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Friday, October 02, 2009
Chinese Swine Team Increases Interest in US DDGSUS - A team of nine large-scale hog producers traveled to the United States from China this week to gain practical experience and expand their knowledge in order to improve production efficiency and reduce...
CGF and DDGS Bode Well as Animal Feed IngredientGLOBAL - Adding co-products of US ethanol production like corn gluten feed (CGF) and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to feed rations are feasible solutions to optimizing livestock, poultry...
Monday, September 28, 2009
EPA Told Changes to RFS Could Affect Ag PricesUS - Comments submitted on Friday (25 September) to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the American Meat Institute (AMI), National Turkey Federation, National Chicken Council and FarmEcon LLC...
Friday, September 25, 2009
Taiwan Set on Purchasing US Corn and DDGSTAIWAN - The Taiwanese Agricultural Goodwill Mission signed a letter of intent Thursday, 24 September, with the US Grains Council, committing to purchase 7.7 to 10.5 million metric tons, or 303 to 413...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Pig Farm Receives Grant to Reduce GHG EmissionsSCOTLAND, UK - A Scottish pig farm has received a grant to turn manure into electricity as part of a new government scheme to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from farming.
Monday, September 21, 2009
US DDGS Quality Impresses Major Korean End-usersUS - A team of grains industry professionals traveled from Korea to the United States on a mission to visit suppliers of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a co-product of US ethanol pro...
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Keep Warm with Danish CrownDENMARK - It may be hard to imagine right now, but the heating season is almost upon the country, and Danes must gradually get used to the idea of turning up their radiators again. Few people probably...
Friday, August 21, 2009
Long Term Outlook for Pork Consumption BrightCANADA - 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.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Ethanol Undermines Canada Hog Farm RescueCANADA - 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...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
NPPC Asks USDA to Save US Pork IndustryUS - Asking for help to save the US pork industry and thousands of jobs, the National Pork Producers Council yesterday urged the US Department of Agriculture to lend assistance to US pork producers to...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Feed Barley Supplies Likely to be Tight this WinterCANADA - 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.
Friday, August 07, 2009
Chinese Swine Producers Receive Training on US DDGSUS - Chinese pig producers have received training from the US Grains Council aimed at increasing the use of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS).
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
US Livestock Industry Under StressUS - At a time when many crop producers continue to show profits, even with sharply higher input costs, the entire livestock industry is under extreme financial stress, according to the Iowa Pork Industry...
Friday, July 24, 2009
No Antibiotic Residues Detected in DDGSUS - Phibro's Ethanol Performance Group has reported no detection of virginiamycin residues in more than 40 samples of distillers' grains (DDGS).
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Environment Information Hub for ProducersUK - Tackling environmental issues from fallen stock to climate change is at the centre of a one stop on-line shop for UK pig producers.
Friday, July 03, 2009
Carbon Market Opportunities for AgricultureCarbon credits generated by agriculture are a relatively new commodity according to Dr Dave Beede and Dr Wendy Powers of Michigan State University in the latest MSU Pork Quarterly.
Monday, June 29, 2009
First Phase of Green Pig Project CompletedCHINA - Residents of Nanmeng village hailed the completion of a training center as a success in the Monsanto Green Village charity programme. Courses have been given in pig production, and a biogas system...
Super-Heated Steam Improves Drying of DDGSCANADA - 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....
Friday, June 26, 2009
Report Evaluates Intelligent Use of ManureUS - The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture to evaluate the role of animal manure as a source of fertilizer, and its other uses.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sen Webb Wants Study Done of Ethanol Blend ImpactUS - Senator Jim Webb (D-VA), along with 20 other Senators, wrote to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Tuesday to request more comprehensive testing on ethanol prior to raising the ratio that can be mixed...
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Nineteen Digesters Operating on US Pig FarmsUS - As of February 2009, AgSTAR estimates that there are 125 farm-scale digesters operating at commercial livestock farms in the United States. Six of these installations are systems that provide manure...
Monday, June 01, 2009
Energy from Pig Slurry Helps Fight Climate ChangeNETHERLANDS - The 2,700 pigs on the farm that John Horrevorts manages yield more than ham and bacon. A biogas plant makes enough electricity from their waste to run the farm and feeds extra wattage into...
Friday, May 15, 2009
DDGS Scores Well in Canadian Swine RationsCANADA - 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,...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Weekly Roberts ReportUS - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Weekly Outlook: Crop Markets React to Swine FluUS - In the first trading session following the announcement of incidences of swine flu in Mexico and the United States, corn, soybean, and wheat futures declined sharply, writes Darrel Good, Extension...
Monday, April 27, 2009
New Biogas Generator Helps FarmersPHILIPPINES - The government is urging pig and poultry farmers to adapt gas-fed generators to run on biogas, and simple technology is already available for the conversion.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Swine Producers Increase Overall CapacityVIET NAM - The US Grains Council has been working in the Vietnamese swine industry in order to expand the use of US feed grains and their co-products.
Practical Application of DDGS in Feed Under StudyJAPAN - Distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a co-product of US ethanol production, is a valuable feed ingredient the US Grains Council has been working to promote in Japan and around the wo...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Biofuel Byproducts Both Economic and EnvironmentalUS - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists of the USDA have found environmentally and economically sound uses for the byproducts of biofuel production.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
NPPC Insists that Ethanol Expansion be StudiedUS - With US pork producers still smarting because of high feed-grain prices, the National Pork Producers Council has insisted that the Obama administration study the economic impact of an expansion of...
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