feed

PoultryCast 0102a Show Notes:

• Steps to ensuring feed integrity with Dr Phillip Smith of Tyson Foods
• Revisit of what happens when that integrity isn't preserved by our suppliers. (ie. What were you thinking about last year at this time?)

PoultryCast 0096 Show Notes:

• Pilgrim's Pride five percent production reduction planned for second half of the year
• Water availability looks good for western U.S. which bodes well for 2008 grain production
• Feed quality issues becoming an international concern with micro-nutrients sourced from world-wide suppliers
• Finding lowest-cost can open the door to unanticipated quality problems

PoultryCast 0091a Show Notes:

• Selenium concern grows as corn belt expands
• Looking at grain market through ethanol-colored glasses

PoultryCast 0083 Show Notes:

• Chavez expropriates chicken shipment 'for the people'
• Taking a look at feedgrain demand and the turmoil in world markets with Mike Wooverton
• Rod Bain shares good news on expectations for poultry and pork demand and follows up with the news on naming terms 'naturally'
• What the Iowa State Diagnostic Lab was doing during the melamine story

PoultryCast 0082a Show Notes:

• Conversation with Rich Sellers of the American Feed Industry Association on the co-located International Feed Expo and International Poultry Expo in Atlanta

PoultryCast 0065 Show Notes:

• Stay ahead of that train...
• National Chicken Council's Richard Lobb looks at Ethanol policy
• Jesse Sevcik of the American Meat Institute says consumers are seeing the results of current biofuels policy
• Russ Sanders of Pioneer looks to future hybrids to meet ch

PoultryCast 0060 Show Notes:

• John Wargowski with MAAHS provides an update on the probable implementation of rules that can affect your immigrant workers
• American Feed Industry Association looks at the changes in regulations which may affect your feeding operation
• Daral Jackwood reviews biotechnology impact on poultry industry at AAAP in Washington
  

PoultryCast 0058 Show Notes:

• Nick Dale at the University of GA helps look for new sources of energy in feeds
• Renderers are partnering to find additional sources of fats and oils for biofuels
• Working with emerging leaders and cross-culturally. Moving the cream to the top.

PoultryCast 0056 Show Notes:

• A study on the effect of age on PH levels in broilers at the University of Saskatchewan
• Don Tyler shares on effective management communications
• AFIA still dealing with melamine fallout
• Looking at environmental farm planning effectiveness in Manitoba
  

PoultryCast 0055 Show Notes:

• Elanco - Ivy Animal Health deal and what it means to the industry
• Immigration legislation off the table again. Dan Murphy on what needs to happen for the next round.
• Dr. Sally Noll is working on the effect of beak trimming on turkeys as related to feed intake and particle size.
• Environmental sustainability through a systems approach. Dr. Andrew Sharpley at the Manure Management Conference.