Feedstuffs back issues from January 2001:
USDA readies mandatory price reporting.(United States Department of Agriculture, mandatory livestock pricing law)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Implementation of the nation's new mandatory livestock price reporting law is on the final countdown. The rule is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 30. Since unveiling the final rule Dec. 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural ...
High fertilizer costs may cut into next season's corn yields.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001; ... As thoughts begin to turn to spring planting conditions and potential corn and soybean acres, it has become clear that the cost of growing corn has increased for this coming year due to increased fertilizer costs. Natural gas is the primary source of nitrogen fertilizer for the ...
CVM makes available paper on antimicrobial thresholds.(Center for Veterinary Medicine)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001; ... The Food & Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has made available a discussion document related to the establishment of thresholds in association with the use of antimicrobial drugs in food-producing animals. In the document, CVM provided a detailed ...
Tyson increases IBP offer to $27 per share.(Tyson Foods Inc. seeks to acquire IBP Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001 ... SPRINGDALE, ARK. -- Tyson Foods Inc. announced Dec. 28 that it is increasing its offer to acquire IBP inc. from $26.00 per share to $27.00 per share. Under the terms of the revised proposal, IBP shareholders will receive $27.00 for each share of IBP common stock, with 50% of the ...
EU tables WTO negotiating proposal for agriculture.(European Union, World Trade Organization)
Jan 01, 2001; ... The European Union tabled its negotiating proposal for agriculture at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dec. 15, rejecting any move toward the elimination of agricultural export subsidies and calling for the maintenance of WTO's three categories of domestic farm support. The ...
Moore expects little change in U.S. trade policy.(World Trade Organization director-general, Mike Moore)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001; ... World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Mike Moore expects little change in U.S. trade policy when President-elect George Bush is inaugurated Jan. 20. "I don't think great national interests change that dramatically. ... I don't really think the U.S.'s fundamental ...
'Broad' agricultural concentration bills may have negative impact on commerce.
Jan 01, 2001; ... KANSAS CITY, MO. - During the debate and formation of the 1996 farm bill, the National Grain & Feed Assn. (NGFA) held the position that idling acres only encouraged competitors to plant more; however, the concept that land idling cannot raise prices over the long term has led some to ...
Research foundation.(Fats and Proteins Research Foundation Inc., officers elected)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... BLOOMINGTON, ILL. - David Kaluzny II, Kaluzny Brothers Inc., Joliet, Ill., was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Fats & Proteins Research Foundation Inc. Other officers elected were Don Davis, Central Bi-Products, Redwood Falls, Minn., ...
INSIDE WASHINGTON.(agriculture meeting, president-elect George Bush)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001; ... Oklahoma wheat farmer Terry Detrick was among those who got a hurry-up call to attend an unexpected meeting of the country's agricultural leaders with President-elect George Bush. Like some 30 other ag leaders who were summoned on short notice by the Bush-Cheney transition team, ...
USDA strives for clarity in organic standards.(United States Department of Agriculture)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The new national standards announced last month will help build consumer confidence in organic food and ease exports for a specialty food sector expected to top $7 billion in sales this year, according to Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman's message recently at a ...
Clinton pardons Tyson's Schaffer.(Archibald Schaffer III, Tyson Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001; ... President Bill Clinton has pardoned Tyson Foods Inc. executive Archie Shaffer III of his conviction for allegedly attempting to illegally influence former Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy by arranging for Espy to attend a birthday party for Tyson Foods former chairman Don Tyson in 1993 ...
AAFCO backs off 'novel' ingredients plan.(Association of American Feed Control Officials)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001; ... Plans for a new approach that would have allowed for the continued marketing of "novel" ingredients not currently approved for use in feed have been dropped by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO). In a letter to members and liaisons of AAFCO's novel ...
EPA releases new clean air requirements for trucks, lowers sulfur level in diesel.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001; ... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new regulations Dec. 21 aimed at reducing emissions from tractor-trailers and other large trucks and buses by more than 90% over the next 10 years, a move critics argue puts diesel supplies at risk. Most diesel trucks do not ...
