Tag: Feed milling/manufacturing: Page 57

Feed Additives

Seminar focuses on feed mill maintenance process

At the recent 2014 Feed Mill Management Seminar inNashville, Tenn., Phil Sisler, feed mill manager with Perdue Farms, discussedthe evolution of the maintenance process throughout the years, from reactivemaintenance to integrated maintenance, and implored managers to find out wheretheir mill facilities may fall in that process. On one end of the spectrum, heexplained, is a complete lack of a PM program and on the other end ispredictive maintenance, which is ideal.

March 31, 2014

Formulation & Nutrition

Adifo strengthens BESTMIX market position in the Philippines

At the recent Pig Feed Quality Conferencein Manila, Belgian Adifo signed a distributor agreement for its BESTMIXsoftware with Bro Nutrivet from Batangas Philippines.  These products include BESTMIX least-costfeed formulation software, BESTMIX lab information management software andBESTMIX cloud-based Formulation as a Service tool.

March 25, 2014

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Perdue AgriBusiness named Virginia Agribusiness of the Year

Perdue AgriBusiness has been presented with the VirginiaAgribusiness Council’s 2014 Agribusiness of the Year Award.  Council President Katie Frazier presented theaward during the Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade, at the DowntownRichmond Marriott hotel.

March 24, 2014

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

FDA announces website to report livestock animal feed problems

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says there is anew website available to the public to report problems related to livestockanimal food.The Livestock Food Reporting portal will accept reportsabout foods made for species considered to be livestock, including but notlimited to, horses, cattle, swine, poultry and fish.

March 24, 2014

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H.J. Baker appoints new directors

Agricultural firm H.J. Bakerannounced today that Dr. Kip Karges has joined the company’s sales andmarketing team as director of technical services, and Dr. Bob Hill has beenpromoted to technical director and new product development with the company’sresearch and development team.

March 21, 2014

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Animal feed event to address non-genetically modified product concerns

Leading organizations involved in the supply ofnon-genetically modified (GM) soy from Brazil are to host a one dayindustry event in Germany this April specifically for European animal feedproducers and users at which they will present the facts about current supplyand logistics of non-GM products from Brazil. The event follows the recent announcement by theGerman Poultry Association(ZDG) and others including the German Egg Association (BDE) that they would nolonger be using non-genetically modified soybean material due to allegedshrinking supply of GM-free material from Brazil.

March 21, 2014

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AFIA hosts record-setting Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference

TheAmerican Feed Industry Association(AFIA) hosted a record setting Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conferencein Las Vegas, Nev., March 11-13. There were more than 625 industryrepresentatives in attendance, up from last year’s 535 conference participants.

March 19, 2014

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Feed quality pays off in the long run

When I formulate a piglet feed, I always keep in mind the needs of the piglet. Anything else and the feed will not succeed, no matter how inexpensive or trendy the feed can be. But, as a feed manufacturer myself,

March 14, 2014

Regulatory Updates

New European feed legislation: mind the language

While the impact of the new European regulations on what must be declared on a compound feed label is easy to see, it may not be so obvious that their approval has also led to the establishment of a specific "compliant" terminology to be used in some of the label sections. Using other terms will result in "wrong" labeling and may be regarded as a non-compliance by European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC), which can have consequences in terms of both time (negotiation with national authorities) and money (fines).

March 11, 2014

Feed Mill Management

Feed technology center receives world-class upgrade

The Northern Crops Institute's Feed Processing Center prepares to undergo $800,000 feed mill modernization. The rehabbed mill will feature a new mixer, micro ingredient system and automated operating system. Much of the equipment was donated by the manufacturers to aid in pushing the institution's agenda to remain a leader in training global customers how to best utilize the region's crops in feed production.

March 10, 2014

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Commonsense practices produce safer feed

The goal of every feed manufacturer is to produce a quality, safe feed -- and the animal food rule of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) aims to ensure it. As FSMA is being finalized, it’s a good idea for feed mills to review their preventive controls and good manufacturing practices.

March 10, 2014

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WTO sets new challenges to the Russian feed industry

Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in August 2012 has seriously complicated the work of the domestic feed industry, which now has to face tough competition with foreign producers, according to the Russian Union of Feed Producers. With the increase of imports, Russian feed producers have no choice but to seek a way to improve the efficiency of the work of their enterprises.

March 3, 2014