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Russian product being produced in U.S., for U.S. By David B. Strickland Poultry Times Staff
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Ribbon cutting: A ribbon cutting ceremony marking the grand opening of First Fresh Foods in Gainesville, Ga., was held on Sept 13. The company will be manufacturing Russian-style chicken products to be available in the U.S. Left to right are, Alan Habegger, CEO of First Fresh Foods; Vladimir Gorbechev, deputy director of Elinar Holding; and James Sumner, president of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council.
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Stemming from an idea several years in the making, an American company will now be producing and marketing Russian-style chicken products, not for export, but for sale in the United States. First Fresh Foods, which is operating within Prime Pak Foods in Gainesville, Ga., is beginning production of these processed chicken products initially for marketing and sales in the northeastern United States, but the company hopes very soon to expand the product for sale all along the eastern section of the country. “We are working to get product out for sampling and marketing as
soon as possible,” said Alan Habegger, CEO of First Fresh Foods. “We are expecting the first sales to be sometime in October.” He added that the company, with a production line of more than 20 employees to produce these specific offerings, hopes for the product to be available in the Southeast sometime within six months to a year. The company is beginning with six products, ranging from sausage to cutlets. The idea for these new product offerings began as an extension of what is being produced in Russia by the joint U.S.-Russian broiler company venture Elinar. “We would attend the Elinar board meetings (in Russia) and we would often have a cook-out and they would feature the Elinar products,” said James Sumner, president
of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council. “I would say, ‘it’s too bad that there is no product quite like this back in the United States,’ and this thought was in our minds for several years.” Sumner added that to import product into the U.S. from Russia would be too difficult. “We thought, ‘what about manufacturing it in the U.S. using U.S. product with the Russian formula?’ And the idea took off from there,” he said. At a ribbon cutting ceremony at the First Fresh facility on Sept. 13, Vladimir Gorbechev, deputy director of Elinar Holding, said, “This is an important occurrence for the industry. We are going to be producing this product here using the same
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GPF Round Table
Maryland to phase in fertilizer regulations The Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland agriculture officials say new fertilizer regulations may be phased in over the next year, instead of being implemented all at once in the fall. Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration had previously asked that the regulations aimed at cutting pollution in the Chesapeake Bay receive emergency status so that they would be in place in time for the fall planting season. But after farmers raised con-
cerns, the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced Sept. 5 that the revised regulations, called the phosphorus management tool, would be phased in through October 2014. The regulations are designed to use new research to reduce the amount of phosphorus that gets into waterways. Phosphorus pollution is significant because it causes algae blooms that kill underwater grasses and harm aquatic life such as blue crabs, oysters and fish.
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GPF Night of Knights: The Georgia Poultry Federation recognized the new life members to its Poultry Leaders Round Table during the Night of Knights banquet in Atlanta, Ga., on Aug. 24. This year’s inductees include, left to right, Scott Cochran, Columbia Farms, Lavonia; David Stevens, Fieldale Farms, Gainesville; Vernon Owenby, Tyson Foods, Cumming; and Brandon Kyzar, Georgia Feed Products, Cuthbert. GPF notes that the Poultry Leaders Round Table includes the Who’s Who of the Georgia poultry industry and life membership acknowledges exceptional accomplishment.
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Caldwell heads Texas A&M poultry science dept. COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Dr. David J. Caldwell was named the new head of the Texas A&M University’s Department of Poultry Science on Sept. 2. Caldwell has been a Poultry Science Department faculty member for more than 15 years, with both research and teaching roles, with an emphasis on industry outreach, according to the official announcement by Dr. Mark Hussey, vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences, College Station.
“Dr. Caldwell is also an accomplished teacher of both undergraduate and graduate courses,” Hussey said. “He is an active leader in numerous poultry professional associations, including service as a member of the board of directors of the Poultry Science Caldwell Association, presidentelect of the Southern Poultry Science Association and
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member of the publishing committee for the Poultry Science Association. We are pleased to have him serve as leader of our poultry programs statewide.” Part of Caldwell’s research efforts have focused on poultry intestinal immunity and disease resistance, applied aspects of food safety microbiology and avian coccidiosis. “As principal investigator or co-
principal investigator, we have received approximately $2.5 million in research funding over the past 15 years, of which $1.4 million was directed to my laboratory,” Caldwell stated. These research efforts supported eight doctoral and 14 master’s degree students. In addition, Caldwell has served on the graduate advisory committee of another 55 students in his time with the department. “Teaching has always been a particularly gratifying aspect of
my job because of my interactions with so many bright and gifted undergraduate and graduate students,” Caldwell said. Caldwell noted that the Texas broiler and egg industries contribute approximately $3.9 billion to the state economy. Caldwell received his bachelor’s degree in poultry science, master’s degree in veterinary microbiology in 1994, and his doctorate in veterinary microbiology in 1997, all from Texas A&M University.
$3.4 million provided for ‘green’ infrastructure program in Md. BALTIMORE — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley have announced an expansion of the Green Streets, Green Towns, Green Jobs Initiative (G3) thanks to a joint investment of $3.4 million by the State of Maryland, EPA and the Chesapeake Bay Trust. The G3 grant program, which is administered by the Chesapeake Bay Trust, helps support President Obama’s Executive Order for Protecting and Restoring the Chesapeake Bay. Its purpose is to help municipalities and nonprofit organizations support projects that add green space and reduce stormwater runoff by using green infrastructure practices that increase tree canopy, capture and filter rainwater and improve watershed protection, community livability and economic vitality. “Supporting investments in green jobs and green infrastructure is critical in our effort to help our economy, protect the environment and reduce carbon pollution,” said McCarthy. “EPA’s expanded partnership with the State of Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay Trust will support
projects to improve water quality and economic vitality in the region through the G3 program. This funding provides another example of Governor O’Malley’s innovative leadership when it comes to meeting the state’s commitments to restoring local waters and the Bay.” “We are very pleased to partner with the EPA and the Chesapeake Bay Trust in the G3 Initiative, which supports local greening efforts that improve our neighborhoods and our environment, and create green jobs,” said O’Malley. “Through this partnership we are making a significant investment in Maryland communities that will further our progress toward three critical goals: restoring our Bay, reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and expanding our forest cover.” Maryland’s $3 million investment comes from the urban tree canopy allocation in the state’s fiscal year 2014 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund which is administered by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. EPA is providing $300,000 and the Chesapeake Bay Trust is providing $100,000 for G3 projects bringing the total of available funding to $3.4
million over the next two years. By creating a one-stop shop, this collaboration will more effectively maximize resources and target funds, while reducing the administrative burden on local governments. ”Through the G3 initiative, the Chesapeake Bay Trust has been able to work with cities and towns throughout the region to implement
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Colorado evacuees return to find more heartbreak The Associated Press
HYGIENE, Colo. — The rains finally stopped, allowing many Colorado flood evacuees to return home to toppled houses and upended vehicles with the realization that rebuilding their lives will take months. Search crews, meanwhile, rescued hundreds more people stranded by floodwaters. As many as eight people were believed to be dead as of Sept. 17, according to state officials, and hundreds were still missing. But that number has been decreasing. The state’s count fell on Sept. 16 from just more than 1,200 to about half that. Officials hoped the number of missing would continue declining as rescuers continued working and those stranded got in touch with families. After days of heavy rain, clearing skies and receding waters allowed
crews to intensify their search efforts and assess the damage of the historic floods. Twenty-one helicopters fanned out over the mountainsides and the plains to drop supplies and airlift those who needed help. Residents of Hygiene, a small community east of the Rocky Mountain foothills, returned home on Sept. 16 to find homes destroyed and mud blanketing roads. The St. Vrain Creek left trucks in ditches and carried items as far as 2 miles downstream. “My own slice of heaven, and it’s gone,” Bill Marquedt said of his home. Residents set to sweeping, shoveling and rinsing, but the rebuilding task was overwhelming. “What now? We don’t even know where to start,” said Genevieve Marquez. “It’s not even like a day by day or a month thing.”
“I want to think that far ahead but it’s a minute by minute thing at this point,” she added. State emergency officials offered a first glimpse at the scope of the damage, with counties reporting about 19,000 homes either damaged or destroyed. Those preliminary figures are certain to change as the waters continue to recede and roads are cleared to allow crews to access more areas. Air crews rescued more than 100 people in Larimer County on Sept. 16. Once the evacuations end, officials said it could take weeks or even months to search through flood-ravaged areas looking for people who died. In the mountain towns, major roads were washed away or covered by mud and rock slides. Hamlets like Glen Haven were reduced to debris and key infrastructure like gas lines and sewers systems were
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Historic flooding: Joey Schendel, 19, looks for submerged items while helping neighbors salvage and clean their property in an area inundated after days of flooding in Hygiene, Colo. On Sept. 16, searches continued for missing people in isolated Colorado mountain towns.
destroyed. Hundreds of homes around Estes Park, next to Rocky Mountain National Park, could be unreachable and uninhabitable for up to a year, town administrator Frank Lancaster said.
The town of Lyons was almost completely abandoned. Emergency crews gave the few remaining residents, mostly wandering Main Street looking for status updates, a final warning to leave.
Grants to help farms & ranches build resilience to drought
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced the award of $5.3 million in Conservation Innovation Grants to develop approaches and technology that will help producers adapt to extreme climate changes that cause drought. These grants will fund projects benefiting several states that were significantly impacted by last year’s drought. “USDA is working diligently to help American farmers and ranchers rebound from last year’s drought and prepare for future times of climatic extremes,” Vilsack said. “Conservation Innovation Grants are an excellent way to invest in new technology and approaches that will help our farmers, ranchers and rural communities be more resilient in the future.” The grants will address droughtrelated issues, such as grazing management, warm season forage
The Department of Animal Science invites nominations and applications for the position of Chair at the rank of full professor with tenure. We are seeking a visionary leader with demonstrated animal science experience in an academic, industrial and/or national laboratory setting. Candidates also will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to continued excellence in discipline-leading education of undergraduate and graduate students, interdisciplinary research programs and relevant extension and outreach programs. The department hosts three centers serving animal agriculture industries: Iowa Pork Industry Center, Iowa Beef Center and the Egg Industry Center. The Department of AnimalScience manages the Meat Science Laboratory and teaching and research farms for dairy, beef, equine, poultry, sheep and swine. Additionally, the department has a long standing relationship with the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, the National Centers for Animal Health and the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Ames. The Animal Science budget consists of more than $9.8 million in appropriated funds, as well as grants, enterprise and ISU Foundation funds in excess of $13,000,000.
systems, irrigation strategies and innovative cropping systems. Recipients plan to evaluate innovative, field-based conservation technologies and approaches, leading to improvements like enhancing soil’s ability to hold water, evaluating irrigation water use and installing grazing systems that are more tolerant to drought. Summaries of all projects selected for 2013 Conservation Innovation Grants are available at www. nrcs.usda.gov/technical/cig/index. html NRCS has offered this grant program since 2004, investing in ways to demonstrate and transfer efficient and environmentally friendly farming and ranching practices. This specific announcement of program funding was in response to last year’s historic drought. More on grant recipients or Conservation Innovation Grants is available at www.nrcs.usda.gov.
