markets, continues to demand more feed.
Congress adjourned in late December, 2011, without renewing the VEETC tax credit for blenders of corn ethanol and the tariff on imported ethanol.
Foreign crop farmers' response to a 200% increase in the price of corn is having a predictable effect on total world production.
An expert panel predicts some moderation in feed costs for poultry producers in the coming year after record-high feed ingredients prices in 2011.
The availability of antibiotics in poultry production depends on greater understanding of their risks and benefits.
Broiler growing conditions, and especially the resulting intestinal health of flocks, are critical to efficient energy metabolism.
Chicken producers are searching for profit opportunities in the face of anemic consumer demand, volatile grain prices and an overreaching federal bureaucracy.
September’s plunge in corn prices indicates $7 to $8 a bushel is not sustainable – for now.
Although farms have until 2013 to comply with the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure rule, other facilities only have until November 2011. Be sure you’re ready if the EPA comes knocking.
US Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency should follow the president’s executive order for agencies to protect safety, health and the environment while promoting economic growth.
Mergers and aggressive growth keeps production in few hands.
It’s no secret that vitamins are an important component of any animal feed formulation plan. However, are you certain you’re using the right ones to achieve your goals?
Confidence in the U.S. poultry industry rebounded in the second quarter and remained steady in the third quarter.
More than 150 turkey industry representatives met with legislators and regulatory officials about renewable fuels policy, the proposed GIPSA rule and trade.
