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Thursday, October 06, 2011
World Cereal Markets Expected to Stay TightGLOBAL - Despite improved production prospects, world cereal markets are likely to remain fairly tight in 2011/2012, FAO said today.
TOPIGS Introduces New Feeding Advice for SowsNETHERLANDS - TOPIGS is introducing a new feeding advice for their sows. Nowadays, highly productive sows have different nutritional needs compared to sows a few years ago. Sow feeding guidelines therefore...
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
SCA NuTec Rebrands to ProvimiUK - Since 1 September, specialist animal nutrition company, SCA NuTec, has been known as Provimi.
Strategies for Salvaging Ergot-Infected Cereal GrainsCANADA - The director of weather and market analysis with the Canadian Wheat Board says cereal growers in western Canada will be employing a number of strategies this year to salvage crops infected by...
Monday, October 03, 2011
Pork Producers Urged to Be Aware of Ergot InfectionCANADA - A swine nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre is encouraging pork producers to be aware of the potential for ergot in cereal grains this year and avoid feeding contaminated grain to pigs...
Friday, September 30, 2011
Ergot Infection in Saskatchewan Cereal GrainsCANADA - The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture reports ergot infection of cereal grains is generating concern among end users of that grain, Bruce Cochrane writes.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Soybean Production & Consumption UncertaintyUS - Soybean prices, along with the prices of many commodities, have come under considerable pressure in the month of September. November 2011 futures reached a high of $14.65 on 31 August and traded to...
Monday, September 26, 2011
Lentils a Good Protein Source for Weanling PigsCANADA - Research conducted by the University of Alberta has concluded the diets of weanling pigs can include up to 20 per cent lentils without any negative impacts on performance, writes Bruce Cochra...
Friday, September 23, 2011
Feed Grain Prices Still Driven by US Corn YieldUS & CANADA - A weather and crop analyst with the Canadian Wheat Board warns declining US corn yield forecasts can be expected to continue to put upward pressure on North American feedgrain prices, Bruce...
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Asia Distributors Gather for Annual MeetingSINGAPORE - The annual distributor meeting of Asia took place in the vibrant city of Singapore in August 2011.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Pork Commentary: Leaders Plead Case to Congress US - Jim Long writes, "Last week, leaders from the US livestock and poultry industry met with the House of Representatives Ag Committee chaired by Rep. Thomas Rooney on the concerns about tight feed grain...
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - Corn futures closed down on Monday and, with a high US dollar forcing countries to buy corn from elsewhere, corn exports are down, writes Michael Roberts.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
FSA Advises Rejection of Proposal on PAP in EU FeedUK - The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has written to Government ministers setting out its advice not to support European Commission proposals that the European Union should relax a ban on using pig and...
Production Starts at Chinese Company's Feed MillVIET NAM - Chinese company, Sichuan Tequ Group, has officially commenced production of animal feed in Viet Nam's northern Bac Giang province.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Efforts to Keep Iowa Pork Production at the TopIOWA, US - In the short six months since he began working as an Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach swine programme specialist, Matthew Swantek has become certified as a Pork Quality Assurance...
USGC Consultant Boosts Mycotoxin UnderstandingTAIWAN - A Kansas State microbiology expert has completed an intense schedule of briefings in Taiwan in an outreach effort to update industry and government officials on mycotoxins, reported Clover Chang,...
Friday, September 16, 2011
Chinese Hog MarketsCHINA - China is the pork powerhouse of the world with over 51 per cent of the world's pigs being raised in the country, writes Ron Lane, Senior Consultant for Genesus in China.
Biomin to Hold Forum in SeoulSOUTH KOREA - The theme of the Forum will be ‘Lessons from AGP-free feeding systems abroad – What we can learn and what we can apply in Korea’.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Biomin.net Now Available in VietnameseVIET NAM - Biomin has now launched a Vietnamese version of the corporate web site.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Weekly Roberts Market Report US - Following a break last week for Labor Day, this week saw strong corn futures on Monday whilst dairy, soybean and wheat futures are down, writes Michael Roberts.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Nutritional Value of Biofuel Residues from BeetDENMARK - Scientists from the Department of Animal Health and Bioscience at Aarhus University and the Risoe National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy in Denmark found that the root pulp of beet, a by-product...
Friday, September 09, 2011
FSA Discusses Relaxation of Meat & Bone Meal BanUK - The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has discussed a proposal to relax certain provisions in the current ban on the use of meat and bone meal (now called processed animal protein, PAP) in feeds for poultry...
DSM Introduces a New Era of Sustainable FeedingDENMARK & NETHERLANDS - The phytase market is on the brink of a new era. For the first time, it will be possible to replace all feed phosphate additives in pig and poultry diets. This is thanks to the...
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Biomin.net Now Available in TurkishTURKEY - In cooperation with its Turkish joint venture Biokey, Biomin has now launched a Turkish version of the corporate web site, www.biomin.net.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Consumers Oppose Animal Protein in FeedUK - The majority of people taking part in research commissioned by the Food Standards Agency were against European Union (EU) proposals to relax a ban on using processed animal protein (PAP) in livestock...
Monday, September 05, 2011
New Variety of Cotton Tested for Feed UseUS - Researchers at New Mexico State University are carrying out field and lab trials on a glandless variety of cotton whose seed meal has potential as a feed ingredient because of its low gossypol c...
US Sorghum Potential in Southeast AsiaVIET NAM, MALAYSIA & INDONESIA - Sorghum is exceptionally well-suited for the tropical conditions in Southeast Asia because of its low vulnerability to molds and mycotoxins and physical characteristics...
Friday, September 02, 2011
USGC Promotes US DDGS Use to ColombiaCOLOMBIA - Earlier last month, the US Grains Council conducted a series of workshops in Colombia to promote US distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) use to the poultry and swine sectors in the...
Biomin Asia Nutrition Forum Takes Centre StageASIA - Biomin has announced the dates and destinations for the company's biennial event, Biomin Asia Nutrition Forum in October.
Company Now Sells Certified Antibiotic-Free DDGSUS - After several years in developing the process, POET is now offering antibiotic-free dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS).
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