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  • IPE/IFE Podcast Series

    • International Poultry Expo / International Feed Expo podcast series

      Audio of panel discussions and interviews from the International Poultry Expo/International Feed Expo in Atlanta, January 23-25, 2012.
       

      2012 WATT-Pfizer poultry leadership roundtable 

      A panel discussion of the U.S. poultry industry’s competitive outlook versus its established overseas competitors, such as Brazil and Thailand, and up-and-coming producers, such as Argentina and China. Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health Global Poultry.

       

      Adjusting to the new reality of  feeding poultry in a world of high cost corn 
      A three-person panel consisting of an economist, a feed nutritionist and an expert in feed milling will address new solutions for producing feed for the poultry and other meat industries. Sponsored by Kemin.

  • Industry Issues and Insights

    author

    Rex Runyon

    Agriculture’s crystal ball: forecasting hot topics and priorities

    01/31/2012

    According to Sarah Novak, the vice president of membership and public relations for the American Feed Industry Association, the hot issue of 2011 remains a top priority in 2012 for the feed industry: the Food Safety Modernization Act. AFIA has been working very hard offering opinions and perspectives to the regulators. To accomplish its objective, ...

  • Feed for Thought

    author

    Yanne Boloh

    When waste is almost obscene

    01/22/2012

    It took me by surprise when looking into animal feed: waste is forbidden both on the nutritional level, as shown by the very precise nutritional patterns, and on the farm level. But is there a real study of efficiency there? At least 50 percent of food wastage in the EU today is avoidable, and urgent measures are needed to tackle it, says a draft r...