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Feed Production by Region

Ag Secretary names new senior leaders at USDA

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has selected senior leaders in several U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies.

April 20, 2018

Feed Mill Management

Bottlenecks identified in Europe’s crop transportation systems

While storage capacity for grains and oilseeds has increased significantly in the European Union over the past decade, bottlenecks in the transport system could lead to price and market volatility, warn the authors of a new report.

March 20, 2018

Feed Mill Management

Experts: Face of agribusiness is changing

There are plenty of opportunities on the horizon for agriculture, but how the industry operates and who operates it are changing, according to economists who spoke at the American Feed Industry Association’s Purchasing and Ingredients Suppliers Conference on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas.

March 15, 2018

Latest News

NGFA seeks clarification on trucking rules

The National Grain and Feed Association urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to clarify trucking regulatory exemptions for agriculture. The electronic logging device waiver that protects drivers transporting agricultural products ends on March 18.

February 22, 2018

Aquaculture

New study aims to make aquaculture work safer

Occupational safety and health (OSH) issues impacting the world’s large and growing number of workers in the aquaculture sector are the focus of a new global study.

February 8, 2018

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Former Cargill employee sentenced to 5 years for $3M theft

A former accounting manager for Cargill was sentenced to five years in prison for stealing $3.1 million from the company and causing the company at least $25 million in losses.

November 28, 2017

Animal Nutrition Views

Educating your customers, not the competition

Quite often, I am asked why I no longer use references in my articles. The reason is that an article remains a story about a problem.

September 26, 2017

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Feed trailer technology focuses on safety, profitability

Based on customer feedback, feed truck manufacturers' new feed trailer innovations focus on promoting employee safety and biosecurity.

April 11, 2017

Feed Mill Management

9 best practices for feed mill dust collection systems

Over his 40-year career, Jack Osborn has evaluated well more than 1,000 dust collection systems in various industries, including hundreds in the agriculture and food industries. In this article, he offers his tips for maximizing a feed mill’s dust collection system.

April 10, 2017

Feed Production by Region

How ag companies can recruit, retain millennials

Millennials have changed the way work happens, and companies must get on board in order to attract this next generation of employees.

March 27, 2017

Animal Feed Manufacturing

British animal feed firm fined for safety breach

A cleaning worker’s serious hand injury at a Norfolk animal feed mill has led to a fine for W.L. Duffield and Sons Ltd.

March 8, 2017

Poultry

County awarded $1.35 million for Mountaire feed mill

cotland County, North Carolina, has been awarded a $1,350,000 grant to support the construction of 18,932 linear feet of rail siding to benefit Mountaire Farms’ feed mill to be located in the county.

February 21, 2017