Tyson declares dividends.(Tyson Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... SPRINGDALE, ARK. -- The board of directors of Tyson Foods Inc. has declared cash dividends of 4 cents per share on the company's Class A stock ...
Smithfield credits higher hog prices in results.(Smithfield Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001 ... SMITHFIELD, VA. -- Smithfield Foods Inc. has reported substantially higher earnings for its second fiscal 2001 period and six months, noting that higher prices and returns at its hog production group (HPG) were more than sufficient to offset lower returns at its meat processing group ...
Hormel reports record meat, turkey sales.(Hormel Foods Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001 ... AUSTIN, MINN. -- Hormel Foods Corp. has reported increased earnings and revenues for its fourth fiscal 2000 quarter and full year, attributing its performance to long-term growth and marketing strategies that are "solidly in place." For its quarter ended Oct. 28, Hormel reported ...
ContiSea, Fjord Seafood intend to merge.(ContiSea LLC, Fjord Seafood ASA)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... NEW YORK, N.Y. -- ContiSea LLC, a joint venture of ContiGroup Companies and Seaboard Corp., and Fjord Seafood ASA have signed a letter of intent to merge. Under the terms of the transaction, ContiSea will incorporate its operations into Fjord, and ContiSea's owners will receive ...
Hendrix signs DeKalb distributor.(Hendrix Poultry Breeders, New Central Farm, DeKalb Poultry Research Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... BOXMEER, THE NETHERLANDS -- Hendrix Poultry Breeders (HPB) here and The New Central Farm (TNCF) in Japan have signed an agreement in which TNCF will distribute HPB's DeKalb layer parent stock in Japan, according to an announcement. HPB, formed in the merger of the Hendrix ...
STOCK SUMMARY.(agricultural industry)(Statistical Data Included)(Illustration)
Jan 01, 2001 ... <Pre>STOCK SUMMARY This Last Week Week YearDec. 27 Dec. 20Ago Nelson Stock Indexes Agribusiness 84.6 80.7 83.3 Baking77.2 74.3 77.8 Fertilizer...
Aventis Animal Nutrition acquires Filozoo of Italy.(Aventis Animal Nutrition S.A. to acquire Filozoo Co.)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... ANTONY, FRANCE -- Aventis Animal Nutrition announced Dec. 22 that it had signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Filozoo, the second-largest company of the animal nutrition sector in the Italian market, with [epsilon]49 million (euros) in sales. The Filozoo company ...
CanGro Processors changes name to Heartland Feeds.(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... REGINA, SASK. -- The Heartland Group onies announced that CanGro Processors Ltd. has changed its name to Heartland Feeds in order to reflect the "high level of integration" the company has with Heartland Livestock Services and Heartland Pork Management. Heartland Group also said ...
Dow, Diversa name enzyme joint venture.(Dow Chemical Co., Diversa Corp., Innovase LLC)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... MIDLAND, MICH. and SAN DIEGO, CAL. -- The Dow Chemical Co. and Diversa Corp. announced that their 50-50 joint venture formed in June 2000 has been named Innovase LLC. The joint venture is focussing on the discovery and development of enzymes ...
New Zealand industry plans merger.(New Zealand Dairy Group to merge with Kiwi Dairies)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... New Zealand dairy industry leaders have announced a plan for the merger of the two largest cooperatives in New Zealand and the New Zealand Dairy Board, the country's export monopoly. Together, New Zealand Dairy Group and Kiwi Dairies own 95% of New Zealand's dairy industry. The ...
NAMES IN THE NEWS.(multiple industry appointments)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... RENAISSANCE NUTRITION INC., Roaring Spring, Pa. -- Wayne A. Cooke has joined the company as marketing manager. Cooke will be responsible for overseeing the advertising and marketing aspects of the company. He was previously with Quality Liquid Feeds. Robert W. Nesbitt has joined ...
Omega reports loss, credit agreement.(Omega Protein Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001 ... HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Omega Protein Corp., a producer of fish oil and meal and other marine products, reported a net loss for its third 2000 quarter, which it attributed largely to an inventory write-down of nearly $14 million. For its third fiscal 2000 quarter, the company reported ...
