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Feed Mill Equipment: Page 16
Feed Mill Equipment
Rising fast: The cost of feed delivery
Here is a simple challenge for everyone who operates or manages a feed mill where feeds are manufactured for farm livestock. The following question about relative economics was recently raised in a discussion with feed companies.
Brand Insights
ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum – from plant science to performance
ADM Animal Nutrition
ADM’s rumen-protected capsicum helps improve energy efficiency in dairy cows, supporting milk production and resource-efficient dairy nutrition.
Feed Mill Equipment
Cobb-Vantress to open Kentucky feed mill
Cobb-Vantress Inc. is constructing a new feed mill in Albany in south central Kentucky, to supply its expanding operations in both Kentucky and Tennessee. The mill, projected to cost US$15 million, is the latest investment in a region where Cobb has invested more than $36 million over the past three years including a new hatchery at Lafayette, Tenn., and a new pedigree research and development complex at Deer Lodge, Tenn.
Formulation and Process Control
Unity Scientific feed analyzer package
Unity Scientific
The Unity Scientific feed analyzer package is based on the SpectraStar XL spectrophotometer, the full-range NIR instrument that includes the TRUENIR optical bench with custom dual-cooled extended InGaAs detectors and high-throughput optics. The feed analyzer is ready to use with pre-installed INGOT calibrations from AuNIR. Applications include protein, moisture, fat, fiber, starch and more for finished feeds and over 70 feed ingredients.
Feed Mill Equipment
Asia/Pacific feed and grain shows to be largest ever, say organizers
The feed and grain exhibitions being held April 2014 in Bangkok will be the largest ever, according to show organizers. FIAAP Asia, VICTAM Asia and GRAPAS Asia 2014 are already bigger than the 2012 shows, and are expected to continue growing.
Equipment
BinMaster Level Controls RL Level Sensor
BinMaster
The BinMaster Level Controls RL Level Sensor provides bin level data in environments were dust levels are extremely high. The non-contact, continuous level sensor works in powders and solid materials of all dust types, including very low dielectric materials.
Poultry
IPPE adds more exhibit space, expands to include pigs
Industry leaders from all over the world will once again meet at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta for the 2014 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) Tuesday through Thursday, January 28-30, 2014, to share ideas, network and see the world’s largest annual display of equipment, supplies and services used in the production and processing of poultry, meat, eggs and feed products.
Feed Mill Equipment
Cargill sells Pennsylvania feed mill to Risser Grain
Cargill has sold its Martinsburg, Pa.-based feed mill and grain elevator to Holtwood, Pa.-based Risser Grain LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, Risser Grain is acquiring the property and assets such as machinery and equipment.
Feed Mill Management
Cargill sells feed mill in Pennsylvania to Risser Grain
Cargill on August 30 closed on the sale of its feed mill and grain elevator in Martinsburg, Pa., to Holtwood, Pa.-based Risser Grain LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, Risser Grain is acquiring the property and assets such as machinery and equipment.
Feed Mill Management
Registration for feed manufacturing course available
Kansas State University's International Grains Program offers its feed manufacturing course to individuals in the feed industry. The course is targeted for maintenance personnel and managers of livestock, poultry, swine and agriculture facilities, as well as mill owners, managers, supervisors, merchandisers and equipment manufacturers.
Feed Mill Equipment
Efficient management of on-farm feed mixing
In cooperation with local pig advisers, The (Danish) Pig Research Center developed a new management tool for pig producers to enable them mix their own feed on-farm with increased efficiency. The program consists of 25 fact sheets describing the most essential processes in feed production - from ingredients to the finished diet.
Mycotoxin Management
Mycotoxin management: The importance of a coordinated program for feed mills
A coordinated mycotoxin management program at a feed mill begins with a comprehensive quality assurance program that includes more than merely testing for mycotoxins during the receiving process. The quality assurance program must also have strategies to prevent their introduction into the manufacturing process and minimize mold growth that could produce mycotoxins during grain storage, feed processing and finished feed storage on the farm.
Biosecurity
New university feed mills to help industry find solutions
A wave of feed mill construction is underway at universities around the country. Auburn University officially opened its new feed mill in November 2012, Kansas State University expects to complete construction of its new mill in late April, and the University of California at Davis hopes to begin work on a new mill early in the fall of 2013.
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