Ken JennisonFrom the Author - Page 3HomeAg Partners LLC: the result of a winning partnership with CargillIn 1997, Alceco, a small animal feed cooperative based in Albert City, Iowa, and U.S. Ag Horizons, a division of the global agriculture company Cargill, created a joint venture. Together, the two formed Ag Partners LLC to offer local producers the best mix of resources from both companies. As part of the deal, each company kept its facilities in exchange for annual lease payments from the LLC. Both parent companies invested capital in the new company.Nutrition & FeedFeed Management to focus on successful feed mill operationsAs part of the process of taking the helm of Feed Management, I reached out to a number of FM readers to find out first-hand what they look for when they pick up the magazine. In doing so, one word continued to come up in my conversations – solutions.HomeMineral nutrition for hyperprolific sowsThe question of producing sows with 40 piglets, and the subsequent implication on trace mineral nutrition, was presented at the 2011 Alltech International Animal Health and Nutrition Industry Symposium in Lexington, Ky. “What do we mean by 40 piglets?” asked speaker W.H. Close of Close Consultancy.HomeUS corn consumption raises concernsCurrent consumption of U.S. corn and soybeans is a great deal higher than industry analysts expected, according to Tim Brusnahan, vice president of Brock and Associates, speaking at the recent WATT Online Animal Forum: Feeding the Globe. The production of ethanol, together with several other factors, appears to be at the heart of current fluctuations in the feed ingredients market and as a result, in the livestock markets as well.Previous PagePage 3 of 3
