Sustainability in Feed Production: Page 81

Consumer Trends

Egg consumption provides good news

U.S. egg producers will face some of the biggest challenges they have ever seen over the next 12 months. Uncertainty surrounds just about every aspect of hen housing and welfare

Brand Insights

Optimized phytase dosing: unlocking more value from feed phytate

IFF Animal Nutrition & Health

Learn how optimized phytase dosing with Axtra® PHY GOLD can improve nutrient release, reduce feed costs and maximize feed phytate value in poultry and swine diets.

Consumer Trends

Chicken marketing 101: Happiness is a sustainable bird

Customers 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.

Consumer Trends

Will enriched colonies satisfy US consumers?

As more U.S. egg producers adopt enriched colony housing it will be necessary for each producer to work to educate the public about the benefits of this type of housing for hens. Efforts like the in-house cameras at JS West, which is viewable via the Internet, need to be replicated at all farms with enriched colony housing. If the U.S. industry does not want to be forced into a completely cage-free future, then all houses need to provide an environment for hens that we are happy to have consumers view at any time.

Feed Mill Management

When new feed technology is both awe-inspiring and overwhelming

These technologies are quite exciting, allowing for faster processing, higher levels of efficiency and extraordinary capacity for data collection. The ability to do anything more quickly and efficiently is something to be celebrated, and that should be our approach to new feed technologies - even if it does cause a temporary sense of information overload.

Consumer Trends

Egg farms: Dealing with the yuck factor

The egg industry needs to be able to look at its own practices and the conditions on its farms, and try to minimize the instances that would make the consumer uncomfortable, even if the consumer isn’t visiting everyday. Integrated pest control programs on farms are important for good farm biosecurity and food safety, but also for good public relations.

Sustainability in Feed Production

Global pig industry supports ‘climate smart farming’ initiative

Whether you are a believer or not, a growing body of opinion considers climate change is all pervading. Even the British government’s chief scientist, Sir John Beddington is urging the pig industry to adopt “climate smart” agriculture.