Long Term Outlook for Pork Consumption Bright
CANADA - A US-based agricultural economist is confident, despite the current economic squeeze, the long term outlook for North American pork production remains positive, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Ethanol Undermines Canada Hog Farm Rescue
CANADA - Canada's rescue plan for the hog industry will fail to work because the government continues to support ethanol production, the industry's rival for feed grain supplies, a report by an independent...

Feed Barley Supplies Likely to be Tight this Winter
CANADA - Due to an expected short supply Canadian livestock producers are being advised to replace barley in rations with other feed grains this winter where ever possible, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Super-Heated Steam Improves Drying of DDGS
CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says superheated steam can be used to improve the safety and effectiveness of drying dried distillers grains with solubles, writes Bruce Cochrane....

DDGS Scores Well in Canadian Swine Rations
CANADA - Feeding high levels of distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is not only proving to reduce feed costs for Canadian swine producers, but is also lending to "excellent" growth performance,...

DDGS Offers Potential in Swine Rations
CANADA - Research underway at the University of Manitoba suggests distillers dried grains with solubles have the potential to play an important role in swine nutrition, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Tools to Target DDGS to Swine Nutrient Requirements
CANADA - Research being conducted at the University of Manitoba will help swine nutritionists better target the nutrients contained in the by-products of ethanol production to the nutritional requirements...

Nutritional Contents of DDGS Characterised
CANADA - Research underway at the University of Manitoba will help livestock nutritionists maximize the nutritional value of the by-products of ethanol production, writes Bruce Cochrane.

New Production Technologies Improve DDGS Quality
CANADA - Researchers with the University of Manitoba are finding new technologies for producing ethanol from grain results in higher quality co-products, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Shortage of Feed Cause for Anxiety in Canada
CANADA - Research conducted at the George Morris Centre, in Guelph, Ontario, shows the US "green" policy of increasing ethanol production could...

New Opportunities for Biofuels and Livestock Sector
CANADA - The Government of Canada is creating new economic opportunities in rural Canada by investing $6 million in the Feed Opportunities from the BioFuels Industries (FOBI) research network that will...

Industries Seek Roadmap for Export Competitiveness
CANADA - If the Canadian pork industry wants to know where the US pork industry is going, watch the US dollar and the energy market, says a leading pork industry economist who spoke at the Banff Pork Seminar,...

Economic Crisis Creates Positive Ag Spin-Off
CANADA - Informa Economics reports lower transportation and input costs resulting from the current global economic slowdown are creating some positive spin-off for agriculture, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Engineering Firm Calls for Public Policies that Support Anaerobic Digestion
CANADA - A Manitoba based engineering firm is calling for public policies that will support the development of technologies that can convert livestock manure into electrical energy, writes Bruce Cochr...