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Wenger Feeds prepares to acquire Philadelphia feed mill

Wenger Feeds prepares to acquire Philadelphia feed mill

Americas US US 12 Apr 2012

Wenger's Feed Mill Inc. is preparing to buy the poultry feed mill from Pennfield Corp. in West Hempfield Township, in Philadelphia. Pennfield stated that the planned sale would enforce its strategy to center on dairy and related animal sect…
Wayne acquires feed plant and secures rail transportation

Wayne acquires feed plant and secures rail transportation

Americas US US 11 Apr 2012

Wayne Farms, a poultry processing firm based in Danville, Arkansas, are planning to acquire the Pilgrim’s Pride feed plant located in Atkins, Arkansas, with help from a $600,000 Economic Infrastructure Grant granted to them by the Arkansa…
Hormel granted building permission for new feed mill

Hormel granted building permission for new feed mill

Americas US US 09 Apr 2012

It has been announced that Mountain Prairie LLC, a subsidiary of Hormel Foods has been successful in obtaining a building permit from Bent county for the construction of a feed mill for its sow business. The firm has engaged the services of…
Cargill's Wooster feed mill awarded feed mill of the year accolade

Cargill's Wooster feed mill awarded feed mill of the year accolade

Americas US US 08 Mar 2012

Cargill 's feed mill in Wooster, Ohio has been awarded the accolade of Feed Mill of the Year by the American Feed Industry Association AFIA and Feedstuffs publication. The feed mill started operations in 1994 and outputs approximately 42,00…
EPA releases new rule concerning pellet mill cyclones

EPA releases new rule concerning pellet mill cyclones

Americas US US 03 Jan 2012

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought out a direct final rule on the 23rd of December, 2011 to rewrite certain provisions of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air pollutants for Prepared Feed Manufacturing. The direc…
Aviagen implement energy smart upgrades to it's Athens feed mill

Aviagen implement energy smart upgrades to it's Athens feed mill

Americas US US 02 Jan 2012

Aviagen's energy-smart poultry feed mill located in Athens, Alabama reduces carbon emissions by 558 MTs per year, while at the same time increasing feed production by 30%. The newly upgraded poultry feed mill is manufacturing 30 percent mor…
Herbruck begin construction of new Henry feed mill

Herbruck begin construction of new Henry feed mill

Americas US US 01 Jan 2012

Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch’s are constructing a new feed mill at their Henry facility in Saranac, Michigan, in an effort to make it easier and handier to feed the 2.5 million chickens they hold. Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch's director, Herb…
Cargill reopens Chambersburg feed mill

Cargill reopens Chambersburg feed mill

Americas US US 06 Jun 2011

Pennsylvania, USA -- Cargill Animal Nutrition celebrated the opening of its new feed mill near Chambersburg, replacing a plant that was destroyed last year by a fire. On Wednesday, guests had a chance to tour the new shop in the Cumberland …
CPM and Pellet Technology LLC, form strategic alliance

CPM and Pellet Technology LLC, form strategic alliance

Americas US US 02 Jun 2011

Iowa, United States -- CPM, the world's leading supplier of process equipment and technology for the animal feed, oilseed, biofuels and human food-processing industries, and Pellet Technology LLC, announce the formation of a strategic allia…
AFIA Strongly Urges Passage of Free Trade Agreements

AFIA Strongly Urges Passage of Free Trade Agreements

Americas US US 17 May 2011

The American Feed Industry Association strongly urges Congress to pass the Free Trade Agreements with Panama, Korea and Colombia. Increasing export opportunities is a top priority for the U.S. feed industry and AFIA urges congressional acti…
Closer to first commercial feed mill for Hawaii

Closer to first commercial feed mill for Hawaii

Americas US US 15 Apr 2011

Hawaii -- Plans to build a local feed mill to support Hawaii's farming industry are looking more promising as the rising cost of feed continues to take its toll on the state's agricultural and aquaculture sectors. A project of the Oceanic I…
4 feed plants planned, to produce 2 million tonnes by 2014

4 feed plants planned, to produce 2 million tonnes by 2014

Americas SA SA 17 Feb 2011

French agricultural group InVivo plans to join Saudi Arabia's Fruitful Seed to set up plants to produce up to 2 million tonnes of animal feed annually by 2014, the chief executive of the Saudi company said on Tuesday. "There will be fo…
NZFSU hopes to raise capital for feed mills in Uruguay

NZFSU hopes to raise capital for feed mills in Uruguay

Americas UY UY 16 Feb 2011

Uruguay -- New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay (NZFSU) reported better half year earnings than expected, due to improved milk production and prices. The company is now forecasting a stronger full year result despite posting a loss of $US6.7…
New feed mill planned in Costa Rica for tilapia feed production

New feed mill planned in Costa Rica for tilapia feed production

Americas CR CR 06 Feb 2011

Costa Rica -- BioMar Group and Aquacorporacion Internacional SA (ACI), are building a new joint venture factory for the production of tilapia feed in Costa Rica. The new factory is expected to start production within the next year and will …
Cargill partners with KSU, grants funds for new feed safety research centre

Cargill partners with KSU, grants funds for new feed safety research centre

Americas 06 Feb 2011

Last week Cargill announced a partnership with Kansas State University (KSU) for the construction of the Cargill Center for Feed Safety Research. The facility, built in part from a $500,000 grant from Cargill, will conduct studies to addres…
Jamaica rethinking feedstocks, to keep feed prices under control

Jamaica rethinking feedstocks, to keep feed prices under control

Americas 25 Jan 2011

Jamaica -- The Jamaican Government is exploring alternative feedstock as part of a programme aimed at combating volatile food prices, says Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton. Tufton made the revelation as Jamaicans brace for higher …
Co-op Atlantic building new feed mill in Moncton

Co-op Atlantic building new feed mill in Moncton

Americas 24 Jan 2011

Canada -- Co-op Atlantic have recently announced the construction of a new feed mill, replacing an existing facility in Moncton, Canada which has been in operation since 1946. The new mill will be located on a parcel of land adjacent to the…
Hubbard Feeds Named 2010 Feed Mill of the Year

Hubbard Feeds Named 2010 Feed Mill of the Year

Americas 17 Dec 2010

ubbard Feeds of Bismarck, North Dakota, is the 2010 Feed Mill of the Year, according to the American Feed Industry Association and Feedstuffs, the sponsors of the annual contest. The runner-up is Cargill’s animal nutrition facility in Gid…
Collapsed Tyson silo not checked for safety in 19 years

Collapsed Tyson silo not checked for safety in 19 years

Americas 14 Dec 2010

Federal safety regulators had not conducted an inspection in nearly 20 years at a southwest Arkansas grain silo that collapsed and killed a Tyson Foods Inc. worker last week, according to documents from the Occupational Safety and Health Ad…
Ethanol threatening feed industry, DBA speaker

Ethanol threatening feed industry, DBA speaker

Americas 10 Dec 2010

At last week’s Dairy Business Association conference in Madison one of the featured speakers, on the program to discuss the upcoming Farm Bill, spent most of his talk on ethanol and its detrimental effects, for livestock producers, on cor…

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