Taiwanese Nutritionists Learn About DDGS
TAIWAN - The US Grains Council (USGC) has held a series of worskshops for nutritionists in formulating feeds with distillers dreid grains with solubles (DDGS).

Biofuel from Wastewater Chicken Fat
US – "We use everything but the cackle" is an old adage that nicely captures the poultry industry's approach to the efficient use of byproducts.

Glycerol is Useful Dietary Component for Broilers
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Research from Agri-Food Biosciences Institute has revealed that glycerol from biofuel production may be a useful dietary component for broilers, report Elizabeth McCann of AFBI and Linda Griffiths (Queen's University Belfast; Q...

New Biomass Plant Turns Turkey Poop into Power
MICHIGAN, US - A Howard City grain feed mill is now converting turkey litter into steam, electricity and fertilizer with a $3 million alternative commercially based biomass energy plant developed by a small Kentwood company, Heat Transfer Internation...

NFU Responds to Interview on 'Saving the Planet'
UK - The NFU has issued a statement in response to yesterday's front page story in The Times, where Lord Stern of Brentford said, "Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world’s...

Benefits from Poultry Manure: No Chicken Feed
TAMIL NADU, INDIA - Often, farmers do not realise that a soil with poor fertility and poor yield are directly linked.

CME: Ethanol Uses as Much Corn as Livestock
US - According to Steve Meyer and Len Steiner, the US corn harvest continues to track well below year ago and five year average levels, raising concerns not just about current harvest output potential but also the ability of farmers to do enough fall...

CGF and DDGS Bode Well as Animal Feed Ingredient
GLOBAL - Adding co-products of US ethanol production like corn gluten feed (CGF) and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to feed rations are feasible solutions to optimizing livestock, poultry and aquaculture operations around the world.

EPA Told Changes to RFS Could Affect Ag Prices
US - Comments submitted on Friday (25 September) to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the American Meat Institute (AMI), National Turkey Federation, National Chicken Council and FarmEcon LLC sharply criticized EPA’s proposed changes to the...

US DDGS Quality Impresses Major Korean Feed Millers
US - A team of grains industry professionals traveled from Korea to the United States on a mission to visit suppliers of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a co-product of US ethanol production.

O'Kane Poultry Faring Well in the Recession
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - In an interview with Belfast Telegraph, Tony O'Neill, managing director of O'Kane Poultry, says his company is keeping abreast of the downturn and in a good position to help supply the extra food that will be required by...

Feed Barley Supplies Likely to be Tight this Winter
CANADA - Due to an expected short supply Canadian livestock producers are being advised to replace barley in rations with other feed grains this winter where ever possible, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Plan Stalls for Poultry Waste Incinerator
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - A European Directive has halted the development of an incinerator, which will now be subject to a public enquiry. The plant was to be run on poultry waste.

Aerobic Bioreactor Technology Introduced to Georgia
GEORGIA, US - A new development in aerobic bioreactor technology is set to to power Georgia's poultry farms.

Jamaica Broilers Refinances Debt
JAMAICA - On 27 July, Jamaica Broilers Group Limited (JBG) signed off on an agreement with the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) for a US$7 million loan to fund its operations and replace expensive bank debt.

No Antibiotic Residues Detected in DDGS
US - Phibro's Ethanol Performance Group has reported no detection of virginiamycin residues in more than 40 samples of distillers' grains (DDGS).

New Process Turns Feather Meal into Biodiesel
US - Researchers at the University of Nevada have developed a green process to produce biodiesel from feather meal.

Perdue and Poet Partner to Market DDGs
US – Perdue AgriBusiness and Poet Nutrition have formed a new partnership to promote and represent Poet's Dakota Gold BPX premium distillers grains product line in domestic and international feed markets.

Saudi Importers Cast an Eye on US Sorghum, DDGS
SAUDI ARABIA - US Grains Council consultant John Miller, Southwest Agribusiness Consulting Inc., and USGC Regional Director in the Middle East and Subcontinent Joe O'Brien travelled to Saudi Arabia last week to discuss the buying and logistics of US distillers...

Industry Urges EPA to Oppose Ethanol Petition
US - A number of interested parties are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to oppose a petition to increase ethanol blend levels.

JBG Reports Strong Return on Ethanol Investment
JAMAICA - Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) made $828 million in net profit for the fiscal year 2009 which ended 2 May, or an increase of 11.8 per cent year over year, while its ethanol division earned roughly the equivalent of one quarter of its initial US$20-million...

Super-Heated Steam Improves Drying of DDGS
CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says superheated steam can be used to improve the safety and effectiveness of drying dried distillers grains with solubles, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Report Evaluates Intelligent Use of Manure
US - The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 directed the US Department of Agriculture to evaluate the role of animal manure as a source of fertiliser and its other uses.

Poultry Waste Plant May Reopen for Production
MISSOURI, US - Owners of a company in Carthage are seeking to reopen a biofuel plant that operated on poultry wastes. The plant was closed because it has been plagued by complaints about bad odours.

Aerobic Bioreactor to Power Poultry Farms
US - A newly patented bioreactor technology developed by American Technologies Inc. (ATI) Petroleum will be used on poultry farms in Georgia to decompose waste, with the resulting methane being used to produce electricity for use on the farms.