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AFIA to sponsor 13 feed events in 2014

AFIA to sponsor 13 feed events in 2014

Americas US US 20 Jan 2014

The American Feed Industry Association has announced it will sponsor 13 feed-related events during the 2014 programming year. The meetings, which vary in topic, location and attendance size, will kick off in Atlanta, Ga., with the Internati…
Cargill increasing rail and grain handling capacity in Alberta

Cargill increasing rail and grain handling capacity in Alberta

Americas CA CA 19 Dec 2013

Cargill today announced that construction has begun to expand storage and rail at itsViking, AB grain handling facility.  The expansion will be welcome news for local producers as it will improve terminal capacity available in the surround…
Cobb-Vantress breaks ground on new Kentucky feed mill

Cobb-Vantress breaks ground on new Kentucky feed mill

Americas US US 14 Dec 2013

Cobb-Vantress, Inc. is constructing a new feed mill in Albany in south central Kentucky, United States, to supply its expanding operations in both Kentucky and Tennessee. Work progresses in construction of new Cobb feed mill in Albany KY Co…
AFIA releases statement on proposed Veterinary Feed Directive

AFIA releases statement on proposed Veterinary Feed Directive

Americas US US 13 Dec 2013

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) yesterday released the following statement in reply to FDA's proposed Veterinary Feed Directive. "The American Feed Industry Association is very supportive of the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis…
Farbest Foods' opens turkey processing plant

Farbest Foods' opens turkey processing plant

Americas US US 07 Dec 2013

A month ahead of schedule and right on budget, officials cut the ribbon on Monday at Farbest Foods' new turkey processing plant in the Vincennes Industrial Park. Work on the processing plant started in mid-June 2012 and was due for completi…
Pilgrim's Pride announces strategic investments; Operational streamlining

Pilgrim's Pride announces strategic investments; Operational streamlining

Americas US US 20 Nov 2013

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation yesterday announced several operational changes to improve efficiencies as part of its goal to generate approximately $200 million in savings in 2014. Effective January 24, 2014, Pilgrim's will expand its operati…
FMS releases new knowledge-based tool, Pennent mill manager feed budgets

FMS releases new knowledge-based tool, Pennent mill manager feed budgets

Americas US US 19 Nov 2013

Feed Management Systems, Inc. (FMS), a provider of software solutions and services for the animal feed and nutrition industry, today announced the introduction of a new knowledge-based tool that enables feed manufacturers to design and deli…
Akey celebrates 50 years in business

Akey celebrates 50 years in business

Americas US US 15 Nov 2013

Cargill's Akey business celebrates 50 years of service and leadership in providing customers with nutritional solutions, services, and research-proven feeding programs and products for the livestock, poultry and feed industries. Akey was fo…
Peco Foods considers integrated poultry project in Arkansas

Peco Foods considers integrated poultry project in Arkansas

Americas US US 06 Nov 2013

Peco Foods, the eighth largest poultry processor in the US, is considering the construction of a new integrated poultry processing project in the state of Arkansas. If built the new poultry processing plant would cost the company USD$120 mi…
First BAP certified feed mills in N.America

First BAP certified feed mills in N.America

Americas CA CA 31 Oct 2013

Skretting North America announced that the company's fish feed production facilities in St. Andrews, New Brunswick and Vancouver, British Columbia had become the first in North America to be certified under the Global Aquaculture Alliance, …
FDA proposes rules to increase animal feed and pet food safety

FDA proposes rules to increase animal feed and pet food safety

Americas US US 26 Oct 2013

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated on Friday that they were preparing to issue a proposed rule focused on improving the safety of animal feed and pet food. The new rule would require feed manufacturers selling their product in…
Agribrands Purina Canada open horse feed mill

Agribrands Purina Canada open horse feed mill

Americas CA CA 25 Oct 2013

Agribrands Purina Canada, a Cargill Inc. company, on the 23rd of October opened their new state-of-the-art horse feed mill production facility in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. The facility will produce Purina branded equine feed and supplemen…
State and Federal Government partner to boost aquaculture in Maranhão

State and Federal Government partner to boost aquaculture in Maranhão

Americas BR BR 22 Oct 2013

The State Government and the Ministry of Fisheries held a meeting last Saturday, to work closely together in order to boost the aquaculture industry in the North Eastern Brazilian state of Maranhão. During the meeting it was agreed that th…
O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Centre opens

O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Centre opens

Americas US US 14 Oct 2013

The newly completed USD$12.3 million, design-build, O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Centre at Kansas State University, built by McCownGordon Construction, was dedicated last Friday. The Centre, a joint project of the Department of Gra…
Interstate Commodities purchase Cargill's grain elevator

Interstate Commodities purchase Cargill's grain elevator

Americas US US 11 Oct 2013

Interstate Commodities, Inc., an agribusiness company that has an office in Omaha, has purchased Cargill's grain elevator in Lincoln at 3001 Cornhusker Highway. Terms were not disclosed. The employees at the elevator transferred to ICI. &qu…
Brazilian co-op to increase feed production in 2014

Brazilian co-op to increase feed production in 2014

Americas BR BR 22 Sep 2013

Brazilian agricultural co-op Capal Cooperativa Agroindustrial is planning to significantly grow its feed production capabilities in 2014 with the construction of new feed plant. The new feed plant is being built to meet the feed demands of …
Sanderson Farms' approve building of new poultry complex and feed mill, increase dividends

Sanderson Farms' approve building of new poultry complex and feed mill, increase dividends

Americas US US 21 Sep 2013

Sanderson Farms Inc. have announced an increase in their quarterly dividends, along with the board providing final approval for the start of construction of their new poultry complex. The quarterly dividend paid to shareholders will increas…
Increased investment in aquaculture for Mato Grosso, including feed mill

Increased investment in aquaculture for Mato Grosso, including feed mill

Americas BR BR 17 Sep 2013

The Minister of Fisheries, Marcelo Crivelli, announced today in Cuiabá, plans to deploy tanks for raising fish in Lake Manso and Northallerton in an effort to boost production and income of small and large producers. Four of them, to be in…
Kreamer Feed prepares for the opening of their new organic feed mill

Kreamer Feed prepares for the opening of their new organic feed mill

Americas US US 15 Sep 2013

Feed a feed company started in 1947, specialising in organic and non-organic feeds is preparing for the opening of their new organic feed mill - NBO mill. The company has spent several million dollars, replacing their original 1947 built fe…
New bins installed at United Coop's Beaver Dam feed mill

New bins installed at United Coop's Beaver Dam feed mill

Americas US US 13 Sep 2013

United Cooperative has finished the installation of five new 65 tonne feed bins at their Beaver Dam feed mill in order to accomodate growing business. As reported on FeedMachinery.com, late last month a vote was held for United Cooperative …

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