CTB's market weakness partially offset.(CTB International Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001 ... MILFORD, IND. -- CTB International Corp. reported that its domestic grain storage sales for its third quarter were very strong but did not completely offset weakness in other markets. For its third 2000 quarter, CTB reported a record net quarterly income of $6.5 million, or 58 ...
Consumer views on animal production pushing toward more ethical husbandry.
Jan 01, 2001; ... PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLA. - A number of factors influence consumers' opinions and perceptions about animal welfare -- from aesthetics and economics to cultural, philosophical and religious beliefs to scientific knowledge -- and knowing the animal welfare concerns of consumers is necessary to ...
Policy specialist outlines 'enormous' global opportunity.
Jan 01, 2001; ... PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLA. -- Agriculture has "enormous long-term potential" in North America as farmers and ranchers step toward a global market where demand for animal-derived protein will be constantly and exponentially increasing, according to Alex Avory, a member of the Center for Global ...
PETA asks more retailers to adopt welfare standards.(People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... ATLANTA, GA. -- Armed with hen husbandry standards that were developed by McDonald's Corp., the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), as expected, has now written to the largest of the grocery and restaurant chains in the U.S. to urge restaurateurs and retailers to adopt ...
Methionine, betaine supplementation improves turkey breast meat yield.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001; ... The supplementation of methionine varies widely in the industry from deficient to extremely wasteful, said Dr. Sally Noll of the University of Minnesota in a research paper presented at the 2000 Research Review for Decision Makers in Turkey Production, sponsored by the University of ...
PDI may better indicate soybean meal quality than other indices.(Protein Dispersibility Index)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001; ... Soybean meal is the most important source of dietary amino acids in most poultry feeds. Because of the amino acid contribution of soybean meal, it is extremely important that high-quality soybean meal is used whenever possible. Soybean meal must be heat-treated in order to reduce or ...
Adverse effects of mycotoxins in feeds can be reversed.
Jan 01, 2001; ... ABSTRACT Mycotoxins are metabolites produced by fungi and are toxic to livestock when consumed in large amounts. It is possible to reduce the adverse effects of fusarium mycotoxins by feeding specific mycotoxin binders or dietary supplements of large, neutral amino acids. ...
Feeding Systems and Feed Evaluation Models.(book)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... Feeding Systems and Feed Evaluation Models, edited by M.K. Theodorou, Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth, U.K., and J. France, University of Reading, U.K. CABI Publishing, 10 E. 40th St., Suite 3203, New York, N.Y. 10016.486 pages. $140. This book ...
Pet food industry experiencing continued growth.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001 ... The U.S. pet food industry is an estimated $11.5 billion business. On a worldwide basis, the industry is set at $27 billion. Annual rate of growth for the industry is 4-7%. For U.S. grain producers, the pet food industry is particularly important because of the large quantities ...
South American soy plantings may rise.(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An analysis by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) suggests soybean farmers in Brazil and Argentina may be able to increase plantings yet in 2000-01 to take advantage of increased demand for vegetable protein in the wake of the ...
ADT claims invention of new BSE-free, environmentally friendly rendering process.(Australian Dehydration Technologies Proprietary Ltd., Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... Australian Dehydration Technologies Pty. Ltd. (ADT) has announced the development of a process that it claims will revolutionize rendering. The technology is designed to deliver sterile resource recovery of animal wastes, including elimination of the prions that cause bovine ...
Automatic Equipment Manufacturing Co.(introduces new portable hammer mill)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... Automatic Equipment Manufacturing Co., Pender, Neb., has added a portable hammer mill to its line of trailer mills. Model ATH2000B has a blower discharge; model ATH2000A has an auger discharge unit. The mills are driven by a 1,000 rpm PTO. Both mills contain twin 21 in. hammer mills ...
Farmstead Products.(seed and grain cleaning machine)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... Farmstead Products, Hinckley, Minn., has introduced its newly improved seed and grain cleaning machine, the Model 150HD3. The machine is capable of cleaning up to 150 bu. per hour when cleaning soybeans for seed and slightly lower capacities when cleaning wheat, barley, oats and other ...
