Ken JennisonFrom the AuthorBroilers & TurkeysLa Encuesta Anual de Nutrición y Alimentación Avícola nos ofrece puntos de vista mixtosLos participantes de la industria de alimentos balanceados avícolas continúan en la lucha por los altos costos de los granos, al mismo tiempo que siguen trabajando para aumentar las utilidades y cumplir con las exigencias del consumidor en cuanto al "no": no antibióticos, no hormonas y no subproductos de origen animal en los alimentos balanceados. Los resultados de la Encuesta de Nutrición y Alimentación de WATT de este año reflejan esos desafíos.Broilers & Turkeys2013 poultry nutrition survey offers mixed viewsMembers of the poultry feed industry continue to wrestle with high grain costs while simultaneously working to increase profits and meet consumer demands for “no”—no antibiotics, no hormones, and no animal byproducts in animal feed. The results of this year’s WATT Nutrition and Feed Survey reflect those challenges.HomeWhy distance learning is important for the feed industryWe’re busy. Everyone is busy. Now more than ever time is precious. As a whole we give lip-service to the need for continuing education, but the reality is that there is rarely time for it. This is where distance learning can make a real difference.HomeWhat I learned in Atlanta: the sun is still shiningWhat I learned in Atlanta: the sun is still shining By Ken Jennison With so many factors influencing the animal feed industry right now—and agribusiness in general—as I boarded my plane at O’Hare and headed to Atlanta at the end of January, I really didn’t know what I was going to findHomeFormulating on a real-time basisThe first major step toward immediacy of feed formulation may have taken place with the introduction of the BESTMIX Formulation as a Service platform, offered by the Belgian company Adifo. If the platform is embraced by the feed industry, it most likely will become the new standard for feed production and service.HomeHow our new digital registration process helps you, the Feed Management readerHere at FeedManagement we are making some changes in how we do things online and withour digital edition. Ultimately, these changes will benefit the reader.HomeBringing youth back to the farmAccording to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, over one-third of farmers in the United States are 65 and older, and 50 percent of current farmers are expected to retire within the next decade. Nationally, only five percent of principal farm operators are under the age of 35.HomeFeed companies find success in difficult timesCoping with commodity prices is by far the largest hurdle that feed producers are facing at the close of 2012, no matter where they are located. However, throughout the world a number of feed companies are choosing to look beyond current drought conditions and are using the time to expand operations through mergers, capital expenditures and other initiatives.HomeSpecial report: Top feed companies 2011-2012The volatility of grain prices made the past year atumultuous one as feed producers worldwide worked to secure raw materials.HomeIndustry report offers optimistic future for livestock, poultry feedJoel G. Newman, president and CEO of the American Feed Industry Association, released the study Future Patterns of U.S. Feed Grains, Biofuels, and Livestock and Poultry Feeding at the July 17 Federation of Animal Science Societies Joint Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. The study was presented in tandem with Robert Wisner, retired university professor emeritus with the Department of Economics at Iowa State University.Nutrition & FeedWhy the basics never go out of style in feed operationsJust because things seem to be running they way they should doesn't always mean they are—particularly when it comes to feed mill boilers. A session on feed mill boiler safety put on by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association brought this lesson home in a powerful way.HomeAlexandra de Athayde discusses global feed industry, sustainable solutionsThe International Feed Industry Federation represents the global feed industry as an essential participant in the food chain that provides sustainable, safe and nutritious food. With a new executive director, the International Feed Industry Federation is poised to strongly represent the global feed industry on a number of fronts.Page 1 of 3Next Page