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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Animal Science or a closely aligned field and exemplary record of achievement at a level commensurate with appointment as a tenured full professor. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Budget management experience and demonstrated accomplishments in leadership, team-building, diversity and administration. PROPOSED START DATE: July 1, 2014 SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications. DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted only by electronic submission and will continue until the position is filled. Application review will begin October 30, 2013. Please direct questions to Dr. Steve Mickelson, Chair, Animal Science Search Committee at 515/294-1434. Email: estaben@iastate.edu. Iowa State is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer
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Viewpoint Compiled by Barbara Olejnik, Associate Editor 770-718-3440 bolejnik@poultrytimes.net
Chicken growers embrace energy savings on farms GEORGETOWN, Del. — Sixteen Maryland farms and agricultural businesses have installed new equipment, insulation, or made improvements to their farms to reduce their energy use with assistance from the Maryland Energy Administration’s Kathleen A.P. Mathias Agriculture Energy Efficiency Program. Grants ranging from $25,000 to $200,000 supported the installation of eligible energy efficiency measures that enabled a minimum 15 percent energy savings in the buildings or areas where they were installed. The program was funded through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings program. Under this program, $1 million were available to Maryland farms and agricultural businesses to help plan, implement, and complete the upgrades. While the program has come to an end, we wanted to share with you some of the installed chicken farm improvements to give you some idea of energy savings projects and potential savings. While taxpayerprovided grants might not be available to you, these examples describe the types of things that were done and the projected savings. The savings are for all the projects on each farm. For some equipment, the payback is much shorter and for some the payback is longer than the average quoted below. This article is drawn from one appearing in the Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. newsletter, Timely Topics.
Cedar Mountain Farms is a family-owned business operating 10 chicken houses near Snow Hill, Md. Having already invested in energy-efficient lighting on the farm, owners Sunwoo and Kyunghi Nam were interested in the potential for additional energy savings from installing LED bulbs. They also knew that upgrading insulation and ventilation would help increase the farm’s productivity while saving energy. To raise 940,500 birds, the Nams have nearly $100,000 annual electric and propane expenses. Through the program, the Nams installed LED bulbs, energy efficient ventilation fans, and dropped ceiling insulation. With reductions on electricity and propane use, they expect to save almost $15,000 annually. Had they paid for these improvements themselves, there would have been a payback in 8.1 years for the $120,000 worth of installed items. Glenn Benson runs a threehouse farm near Bishopville, Md., and through Benson Farms, Benson is directly involved with 10 other farms in the immediate area. He spends nearly $20,000 on electricity and has about $10,000 in propane use each year to raise 335,000 birds. In 2013, Benson installed LED bulbs and cool cells to achieve what he hopes is a 21 percent saving in energy use. With annual energy savings estimated to be $7,600 and an installed cost of $73,000, there is a payback in 9.6 years. Deerfielde Farm in Queen Anne’s County, owned by DPI President Jenny Rhodes, invested in radiant tube heaters and ceiling
insulation in four chicken houses after a 2007 farm energy audit. With annual electricity and propane costs to raise 480,000 birds still in excess of $20,000, Jenny took advantage of the new federal money to implement additional measures in 2013. Taken together, these improvements could reduce energy use in the chicken houses by more than 30 percent. She installed insulated solid sidewalls, insulated brood curtains, vent boxes, electric control units, cool cells, and insulated tunnel doors. The payback time is nearly 20 years for the $129,000 in expenses with an annual energy savings of $6,400. Dan Heller’s Flintrock Farms near Church Hill, Md., spends about $100,000 each year on energy costs to raise more than 700,000 birds. To learn how to reduce this energy cost to free up funds for other business purposes, Heller requested an energy audit on his six-house farm in 2010. The farm energy audit uncovered opportunities to save 20 percent of that cost through equipment replacement. He installed radiant tube hearts, LED bulbs, attic inlets, stir fans, and brood curtains. The payback of the $150,000 in installed costs will be achieved in a little more than eight years. Hilmar Helgason operates two houses near Rhodesdale, Md. Helgason Farms uses about $7,200 worth of propane annually to heat the 262,500 birds that are raised each year. Helgason spends an additional $8,900 each year on electricity. To learn how to reduce his energy costs, he requested an energy audit on his farm in 2010. The farm energy audit uncovered opportunities to save nearly 25 percent of the farm’s energy costs through equipment replacement. In this case, all the energy efficiency opportunities involved propane reduction. He immediately implemented some of the recommendations such as insulating his sidewalls and end wall doors. When the new state program provided additional incentive money in 2012, he decided it was time to implement the other recommendations in the audit and save as much energy as possible. These included dropped
“ ‘Installation of eligible energy efficiency measures . . . enabled a minimum of 15 percent energy savings in the buildings or areas where they were installed.’ Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc.
ceiling insulation, insulated tunnel fan curtains, attic inlets and radiant tube heaters. The anticipated payback is 17.6 years for the $44,600 worth of installations.
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Perdue foundation awards $3K to Tennessee rescue squad SALISBURY, Md. — Perdue Farms, through a $3,000 grant funded by the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, is helping the Putnam County Rescue Squad in Monterey, Tenn., purchase new life-saving equipment and fund first-responder training. The foundation is the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms. “We’re so happy to have the continued support of Perdue through this generous grant,” said Stanley
Vanhooser, chief of the Putnam County Rescue Squad. In 2011, the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation provided a $2,500 grant to the Rescue Squad to fund similar equipment and training. “Our all-volunteer squad responds to more than 900 emergency calls a year, most of which are for extraction of victims of motor vehicle accidents. This funding will help ensure we have the necessary equipment to save lives and provide
Pilgrim’s Pride announces $25M investment in Alabama GREELEY, Colo. — Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. has announced a $25 million investment in the state of Alabama. The investment includes the construction of a new feed mill facility in Pinckard, Ala., and a $10 million renovation of the company’s poultry processing facility in Enterprise, Ala. “We are excited to announce our continued commitment to Dale County, the communities of Enterprise and Pinckard, local family farmers, our customers and the Pilgrim’s team members who work hard every day to make our business a success,” said Jayson Penn, executive vice president, sales and operations, Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. “This significant investment is consistent with our strategy of relentless pursuit of operational excellence and will improve our efficiencies, cost structure and competitiveness, while creating a safer work environment for our employees.” The company will begin construction of the new feed mill within the next 30 days and renovation of the existing processing
facility in Enterprise will occur over the next six months. Partnering with the local government, the company was granted a tax abatement to offset new construction and equipment costs from the Dale County Commission and OzarkDale County Economic Development Corp. “The local government has proven to be a valuable partner in our effort to modernize our facilities in Dale County,” Penn said. “The assistance of the Dale County Commission and OzarkDale County Economic Development Corporation demonstrates their commitment to the community and the local workforce.” The two-shift poultry processing facility in Enterprise employs more than 700 people, processes more than 1 million birds per week and provides products to some of the leading foodservice and restaurant chains in the U.S. The new feed mill in Pinckard will replace the existing feed mill currently located in Enterprise and will employ more than 25 people.
for the training of our first responders,” he said. “At Perdue, our associates live in the same communities where the Rescue Squad members live and serve. We recognize the important service these men and women provide, and we’re proud to support their vital role through this funding,” said Jerry Layne, human resource manager at Perdue’s operation in Monterey.
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Rescue squad grant: Perdue Farms associates present a $3,000 grant funded by the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation to the Putman County, Tenn., Rescue Squad. Left to right are, Chuck Stephens, safety and security manager for Perdue; Tyler Smith, director of the Cookeville-Putnam County Emergency Management Agency; Stanley Vanhooser, chief of the Putnam County Rescue Squad; and Jerry Layne, human resources manager for Perdue in Monterey, Tenn.
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Naughton, learned of an innovative poultry house heating system that draws heat from poultry litter instead of using propane, he was intrigued. The farm has a little more than $20,000 in annual electric and propane expenses to heat two poultry houses. While the potential to slash his propane costs with a poultry litter heating system caught his eye, McNaughton also knew there was potential for other energy savings. The state’s program provided the farm with an energy analysis to quantify the energy and cost savings from the heating system as well as desired lighting and brood curtain upgrades. The new heating system and other measures are estimated to save 87 percent of propane heating costs on the farm. The anticipated payback for all the work is 23.3 years for the nearly $164,000 worth of installed projects. Here are descriptions of the energy saving installations on these chicken farms. LED bulbs are dimmable and use only about 15 percent of the energy of incandescent bulbs. They also last much longer than any other current lighting option. Energy efficient ventilation fans
are more efficient than the old fans and offer significant energy savings. End door covers help seal air leaks around the doors, reducing air infiltration and fuel use. Cool cells are a form of evaporative cooling used in chicken houses. The energy savings comes from a reduction in fan run time due to the added cooling capacity of the evaporative cooling. Insulated solid sidewalls, made with R11 insulation and plywood, are an improvement over curtain walls because they allow better control of temperature and humidity. They reduce heat transfer and air infiltration, another cause of heat loss. Insulated brood curtains reduce heating requirements by minimizing the heated area of the house when the birds are small. Using an insulated brood curtain decreases the amount of energy lost in heating the area. Vent boxes must be in good repair to avoid allowing air to leak in when the vents are closed. In well-sealed buildings with minimal air leakage, vent boxes use the static pressure difference of the outside and the inside air to ventilate without allowing cold air to drop on the birds. Electronic control units coordinate heating, cooling, ventilation, and lighting systems so they work
in an integrated fashion and maintain optimum growing conditions while minimizing energy use. They also allow the producer to view the poultry house conditions remotely. Insulated tunnel doors provide more insulation and a better seal for tunnel inlets than a traditional tunnel curtain. Radiant tube heaters are a more efficient way of warming the birds. Instead of heating the air, radiant heaters direct heat to the objects in the house such as the walls, floor, and chickens. Stir fans circulate heat throughout the house to reduce temperature variations. Uniform heat distribution from the ceiling to the floor allows the heating system to operate less frequently. Dropped ceiling insulation reduces the houses’ heat loss by creating a greater thermal resistance. Insulation is one of the major components of energy-efficient heating. Insulated tunnel fan curtains reduce heat loss in the winter months by sealing up the tunnel fans when they are not in use. The curtains provide much more air sealing and insulation value than fan louvers. Details about each farm can be found on the Maryland Energy Administration website http://energy.maryland.gov/Business/mathiasag/.
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Business Compiled by David B. Strickland, Editor 770-718-3442 dstrickland@poultrytimes.net
Shareholder plans vote against Smithfield sale The Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. — One of Smithfield Foods Inc.’s largest shareholders on Sept. 3 said that it plans to vote against the pork producer’s proposed takeover by China’s largest meat producer because it wants more time to seek other offers that would provide greater shareholder value. New York-based investment firm Starboard Value LP, which owns about 5.7 percent of Smithfield’s common stock, sent a letter to the Smithfield, Va.-based company’s shareholders saying it intends to vote against the deal struck with Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. Also on Sept. 3, Shuanghui announced that it has secured about $4 billion in financing for the deal in which Smithfield will sell itself for $34 per share, or $4.7 billion. The deal, which is expected to close by the end of the year, would be the largest takeover of a U.S. company by a Chinese firm, valued at about $7.1 billion including debt. It still requires approval of the federal Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which reviews overseas transactions for national-security implications. Smithfield’s stock will no longer be publicly traded once the deal closes. Smithfield has promoted the deal as opening the door to substantial increases in exports to China, but critics have voiced
worry about persistent problems with food safety in China. In its letter, Starboard said it has received written interest from other parties to buy Smithfield’s assets at a higher value than being offered under the current proposal. While the firm has come “quite a long way,” it needs more time to put the alternative proposal together. Starboard said it hopes its vote will compel Smithfield to delay the shareholder meeting so that it can have more time. Starboard sent a letter to Smithfield’s board of directors in June, saying the proposed deal falls short of what the company would be worth if sold off piece by piece. The investment firm estimated the company’s value at $9 billion to $10.8 billion, or about $44 to $55 per share. Starboard had said that while the deal with Shuanghui does offer some value, shareholders would be better served if the company focused on selling its various divisions, which include fresh pork and hog production businesses, as well as an international division. Smithfield, whose brands include Armour, Farmland and its namesake, also has been focusing on its packaged meats business, which sells deli meats, bacon, sausage and hot dogs. Because Smithfield is contractually prohibited from superior offers or contacting others who may be interested in acquiring parts of the company, the investment firm sought to find other buyers.
