NPPC Attacks Ethanol Support Measures
US - The National Pork Producers Council is to oppose US government moves giving extra support to the production of ethanol from corn and to ethanol producers.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Weekly Outlook: 31 March USDA Reports
US - The USDA will release two reports on 31 March that could have important implications for corn and soybean prices. These are the 1 March Grain Stocks report and the Prospective Plantings...

Phibro Completes Acquisition of Baltzell
US - Phibro Animal Health Corporation has completed its acquisition of the Baltzell Agri Products trace minerals business.

California Bill to Restrict Antibiotic Use
US - California state legislator, Dean Florez, has introduced a bill to restrict antibiotic use in animal agriculture.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech. Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and condolences in our time of loss. Now, let’s get back...

Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soybean Basis Risk
US - For much of 2007 and 2008, corn and soybean basis levels in Illinois and many other producing regions were unusually weak, writes Darrel Good, Extension Economist at the University of Illinois.

Ethanol Byproduct Turned into Food Fit for a Pig
US - A relatively cheap ethanol byproduct mixed with an old nutritional standby might help pork producers cut feed costs.

Potential for Part-Dried Ethanol By-product as Feed
US - A cheaper ethanol by-product - part-dried distillers grains - and soybean meal could help pork producers cut feed costs, according to recent research from Southern Illinois University Carbondale....

Weekly Outlook: Acreage and Biofuels
US - Corn and soybean prices over the next several months will be influenced by several factors, writes Darrel Good, Extension Economist at the University of Illinois.

Phibro Acquires Baltzell
US - Phibro Animal Health Corporation has announced that Prince Agri Products Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, has agreed to acquire the Baltzell Agri Products trace minerals business.

Guidelines for Food-Animal Species Underway
US - A long-time fixture within the animal-handling issue, Temple Grandin, is launching a new certification program to evaluate both sustainable and humane practices of a food-animal production system....

Enhanced Fertility in Boars with Selenium
US - Boars fed a supplement of organic selenium were more fertile than those fed inorganic selenium or no supplement, according to researchers working for Virginia Cooperative Extension.

CME: Highlights of USDA's WASDE Report
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 10 February 2009.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech. Grains jockey for position ahead of Tuesday’s World Agriculture Supply Demand Estimate (WASDE) report...

Weekly Outlook: Focus on South America
US - A number of factors continue to influence corn and soybean prices, writes Darrel Good, Extension Economist at the University of Illinois.

Piglet Feed Supplements Support Immune Systems
US - As feed costs rise and the production of ethanol from corn grain increases, swine producers have ramped up their search for new feed supplements for younger swine.

HOD Revises Antimicrobials in Livestock Feeds Policy
US - Several AVMA Bylaws amendments and policy proposals were on the agenda for the second regular winter session of the House of Delegates, which convened 10 January in Chicago as part of the AVMA Veterinary...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech. A weaker US economy still wreaks havoc on fundamentals.

New Diet a Breath of Fresh Air to Animal Facilities
US - As populations expand into rural areas, more people are turning up their noses at malodorous livestock operations.

Study: Indiana Livestock Can't Consume all DDGS
INDIANA, US - Indiana ethanol plants could produce enough of a livestock feed ingredient for Hoosier farmers to feed their animals three times over, a Purdue University study suggests.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech. Weather markets in Argentina and a softening economy are pressuring prices.

Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soybean Export Progress
US - During the first five months of the 2008-09 marketing year, soybean exports and export sales have been surprisingly large, writes Darrel Good, Extension Economist, University of Illinois.

Cablevey Feeding Systems Eats Competition – Belches Loudly
US - Independent testing recently indicated the Cablevey patented AccuDial drop-feeder accurately delivered weighed feed within 0-4 per cent compared to Company "A" offering 7-18 per cent variance and...

CAFO Rule Changes Could Impact Indiana Farms
US - Changes to federal concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) rules have experts waiting to see how Indiana farms will be affected when the state updates its own rules this year.