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6,000 hogs may have eaten tainted feed: USDA

6,000 hogs may have eaten tainted feed: USDA

Americas 26 Apr 2007

By Christopher Doering REUTERS 26/04/2007 An estimated 6,000 hogs from New York to California were likely given feed containing melamine, a chemical used in plastics and fertilizer, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday. A USDA offi…
FDA says probing thousands of hogs for tainted feed

FDA says probing thousands of hogs for tainted feed

Americas 24 Apr 2007

REUTERS 24/04/2007 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that "thousands" of U.S. hogs might be affected by the agency's investigation of livestock feed contaminated with melamine. "I don't have the numbers on that r…
Animal feed provider recalls ingredient

Animal feed provider recalls ingredient

Americas 19 Apr 2007

By Katy Byron CNN 19/04/2007 Wilbur-Ellis, an animal feed provider, announced the recall Thursday of rice protein it shipped to a number of pet food companies because it may contain melamine, an agent toxic to animals. Eleven dogs fell ill …
Beef producers: Inventory feed resources, avoid surprises

Beef producers: Inventory feed resources, avoid surprises

Americas 12 Apr 2007

04/12/2007 Not all bales feed the same, and producers need to take that into consideration when feeding cattle, says a Purdue University expert in a university report. The actual bale weight is not the amount that cattle will consume. Purdu…
Feed prices are driver as seasonal workload builds

Feed prices are driver as seasonal workload builds

Americas 11 Apr 2007

By Rog Wood THE HERALD 11/04/2007 Farmers are enjoying one of the most favourable springs in living memory and are well ahead with their seasonal workload. Lambing is progressing well, although there are reports of more ewes than usual with…
Cargill to Purchase Western Canadian Grain Handling Facilities

Cargill to Purchase Western Canadian Grain Handling Facilities

Americas 09 Apr 2007

09/04/2007 Cargill Limited announced today that it has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement with Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Inc. (TSX:SWP) for (9) high throughput elevators and one export grain terminal in Vancouver. Company o…
Organic Pet Foods Gaining Popularity

Organic Pet Foods Gaining Popularity

Americas 07 Apr 2007

7/04/2007 It's a dilemma many pet owners face these days. What to feed your furry friends as a massive pet food re-call continues to grow. Concerns over contaminated commercial pet foods have some turning to alternative options. In Cent…
Local pet food maker sees bigger issues in recall

Local pet food maker sees bigger issues in recall

Americas 07 Apr 2007

By Jerry Gleeson THE JOURNAL NEWS 7/04/2007 Pet food manufacturer and animal lover Scott Pollak sympathizes with dog and cat owners who are worried by the recent recall of tens of millions of containers of potentially contaminated victuals.…
Recall of tainted pet food widens

Recall of tainted pet food widens

Americas 01 Apr 2007

By Sandra Eckstein CHICAGO TRIBUNE 1/04/2007 The recent nationwide recall of moist pet foods didn't concern many dog and cat owners, who feed their animals only dry kibble. But now some of them may have reason to worry. Hill's Pet N…
Premium pet foods - Is the price worth it

Premium pet foods - Is the price worth it

Americas 30 Mar 2007

By Abigail Goldman LA TIMES 30/03/2007 The high-end food makers say so, but nutrition experts don't necessarily agree. Considering that all the nearly 100 brands in the pet food recall use the same factory, is there any reason to pay mo…
Nebraska cattle on feed up 2 percent in March

Nebraska cattle on feed up 2 percent in March

Americas 24 Mar 2007

By Robert Pore THE INDEPENDANT 24/03/2007 Cattle on feed numbers in Nebraska feedlots of 1,000 or more head were up 2 percent in March, according to the Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service. The March 1 inventory was 2.51 million head o…
Deadly pet food mystery puts heat on industry

Deadly pet food mystery puts heat on industry

Americas 22 Mar 2007

By Elizabeth Weise and Julie Schmit USA TODAY 22/03/2007 The company that recalled 60 million containers of dog and cat food said Wednesday that its testing is continuing, but the source of the contamination that has killed at least 16 anim…
AAFC: $39.8 Million to Implement Enhanced Feed Ban in Alberta

AAFC: $39.8 Million to Implement Enhanced Feed Ban in Alberta

Americas 12 Mar 2007

AG ALBERTA MEDIA 12/03/2007 he Government of Canada and the Alberta government are investing nearly $40 million in Alberta's beef industry to help accelerate the elimination of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) from Alberta's c…
Adding antibiotics to chicken feed for growth not cost-effective

Adding antibiotics to chicken feed for growth not cost-effective

Americas 12 Mar 2007

By Tim Parsons THE JHU GAZZETTE 12/03/2007 The widespread practice of adding antibiotics to chicken feed for growth promotion is not cost-effective, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.…
New U of M Feed Mill Allows Evaluation of Alternative Crops for Feed, Processing Equipment and Techn

New U of M Feed Mill Allows Evaluation of Alternative Crops for Feed, Processing Equipment and Techn

Americas 21 Feb 2007

By Bruce Cochrane FARMSCAPE 21/02/2007 A new feed manufacturing facility at the University of Manitoba is allowing scientists to evaluate alternative crops for feed, and new processing equipment and technologies. The National Centre for Liv…
Need for feed: Farmers feel pinch from inflated prices

Need for feed: Farmers feel pinch from inflated prices

Americas 18 Feb 2007

By Don Nelson ATHENS BANNER-HERALD 18/02/2007 Ethanol's promise of cheaper fuel and less dependency on foreign oil has political leaders pushing for more production of the alternative energy source, but livestock owners have a big beef …
Reducing feed costs will help increase herd profit

Reducing feed costs will help increase herd profit

Americas 12 Feb 2007

By Jonathon Long FARMERS WEEKLY 12/02/2007 In the UK the dominant approach of dairy farmers to increasing business size has been herd expansion. But this has not resulted in greatly reducing the gap in efficiency between the best and worst.…
Latest Canadian BSE case born after feed ban

Latest Canadian BSE case born after feed ban

Americas 09 Feb 2007

By Peter Shinn BROWNFIELD 09/02/2007 A key question related to the most recent Canadian case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the animal's age appears to have an answer. Wednesday, when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFI…
GNBS revises poultry feed standard

GNBS revises poultry feed standard

Americas 07 Feb 2007

STARBROEK NEWS 07/02/2007 The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) recently revised the national standard for poultry feed in order to address quality concerns associated with it and to harmonise the standards for its use within Caric…
Animal feed mill benefits research

Animal feed mill benefits research

Americas 01 Feb 2007

By Tom Over THE LANTERN 01/02/2007 More than $5.5 million was approved last week for the construction of a new Wooster feed mill run by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center at Ohio State. Because the current feed mill is ob…

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