Andrea GantzAndrea Gantz is a senior events editor at WATT Global Media. www.wattglobalmedia.com/contact-us From the Author - Page 3HomeInfographic: How to transition to organic food productionAdopting organic practices can help producers, processors and handlers access new customers and markets as well as comply with regulatory policy. However, making the transition to organic production takes time and planning.HomeUSDA to help organic farmers fund conservation buffersFinancial assistance will help tailor existing conservation practices to the needs of organic farmers, helping to improve soil and water qualityHomeOrganic food demand outpacing production, researchGrowth in U.S. organic sales has averaged 10 percent annually over the last five years, but the number of U.S. organic farms are not keeping pace, growing at about 2.5 percent annually.Egg Production10 things to see at 2016 IPPEIndustry leaders from all over the world will once again meet at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta for the 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) January 26-28, where the latest technology, equipment and services used in in animal agriculture will be on display.HomeFuture of sustainable farming requires optimization, communicationFour industry leaders at the Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit discussed the complex issues surrounding environmental sustainability and global food production. Each explained what sustainability means to their organizations and offered suggestions on how agriculture can move forward into the future of feeding 9 billion people by 2050.HomeGlobal food security requires facing, adapting to climate changeTwo recent reports outlining the effects of climate change on crop and food production state that adaptation is essential to continued productivity. Agricultural experts discussing these reports in a Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) briefing on May 1 concluded that the time to act is now.Broilers & TurkeysMás espacio de exhibición en la IPPE: la expansión incluye a porcinosUna vez más se reunirán en el Georgia World Congress Center de Atlanta los líderes de la industria en la Exposición Internacional de Producción y Procesamiento (IPPE) del martes 28 al jueves 30 de enero de 2014, para compartir ideas, relacionarse y ver la muestra anual de equipos, suministros y servicios más grande del mundo destinados a la elaboración y procesamiento de productos avícolas, cárnicos, de huevo y de alimentos balanceados.HomeLa Exposición Internacional de Producción y Procesamiento ofrece una feria mucho más grandeLa Exposición Internacional de Producción y Procesamiento ofrece una feria mucho más grande Tres ferias comerciales se integran para materializar la principal exposición mundial dirigida a las industrias de la carne, aves y alimentos balanceados, con enormes oportunidades para aprender y realizar negocios.HomeInternational Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo shifts dates to offer more educational programsThe 2012 International Poultry Expo, co-located with the International Feed Expo, has moved to a Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday format to increase the number of educational programs available before and after the Expo. The global poultry and feed industry event is scheduled Tuesday through Thursday, January 24-26, 2012, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, with the educational programs rounding out the weeklong event.Egg ProductionEgg producer operates innovative nutrient recycling systemsIt shouldn’t be too surprising that Dave Thompson, owner of Pearl Valley Eggs, employs some unconventional technologies for waste management on his Illinois farm. Thompson, a former elementary school teacher, has grown his company over the last two and a half decades to include 1.1 million hens, an egg packing facility and an organic fertilizer operation. Pearl Valley uses a reed bed biofilter to remove biosolids from the wastewater stream and convert them to plant material, and a manure composting system to convert layer waste into organic fertilizer products used coast to coast.Egg ProcessingPoultry, feed industries to be on display in AtlantaThe International Poultry Expo/International Feed Expo (IPE/IFE) will bring together 20,000 industry leaders from over 100 countries in Atlanta from January 26 to 28, 2011. Sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) and the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), IPE/IFE is the world's largest display of technology, equipment, supplies and services used in the production and processing of poultry, eggs and in feed manufacturing.Previous PagePage 3 of 3