Page 39 of articles about feed

Testing time for stockfeed

04-Nov-2010
Technology commercialised as AusScan by Australia’s Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is successfully using new Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR) tests to improve the transparency of grain quality between buyers and sellers.

Russia to resume wheat flour exports

26-Oct-2010
Russia plans to resume exporting flour on January 1, 2011, but a larger ban on exporting wheat, barley, rye and corn has been extended through next June, the state-run RIA-Novosti news agency reported Monday.

Ukraine could cancel grain export quotas

22-Oct-2010
Grain export quotas can be canceled once Ukraine has stocked adequate quantities of food and feed grain at the Agrarian Fund, the State Reserve and regional reserves, said Ukraine's Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.

USA - EPA approves higher blend rate for ethanol in gasoline

14-Oct-2010
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved higher blending rates for ethanol in gasoline for 2007 and newer vehicles, allowing mixtures with up to 15% of the corn-based fuel at the pump. The current maximum ethanol blend rate is 10%; a mid-level blend rate increase of 12% had been discussed in recent months.

European Union - Less oilseed

30-Sep-2010
According to COCERAL oilseeds crop forecast, published on september, European Union-27 oilseed production has decreased this year from 29.27m tonnes to 27.739m tonnes, with the most significant drop seen in rapeseed production.

European Union - Situation of the cereals markets: Stabilisation measures

28-Sep-2010
The Polish delegation has informed the Council on the consequences of the price increase of cereals on animal production, in particular pig production. Poland would like the Commission to take actions such as selling cereals from intervention stocks and increasing intervention prices in the framework of the Single Common Market Organisation regulation.

FAO - Food price volatility a major threat to food security

28-Sep-2010
Experts from more than 75 FAO Member States agreed today that while there were no grounds for complacency, there was no indication of an impending world food crisis. They proposed exploring new measures to check food price volatility and manage associated risks.

Newborn Piglets & Bottle Fed Baby Piggy

24-Sep-2010

Piglets are born. One gets accidently stepped on by Mama. She was stitched up and although Mama wanted to take her back in, the piglet was scared to death of her. She ended up being a bottle fed pig much to the delight of the children.