Livestock Feeding Systems Industry News & Blogs

Industry News & Blogs

PigProgress - News: McDonald's to require phase out of gestation stalls
www.pigprogress.net | Feb 14, 2012
McDonald’s has announced that it will require its US pork suppliers to outline their plans to phase out the use of sow gestation stalls, a move supported by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

World Poultry - News: VDL Rotra feeder leads to more bird activity
www.worldpoultry.net | Feb 10, 2012
The new Rotra feeder of VDL Agrotech is an automatic feed distribution system above the litter area. It improves fertility and litter quality through more bird activity. The system was launched last year and is now available.

Small Details Offer Big Feed Savings | Nutrition content from National Hog Farmer
nationalhogfarmer.com | Jan 26, 2012
Making sure equipment is properly maintained is just one example of the ways the person working in the barn can impact feed efficiency. Mike Tokach, Kansas State University (KSU), says focusing on specific tasks prior to loading a barn with new pigs, during the loading phase, while doing daily

Poultry Owners Call for Chicken Feed Mill
www.thepoultrysite.com | Jan 23, 2012
BHUTAN - With poultry feed prices soaring, poultry farm owners in Trashigang of eastern Bhutan want to get help from the government to establish a chicken feed mill.

Big Dutchman Co-Founder Passes Away
www.thepigsite.com | Jan 12, 2012
GENERAL - Jack DeWitt, who founded Big Dutchman in 1938 with his brother, Dick DeWitt, passed away at his home in Zeeland, Michigan on January 6th, 2012.

Automatic calf feeder excellent management tool. - Cows 365 Blog - FWispace
www.fwi.co.uk | Dec 21, 2011
Travelled up from Roscrea to County Laois to one of the best Limousin breeders in the British isles. The stock here are excellent. Today we were scanning

Gene Discovery, Gene Expression, Enzymes, Protein Manufacturing
www.dyadic.com | Jun 29, 2011
Dyadic is harnessing the power of nature's gene pool for multi-billion dollar markets: agriculture, animal health and feed, chemical processing, diagnostic, health and beauty aids, industrial, textile, pulp & paper, and pharmaceutical industries.

EU Should Speed Up Authorization Process for GM Animal Feed - Crop Biotech Update (5/20/2011) |
www.isaaa.org | May 20, 2011
EU Should Speed Up Authorization Process for GM Animal Feed: Wageningen UR LEI has recently reported a study on the Implications of Asynchronous GMO Approvals for EU Imports of Animal Feed Products'. The study ...

Universal Sensors Previews Portable Test For Antimicrobial Growth Promoters In Animal Feed
www.prlog.org | Jan 6, 2011
Universal Sensors Previews Portable Test For Antimicrobial Growth Promoters In Animal Feed. Rapid Methods Europe 2011 (24th – 26th January 2011) - PR11201499

FBS accounting software adds interface with DTN market prices | Farm Industry News Blog
farmindustrynews.com | Dec 27, 2010
FBS Systems, Inc. has added the ability to automatically feed current commodity prices from DTN into its integrated management software suite, a first for the on-farm records software industry, the company claims. Setup and maintenance are simple and automated.