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Poultry Industry Adds 477,000 Jobs; Economic Output Increases $204 Billion over Last Two Years
The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, and United Egg Producers have made available an updated economic impact study that highlights the increased positive impact the poultry industry has on jobs, wages and federal and state revenue in the United States. A dynamic and integral part of the national economy, from 2012 to 2014 the ...
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March 18: Producers Can Learn About Mobile Units to Process Poultry and Fish for Retail
JEFFERSON, Ohio – Producers looking to take advantage of the growing consumer demand for local foods but having difficulty in finding methods to process their poultry, rabbit and fish for retail sale may want to consider setting up their own processing units. Industry experts, including those from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, will ...
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Alliance releases report from 2019 Animal Rights National Conference
The Animal Agriculture Alliance released a report today detailing observations from the Animal Rights National Conference, held July 25 through July 28 in Alexandria, Virginia. The event was organized by the Farm Animal Rights Movement and sponsored by Mercy for Animals, The Save Movement, Compassion Over Killing and The Humane League, along with other animal rights extremist groups. ...
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SmartPro NF is chosen by Wayne Farms for US hatchery renovation project
Wayne Farms LLC, one of the top-six poultry producers in the United States, has chosen SmartPro NF incubators from NatureForm and Pas Reform for its hatchery upgrade project in Decatur, north Alabama. With its headquarters in Oakwood, Georgia, Wayne Farms is also amongst the world’s 10 largest producers. Established in 1965, the company has evolved significantly from its origins as a spin ...
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New Process Converts Poultry Litter into Bio-oil
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, August 29, 2007 (ENS) - Each year in the United States the poultry industry produces more than 5.6 million tons of litter - a mixture of bedding, manure, feathers, and spilled feed. Now, a team of researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech is developing transportable pyrolysis units that will convert poultry litter into bio-oil that can be ...
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Sam Houston State University Awarded $7,000 USPOULTRY Foundation Student Recruiting Grant
TUCKER, Ga. –March 4,2020–The USPOULTRY Foundation awarded a $7,000student recruiting grant to Sam Houston StateUniversityin Texas. The grant was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from Jerry and Cherie Moyeand was presented by Barbara Jenkins, executive director of the USPOULTRY Foundation,to Dr. Stanley Kelley, professor of agricultural sciences. The funds will ...
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University of Tennessee - Martin Awarded $5,125 USPOULTRY Foundation Student Recruiting Grant
TUCKER, Ga. –Feb. 24, 2020–The USPOULTRY Foundation awarded a $5,125student recruiting grant to the University of Tennessee-Martin. The grant was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from Pilgrim’sand was presented by Barbara Jenkins, executive director of the USPOULTRY Foundation, to Dr. Wesley Totten, chair, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural ...
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Salmet Appoints New Agent In The UK
JEL is a well-known poultry installations and servicing specialists based in Grimsby Docks, North East Lincolnshire-UK. The company was founded in 2011 after working for other companies within the poultry industry since 2002. With 17 years of industry experience it allows JEL to offer specific expertise to our individual clients. JEL has installed equipment for the large manufacturers within the ...
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Us Poultry Foundation Awards $6,800 Student Recruiting Grant to Kansas State University
TUCKER, Ga. –Feb.20, 2020–The USPOULTRY Foundation awarded a $6,800student recruiting grant to Kansas State University. The grant was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from Cargilland was presentedby Barbara Jenkins, executive director of the USPOULTRY Foundationto several Kansas State University animal science students along with Dr. Scott Beyer, associate ...
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Three Ways to Support Poultry and Livestock through Soybean Quality
Soybean meal is the most widely used source of protein for poultry and pigs in the United States and abroad. It is estimated that more than 75 percent of all soybean meal produced in the world is fed to poultry and pigs. Dairy cows also are major consumers of soybean meal. For the soybean industry to remain viable, it is crucial these industries remain big users of soybean meal. The only way ...
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Insect farming: innovation by Amusca and Mavitec
After a period of engineering, building, and testing, Amusca and Mavitec are proud to present the first scalable, mobile Insect Breeding Unit. A revolutionary idea of Dr. Ir. Walter Jansen of Amusca, an expert in insects. His mission: to produce living insect larvae for the production of protein for the poultry and aqua-feed industries. With the Insect Breeding Unit, the enormous potential of ...
By Amusca B.V.
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U.S. Soybean Farmers Witness Direct Impact of Soy Checkoff’s Efforts
Ten U.S. soybean farmers participated in the United Soybean Board’s (USB’s) 2014 See for Yourself program to learn about their customers beyond the elevator and the soy checkoff’s role in marketing U.S. soy to those customers. This year, the farmers visited St. Louis, Panama and Ecuador, from Aug. 14-22. A total of 70 farmers have taken advantage of this unique opportunity over ...
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Overfishing Threatens Critical Link in the Food Chain
The fish near the bottom of the aquatic food chain are often overlooked, but they are vital to healthy oceans and estuaries. Collectively known as forage fish, these species—including sardines, anchovies, herrings, and shrimp-like crustaceans called krill—feed on plankton and become food themselves for larger fish, seabirds, and marine mammals. Historically, people have eaten ...
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EPA Approval of IoMax for feedwater expands Biolargo`s robust solutions for poultry industry
BioLargo, through its commercial partner Clarion Water, obtained EPA registration for the use of aqueous iodine in poultry applications. This registration for poultry marks a key milestone in the commercialization of a full suite of biosecurity solutions aimed at mitigating the risk of avian flu and other common pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella across all phases of the US food supply ...
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