Feed Ingredients
Finding answers to evolving DDGS products
Pork producers have embraced the use of distillers dried grains with solubles, but as the ethanol production process evolves, so have the DDGS products. To investigate options and provide answers, Nutriquest is sponsoring a meeting “How is Oil Extraction Impacting DDGS Value in Swine?” on March 21.
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Elanco Animal Health to acquire ChemGen Corp.
Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly and Co., reports that Lilly has signed an agreement to acquire ChemGen, Corp. The deal will provide Elanco with feed enzyme products and underscores the company’s commitment to animal productivity, company officials say.
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Latest swine research available online
The 2011 Swine Day Report of Progress (Kansas State publication SRP 1056) details numerous swine research projects delving into herd health, nursery and finishing swine nutrition management as well as meat quality.
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Ensure adequate Vitamin D levels in swine diets
Vitamin D deficiency in young pigs can result in rickets, stiffness, lameness, and general unthriftiness; in mature animals, broken bones may result.
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Watch for mycotoxins
As corn harvest winds down, farmers need to watch for potential molds and fungus in corn. Fields that were hit with late-summer hail could pose a particular risk. Also drought-stressed corn is susceptible to aflatoxin.
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It is not too late to plant cover crops
Cereal rye is a hardy versatile plant that is one of the best choices for Michigan farmers to use as a cover crop.
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JBS United, DeKalb Feeds enter joint venture
JBS United and DeKalb Feeds have entered into a joint venture which involves Dekalb’s Frytown, Iowa mill facility. The new venture will be known as Central Nutrition Services (CNS). CNS will focus on manufacturing superior quality livestock feeds and nutritional supplements.
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Looking for feed efficiency answers
Pork producers are always looking for ways to improve feed use, but never more so than today, with high feed costs and tight supplies. Now, thanks to a $5-million grant from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, an international team of scientists will tackle the challenge of improving feed efficiency in swine.
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Saudi Arabia opens to U.S. corn co-products
After years of U.S. Grains Council efforts, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has now added corn gluten feed and distillers dried grains with solubles to its import feed ingredient subsidy list. This creates a strong incentive for sales of the U.S. ethanol co-products.
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Alltech rolls out new KnowMycotoxins.com
Alltech’s KnowMycotoxins.com now offers a fresh take on conquering the challenge of mycotoxins. The website features a new home page and refreshed content reflecting the interests of its key audience.
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Elanco committed to advance global ractopamine acceptance
Last week, the Codex Alimentarius Commission decided to hold at Step 8 the global food safety standards for ractopamine hydrochloride (ractopamine) at its 34th Session in Geneva. Elanco officials will continue to get global acceptance.
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- Oil ends higher on weaker dollar, supplies weigh
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- Ag markets seemed to follow gold higher Monday afternoon
- Commentary: GMOs: How do I hate thee?
- Groups want ‘comprehensive’ FTA with EU
- Online systems keeps exporters abreast of market regulations
- Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally
- Premium Standard Farms Founder Dies Unexpectedly
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
- Weather report: Rain spreads across the Corn Belt
- Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
- Commentary: GMOs: How do I hate thee?