Other Business News Vikon Farms to start Ark. processor plant The Association Press
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — A specialty poultry processing company says it will hire more than 170 people and invest $5.4 million at a site in Arkadelphia, Ark. Vikon Farms announced on Aug. 9 that it will operate in a former Petit Jean Poultry plant. The company will also create jobs outside the plant by contracting with growers from El Dorado and Union County along with a Vikonsupported hatchery in Prescott. The Vikon Farms plant will specialize in chickens that are freerange and naturally grown. The company requires that the birds be fed a grain-only diet, with no added hormones or antibiotics. The company serves a number of Asian markets. Arkadelphia and Clark County passed an economic development tax, and Vikon Farms is the first company to be brought in since the tax was approved.
Perdue to open Pioneer sales in Del. SALISBURY, Md. — Perdue AgriBusiness, in conjunction with DuPont Pioneer, will establish a new, multi-outlet seed sales agency in Delaware. This new agency will help farmers optimize production and other helpful insights into crop management, the company noted. “Perdue AgriBusiness is pleased to work with DuPont Pioneer as a seed sales agent in Delaware,” said Dick Willey, president of Perdue AgriBusiness. “Through our strong relationship with farmers and Pioneer research and technology offerings, we can help farmers prosper and further strengthen agriculture in Delaware.” A new seed-processing, storage and distribution center is being constructed at the site of Perdue’s ex-
isting grain facility on Adams Road in Bridgeville, Del. The center will have 8,400 square feet of floor space and will open in early 2014 to support the Pioneer® brand seed sales and service business. Through its 70 elevator locations with more than 75 million bushels of storage, three protein blend mills, four oilseed crushing operations and an edible oil refinery, Perdue Agribusiness serves markets across the U.S.and around the world, the company added. DuPont Pioneer, a DuPont business headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is a leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, providing high-quality seeds to farmers in more than 90 countries, it noted. More information can be obtained at www.perdueagribusiness. com.
Mich. ag group eyes barge terminal The Associated Press
MUSKEGON, Mich. — An agriculture association official says the West Michigan city of Muskegon is a prime location for a possible barge terminal that would connect the state’s farm communities to Gulf Coast exporters through Chicago and the Mississippi River barge system. The Muskegon Chronicle reports that Michigan Agri-Business Association President Jim Byrum says some of his group’s members have been exploring the possibility of a river barge terminal operation on the eastern end of Muskegon Lake. Byrum says the group also is looking at sites on the east side of Michigan at the Saginaw River and Port Huron. Byrum says water-based transportation could be a “game-changing switch.” Much of Michigan’s exported grain, for example, is sent via rail. Muskegon officials working on
port development also are investigating the idea.
Tyson rolls out corporate website SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. has launched a new corporate website that features hundreds of its employees and uses more visuals and graphics to tell the story about the company, Tyson noted. The new TysonFoods.com includes more than 150 website pages, 800 photos and 24 videos designed to help the public learn more about such things as the company’s relationship with family farmers, food safety and product development efforts, international operations and hunger relief initiatives. Tyson Foods has used TysonFoods.com as its corporate website since 1996, however, this is the first time it has been completely rebuilt and redesigned, the company said. “We’re a dynamic company of people who make a wide variety of foods for customers around the world, so we’ve created a very dynamic website that reflects who we are,” said Sara Lilygren, executive vice president of corporate affairs. “We’re proud to invite people to visit the new site, which we believe tells our story more accurately, conversationally and personally. New technology will also help us update words, pictures and videos quickly and often, so it remains fresh.” The new site and its content were developed by a team of about 75 employees from virtually every part of the company’s business. It’s the first Tyson Foods website designed to be used both on desktop and mobile devices. Current videos include Tyson “Team Members” describing “Who We Are and What We Do,” as well as the “Tyson FarmCheck program,” and the “Discovery Center,” the company’s research and devel(Continued on next page)
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opment facility. The site also includes downloadable photos, videos and information graphics about the company, as well as U.S. and global maps of the company’s locations. The site marks the first time Tyson has highlighted all its international business with a map of locations, and the first time the voices of different team members have been used to tell the corporate story. In addition to the TysonFoods. com corporate site, the company notes that it will continue to maintain Tyson.com, which is a consumer site that includes information about products, recipes and promotions. Tyson Foods’ social media activity can be accessed through the website or followed directly by going to Facebook.com/TysonFoods or on Twitter @TysonFoods.
ISA symp. explored biotechnology CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — More than 200 biotechnology regulators, international trade experts and farmers from 16 countries on five continents met in Champaign, Ill., last month to discuss the state of the agricultural biotechnology regulatory systems and its implications for the future, as well as explore some solutions. The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) hosted the International Biotechnology Symposium on Aug. 26, where experts discussed roadblocks presented by the asynchronous biotechnology approval process that includes a wide range of government agencies, testing timelines and restricting factors. Santiago Del Solar is a farmer who grows soybeans, corn, wheat, barley and sunflowers on his farm in Argentina. He participated in an international farmer panel and echoed a need that many addressed during the symposium: Like-minded countries need to work together to streamline the trade and approval process. “Our countries have a very important job to do; help get our soybeans to markets as partners,” said Del
Solar. “We have a lot of challenging work ahead of us for the future.” That work involves overcoming the unique biotechnology regulatory systems of 33 countries to find a faster way to get biotech soybean traits to market for use around the world. The current regulatory path takes an average 16.3 years to accomplish, ISA noted. “Regulation is an important part of the biotech innovation process,” says Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, who delivered the keynote address at the symposium. “Regulation is in place to make sure new products are safe and are used responsibly, but it also is in place to reduce uncertainty and improve the flow of new biotech products.” Other panelists noted with more than two dozen new biotech traits for soybeans currently in development by U.S. seed companies, asynchronous approval processes stand in the way of increased crop yields and quality that could mean better global food security. Sponsors of the symposium included the U.S. Soybean Export Council, Monsanto, DuPont Pioneer, Dow AgroSciences, Penton/ Farm Progress, WinField, Bayer CropScience, Indiana Soybean Alliance, Nebraska Soybean Board, Ohio Soybean Council and the National Soybean Research Laboratory. More information about the Illinois Soybean Association can be obtained at www.ilsoy.org.
EPA honors Clemson for watershed mgmt. ATLANTA — During a recent ceremony in Atlanta, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) marked the renewal of Clemson University’s Center of Excellence for Watershed Management. Representatives from EPA, DHEC and Clemson University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) renewing the center for another five years. There
are 10 centers across the Southeast, with the Clemson MOU first to be renewed. “Clemson’s Center has established itself as a leader in water resources management in South Carolina and across the Southeast — leveraging millions in funding to support priority projects,” said EPA Acting Regional Administrator Stan Meiburg. “The Center is unique in that it focuses on using remotely sensed monitoring data, providing watershed information that can be used in real time to better protect local communities and improve water quality across the state.” “DHEC is pleased to have a part in renewing Clemson’s Center,” said Elizabeth Dieck, director of DHEC’s Environmental Affairs. “We believe that our continued partnership will increase awareness and facilitate improvements in water quality across the state.” To become a recognized Center of Excellence, the institution must demonstrate technical expertise in identifying and addressing watershed needs; involvement of students, staff and faculty in watershed planning, protection and restoration; capability to involve the full suite of disciplines needed for all aspects of watershed management; financial ability to become selfsustaining; ability to deliver and account for results; willingness to partner with other institutions; and support from the highest levels of the organization. “Being named a Center of Excellence is a distinction and responsibility,” said John Kelly, Clemson University’s vice president of economic development. “Ensuring clean water for our state’s communities and businesses is a vital part of Clemson University’s mission.” The center has been instrumental in developing the statewide South Carolina Water Resources Conference, fostering regional stormwater consortiums through its Carolina Clear program, demonstrating the utility of green infrastructure practices, and promoting the use of technologies to provide real-time remote data acquisition at the riverbasin scale.
Business “We are excited to renew our MOU with EPA and DHEC and look forward to continuing our working partnerships with agencies and stakeholders,” added Center Director Gene Eidson. “Making decisions about water use and quality involves communication and confidence among public and private sector participants in policy making and operations. The people at the state, county and city levels who work with our Center help us make our watershed programs relevant and robust.” Some of the benefits of being a recognized Center of Excellence include receipt of EPA technical assistance where needed (instructors, speakers, etc); promotion of the Center of Excellence to stakeholders; EPA letters of support for grant opportunities; and identification of opportunities for Center of Excellence involvement in local and regional watershed issues. Started in 2007, the EPA Region 4 Centers of Excellence for Watershed Management Program works with colleges and universities from across the Southeast to provide hands-on, practical products and services for communities to identify watershed problems and solve them. Each EPA designated center actively seeks out watershed-based stakeholder groups and local governments that need cost effective tools for watershed scientific studies, engineering designs and computer mapping, as well as assistance with legal issues, project management, public education and planning.
N.C. program aims at safety & health RALEIGH, N.C. — As fall harvest gathers momentum, the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute encourages farm families to focus
on farm health and safety. The institute released its message during the recent National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 1521. The institute notes that its mission is to develop solutions for agricultural hazards, collaborate on strategies for preventing injury and illness, and work with communities to promote health and safety through its research, education and intervention program. The N.C. Agromedicine Institute — a partnership of N.C. State University, East Carolina University, N.C. A&T State University — collaborates with many state and community partners. The theme for the recent farm safety week — Working Together for Safety in Agriculture — is a reminder that safety on farms is everyone’s responsibility, the group noted. U.S. Department of Labor statistics show the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous in America with 475 fatalities or 21.2 deaths per 100,00 workers. North Carolina offers several farm safety programs, including AgriSafe of North Carolina and Certified Safe Farm programs. The programs help farmers develop practical solutions to safety and health problems on their own operations whether poultry, tobacco, cotton, vegetables, ornamentals, hog, cattle, Christmas trees, agritourism or any of the other diverse operations found in North Carolina. Extension agents will discuss problems in one-on-one education sessions with farmers during the safety review and will assist farmers in finding low-cost safety equipment and making other safety improvements, the group noted. More information can be obtained from the N.C. Agromedicine Institute at www.ncagromedicine. org.
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principles we use in Russia, and we hope it is as great a success as it has been in the Russian market.” Initially the product will be marketed toward areas of the country with large Russian and Eastern European populations, but the hope is
zen, juicy and with a unique taste,” said Albert Davleyev, president of AGRIFOOD Strategies, ZAO, and oversees the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council’s Russian office. “The plan for these products begins with the company name, First Fresh,” Davleyev said. “Freshness of the product has to be what comes first. And with this we hope to mar-
Photos by David B. Strickland
A taste of Russia: Vladimir Gorbechev, center, deputy director of Elinar Holding, toasts the debut of new Russian-style chicken products that are being produced in Gainesville, Ga. A taste-testing was held at 2 Dog restaurant in Gainesville on Sept. 13 for Russian and local officials on hand for the new products’ premiere.
