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Feed Mill Management

Cargill completes animal feed mill expansion in Vietnam

Cargill’s animal nutrition business recently celebrated the completion of its $20 million animal feed mill expansion in Vietnam’s Binh Dinh province. One of eight compound feed mills in Vietnam, the expanded facility will enable Cargill to meet growing demand for high-performing feed from its customers in the country.

May 12, 2014

Feed Mill Management

Megamix to complete construction on Russian plant in 2014

Megamix Company plans to complete construction on a large feed premix plant in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, by the end of 2014. Total investment in the project is estimated at RUB1 billion (US$30 million).

May 12, 2014

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Fire damages Oregon pellet feed mill, warehouse

A May 7 fire on the property of Smucker Pelleting and RS Feed near Harrisburg, Oregon, heavily damaged a pellet feed mill and warehouse, according to a report.Spontaneous combustion is suspected as the fire’s cause, although an investigation was still underway.

May 9, 2014

Feed Mill Management

New Feed Pelleting Reference Guide section now available online

WATT Global Media and Kansas State University have now released section two, conditioning, in their exclusive Feed Pelleting Reference Guide for the industry. This free guide covers everything you need to know about feed pelleting in a convenient, downloadable PDF format.

May 2, 2014

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Kemin executive named to AFIA board of directors

Kristi Krafka, vice president of regulatory affairs for the animal nutrition and health division of Kemin in North America, has been appointed to the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) board of directors.Krafka was instrumental in Kemin achieving the prestigious Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognition at its Des Moines, Iowa, manufacturing facility in February 2013.

April 16, 2014

Feed Additives

Report: Feed antioxidants market to grow 5 percent annually

Analysts at Research and Markets forecast the global animal feed antioxidants market to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 5.07 percent over the period 2012-2016. The company reports its findings in its new "Global Animal Feed Antioxidants Market Report."

April 16, 2014

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NGFA elects new officers

National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) members elected GaryBeachner, president and CEO of Beachner Grain Inc. in Parsons, Kan., as the association'snew industry chairman during the 118th annual convention March 30-April 1 in HiltonHead, S.C.Beachner also serves on the NGFA's Board of Directors and ExecutiveCommittee, and previously served a two-year term as second vice chairman.

April 8, 2014

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USDA allocates $48 million to crop pest, disease management

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allocated $48.1 million, provided by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 farm bill), to projects across the country that will help to prevent the introduction or spread of plant and crop pests and diseases that threaten America's agriculture economy and the environment. Each year, invasive pests cost the U.S. economy approximately $120 billion by damaging crops, requiring costly response efforts and closing foreign markets to U.S. products from infested areas.

April 7, 2014

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IFFO makes changes to responsible supply standard

The Marine Ingredients Organisation (IFFO) board ofdirectors has agreed to open up its Global Standard for Responsible Supply(IFFO RS) to non-IFFO members. Any fishmeal and fish oil factory that can demonstrateits responsible practices will be able to apply for certification to the IFFORS standard.

April 2, 2014

Swine

Six steps to remove plasma from piglet feeds

Whether or not porcine plasma contributes to the on-going spread of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus in piglets is still unclear. Yes, the PED virus has been detected in samples of plasma, but it is too early to conclude if this is enough to infect piglets eating diets manufactured with contaminated plasma.

April 1, 2014

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

AFIA submits animal feed rule comments to FDA

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) submittedcomments Monday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on whatAFIA describes as the most massive overhaul of animal food industry regulationssince 1958. The comments, which address the Food Safety Modernization Act(FSMA) "Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Hazard AnalysisRisk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals" rule are more than100 pages and cover five major areas.

April 1, 2014

Feed Mill Management

New Feed Pelleting Reference guide available for download

WATT Global Media and Kansas State University have partnered to create the exclusive Feed Pelleting Reference Guide for the industry.This free guide covers everything you need to know about feed pelleting in a convenient, downloadable PDF format.

April 1, 2014