Big Dutchman.(Stak ChikEze system)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... Big Dutchman, Holland, Mich., has announced its new Stak ChikEze 4216 system, which features 16 in. tall rearing cages with two plastic manure belts for easy manure removal. The Stak ChikEze system uses the company's ...
Orange Peel LLC.(shaft guards)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... Orange Peel LLC, Cedarburg, Wis., has introduced a full line of standard Trim & Fit shaft guards that replace the need for custom engineered solutions. The company said its base-mounted, close-coupled guards are made from high-density polyethylene plastic and are supplied with all ...
Chore-Time.(Generation 4 Feeders)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... Chore-Time, Milford, Ind., has introduced its new Generation 4 Feeders for market pigs designed to help hog producers save time during clean-out and feeder adjustments and to limit feed waste ....
Buckhorn.(center flow container)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... Buckhorn, Milford, Ohio, has added a center flow container to its line of returnable, material handling products. The new container is designed for shipping, storing and dispensing of a wide range of small parts and granular products from seed and feed to fasterners, ...
Knight.(Knight Manufacturing Corp., vertical mixer)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... Knight, Brodhead, Wis., has added a vertical mixer to its line of reel and four-auger mixers. The Verti-Maxx features a patent-pending, bull-gear drive that takes the dependability and simplicity of vertical mixers to the next level, the company said. The twin-auger design ...
Competition from UP-SP merger not demonstrable.(Union Pacific Railroad Co., Southern Pacific Transportation Co.)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has issued a decision finding that, after reviewing all of the public comments and evidence submitted in the fourth annual round of general oversight in the 1996 Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merger, there have been no ...
Miner Enterprises buys Buffalo Brake Beam assets.(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... GENEVA, ILL. -- Miner Enterprises Inc., a leading manufacturer of railway components, elastomer materials and other products, has announced the acquisition of the assets of Buffalo Brake Beam Co., Lackawanna, N.Y., effective Dec. 12. The acquisition of Buffalo Brake Beam's ...
Storms add support to markets; hogs report creates anxious issue.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 01, 2001; ... WINAMAC, IND. -- Ice- and snow-storms were dominating influences in the livestock and poultry sectors last week as cattle houses in the Plains and Texas, hog plants in the Midwest, especially the northern and western Corn Belt, and poultry plants in the South couldn't get started because ...
Byrd Amendment comes under fire.(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Eight World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries have filed an action disputing a new U.S. law, the so-called "Byrd Amendment." In addition, the protest action is asking the Clinton Administration to repeal the law. The Byrd Amendment, which ...
Iowa turkey group.(new president)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2001 ... AMES, IOWA -- Dick Kirchoff of Le Mars, Iowa, has been elected president of ...
KCBT.(Kansas City Board of Trade elects chairman Craig N. Deeds)(Brief Article)
Jan 08, 2001 ... KANSAS CITY, MO. -- The members of the Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) have elected Craig N. Deeds chairman for 2001. Deeds, of C. Deeds Inc., has been an exchange member since 1970 and served as first vice ...
Kyodo Shiryo builds first sanitized layer mash feed plant in Japan.(Brief Article)
Jan 08, 2001 ... UZWIL, SWITZERLAND -- Kyodo Shiryo, a major feed producer in Japan, has built a new thermal treatment plant for layer mash feed in Kashima, Japan's largest feed-producing region, according to Buhler AG based here. Buhler said the incorporation of the latest process technology ...
NGFA urges STB to reject rail carriers' call to retain existing 'pro-merger' policy.(National Grain and Feed Association, Surface Transportation Board)(Brief Article)
Jan 08, 2001 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Grain & Feed Assn. (NGFA) has urged the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) to reject the viewpoint of rail carriers that the agency retain its existing "pro-merger" policy. In a statement filed with the agency, NGFA contested statements ...
Brazil's Perdigao adds new feed production facility.(Brief Article)
Jan 08, 2001 ... UZWIL, SWITZERLAND -- The largest feed manufacturing plant in South America has gone into operation, according to Buhler AG. The large-scale project was implemented on the basis of a long-standing partnership between the global Buhler Technology Group and Brazil's second-largest ...