•Reg to expand beyond the niche markets and into all markets, company officials noted. “We hope that the product will be enjoyed not just by Russian citizens living in America, but that it will be enjoyed by all Americans,” Sumner said. To get to know, first-hand, more about these new Russian-style products being made locally, a taste-testing was also held in Gainesville for a tour of company officials, board of director members and officials who were on hand for the debuting of the company and its products. “The hope for this brand is to provide a product that is ready-to-cook, easy-to-cook with little time to prepare, but that is also fresh, not fro-
ket products that contain what are typical Russian concepts for cuisine — cuts, styles and spices — and sell them all along the eastern United States from Boston to Florida. We hope this product will expand into all markets as consumers come to experience a new type of product like, for example, a chicken sausage that is not focused so much on being hot and spicy, but with a Russianstyle of flavors.” “Further processed products comprise more than half of the poultry purchased in the U.S., and this will certainly provide another interesting and exciting option for the consumer,” said Mike Giles, president of the Georgia Poultry Federation.
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“In order to ensure farmers have time to adjust to the use of this new tool and to respond to questions regarding certain elements of the regulation raised by the environmental community, the department is withdrawing the emergency regulation,” Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance said in a statement in August. Critics contended the regulations would prevent farmers from using locally produced organic fertilizer. Del. Jeannie Haddaway (R-Talbot) wrote in a letter to the administration that the regulations would cause complications with responsible storage and transportation of poultry manure. That, she added, would leave farmers with no choice but to use chemical fertilizers instead.
“This will not only deprive farm families of income but also poses significant health and environmental risks to Marylanders and to the animals themselves,” Haddaway had said before the administration announced it was withdrawing the request for emergency status. Karla Raettig, executive director of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, said the administration was responding to the concerns of both the environmental and agricultural communities. “Current research makes it clear that we need to significantly reduce pollution from farm fields — but we also need to help farmers in their efforts to better manage the manure they cannot place on fields,” Raettig said. “We are committed to imple-
menting the new tool in a way that is responsive to the various stakeholder concerns while also ensuring our farmers have the technical and financial resources they need to comply with new regulations,” Hance said. At issue are changes to the Maryland Phosphorus Management Tool, which represents changes based on 10 years of new research by University of Maryland scientists in collaboration with regional and national experts. It is used to identify areas where excess phosphorous is present in the soil and where there is a high potential for phosphorus to get into water. Revisions are part of Maryland’s Watershed Implementation Plan, the federally mandated document that outlines specific steps the state will take to protect the Chesapeake Bay.
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Importance of measuring and monitoring carbon monoxide By Michael Czarick & Dr. Brian Fairchild Special to Poultry Times
ATHENS, Ga. — Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is produced by brooders and furnaces when they are not operating properly that can lead to sickness and death for both humans and poultry. The reason that carbon monoxide is so dangerous is because it has a 200 time greater binding affinity for blood hemoglobin, the protein that transports oxygen through blood, than does oxygen. Thus carbon monoxide can prevent transport of oxygen from the lungs to body tissues. The effects of carbon monoxide inhalation in humans include nausea, dizziness, mental confusion, drowsiness and headache followed by unconsciousness, respiratory failure and death. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration 8-hour exposure limit for carbon monoxide is 50 ppm and the maximum recommended 15 minute exposure limit is 200 ppm. Research has shown a prolonged exposure to 200 ppm can result in a mild headache, 400 ppm will lead to a headache in about two hours, and 800 ppm carbon monoxide can result in a headache in 45 minutes, nausea, collapse and unconsciousness in two hours. Though very high levels of carbon monoxide can also cause mortality problems in poultry houses, what is more likely to be a problem are relatively low levels which can occur during brooding when heating systems are operating long hours and ventilation rates are typically very low. At no time does a bird grow faster than during the first few weeks of its life. During the first 10 days of a chicken’s life its weight will approximately triple. To support this rapid rate of growth, a young chick has to take in
a lot of oxygen. When carbon monoxide is present even in relatively low levels, it can restrict a chick’s uptake of oxygen thus leading to performance issues. To avoid problems, it is generally recommended that carbon monoxide levels should kept well below 50 ppm with some experts recommending below 10 ppm. Because of the serious potential for both human and bird health problems, carbon monoxide is an air quality variable that producers should be on the look out for. One method of checking for the presence of carbon monoxide is to install a residential carbon monoxide alarm during brooding. Most units are designed to sound an audible alarm if carbon monoxide levels are too high. They are typically set to alarm based on the UL Standard 2304: 70 ppm for between 60 - 240 minutes, 150 ppm (10 - 50 minutes) or 400 ppm (4 -15 minutes). Though the standard was developed for residential carbon monoxide alarms, it should be applicable to poultry housing. The advantage of this type of unit over other measuring devices is that they can be purchased at about any hardware store and are relatively inexpensive. The disadvantages are they do not provide an actual read out of the carbon monoxide concentration which is very valuable in diagnosing a carbon monoxide problem and may not be suited for longtime use in poultry houses. Another option is to use a handheld carbon monoxide meter. A carbon monoxide meter can be purchased for between $200 and $300 and provides a nearly instantaneous measurement of carbon monoxide levels in a house. One of the biggest advantages of a meter over a residential alarm is that you can evaluate the level of carbon monoxide in different areas of the house. Furthermore, if you find you have a high level of carbon monoxide
you can track down the brooders/ furnaces which are the source of the carbon monoxide. It is important to realize that carbon monoxide is not necessarily a ventilation problem; it is often a maintenance problem. Increasing ventilation rates may not solve a carbon monoxide problem because the more you ventilate during cold weather, the more the heating system will operate, the more carbon monoxide the heating system will produce. The solution of course is to keep carbon monoxide from being produced in the first place, which brings us to brooder/furnace maintenance. The fact is a properly maintained brooder, operating at the proper gas pressure, produces very little if any carbon monoxide. The most common signs that you may have a problem with carbon monoxide are soot on the brooders and yellow flames, both of which are indicators of incomplete combustion of propane/natural gas. Improper combustion of propane/natural gas can be caused by things such as worn out gas orifices, improper gas pressure, or dirty air filters. Another very useful tool in uncovering a potential carbon monoxide problem is a carbon monoxide data logger ($240+ software). These devices can be placed in a house and be programmed to measure carbon monoxide concentrations every minute or two for an entire flock. The data can then be downloaded and graphed to see if/when carbon monoxide was a problem. Carbon monoxide is highest late at night when heating systems tend to operate the most and managers are not likely to be present to measure carbon monoxide levels with a hand-held meter. If you find you have a carbon monoxide problem contact your local poultry equipment dealer to get help in solving the problem. The manufacturer of your brooder/furnace can also provide useful information on the proper
Carbon monoxide levels and effects upon poultry yy Carbon monoxide, 70 ppm, linked to high incidences of ascites yy Carbon monoxide, 600 ppm, exposure time: 30 minutes distress, headache, muscle weakness and nausea yy Carbon monoxide, 3,000 ppm, exposure time: 1 1/2-2 hours, lethal (Czarick & Fairchild/UGA)
maintenance of your heating system as well as things that may be causing your carbon monoxide problem. If you track down your carbon monoxide problem to a specific brooder(s) or furnace it would be best not to use them until they have been repaired. High carbon monoxide levels should not be taken lightly. Carbon monoxide is a very dangerous gas. One of the things that makes it so dangerous is that because it is colorless and odorless it is basically impossible to determine if you have a
problem unless you have a tool that can measure it. With a carbon monoxide meter and/or data logger a producer can not only determine if carbon monoxide is a problem but track down the source of it as well. Michael Czarick is an Extension engineer; and Dr. Brian Fairchild is an Extension poultry scientist, both with the University of Georgia’s Cooperative Extension Service. More information can be obtained at www.poultryventilation.com.
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D.C. AMIF offers conf. on care & handling WASHINGTON — The American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) Animal Care and Handling Conference for the Food Industry will be held Oct. 16-17, 2013, at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo. Now in its 15th year, the conference, an animal welfare education opportunity for meat and poultry companies, their customers and those involved in the production and management of livestock and meat products, offers a variety of professional development opportunities. General Session topics will include public perception and ethics of animal welfare; a USDA humane handling panel discussion; a look at animal welfare from the customer perspective; and a closing panel discussion featuring teachers and students who have used materials from AMI’s Glass Walls project, which offers the public “virtual plant tours.” The conference includes four focused tracks: Focus on Small Plants, Pork, Beef and a Turkey mini-track, a new track which will feature indepth sessions on turkey welfare, from handling and stunning to auditing and new research from academic and industry experts. The Small Plant track focuses on the unique animal handling and stunning needs of small plants and will include a session on systematic approach for beginners. The Pork and Beef tracks offer attendees in-depth instruction by species. Leading academic experts in the field will offer instruction at a range of levels — from beginner
to advanced. Their presentations will be complemented by practical insights from industry experts. The Turkey Mini Track will offer programming for turkey plant personnel and will cover handling, stunning and research. This year’s featured speakers include Dr. Temple Grandin, president, Grandin Livestock Handling Systems; Dr. Candace Croney, associate professor of animal sciences, Purdue University; Mark Crowe, humane handling ombudsman, USDA, Office of Food Safety; Lucy Anthenill, humane handling enforcement coordinator; Dr. Kellye Pfalzgraf, Tyson Foods Inc.; Dr. Jim Pillen, DVM, Pillen Family Farms; Chuck Bildstein, product specialist, Bunzl Distribution; Lily Edwards-Callaway, JBS USA; Erika Voogd, Voogd Consulting Inc.; Jennifer Woods, Woods Livestock Handling; Ashley Lembke, director of QA & Food Safety Processing Facilities, American Foods Group LLC; Dr. Rob Elder, director of HACCP, Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance, Seaboard Foods. Co-sponsoring organizations include American Association of Bovine Practitioners, American Association of Meat Processors, American Association of Swine Veterinarians, Animal Agriculture Alliance, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Dairy FARM Program, National Grocers Association, National Milk Producers Federation, National Pork Board, National Pork Producers Council, National Turkey Federation, North American Meat Association, and Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization, Inc. A complete agenda and registration is available online at www. meatami.com/ht/d/sp/i/11948/ pid/11948
TEXAS Marination, breading are workshop topics COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Poultry 201, a new in-depth workshop covering all aspects of marination and batter and breading systems for poultry products, will be held here Oct. 22-24 on the Texas A&M University campus. The workshop will be a combination of educational seminars and hands-on laboratory exercises to demonstrate the use of functional ingredients, equipment and troubleshooting when formulating further processed poultry products. Topics will include meat chemistry, functional ingredients used, marination methods, cooking methods and equipment use/maintenance. More information can be obtained by contacting Shelly McKee at Auburn University, 334-8442765, mckeesr@auburn.edu.
