developer undefinedFrom the Author - Page 255Animal Feed ManufacturingWhite House to provide additional assistance to Californians impacted by droughtAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined President BarackObama in Fresno, Calif., on February 14 to announce that the U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) will provide additional assistance to help farmers, ranchersand residents affected by severe drought in California. At President Obama'sdirection, USDA has made implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill livestockdisaster assistance programs a top priority and plans to have the programsavailable for sign up by April 15, 2014.HomeDr. Eckel GmbH names new staff membersDr. Eckel GmbH has added two staff members to its team.Marc Denker has been named sales director at Dr. Eckel, andveterinarian Tillman Wilke has joined the product development team.EquipmentLarson Electronics pneumatic mini LED light poleLarson Electronics/MagnalightThe PLM-13.5-NAC-2XLEDP3W-3-1227 is a pneumatic mini light pole that safely and effectively allows operators to elevate the two included high intensity LED lights to a maximum height of 13.5 feet. This design is ideal when the convenience of easilydeployed and high power lighting is desired.HomeBrazil anticipates record year for harvest dataBrazil’s President Dilma Rousseff and Minister ofAgriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Antônio Andrade on February 11officially opened the 2013-14 harvest season at a ceremony in the city of Lucasdo Rio Verde in the state of Mato Grosso, and released new data on ananticipated record year for Brazilian agriculture. This season, Brazilanticipates a harvest of 90 million tons of soybeans, which would earn it atitle as the world leader in soybean production.Feed AdditivesAdisseo, Fermentalg partnering on new animal feed proteinsAdisseo, an expert in animal feed, and Fermentalg, anindustrial biotechnology company that specializes in the production ofcompounds and molecules of interest derived from microalgae, have announced anew partnership. The two groups will combine their respective expertise in thejoint development of new generations of proteins for animal feed.HomeDLG Group establishes partnership with PUAI Feed GroupDanish company DLG Group is establishing a partnership with Chinesefeed manufacturer PUAI Feed Group, with the Danish government’s Investment Fundfor Developing Countries as a co-investor. The total ownership share in theChinese company is 25%.HomeAmlan International hires technical services managerAmlan International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oil-DriCorporation of America, recently hired Bowen Zheng to provide technical supportin China. Zheng joins a growing team of Amlan International expertsheadquartered in Shenzhen, China, who are focused on educating producers on thebenefits of Amlan gut health products for livestock.CommoditiesCorn, soybean, wheat export projections increasedThe USDA’s monthly report of World Agricultural Supply andDemand Estimates (WASDE) was released February 10 with market participantsparticularly eager to see four projections. These include the projectionsof 2013-14 marketing year U.S. exports of corn and soybeans, and the projectionof the size of 2014 South American corn and soybean crops.HomeH.J. Baker to sponsor webinar on amino acids in dairy rationsH.J. Baker is sponsoring an agriculture webinar on how limiting and balancing amino acids can improve dairy farm profitability. The webinar, "The Value of Amino Acids in Your Dairy Ration," will take place on Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. CST.Regulatory UpdatesEW Nutrition names head of global regulatory affairsEW Nutrition has appointed Ruud Huibers as head of global regulatoryaffairs. Huibers has an interdisciplinary background between chemistry andinternational law.Animal Feed Regulations & SafetyIllinois jury awards $16M to families of workers killed in grain binAn Illinois jury has awarded more than $16 million to thefamilies of two teenagers who died in a 2010 grain bin accident and a thirdworker who was trapped in the bin but survived.Alejandro Pacas, 19, and Wyatt Whitebread, 14, were killedafter they were sent into a Haasbach LLC grain bin to help keep the cornflowing, or “walk down the grain,” while the machinery was running.PoultryVIV Europe 2014 to put new focus on animal healthVIV Europe 2014 will focus on the increased demand for freshand safe meat products with extended shelf lives and convenient packaging. Theshow will take place May 20-22 at the Jaarbeurs Utrecht Complex in Utrecht,Netherlands.Previous PagePage 255 of 437Next Page
