Gary ThorntonGary Thornton is editor and publisher at ClearPoultry.com. Email him at [email protected].From the AuthorPoultryMycotoxin prevalence and counteracting strategiesHigh levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) and fumonisin (FUM) toxins in the2014 corn crop call for a combination of feed detoxification strategies on thepart of poultry producers, said experts in a WATT Global Media webinar.PoultryAnimal food rule in FSMA needs revisions, says AFIAWhether or not poultry feedmanufacturers are ready for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the finalrule is expected to be issued August 30, 2015. Feed manufacturers, however, aresaying the rule in its present form is highly prescriptive and needs changingbefore final publication.PoultryPoultry has a stake in the genetically engineered issuePoultry businesses operating against the backdrop of mandatory food labelingor un-countered misinformation about GE food and feed ingredients should expectto pay real, tangible costs.PoultryNew GIPSA poultry, feed weighing and scaling rules effective September 20With GIPSA rules issued in 2012 changed substantially by Congress in the Consolidated and Further Appropriations Act of 2013, attendees at the Poultry Production and Health Seminar heard about the changes, including new provisions related to weighing and scaling of feed that take effect September 20.PoultryLet me introduce you to our poultry wastewater treatment departmentWastewater treatment is no longer the out-of-sight, out-of-mind department in the poultry industry. Poultry companies are investing heavily in wastewater treatment facilities and shining a light on their excellence.PoultryPoultry producers ponder what could be the best, or worst, of yearsIf the grain harvest is good, there are tantalizingly supportive economic signs for poultry producers.Feed Production by RegionWill Africa’s growing urban population have a taste for US poultry?Industry economists and consultants are saying that Africa might soon become an important destination for U.S. poultry products. Africa’s growth accelerated after 2000, making it the world’s third-fastest growing region behind emerging Asia and the Middle East. Growing disposable incomes on the continent, as people begin to move upward on the economic ladder, make this region of the world a prime market for inexpensive poultry protein. By 2020 more than half of African households will have discretionary spending power.Consumer TrendsChicken marketing 101: Happiness is a sustainable birdCustomers are increasingly concerned about issues of sustainability, healthy lifestyles and the welfare of workers and animals in food production. In fact, their biggest request was for chicken marketers to develop a coherent narrative to help address these consumer demands.Feed Production by RegionNew Zealand’s Tegel Poultry achieves world’s best feed conversionTegel Poultry focuses on the five pillars of agricultureperformance to achieve the world’s best broiler feed conversion ratio of 155.PoultryCompetitive export scenario emerging for poultry producersFollowing a profitable 2011 in their export business, U.S. poultry producers face a new question in 2012: Will the reentry of Thailand to the market for raw poultry in the EU ignite increased competition among poultry exporters in the U.S., Brazil and Thailand? Very likely, the answer is yes.PoultryHaiti is aided by more than US chickenMy trip to Haiti to see the distribution of donated U.S. chicken showed that the earthquake disaster has brought out the best in scores of people. Said one, “I am going to help these people.” The other responded, “What do you think you can do?” The pledge to help was audacious when weighed against the vast need, but Mike Welch of Harrison Poultry did help, and others joined in and the reverberations are still being felt.HomeUS still short of rational ethanol policyThere is no end in sight to the most important government support for ethanol – the federal mandate that gasoline blenders mix increasing amounts of ethanol into gasoline. That means the U.S. is still nowhere close to a rational biofuels policy with 40% of corn production going to ethanol production.Page 1 of 2Next Page