VIRGINIA Feed safety training is workshop focus ARLINGTON — The American Feed Industry Association will host the workshop “FAMI-QS Awareness in Feed Safety Program: Solutions for the Specialty Feed and Mixture Industry” on Oct. 3-4, 2013, in Des Moines, Iowa. This interactive, comprehensive training covers the regulations of the FAMI-QS program in an easyto-understand format that will help companies achieve certification. AFIA’s International Safe Feed/ Safe Food Certification Program, a third-party-verified program for ingredient facilities, also works under the same rules and scope of FAMI-QS. The FAMI-QS certification program is benchmarked against European Commission Feed regulations and allows for exporters and import-
ers to gain entry to new international markets with greater ease and success. The two-day workshop will cover topics including feed safety management, the global importance and implementation of FAMI-QS, European Union regulations and compliance, and crisis management and audit planning. Speakers include industry experts from Eurofins Food Safety System, the certification body for the AFIA’s International Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program. The program is limited to 25 participants. Registration and hotel information can be obtained at www. afia.org/Afia/EducationMaterials/ EventsMeetings.aspx. m m m
PROCESS EXPO announces program MCLEAN — The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) has released the prepared foods portion of the PROCESS EXPO University educational program taking place at Chicago’s McCormick Place Nov. 3-6. Offered in collaboration with 10 of the top university food science programs in the U.S., these sessions will take place on the PROCESS EXPO show floor throughout the event and attendance is free of charge for all registered attendees. PROCESS EXPO University’s prepared foods track will feature speakers from University of California-Davis, University of IdahoBoise, University of Tennessee and University of Nebraska. “The PROCESS EXPO program really speaks to the needs of our customers,” said Tim O’Brien, chairman of FPSA’s Prepared Foods Council and vice president of sales at Urschel Laboratories Inc. “These schools have active Extension programs through which they work with a wide range of food processors, gaining a good idea of the issues that these businesses face on a regular basis. We have been able to incorporate these topics into the show’s program and provide attendees with the lessons they can use to
help their business.” “Prepared foods is by far the most diverse segment that PROCESS EXPO exhibitors market to,” said FPSA President and CEO David Seckman. “Their customers produce condiments, soups, fresh cut, frozen foods, dehydrated foods and a variety of other processes and yet their interests are fairly straightforward..” PROCESS EXPO 2013 is colocated with the International Dairy Show and the North American Meat Association’s (NAMA) Outlook Conference. Registered attendees will have open access to all three events. To register and for more information visit www.myprocessexpo.com. m m m
AFIA schedules equipment conf. ARLINGTON — The American Feed Industry Association’s 2013 Equipment Manufacturers Conference will be held Nov. 7-9, in Amelia Island, Fla. This educational and networking event is designed to address the many issues pertinent to today’s equipment designers, builders and installers who serve the feed, pet food and ingredient industries. Speakers for this year’s conference include Phil Phillips from Sulzer Chemtech, who will speak on building company values and principals as well as how to integrate new people into your organization. Tom Henrich from AGRA Industries will discuss how to use smart technology to improve productivity. Mike Smith with Ag 1 Source will talk about succession planning and Steve Narans from Behlen Mfg. will discuss hiring right the first time. Dr. Michael Johll will talk about maximizing sales; and AFIA’s president and CEO Joel G. Newman will give an update on what is happening in Washington, D.C. Registration is available online at www.afia.org/AFIA/EducationMaterials/EventsMeetings/2013. EVENTS/2013_Equipment_Manufacturers_Conference_Reg.aspx
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Calendar Compiled by Barbara Olejnik, Associate Editor 770-718-3440 bolejnik@poultrytimes.net SEP 24-25 — GEORGIA POULTRY CONF., Classic Center, Athens, Ga. Contact: JoAnn Mosko, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, 222 Poultry Science Bldg., Athens, Ga. 30602-4356, Ph: 706-542-1325, jmosko@uga.edu; or Georgia Poultry Federation, P.O. Box 763, Gainesville, Ga. 30503. Ph: 770-532-0473. SEP — INTERNATIONAL 25-26 AGRIBUSINESS CONF. & EXPO, International Trade & Convention Center, Savannah, Ga. Contact: J. Marie Lutz, 912-478-1763, Curtis Woody, 912-478-8678; www.iace.us.com. OCT 2-3 — NCC ANNUAL CONF. & FALL BOARD MTNG., Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1052 15th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-296-2622; ncc@chickenusa.org; www.nationalchickencouncil.org; www.eatchicken.com. OCT 3-4 — PPFC SEMINAR, Doubletree Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Poultry Protein & Fat Council, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084. Ph: 770-493-9401; info@uspoultry.org; www.uspoultry.org/ppfc. OCT 7-9
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POULTRY HEALTH, PROCESSING & LIVE PRODUCTION, Ocean City, Md. Contact: Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., 16686 County Seat Hwy., Georgetown, Del. 19947-4881; dpi@ dpichicken.com; www.dpichicken.com OCT 8-11 — UEP BOARD MTNG. & EXECUTIVE CONF., Inn on Biltmore Estates, Asheville, N.C. Contact: United Egg Producers, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph: 770360-9220; www.unitedegg.com. OCT 17-23 — USAHA and AAVLD JOINT MTNG., San Diego, Calif. Contact: United States Animal Health Assocition, www.usaha.org; or American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, www.aavid.org. OCT 15-17 — SUNBELT AG EXPO., Moultrie, Ga. Contact: Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition, 290-G Harper Blvd., Moultrie, Ga. 31788. Ph: 229-9851968, ext. 28; www.sunbeltexpo.com. OCT 17-23 — USAHA ANNUAL MTNG., San Diego, Calif. Contact: U.S. Animal Health Association, 4221 Mitchell Ave., St. Joseph, Mo. 64507. Ph: 816-671-1144;
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OCT 21-23 — SOY & GRAIN TRADE SUMMIT, Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis, Minn. Contact: HighQuest Partners, 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 30, Danvers, Mass. 01923. Ph: 978-8878800; info@highquestpartners.com. OCT 24 — QUALITY ASSURANCE SMNR., Stanislaus County, Calif., Ag Center. Contact: California Poultry Federation, 4640 Spyres Way, Suite 4, Modesto, Calif. 95356. Ph: 209-576-6355; www.cpif.org. NOV 3-6 — PROCESS EXPO and INTERNATIONAL DAIRY SHOW, McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill. Contact: Food Processing Suppliers Association, www.myprocessexpo. com; or International Daiary Foods Association, www.dairyshow.com. NOV 6-8 — AEB BOARD MTNG., Savannah, Ga. Contact: American Egg Board, 1460 Renaissance Drive, Park Ridge, Ill. 60068. Ph: 847-2967043; aeb@aeb.org; www.aeb.org. NOV 10-13 — ABA AGRICULTURAL BANKERS CONF., Minneapolis, Minn. Contact: American Bankers Association, 1-800-BANKERS, w w w. a b a . c o m / A g C o n f e r e n c e . NOV 12 — DPI ANNUAL MEMBER MTNG., Contact: Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., 16686 County Seat Hwy., Georgetown, Del. 19947-4881; dpi@ dpichicken.com; www.dpichicken.com NOV 13-14 — COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES WKSHP., Embassy Suites Atlanta Centennial Olymjpic Park, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge
Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401, seminar@uspoultry. org, www.uspoultry.org/edu_index.cfm
68583-0721; 402-472-2051; eggturkey@uni.edu; www.nepoultry.org.
NOV 13-14 — PAACO AUDITOR COURSE, Denison, Iowa. Contact: Mike Simpson, Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization, P.O. Box 31, Redfield, Iowa 50233. Ph: 402403-0104; mike@animalauditor.org.
4-23 — HOUSTON LIVESTOCK MAR SHOW & RODEO, Houston, Texas. Contact: Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, P.O. Box 20070, Houston, Texas 77225-0070. Ph: 832-667-1000; questions@rodeohouston.com; www.hlrs.com.
DEC 3-5 — ITF WINTER MTNG., West Des Moines Marriott, West Des Moines Iowa. Contact: Iowa Turkey Federation, 535 E. Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010. Ph: 515-22-7492;gretta@iowaturkey.org; sheila@ iowaturky.org; www.iowaturkey.org.
MAR 8-14 — AFIA SPRING COMMITTEE MTNGS./PURCHASING & INGREDIENT SUPPLIERS CONF., Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: American Feed Industry Association, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916. Arlington, Va. 22201. Ph: 703524-0810; afia@afia.org; www.afia.org.
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JAN 27-28 — UEP BOARD MTNG., Omni Hotel & CNN Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: United Egg Producers, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph: 770360-9220; www.unitedegg.com. JAN 28-30 — INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION & PROCESSING EXPO, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga . 300847303, Ph: 770-493-9401, pstathes@ ippexpo.org; www.ippexpo.org. FEB 19-20 — NPI CONV., Norfolk Lodge & Suites, Divots Conference Center, Norfolk, Neb. Contact: Nebraska Poultry Industries Inc., University of Nebraska, 102 Mussehl Hall, P.O. Box 830721, Lincoln, Neb.
APR 15-16 — EGG INDUSTRY ISSUES FORUM. Contact: Egg Industry Center, Iowa State University, 201 Kildee Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011-3150. Ph: 515-2948587; www.eggindustrycenter.org. APR 16 — DELMARVA POULTRY BOOSTER BANQUET, Wicomico Youth & Civic Centr, Salisbury, Md. Contact: Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., 16686 County Seat Hwy., Georgetown, Del. 19947-4881; dpi@ dpichicken.com; www.dpichicken.com. MAY 12-14 — UPE LEGISLATIVE BOARD MTNG., Washington, D.C. Contact: United Egg Producers, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph: 770360-9220; www.unitedegg.com.
Vilsack says 1.7M acres enrolled in CRP this year The Associated Press
AMES, Iowa — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently said that the federal government will accept 1.7 million acres of additional farm land into the Conservation Reserve Program under the general sign-up for the current year. Vilsack, a former Iowa governor, made the announcement in Ames, where he spoke at the Iowa Farm Bureau’s 2013 Economic Summit. He said the USDA received nearly 28,000 offers on more than 1.9 million acres of land. CRP is a voluntary program that allows eligible landowners to get annual rental payments over 10 to 15 years and receive cost-share assistance to plant grasses and trees
in fields and along streams or rivers. The plantings prevent soil and nutrients from washing into waterways, reducing soil erosion that Vilsack could otherwise contribute to poor air and water quality. The program also provides habitat for wildlife. The USDA said it pays landowners about $2 billion a year for the program. “As the commodities produced by our farmers and ranchers continue to perform strongly in the
marketplace — supporting one out of every 12 jobs here in the United States — it is no surprise that American producers continue to recognize the importance of protecting our nation’s most environmentally sensitive land by enrolling in CRP,” Vilsack said in a statement. The USDA has more than 26.9 million acres enrolled nationally. That’s down from a high of more than 36 million acres in 2007. The decline is partially due to the increased value of corn and soybeans. In many instances it’s more lucrative for landowners to rent out land for crops than to collect the CRP payment. More information about the Conservation Reserve Program can be obtained at www.fsa.usda.gov.
