This morning Alltech announced their 2016 Global Feed Survey which estimate of the world’s feed tonnage and trends and is intended to serve as open information resource for policy and decision makers and industry insiders alike. The 2016 survey states international feed tonnage now at 995.5 million metric tons, a 1.5 percent increase over last year and a 14 percent … Read More
Agrible Appointed to Board on Data Privacy
Agrible, Inc. has been appointment to the interim board of a coalition to address the importance of big data privacy, security, and transparency for growers. This coalition of leading farm and commodity associations, growers and companies will work to promote privacy and security principles for farm data. According to an American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) poll, over 80% of growers … Read More
New Holland Wins 6 AE50 Awards for Engineering Innovation
New Holland Agriculture has been honored with six AE50 Awards for engineering and innovation excellence by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The AE50 Award Program honors product innovations in the areas of agricultural, food, and biological system engineering. New Holland AE50 Award winners for 2016 include: – IntelliCruiseTM Feed Rate Control System for New Holland BigBaler … Read More
Phibro Acquires Animal Vaccine Manufacturer
Phibro Animal Health Corporation announced an agreement to purchase the assets of MVP Laboratories, Inc., a privately held developer, manufacturer and marketer of livestock vaccines, vaccine adjuvants and other products based in Omaha, Nebraska. Acquiring the MVP business strengthens Phibro’s core animal vaccine business and provides new opportunities in a fast-growing segment of the animal health industry. In addition to … Read More
Nedap Pig Performance Testing
Nedap has introduced their Pig Performance Testing system. The easy-to-use system accurately and consistently measures and records pig performance indicators, including individual weights and feed intake. Information is immediately available for review and has a unique feature allowing users to rank groups based on daily performance. “Nutrition and genetics are two of the most important keys to success on any … Read More
Barnstorm – Build Your Brand, Strengthen Your Reputation
What does reputation have to do with farming and ranching? Actually, a lot! The folks at Osborn Barr truly believe it and have launched Barnstorm, a site solely dedicated to helping farmers and ranchers share their story, build their brand and establish a trusted reputation. Karen Pfautsch, Director of Barnstorm, sat down with cattle producers during the recent Missouri Cattlemen’s … Read More
Alltech Prepares Swine Producers for VFD
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) will take effect in 2017. Alltech is ready to help bridge the gap and help swine producers focus on alternative strategies to VFD drugs and to successfully make the transition to antibiotic-free production. Alltech will discuss the challenges that can occur and the support producers will need to move in … Read More
Brookside Agra Develops All-Natural AgFlu™
Brookside Agra has taken a step toward helping farmers prevent highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and protect their flocks through the development of an all-natural, multi-purpose solution called AgFlu™. AgFlu is shown to be 99% effective against the Avian Influenza A virus, better known as H5N1, and other mutated strains when sprayed on surfaces and equipment, used in fogging and … Read More
Alltech Launches EPNIX Feedlot Program at NCBA
Alltech is launching a new feeding program that aims to give their cattle customers a competitive advantage in the feedyard. EPNIX stems from Alltech’s nutrigenomics and epigenetics research platforms and provides a targeted nutritional approach to improving the carcass weight and performance of feedlot cattle independent of antimicrobial or beta-agonist supplementation. The launch of EPNIX will take place at their … Read More
AgriLabs® Unveils Upgraded, Redesigned Website
AgriLabs has rolled a completely redesigned website. Visitors to the site can easily access relevant information about a broad range of products available, plus learn how other AgriLabs customers are using products to improve their animal care. Cari Evans, Creative Services for AgriLabs, said, “The new site is designed from the ground up to help producers and other site visitors … Read More