usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? United Biofuels will soon use poultry fat to make fuel CHARLES SCHILLINGER The York Dispatch Article Last Updated:10/18/2007 10:47:15 AM EDT A local producer of biodiesel will start using fat from poultry products in the next several weeks to fuel its customers. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? United Biofuels will soon use poultry fat to make fuel CHARLES SCHILLINGER The York Dispatch Article Last Updated:10/18/2007 10:47:15 AM EDT A local...

Soaring animal feed prices could spell the end of the country's pig industry within 12 months as producers are forced to quit, a national survey has warned. However, Mr Scott said because 48pc of producers have long-term feed contracts, supplies of home-produced pork and bacon will be immediately at risk. While the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease had added to the industry's problems, the rising price of feed is seen as the biggest threat to pork production in the UK. Producers are...

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Zilmax is a feed ingredient designed to improve production efficiency in cattle during the last phase of the feeding period. Zilmax is fed to cattle (steers and heifers) during the last 20 to 40 days of the feeding period to produce beef more efficiently. Depending on the requirements of any particular natural beef program, cattle treated with Zilmax feed additive may or may not meet the criteria of that specific program. Intervet works with cattle feeders on feeding and handling protocols...

Brownfield Network: Feeding alternative forages raising concerns Home News Markets Weather Ag Events Auctions Archives Links Radio Affiliates Ag Youth Site Map Blog Contact Us. Feeding alternative forages raising concerns Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 3:17 PM by Dave Russell Dave Redman, Extension Educator in Lawrence County tells Brownfield those livestock producers in southern Indiana heading in to winter with less than half of the needed hay supplies are turning to alternative forages....

Feed costs in the feedlot and land costs to produce forage for cattle make up two-thirds of the production costs of beef cattle. RFI is new way to maximize feed efficiency One of the interesting topics on the beef tour during the Southwest Center's Field Day this fall dealt with a new method of calculating feed utilization. These same cattle were in Columbia earlier this summer being "phenotyped," or measured for their daily feed intake and gain. Then, based on the feed intake, gain and...

Concerned about potential animal cruelty and environmental pollution associated with factory farms, more animal rights advocates are adding livestock welfare issues to their national agenda. Next on the Humane Society's agenda: getting the required 650,000 signatures in California to put the issues of veal crates, gestation crates and chicken battery cages - all of which have been banned by the European Union - on the state ballot in November 2008. Sales of organic products are booming,...

But as more Americans attempt to make healthy choices about what they put in their bodies, it's becoming increasingly difficult to discern how our food was grown, processed and treated, thanks to a food industry that wields its heft and political clout to create labeling laws that make a mockery of disclosure. The Cleveland Free Times :: Cover :: Don't Eat That! Skip to Content . Promotions . Classifieds . Advertising Info . Contact Free Times - Ohio's Premier News, Arts, & Entertainment...

Around 1,200 exhibitors will assemble on the 90-acre exposition site to demonstrate their products to an expected 100,000 farmers from Georgia and other states and nations. The biofuel movement will offer new opportunities for Georgia farmers, even the production of ethanol, which will rely heavily on corn from the Midwest. The University of Georgia will focus on bioenergy, Blalock said, and will transport expo visitors around the grounds in a bus powered by biodiesel made from chicken...