developer undefinedFrom the Author - Page 279HomeAdisseo receives IT Innovation AwardAdisseo has been named the winner of the 2013 Information Technology Innovation Award for its web-based platform, Precise Nutrition Evaluation (PNE). The award, sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association, Feed & Grain magazine and AgGateway, acknowledges technological advancements in the feed and food industry to meet the demand of a growing population.HomeMinnesota Soybean launches soybean research websiteThe Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC), a national leader in farmer-directed soybean research, has launched a new soybean research website -- mnsoybeanresearch.com. The site features the latest in checkoff-funded research in order to provide Minnesota farmers with new, more efficient and profitable ways to improve soybean yields, soybean quality and environmental performance.Feed Production by RegionFeed additive producer adds Australian business unitFeed additive producer EW Nutrition has finalized the incorporation a new business unit, EW Nutrition Australia and announced key personal for Australia. Located in New South Wales, EW Nutrition Australia will service the Australian animal feed industries.HomeChanges to feed, poultry weighing rules go into effectChanges to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) rules for weighing feed and poultry have taken effect as of September 20. Its impact will be felt strongly by the poultry and swine industries, which had little time to prepare for the changes, Clayton Bailey, partner in the Dallas law firm of Bailey Brauer PPLC, said.International TradeChina feed mills importing US sorghum as corn replacementChina's private feed mills are increasingly turning to sorghum from the U.S. after using up their annual import allocations for preferred animal feed grain corn, according to reports. Rising Chinese imports are expected to boost sorghum prices over the next few months in the U.S., the world's largest producer, which is forecast to reap a bumper crop this year.HomeUS, EU wheat sales diminishing inventoryThe U.S. and European Union are selling wheat at the fastest pace in at least six years, diminishing stockpiles even as farmers reap a record crop, according to reports. Sales from the U.S. in the past three months have grown 38 percent from 2012 and export licenses issued by the EU have more than doubled, government data show.CommoditiesUS corn, soybean production uncertainty expected to continueU.S. corn and soybean prices are likely to continue to be unsettled as harvest reports become more numerous and the market forms expectations about the October production forecasts, according to University of Illinois agricultural economist Darrel Good. "In each of the previous three years, when the U.S. average corn yield was below trend value, the October production forecast was below the September forecast," said Good.Feed AdditivesFDA issues guidance for animal food additive petitionsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the availability of a draft document describing the type of information it recommends that companies provide when they submit a food additive petition for substances intended for use in animal food. Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the FDA must approve food additives before they can be used in animal food.International TradeOilseed and Grain Trade Summit attracts importers from China, TurkeyWitha global scope and coverage across the oilseed and grain supply chain, the 8thannual Oilseed and Grain Trade Summit, to be held at the Minneapolis ConventionCenter in Minnesota, October 21-23, 2013, continues to add importers fromthroughout the world to its attendance list.Laboratory Products and ServicesDuPont Virkon LSP multipurpose disinfectantDuPontVirkon LSP is a multipurpose disinfectant against a range of disease-causing pathogens that affect poultry, pig, sheep and other livestock.International TradeUSDA trade mission aims to expand sub-Saharan Africa marketsU.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden is leading a trade mission to promote U.S. agricultural trade and investment in sub-Saharan Africa. The trade mission launches USDA's Sub-Saharan Africa Trade Initiative, which aims to expand U.S. agricultural commercial ties in the region. The mission will conclude on September 20.Animal Feed ManufacturingTaiwan Feed Industry Association to buy $1.83 million worth of US cornThe Taiwan Feed Industry Association expressed its intent to purchase nearly $1.83 billion of corn and corn co-products from the U.S. in 2014 and 2015 as part of an agreement to foster mutual trade relations between the State of Michigan and Taiwan. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development hosted the Agriculture Trade Goodwill Mission from Taiwan Sept. 16 in Lansing.Previous PagePage 279 of 437Next Page