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1/2 tsp. kosher salt 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper 2 cups chicken stock, divided 1/2 cup apple cider Roasted vegetables: 1 medium celery root 1 firm, sweet apple (Fuji or Cameo are good choices) 1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme 1 tsp. chopped fresh sage 1 tsp. chopped fresh marjoram 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper 8 jarred chestnuts, halved Pan gravy: 1/2 cup chicken stock 1 cup apple cider 1 tbls. soft butter 1 tbls. flour
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In a small bowl, place softened butter and add flour. With the back of a spoon, press butter against the side of the bowl to combine well. All flour should be incorporated into butter to form a paste or a beurre manie (kneaded butter). Reserve. Chicken is done roasting when an instant-read thermometer inserted in the deepest part of the thigh registers 180 degrees F. Remove chicken from oven and place on a carving board. Cover with foil. Remove vegetables from pan and reserve. Note: Vegetables should be tender. Place back in oven if not soft when pierced with a fork. Place roasting pan on stovetop, add 1/2 cup stock and 1 cup apple cider and bring to a boil. Adding a
little at a time, whisk butter/flour mixture into liquid. Whisk or stir until sauce is smooth and slightly thickened. Carve chicken, serving vegetables alongside. Spoon pan gravy over chicken. More recipes can be obtained from the National Chicken Council at www.eatchicken.com.
kinds of proactive solutions that can only be accomplished through strong federal-state and local partnerships.” “This partnership between the State of Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay Trust and the EPA to expand the G3 program means that communities throughout the Bay watershed will have a helping hand in their efforts to become greener and more environmentally friendly,” said Congressman John P. Sarbanes. “Investing in innovative solutions that improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay is good for our environment and our economy.” EPA and the Chesapeake Bay Trust created G3 in 2011 to support projects that reduce stormwater runoff through the creation of “green streets.” A green street is one that minimizes the environmental impact of a roadway by practices such as reducing the amount of water that is piped directly into streams and rivers; creating rain gardens; installing
urban tree canopy; using energy efficient lighting; and encouraging pedestrian and bicycle access. Green streets also provide aesthetic and economic benefits. G3 projects increase stormwater management and treatment, empowering communities and states to better meet water quality goals, improving livability and walkability of communities, increasing tree canopy and air quality, and contributing to the economic well-being of communities through adding green elements to business districts and creating green jobs. The Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns grant program is open to local governments and nonprofit organizations interested in pursuing urban green stormwater infrastructure and green jobs as part of an integrated community or watershed plan. More information on the Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns Grant Program is available at www. cbtrust.org
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meaningful stormwater management and greening projects that improve water quality and better local communities,” said Jana Davis, executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Trust. “We are so pleased that the state of Maryland has joined as a partner in this initiative at such a strong scale, and look forward to working with them and the EPA to expand the scope of the program and its results.” “Stormwater is the fastestgrowing water quality problem, for the Chesapeake Bay and across the country. We know that there are some useful approaches to the problem,” said Senator Ben Cardin, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Water Subcommittee. “Instead of relying only on the old, gray infrastructure, we can build our roads and cities to include permeable materials, nonstructural alternatives and other green infrastructure solutions. The grants . . . support exactly these
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LSU AgCenter & College of Ag. to administratively consolidate BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana State University Agricultural Center and the LSU College of Agriculture will administratively consolidate in an effort to expand its statewide impact through more integrated teaching, research and public service, while also creating more administrative efficiencies, the university noted. LSU President and Chancellor F. King Alexander presented the administrative consolidation at the Sept. 6 Board of Supervisors meeting, and the Board of Supervisors approved the measure. Alexander will now initiate and oversee a nine-month process where faculty, staff and students will work with administrative officials to consolidate efforts to enhance the College of Agriculture and the AgCenter to better serve the academic and public service needs of Louisianans in every parish throughout the state, the university noted. The process will begin with implementation of administrative oversight. College of Agriculture Dean Kenneth Koonce will return to faculty effective Oct. 8, and AgCenter Chancellor William (Bill)
Richardson will take on the new role of Vice President of Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture. “A single administrator over LSU’s agricultural efforts will ensure better coordination in meeting the research and workforce needs of the state,” Alexander said. “We also appreciate Dean Koonce’s leadership on this administrative consolidation, which he believes will be positive for agriculture in Louisiana.” Alexander added, “I can foresee this expanding the role and mission of our Extension service efforts. In keeping with the mission of a landgrant university, this allows LSU to broaden the scope of services offered through Extension to include more business, education and health-related opportunities, along with the traditional agriculture services.” This past year, there were 154 faculty and staff who were jointly employed in the LSU and the LSU AgCenter. With the administrative consolidation, there will be opportunities to streamline and blend processes for approval of faculty hires, the manner in which promotion and
tenure is considered and appointment of faculty with the consideration of workload. Shared resources among faculty allows for more flexibility to address emerging needs for academics, research and Extension, the university noted. “This arrangement represents a major change to unify all agriculture programs,” Richardson said. “We expect to see greater cohesiveness by bringing together resources to better serve the agricultural community and strengthen teaching programs.” During the past several years, both LSU and the LSU AgCenter, which have been separated since 1972, have discussed ways to combine academic units and expertise to capitalize on shared resources. At the request of the president, and with the support of both LSU and the LSU AgCenter, this proposal consolidates administration of agricultural programs for all three functions: teaching, research and Extension. The proposal will provide greater efficiency in administrative and operational oversight, a more unified
Texas auction house sells KFC founder’s suit The Associated Press
DALLAS — The president and chief executive of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan purchased the trademark white suit worn by company founder “Colonel” Harland Sanders at auction recently for $21,510 — then promptly tried it on. Masao (Charlie) Watanabe grinned while putting on the suit jacket and black string tie at the Heritage Auctions event, standing beneath a photograph of Sanders. He had already planned to attend a
company marketing meeting in Dallas, but arrived early after he found out about the auction, he said. Watanabe was one of hundreds of in-person, telephone and online bidders vying for various items, including a gun belt owned by legendary outlaw Jesse James and leg irons that restrained abolitionist John Brown. Watanabe also bought a minicollection of Sanders’ memorabilia — including his 1973 Kentucky driver’s license — for $1,912. Sanders is a popular figure in Ja-
pan, and most KFC restaurants there have statues of him in front, Watanabe said. He plans to display the suit at a restaurant in Tokyo. “Every child in Japan knows Colonel Sanders’ face and his uniform,” Watanabe told The Associated Press through a translator. Sanders was named a “Kentucky colonel” by the state’s governor in 1935, five years after he began cooking meals for travelers who stopped at his gas station, according to his biography on the KFC website.
workforce, greater visibility for recruiting students and engaging stakeholders, enhanced productivity in research and academic pursuits, and more effective use of resources, officials noted. “By consolidating administrative functions of the AgCenter and the College of Agriculture, LSU will be better able to serve the needs of Louisiana,” said LSU Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost Stuart Bell. “In addition to providing efficiencies, this will integrate our agriculture efforts and research in our other colleges as well. We see this benefiting the citizens across Louisiana, along with providing more opportunities for our students and faculty researchers.” The university added that having a single identity for agriculture at LSU highlights the university’s commitment to agriculture in the state, creates a more robust program for students and eliminates stakeholder confusion. In addition, it is anticipated that instructional and research opportunities for faculty and students will grow with an increase in interdisci-
plinary research involving agriculture. Other benefits include increased access to the statewide LSU AgCenter Research and Extension network for student internships, learning-bydoing exercises and discipline-specific service projects. There will also be greater opportunity for cooperative agreements in research/academic arenas with other LSU campuses and college systems in the state. “The consolidation of AgCenter and College of Agriculture administration will strengthen the status of faculty in agriculture and improve our program delivery throughout Louisiana,” said Kenneth W. McMillin, chairman of the LSU AgCenter Faculty Council. “The statewide educational and cultural efforts will be more cohesive in providing sustenance and economic development for our clientele. It is encouraging that the ‘A’ in LSU and Agricultural & Mechanical College will be integrated with the mechanical and human orientations in a unified LSU.” More information can be obtained at www.lsu.edu.
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House fly virus stops flies from reproducing By Sandra Avant
Special to Poultry Times
BELTSVILLE, Md. — The house fly is often considered merely a nuisance. But these flies are capable of transmitting animal and human pathogens that can lead to foodborne diseases, including Escherichia coli, salmonella, and Shigella bacteria. Insecticides are important for control, but house flies are particularly good at developing resistance, and their larvae tend to stay deep enough within their gooey food to avoid exposure to sprays. Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service’s Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in Gainesville, Fla., are looking at new methods that target adult flies. A promising biological control agent — salivary gland hypertrophy virus (SGHV) — was recently discovered. Once infected with the virus, female flies do not produce eggs, and male flies do not mate. Entomologist Chris Geden in the Mosquito and Fly Research Unit at CMAVE partnered with scientists at the University of Florida (UF) and Aarhus University in Denmark to study the distribution and host range of the virus as well as the effectiveness of different application methods.
A virus that works SGHV is one of three viruses of a newly discovered family called “Hytrosaviridae.” The other two viruses are one that infects tsetse flies in Africa and one that infects a pest of flower bulbs in Europe. These viruses are all very host specific, that is, they only occur in the insects they infect, Geden says. As SGHV replicates in the salivary gland in female flies, something also happens within the reproductive system.
“The salivary glands become huge, ovaries remain small, and the fly can never lay any eggs,” Geden says. “The virus hijacks the fly’s protein-manufacturing control system. All the protein that would normally go into the ovaries to develop a fly’s eggs is diverted to produce virus particles.” The virus may serve as a potential insect-sterilization agent by reducing the fertility of flies, says Drion Boucias, an entomology professor with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. “More importantly, studies on this unique virus may provide clues as to how to reduce the yolk protein, providing a template for the development of novel insect birth-control chemistries,” Boucias says. Flies are believed to acquire SGHV when they feed. Infected flies carry disease-causing pathogens on their feet and in their intestines. Each time they feed, infected flies regurgitate massive numbers of virus particles on food. Healthy flies then feed on the contaminated food and pick up virus particles. The team of researchers wanted to find out if they could infect female flies and stop egg development. “It’s a way of managing the fly population at the adult level by limiting its ability to reproduce,” Geden says.
The right approach Generally, the virus’s infection rate is very low — around 0.5 percent to 1 percent of the fly population, Geden says. But sometimes a “hot spot” — an area of significant SGHV activity — can be found. For example, one of the biggest hot spots was found at a large dairy farm in Gilchrist County, Fla., where the virus infection rate was about 37 percent. “We thought the best approach to increase the infection rate was to de-
velop baits that contain the virus, but we were never able to get high infection levels using baits,” Geden says. The most effective method of infecting flies was direct application of a crude homogenate — a mixture of infected flies and water. “If we dip the flies in the homogenate or allow them to walk on a surface treated with it, then bingo, we achieve high infection rates; 56 percent of the Danish flies and 50 percent of the Florida flies became infected,” Geden says. In laboratory tests, scientists used SGHV-infected house flies collected from livestock farms in Denmark and a strain of Florida house fly — “Orlando normal” — reared at CMAVE. Virus obtained from one of the infected Danish house flies was injected into the Florida flies, which were found to be highly susceptible to it. None of the other four fly species injected with the virus showed any symptoms. The study also showed that the Danish and Florida SGHV strains had a similar ability to produce infection. Experiments using Danish and Florida strains of virus as food baits produced infection rates in house flies of 22 percent and 26 percent, respectively. Spraying flies directly with the virus resulted in 18 percent and 22 percent of the flies becoming infected.
