Emma Penrod

New CRISPR method produces ALV resistant chickens

Cockerels implanted with modified germ cells produce chicks resistant to ALV

February 14, 2020

A new application of CRISPR gene editing technology could hold the key to eradicating avian leukosis virus (ALV) by producing modified chickens that are completely resistant to the disease.

Study: Poultry wastewater damages beneficial microbes

Wastewater from poultry processing plant damages creeks’ ability to absorb, recover from pollution

February 4, 2020

Emma Penrod

First-of-its-kind research finds wastewater from poultry processing plant damages creeks’ ability to absorb, recover from pollution.

FDA proposes accreditation requirements for egg testing

Latest addendum to FSMA would add requirements for egg testing accreditation

November 15, 2019

Emma Penrod

In an unexpectedly early revision to the Food Safety Modernization Act, the FDA has proposed a new accreditation requirements for testing eggs and other food products.

ASF drives Chinese soy meal consumption to 4-year low

Feed demand is down, but pork industry profits likely to soar, USDA says

September 10, 2019

Emma Penrod

Despite a seven-month decline in the size of china’s pig herd due to African swine fever, feed demand in China has decreased only marginally. Imports of U.S. soybeans, however, continue to drop dramatically.

Canada to repeal and replace animal feed regulations

Public review of new Canadian feed regulations to begin in early 2020

September 9, 2019

Emma Penrod

Canadian regulators plan to rewrite the nation’s feed rulebook, bringing feed code in line with trading partners.

Canada feed shortage triggers emergency declarations

More than a dozen towns call for aid as animal feed production falls short of demand

September 9, 2019

Emma Penrod

Cattle producers in central Canada anticipate herd reductions after severe drought triggers shortages of grain, hay and straw.

Methane-fueled protein production coming to the US

International business partners push for 2020 groundbreaking of methane-to-protein plant

September 3, 2019

Emma Penrod

Labor pool, natural resources and access to infrastructure attracted production plant, which an international partnership hopes to begin constructing next year.

Company tests new single-cell protein made from wood

After successful round of trials, Arbiom joins race to manufacture affordable alternative to fishmeal

August 26, 2019

Emma Penrod

North Carolina-based company says early tests suggest a wood-derived single-cell protein product holds promise as a swine and aquafeed.

Soybeans, not corn, bore brunt of US flooding losses

Data suggests US farmers betting on late frost, high corn prices

August 21, 2019

Emma Penrod

Looking for the missing prevented planting acres reported by the USDA? Check the soybean fields, agricultural economist says.

Biomin expects surge of mycotoxins after US floods

Percentage of corn products contaminated by two or more toxins could reach 90%, analyst says

August 20, 2019

Emma Penrod

High humidity, coupled with a potential late harvest, could cause the percentage of corn products containing two or more mycotoxins to soar as high as 90%, a Biomin analyst says.

ADM, contractor fined more than $50,000 for silo fire

Lack of training, poor communication preceded fatal January explosion, Iowa OSHA concludes

August 20, 2019

Emma Penrod

Iowa OSHA has ordered food processor ADM to pay tens of thousands of dollars for citations associated with a fatal silo explosion that occurred this year.

'Unique' circumstances increase wheat use in animal feed

Feed lots in Kansas, Texas, other states begin feeding wheat as corn prices soar

August 1, 2019

Emma Penrod

Cheap wheat and rising corn prices have prompted feed lot managers across the U.S. to increase the amount of wheat used in feed.

Emma Penrod

ARTICLES

New CRISPR method produces ALV resistant chickens

Study: Poultry wastewater damages beneficial microbes

FDA proposes accreditation requirements for egg testing

ASF drives Chinese soy meal consumption to 4-year low

Canada to repeal and replace animal feed regulations

Canada feed shortage triggers emergency declarations

Methane-fueled protein production coming to the US

Company tests new single-cell protein made from wood

Soybeans, not corn, bore brunt of US flooding losses

Biomin expects surge of mycotoxins after US floods

ADM, contractor fined more than $50,000 for silo fire

'Unique' circumstances increase wheat use in animal feed

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