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.

Feathers Help to Fuel the Future
US - Researchers have found chicken feathers as a solution to one of the problems associated with using to hydrogen as a fuel for cars and other vehicles.

McDonalds Launches Flagship Farms Programme
EU - Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's Europe has launched a new Flagship Farms programme, designed to promote and share the benefits of sustainable agricultural practices via real case studies from real farms in our supply chain.

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.

Farmers to Get Help to Meet New Regulations
PHILIPPINES - The Agriculture Department is to help the poultry sector meet environment and local regulations.

Human Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Not from Chickens
SWEDEN - Researchers have found that vancomycin-resistant enterococci in humans did not originate in chickens but possibly from sewage sludge spread on arable land. Sahlström from Evira in Finalnd and co-authors from Sweden's National Veterinary Institute...

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.

Use of Hatchery Waste in Poultry Feed Proposed
PAKISTAN - The inclusion of properly treated and managed hatchery waste in poultry feed is key to lower costs, according to this opinion piece.

Bird Flu Viruses Can Survive 600 Days
US - Work at the University of Nebraska Lincoln provides evidence that the H6N2 sub-type of the avian influenza virus can remain infectious up to 600 days in municipal landfills – the chosen disposal option for the culls of the 2002 bird flu outbreak...

NFU Continues Fight against Pollution Rules
UK - The National Farmers Union (NFU) is continuing its fight against the new pollution rules for pig and poultry farms.

Business Opportunities to be Found in Poultry Litter
ARKANSAS, US - Litter haulage and spreading provides work and business in the state. This article provides an insight into the business of litter from poultry house to field.

Companies Cleared over 'Litter' Lawsuit
US - The jury has ruled in favour of three poultry companies in the'poultry litter' case, in which it had been alleged that arsenicals in poultry litter had caused cases of leukaemia.

US Industry Supports Responsible Use of Litter
US - The latest Appeals Court ruling confirms the lack of evidence in the Oklahoma poultry case. A press release from Tyson Foods says that poultry farmers and companies fully support responsible use of poultry litter.

Poultry Industry Opposes New Litter Rules
VIRGINIA, US - Producers are unhappy about the plan to more closely monitor poultry litter disposal.

Help for Producers to Meet Emissions Rules
US - Poultry producers in Pennsylvania are scrambling to meet the new emissions rules.

Tyson, Kemin: Alliance for Pet Food Ingredients
US - Tyson Foods and Kemin have opened a new manufacturing operation in Arkansas. The alliance will produce flavour-enhanced ingredients for pet foods.

Organisations Challenge EPA Regulation
US - The National Chicken Council (NCC) and the US Poultry and Egg Association (USPoultry) are challenging aspects of the Environmental Protection Agency's new regulation on water pollution discharges from so-called confined animal feeding operations,...

Bioenergy Plant for Northern Ireland
NORTHERN IRELAND - Rose Energy is aiming to provide up to a third of Northern Ireland's sustainable energy obligations.

Chapter 11 for Changing World Technologies
US - A biofuels refiner that was processing waste products from the Butterball turkey plant in Carthage, Missouri, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

More Evidence of Link to E. coli Outbreak
OKLAHOMA, US - A number of cases of E. coli 0111 occurred in the state last year. In an attempt to identify the source of contamination, E. coli (type unspecified) has been found in local water wells. Some think this points the finger...

Ministers Reject Industrial Pollution 'Safety Net'
EU - A proposal, backed by Germany and Austria, to place a cap on noxious emissions spewed out by a wide range of industries, including steel, chemicals and processed food plants, is set to be voted down by EU environment ministers over concerns that...

National Processing Board Set up in India
INDIA - The National Meat and Poultry Processing Board (NMPPB) has been set up to ensure meat and poultrymeat is safe and that its production does not harm the environment.

EPA Meets Farmers over Discharge Restrictions
US - Officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) attended three meetings last week to answer questions from the agricultural community about the new federal regulations regarding Concentrated...

Poultry Litter Caused Botulism in Cattle, Sheep
UK - In its latest Chemical Food Safety Quarterly Report, the Veterinary Laboratories Agency reports four cases of botulism in cattle and sheep that were traced to poultry litter, and three other cases of poisoning in farm animals.

NFU Steps Up Fight on IPPC with MEPs
BRUSSELS - NFU President Peter Kendall will be taking the fight on IPPC direct to MEPS in Brussels to keep unnecessary red tape and costs out of agriculture.