Stopping stable flies Two other species — the black dump fly and the stable fly — were also severely affected by SGHV. Stable flies are an important economic pest that affects cattle, pigs, horses and other large animals. They can also be a problem in recreational areas. “When we injected stable flies, not only did they become infected, but they also died very quickly, and of those that didn’t die, hardly any
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had developed ovaries,” Geden says. “We found that infected stable flies produced 50 percent to 75 percent less feces, suggesting that they aren’t feeding on blood as often or as well as healthy flies. Flies that had the virus not only didn’t lay eggs, but also didn’t bite as much.” Researchers also found that the virus was developing and replicating in the salivary gland, ovaries, body fat and other tissues in stable flies. Virus-infected flies had a much shorter lifespan than uninfected flies.
Mgmnt. techniques Developing an effective method to infect flies with SGHV in the field could have a significant impact on reducing fly abundance and biting rate, scientists agree. “I think these novel management strategies of filth fly populations will play an increasingly important
role as the human population continues to increase and boundaries between the suburbs and animalproduction facilities are reduced,” Boucias says. While SGHV shows great promise in controlling fly populations, it’s not a quick fix, Geden says. “This is not an insecticide. It’s not something you would put out when people are complaining about flies at picnics and expect to get a fast reduction,” he says. “This would be part of an integrated management program in which you would go out early in the year when natural fly populations are just beginning to increase, hit them with the virus to knock down their reproductive ability, and come back two to three weeks later and do it again.” Sandra Avant is a public affairs specialist with the Agricultural Research Service Information Staff in Beltsville, Md.
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ATRP research program continues quest for innovation in production ATLANTA — “Current methods of poultry processing are a combination of historical practices, increased mechanization to replace manual operations and the application of technologies to meet more stringent sanitation, worker safety and environmental regulatory demands. As such, modern processing plants today are often the merger of traditional processes retrofitted with modern materials and technologies,” says Dr. Doug Britton, manager of the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Agricultural TechnolReprinted from PoultryTech, a publication of the Agricultural Technology Research Program of the Georgia Tech Research Institute, a program conducted in cooperation with the Georgia Poultry Federation with funding from the Georgia Legislature.
ogy Research Program (ATRP). Britton likes to call this type of merger “sustaining innovation,” and notes the future viability of the poultry industry will hinge on our ability to foster “transformational innovation,” which is the creation of something entirely new that eventually eclipses the existing norm, creating an entirely new norm. For the poultry community, this will involve fundamentally rethinking the entire production and processing system without the constraints of the current practices. As part of this effort, a strategic initiative of ATRP’s FY 2013 research program is to continue to define the poultry processing plant of the future. Six continuation projects are focused on novel types of engineering and technology research activities that address critical issues facing poultry production from the grow-
out house to the processing plant.
Animal health & welfare Reliable sensors to monitor the condition and welfare of birds being reared in confined housing are not readily available. The goal of ATRP’s Growout Monitoring project is to investigate the use of bird vocalizations to determine whether or not they are under stress due to environmental conditions or disease. In collaboration with fellow researchers at Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia, the ATRP project team has developed an experimental monitoring system. The system has been installed at UGA’s Poultry Science research growout facilities where several studies have been conducted. First, the team studied environmental effects such as temperature,
ammonia and crowding. Results showed that features extracted from bird vocalizations strongly correlated with higher ambient room temperatures and the presence of ammonia. The correlations for crowding were not as strong. Second, the team explored the effects of disease. Two experiments were conducted at the Poultry Disease Research Center (PDRC) in Athens, Ga., which investigated the effects of Infectious Bronchitis and Laryngotracheitis (LT) in broilers. In both experiments, it appeared that features of the vocalizations could be extracted that strongly correlate with the progress of both diseases. Moving forward, the team will attempt to replicate these studies and improve the existing algorithms and tools to enhance the extraction and classification features used to assess
bird welfare. Under the Chicken Egg Fertility Detection project, ATRP researchers together with colleagues at Auburn University have developed a noninvasive and rapid spectrophotometric technique to track the changing embryo in-ovo or inside the egg. This method allows researchers to predict when individual eggs will hatch, which in turn, should provide insight into a number of practices from animal health and welfare to the inoculation regime. Hatchability experiments were recently conducted where eggs were taken all the way to hatch and spectral readings were recorded at approximately the same time daily for 21 days. Different temperatures, humidity levels and with/without egg turning
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New egg pasteurizarion method uses radio frequency PRINCETON, N.J. — Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and USDA have developed a novel technique and device for rapidly pasteurizing eggs in the shell without damaging the delicate egg white. The process could lead to a sharp reduction in illnesses caused by egg-borne salmonella bacteria, a widespread public health concern. The new method uses radio frequency (RF) energy to transmit heat through the shell and into the yolk while the egg rotates. Streams of cool water simultaneously flow over the egg to protect the white. Researchers then bathe the egg in hot water to pasteurize the white and finish pasteurizing the yolk. The aim is to produce a pasteurized egg that is “hardly discernible
from a fresh, nonpasteurized egg,” said DavidGeveke, lead scientist, at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Wyndmoor, Pa. His laboratory teamed up with PPPL engineer Christopher Brunkhorst, an expert in RF heating, to develop the device. The roughly shoebox-size prototype can pasteurize shell eggs in about one-third of the time that current methods require, Geveke said. Such methods place the eggs in heated water for about an hour and visibly change the appearance of the egg white. The RF process, by contrast, maintains the egg white’s transparency. Federal regulations require pasteurization of raw liquid egg products used in commercially sold dishes such as ice cream, eggnog,
sauces and dressings, but no similar rule covers eggs in the shell. Fewer than one-half of 1 percent of all shell eggs produced for retail sale in the U.S. are pasteurized, according to an estimate by the Food Safety & Inspection Service of the USDA. While only a small fraction of shell eggs may harbor salmonella, the public health risk posed by consumption of raw or undercooked eggs stems from the fact that millions of eggs are eaten each day. The hazard is greatest for people with weakened immune systems, including the very young, the very old and hospital patients. The USDA estimates that pasteurizing all U.S.produced shell eggs could reduce the number of egg-borne salmonella illnesses by up to 85 percent, or more than 110,000 cases a year.
Brunkhorst, a 30-year veteran of PPPL and member of the lab’s engineering and scientific staff, has helped design large RF heating systems for fusion energy experiments. He began assisting the Wyndmoorbased project in 2010 after working with the USDA on previous ventures. “It’s turned out to be a really good fit,” said Brunkhorst, who coinvented the pasteurization device with Geveke and USDA engineering technician Andrew Bigley. They benefited from joining forces because pasteurizing shell eggs can be a tricky task. “You have to raise the temperature high enough to kill bacteria, but not high enough to cook the egg,” Brunkhorst said. “You’re really threading the needle on this.” Further complicating the process is the fact that the egg white is more sensitive to overheating than the yolk is. But the RF energy must pass through the white in order to reach the yolk, which requires a higher temperature to pasteurize. The system works through what is known as “ohmic heating,” in which the RF energy creates an electric current that produces heat inside the egg. Food-processing firms employ a similar system for heating, baking and drying a wide range of products. Brunkhorst brought test equipment into his own kitchen to experiment with RF frequencies that the researchers then tried out in
the Wyndmoor laboratory. The USDA prototype, which the agency has applied to patent, couples RF energy through the shell by placing electrodes against opposite sides of the egg. The egg rests on rollers that turn it to distribute the heat and cooling water evenly. “The goal is to reach a certain temperature for a certain time,” Brunkhorst said. Researchers then take a sample of the egg and do a bacteria count. “We’ve proven the effectiveness analytically,” Brunkhorst said. The USDA is seeking a licensee to commercialize the product. Potential partners include egg producers and manufacturers of egg-processing equipment. “We have received quite a bit of interest from industry,” Geveke said. “We expect to have a partner in the next few months.” PPPL, on Princeton University’s Forrestal Campus in Plainsboro, N.J., is devoted to creating new knowledge about the physics of plasmas — ultra-hot, charged gases — and to developing practical solutions for the creation of fusion energy. Results of PPPL research have ranged from a portable nuclear materials detector for anti-terrorist use to universally employed computer codes for analyzing and predicting the outcome of fusion experiments. The laboratory is managed by the university for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
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Md. construction simplification plans discussed GEORGETOWN, Del. — A coalition of agricultural groups (Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., MidAtlantic Farm Credit and the Maryland Farm Bureau) in cooperation with Maryland State Sen. Rich Colburn, sponsored a meeting recently in Salisbury, Md., for officials of the Maryland Eastern Shore counties, the counties’ soil conservation districts, members of the Maryland General Assembly and representatives of other agricultural groups to explain a relatively new Maryland Department of the Environment program that should ease the process of getting chicken houses built in Maryland. In recent years, because of new federally required procedures re-
lated to the handling of rain water on new or expanded chicken farms, chicken house construction in Maryland has been at an extremely slow pace. Under a plan developed three years ago by the Maryland Department of the Environment and administered by the county governments, burdensome, time consuming and costly steps were in place to make sure that rainwater on new and expanded chicken farms was properly handled to prevent pollution. Stormwater Management Permits are required before chicken house construction can take place. Upon seeing that the new rules were stifling construction, Mary-
land Gov. Martin O’Malley directed the Department of the Environment to streamline the process. At this meeting, the department explained the new “standard plan” that should make for an easier, more timely and less costly permitting process while maintaining the environmental benefits of enhanced stormwater management, the groups noted. Because the authority for issuing stormwater management permits lies with the county governments, the agricultural groups urged each county to accept the new state plan as written and not add to the state’s requirements. Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. Executive Director Bill Satterfield
told the more than 60 people at the meeting that for the new state plan to work, “we need the cooperation of each county permitting authority to accept it with few, if any, additional county-specific requirements.” That message was echoed by Colburn who called upon the counties to make no changes. Dr. Bob Summers, secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment, said his department stands behind the new state program. Summers and Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance have been involved in the discussions to create the new “standard plan.” Kurt Fuchs, government af-
fairs officer for MidAtlantic Farm Credit, and Matt Teffeau, assistant director of government relations for the Maryland Farm Bureau, commented that the meeting was a successful effort to inform the counties and soil conservation districts about the new state “standard plan” that should lead to the construction of more Maryland chicken houses to help keep the chicken industry strong. Wicomico County Executive Rick Pollitt hosted the meeting and pledged that his county would work to streamline the process in Wicomico County. More information can be obtained from DPI at www.dpichicken.org.
USPOULTRY develops environmental education program TUCKER, Ga. — The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association recently completed the development of a new environment educational program. The Poultry and Egg Producers Environmental Enhancement and Protection Program (E2P2) is designed to assist poultry and egg pro-
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cusses the preventative measures poultry and egg producers can take to remove impacts. Future modules will present tools to determine liability, tools to address deficiencies and methods to remove discharges and consideration for the establishment of acceptable benchmarks.
Future editions will also present the requirements of the Clean Water Act and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System to assist producers with making a decision on whether to obtain an NPDES permit. This program is available to
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Advisory issued on safe handling, management of ammonium nitrate WASHINGTON — A chemical advisory that provides information on the hazards of ammonium nitrate (AN) storage, handling and management has been issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The advisory provides lessons learned for facility owners and operators, emergency planners and first responders from recent incidents, including the explosion in
West, Texas, involving AN in order to prevent similar incidents. This action supports the goals of President Obama’s August 2013 executive order on “Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security.” “Understanding and minimizing the hazards posed by solid ammonium nitrate used in fertilizers is a key component of this advisory,” said Mathy Stanislaus, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. “In addition, the community emergency planning and response infor-
mation in this document provides a valuable tool that will help protect workers, first responders and communities throughout the country.” “Ammonium nitrate can be very dangerous, and it’s imperative that employers, workers and first responders all understand the hazards,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels. “With this understanding, together they can control these hazards and save lives and limbs.” “ATF National Response Team
works closely with other federal, state and local emergency personnel responding to incidents, to include ammonium nitrate explosions,” says Arthur Herbert, ATF assistant director for the Office of Enforcement Programs and Services. “ATF maintains an open dialogue with first responders of the possible hazards of ammonium nitrate and is committed to working towards development of best practices in collaboration with our federal partners, industry members and their association representatives.”
