developer undefinedFrom the Author - Page 258Business & MarketsNCC supports EPA’s RFS targets proposed for 2014"The NationalChicken Council (NCC) strongly supports efforts to create a more reasonable andsustainable approach to the nation's fuel policy," said NCC President MikeBrown in comments submitted this week in support of the Renewable Fuel StandardProgram (RFS) targets proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) for 2014.IngredientsLohmann Animal Health CarnEonLohmann Animal Health CarnEon is a brand of L-carnitine that activates the energy metabolism in monogastrics and ruminants. The improved energy supply in the animals has various positive effects, such as efficacy in daily growth and feed conversion ratio in young animals.Feed AdditivesNovus celebrates 30 years of ALIMET productionThirty years ago this week, the first load of ALIMET shipped out of the Chocolate Bayou Manufacturing Facility near Alvin, Texas. ALIMET feed supplement, an 88 percent active source of methionine, has become the liquid methionine source most frequently used by nutritionists around the world.HomeHouse easily passes farm billThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a nearly $1 trillion farm bill on January 29 that ends a direct subsidy to farmers and cuts food stamps, while expanding government-backed crop insurance programs.The measure passed 251-166.PoultryWhere is the poultry industry going to be in seven years?With the slogan "What if…," Dr. Pearse Lyons, CEO of Alltech, urged the audience, both in-person at the International Production & Processing Expo 2014 and the 1,600 virtual attendants, to challenge themselves to imagine where the poultry industry could be by 2020. "What if an egg could provide all the DHA we need a day? What if we could really have antibiotic-free production? Or, what if there could be no leg problems in chickens?"Feed Mill ManagementCPM unveils world’s largest ring-die pellet mill at IPPECPM,a supplier of process equipment and technology for the animal feed, oilseed,biofuels and human food-processing industries, debuted the world’s largestring-die pellet mill January 28 at the 2014 International Production &Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta.CPM continues to innovate with the introduction of its new high-capacity,high-pellet-quality mill.Company NewsNational Corn Growers urge Congress to pass farm billNational Corn Growers Association President Martin Barbre urged Congressto pass the Agriculture Act of 2014 in a statement issued to the House-Senateconference committee January 28. “We appreciate the hard work of the committee, especiallySens. Debbie Stabenow and Thad Cochran and Reps. Frank Lucas and CollinPeterson, for crafting a balanced compromise that ensures market-orientedreforms and effective risk management tools,” Barbre’s statement said.Company NewsADDCON creates new management team for feed unitADDCON has created a newmanagement team for its feed business unit.Dr. Anant Deshpande has beenappointed regional manager Asia-Pacific, and Dr. Peter Theobald has beenappointed regional manager Europe.HomeNGFA, NAEGA urge Syngenta to halt commercialization of some traitsThe National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and NorthAmerican Export Grain Association (NAEGA) on January 23 issued a joint statementurging Syngenta to immediately halt the commercialization in the United Statesof its Agrisure Viptera and Duracade biotech-enhanced corn traits, which havenot yet been approved by China.The joint statement was issued in response to rejections ofU.S. corn and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGs) by Chineseauthorities because of the presence of Syngenta’s Agrisure Viptera corn, aswell as Syngenta’s recent commercialization this year of Duracade.HomeBentonite can reduce aflatoxin B1 contamination: European CommissionThe European Commission has concluded with its regulation1060/2013 that bentonite has the potential to reduce the contamination byaflatoxin B1 of poultry, pig and ruminant feeds. Nutriad’s TOXY-NIL and UNIKE brandscontain bentonite that fulfills the requirements of the European UnionReference Laboratory (EURL) on aflatoxin-binding capability.Animal Feed Regulations & SafetyRegistration open for AFIA distance education programRegistration is now open for the AFIA-520: Advanced FeedSafety & Quality Assurance Protocols distance education program. The onlinecourse, sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and KansasState University (KSU), will provide a better understanding of feed safety andquality assurance issues impacting feed manufacturing including how to prepareand respond to the implementation of the timely Food Safety Modernization Act.HomeUncertainty leads to flat growth in feed production in Brazil in 2013Brazilian Feed Industry Association Sindirações reports on the state of Brazilian feed production.Previous PagePage 258 of 437Next Page