Uncertainty reigns before this week's USDA crop, supply reports.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 08, 2001; ... Although there was some harvest pressure on futures markets this past fall, a "harvest low" may have never been set in the corn market, according to Bill Tierney Jr. of Kansas. State University in a recent analysis. Tierney said this is due in part to uncertainty about the size ...
Beef prices set record-high level; 2001 turkey markets to be positive.(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 08, 2001; ... The first week of winter brought a full season of weather to the cattle feeding industry, especially to the heart of the industry on the commercial feedlots through the central Plains as two back-to-back ice and snowstorms backed up cattle as roads and yards were closed and ravaged cattle ...
Feedstuffs introduces turkey return series.(Brief Article)
Jan 08, 2001 ... Feedstuffs introduces a new profitability series for turkey production this week. The series has been developed exclusively for Feedstuffs and will be periodically updated by Gary Lohr, who heads his own econometrics consulting firm, Lohr Associates, in Greeley, Cob. The series ...
STOCK SUMMARY.(multiple companies)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 08, 2001 ... <Pre> STOCK SUMMARY This Last Week Week Year Jan. 3 Dec. 27Ago Nelson Stock Indexe Agribusiness 81.4 84.6 82.3 Baking76.5 77.2 75.1 Fertilizer...
Cargill Malt to buy directly from producers.(Brief Article)
Jan 08, 2001 ... SPIRITWOOD, N.D. -- Cargill Malt has announced that it will buy malting barley directly from farmers at its plant here and will offer production contracts for specific malting barley varieties. Cargill Malt said the programs are designed to complement its existing elevator ...
ABS, Seedstock Plus form marketing venture.(ABS Global Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jan 08, 2001 ... DEFOREST, WIS. -- ABS Global here and Seedstock Plus in St. Catharine, Mo., have established an alliance in which ABS Global will offer Seedstock Plus genetics, according to an announcement. Both ABS Global and Seedstock Plus are committed to providing bovine genetics that ...
Sysco acquires specialty meat company.(Albert M Briggs Co.)(Brief Article)
Jan 08, 2001 ... HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Sysco Corp. has reported the acquisition of Albert M. Briggs Co., a foodservice specialty meat supplier in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., saying that Briggs will complement its own specialty meat operations and expand its markets in the Washington metroplex. ...
NAMES IN THE NEWS.(Brief Article)
Jan 08, 2001 ... ANIMAL SCIENCE PRODUCTS INC., Nacogdoches, Texas -- Lane Lott has been promoted to sales manager. Lott will be responsible for management of all territory managers as well as the tele-sales department. He has been with the company five years and was previously territory manager. ...
CPI declares dividend.(Corn Products International Inc.)(Brief Article)
Jan 08, 2001 ... OMAHA, NEB. -- The board of directors of Corn Products International Inc. (CPI) has declared a quarterly dividend of 10 ...
Red Oak 'encouraged' by consumer, market acceptance.(Red Oak Hereford Farms Inc. reports losses)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 08, 2001 ... RED OAK, IOWA -- Red Oak Hereford Farms Inc. has reported losses for its third fiscal 2000 period and three quarters, citing continued development of precooked beef products that created operating expenses that were not offset with increased sales. For its quarter ended Sept ....
Deere reports doubted income for year.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 08, 2001 ... MOLINE, ILL. -- Deere & Co. reported that its net income more than doubled for its 2000 fiscal year and showed a sharp improvement in its fourth quarter despite weakness in its major markets. For its quarter ended Oct. 31, Deere reported a net income of $71 million, or 30 cents ...
Report 'winds back' AWB status.(Australian Wheat Board export monopoly)(Brief Article)
Jan 08, 2001; ... The winding back of the Australian Wheat Board's (AWB) billion dollar export monopoly on wheat has been proposed by the committee set up to review the current arrangements. Early howls of anguish already have been sounded by some of the key players, most notably AWB, which has ...
Views mixed over Australia's wheat marketing review.(Australian Wheat Board)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jan 08, 2001 ... Views among those in Queensland, Australia, were mixed over the contents of a national competition policy review of the wheat marketing act. The eagerly awaited report is the culmination of an investigation of all aspects of Australia's current wheat export arrangements. It ...