The advisory takes steps to reduce the risks associated with AN to workers, first responders and communities. It includes information on ensuring proper building design, storage containers and fire protection at their locations; learning from other accidents; and knowing and understanding the hazards that exist when developing emergency response plans. More information on the advisory can be obtained at http://www.epa. gov/emergencies/docs/chem/AN_ advisory.pdf.
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New yeast strain could lower costs for cellulosic ethanol By Ann Perry
Special to Poultry Times
BELTSVILLE, Md. — A new strain of yeast that could help streamline cellulosic ethanol costs and production has been developed by USDA researchers. This work, which supports the USDA priority of developing new sources of bioenergy, was conducted by Agricultural Research Service scientists at the agency’s National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Ill. ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency. ARS molecular biologist Zonglin Lewis Liu and his colleagues determined that this yeast strain can break down and ferment the sugars in corn cobs left behind after the compound xylose — which is sometimes used for industrial activities — has been
extracted. The new strain of yeast, Clavispora NRRLY-50464 (Y-50464), can tolerate cob-derived compounds that interfere with yeast growth and fermentation rates. It is able to grow rapidly at 98.6 degrees F, so it thrives at the higher temperatures needed to optimize simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) rates. SSF is a one-step process in cellulosic ethanol production that combines releasing and fermenting feedstock sugars. The researchers compared how quickly Y-50464 and another yeast strain could release and ferment the sugar in corn cob residues after the xylose had been extracted. The new yeast strain was able to start consuming the residue at a steady rate 24 hours after the test began. The comparison yeast didn’t
grow at all under the same conditions. The scientists added the enzymes cellulase and beta-glucosidase, which are often used to break down residues and extract sugars, and observed that Y-50464 reached its peak ethanol production rate of 25.7 grams per liter five days after the experiment began. But the yeast actually produced more ethanol, 26.6 grams per liter in five days, without the addition of beta-glucosidase. Testing by Liu’s group confirmed that Y-50464 contains beta-glucosidase, which means that using this yeast for cellulosic ethanol production would eliminate the need to include the cost of an additional enzyme to the process. Liu will continue exploring options for combining the desirable characteristics of Y-50464 with ad-
ditional enzymes to further improve bioprocessing for advanced biofuels production. Results from this work have been published in Bioresource Technol-
ogy and Bioenergy Research. Ann Perry is a public affairs specialist with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Md.
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were examined. Analysis of the spectral data showed fertile, developing eggs changed at a greater rate than infertile eggs. A number of eggs were removed from the process and placed at a lower temperature to determine if the spectral changes continued. The previously observed spectral changes slowed significantly for the cooled eggs. The results showed that at a very early point spectral data indicates the rate of embryonic development for each egg if the hatchery is running consistently. Currently, the team is expanding the study to investigate whether the spectrophotometric technique can be used to determine the sex of the embryo. This has productivity value as males could be selected for broiler production and females for layer production. It also has animal welfare implications in that male layer chicks would not have to be disposed of since they would not be hatched. yy Reducing water usage and environmental impact ATRP’s Dynamic Filtration project is investigating techniques to more selectively capture target impurities from liquid streams in a way that facilitates the recovery of value-added byproducts while still meeting or exceeding water reuse guidelines. Researchers are focused on three primary applications: poultry chillers, marinations and brines. A bench-scale dynamic filtration device has been constructed and evaluated. The system employs greater filter flux rates (L/m2*hr) and solids removal as compared with a traditional poultry secondary screening system utilizing approximately 300-micron screen. Preliminary results are promising; however, additional work is needed to complete the assembly of
a backwash system. Here, the team is using a servo motor with programmable logic controller (PLC) so that motor RPM and torque can be used for feedback. In addition, the team is augmenting the existing piston pump setup to eliminate liquid flow back to the piston arm so that the overall pressure profile within the pumping system can be monitored. Continued progress will advance the ability of processors to improve water reuse and food safety initiatives. yy Achieving labor efficiencies through automation, specifically systems that improve process efficiencies and/or product quality and food safety Deboning represents a particularly labor-intensive operation in the poultry industry. Due to the natural deformation and variation of bird carcasses, automation of the cutting process has proved to be very challenging and has resulted in significant yield losses and bone chips. ATRP’s Intelligent Cutting and Deboning System uses 3D imaging and a robotic cutting arm to automatically perform precision cuts. Cuts are focused on severing the tendons and joints on bird fronthalves in preparation for the removal of the wings and breast meat. Recent efforts have focused on integrating three separate components (trajectory generation for each individual bird, bone detection and force control) into a single functioning system. Initial performance results were encouraging, and the team is currently refining the system by designing and fabricating an improved knife end-effector and expanding the use of force control. The team also plans to perform a more extensive statistical study of bird features and further explore active wing manipulation. Screening deboned poultry product for bones is still an intensive manual process. In addition, estimating yield loss due to process inefficiencies is also very difficult to perform during
production. ATRP’s Cone Line Screening System project team has developed a vision-based approach to address these issues. Recent efforts have focused on developing and evaluating routines for performing bone detection and yield estimation on deboned poultry products. Researchers collected approximately 2,600 images of deboned product at a poultry processing plant. This included 2,500 images of product taken directly from the deboning line, and 100 samples of birds before and after performing a manual yield assessment process. In addition, several hundred additional frames from different processing facilities were imaged in the laboratory. During testing the system was able to classify 100 percent of missing clavicle bones from the test data. However, there was a high false positive rate of 20 percent, primarily due to broken clavicles without missing bone chips. Fan bone detection accuracy was 82 percent. More promising was the yield results, giving a correlation of 90 percent with the data tested from the field testing. However, testing the yield estimation routines on birds from a different producer only yielded a correlation of 72 percent. This approach still shows promise for detecting bones as well as demonstrating the ability of monitoring process yield in real time. Research is underway to refine the yield estimation and bone detection routines and perform robust field testing on the final pre-production prototype system. yy Developing workplace safety methods and technologies ATRP has several initiatives in the area of Worker Safety specifically targeted for the poultry industry. A recent study investigated the use of the WiiFit gaming system as an intervention method to reduce the risk of lower back injuries during lifting compared to the traditional methods of strengthening hip
flexor muscles. Analysis comparing the leg and back motions of the study subjects measured during the lifting tasks conducted before and after the training program showed that using the WiiFit as an intervention improved lifting technique by reducing the change in back and knee angles and increasing the change in hip angle. In addition, participants found the WiiFit to be enjoyable and reported improved cardiovascular endurance over the Traditional and Control groups. Researchers have also used MotionPlus Wiimotes to record human kinematic motion data on a laptop PC. The rate gyro data of the Wiimotes was processed to examine the joint angles of the participants performing the lifting tasks. Overall, the WiiFit gaming sys-
tem shows promise of being a lowcost and yet effective physical conditioning program for poultry plant workers. Researchers are currently focused on creating a low-cost, portable and easy-to-use Mobile Motion Capture (MiMiC) system. The new MiMiC system is intended to be a tool for ergonomists and plant managers to use in the plant environment to assess workers’ movements as they perform their jobs without needing assistance from experts and expensive equipment. The envisioned prototype will use a smartphone to record kinematic data from wireless motion modules. Data collection from Bluetooth 6-degree-of-freedom inertial motion units (IMUs) is underway with the ultimate goal of creating a field-testable prototype.
Obituary Loyd F. Strickland GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Loyd F. Strickland, 87, founder of Crystal Farms in Chestnut Mountain, Ga., died Sept. 6. Mr. Strickland began his career in the poultry industry in 1947 when he founded Chestnut Mountain Hatchery, which later became Crystal Farms, one of the state’s top egg producers. He was past president of the Georgia Hatchery Association and past chairman of the Georgia Poultry Improvement Association. In 2000, he was named to the Hall County Agriculture Hall of Fame and in 2002 was inducted into the Georgia Egg Hall of Fame. He also received the Young Man of the Year Award in 1955 given by the Gainesville Jaycees and received the Boy Scouts Ralph Cleveland Distinguished Citizen Award in 2001. Mr. Strickland served as a member of the Gainesville/Hall
County Hospital Authority, former director of the Gainesville/ Hall County Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Hall County Industrial Development Authority. Mr. Strickland was a member of the Hall County Task Force in the early 1960s that obtained permission for the Board of Regents to built a junior college, later named Gainesville State College and now the University of North Georgia. He served the school as a trustee for a number of years. The Loyd Strickland Academic Building was christened at a 2012 ceremony. He was also a key player in the development of I-985, which provided a gateway to the college. The interchange that connects to the college also bears his name. Mr. Strickland was a member of the Chestnut Mountain Presbyterian Church and was instrumental in bringing Young Life Inc. (a nondenominational youth Christian ministry), which is now in its 33rd year, to Gainesville and Hall County.
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were moderate for the light demand. Spent hen offerings were sufficient for the light to moderate demand.
Compiled by David B. Strickland, Editor 770-718-3442 dstrickland@poultrytimes.net
National Egg Market: (Sept. 16): Regional prices were 6¢ lower on Jumbo, 4-10¢ lower on Extra Large, 8½-10¢ lower on Large and 4-8¢ lower on Medium
and Small. New York prices were steady. Offerings were light to instances heavy, mostly moderate to heavy. Demand into retail and foodservice channels was light to moderate. Market activity was slow to moderate. Breaking stock supplies
Shell egg demand indicator: Demand for shell eggs was unchanged. Wholesale shell egg prices were trending lower for moderate to heavy supplies and offerings; trading was slow. Breaking stock prices were mostly steady for moderate supplies and light to moderate offerings; trading was slow to moderate; schedules were normal to reduced. Shell egg demand continues sideways as the month advances with little retail or foodservice activity. The trend is expected to improve during the next one to two weeks.
F owl: Sept. 13: Live spent heavy fowl
Final prices at Farm Buyer Loading (per pound): range 12-21.5¢
P arts: Georgia:
The f.o.b. dock quoted prices on ice-pack parts based on truckload and pool truckload lots for the week of Sept. 16: line run tenders $2.08; skinless/boneless breasts $1.98½; whole breasts $1.19; boneless/skinless thigh meat $1.52½; thighs 75¢; drumsticks 76¢; leg quarters 53½¢; wings $1.44½.
N ational Slaughter: Broiler: Estimated slaughter for week ending Sept. 14 is
The following chart provides an annual high and a comparison of recent activity of major poultry company stocks.
USDA Shell Eggs AMS weekly combined region shell egg prices Average prices on sales to volume buyers, Grade A or better, White eggs in cartons, delivered warehouse, cents per dozen.
Company Annual High Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Cal-Maine 52.43 46.55 47.46 Campbell Soup 48.83 41.24 41.96 37.28 31.54 31.85 ConAgra Hormel 43.99 42.44 43.24 Pilgrim’s Pride 19.23 15.79 16.88 Sanderson Farms 75.53 64.02 65.74 Seaboard 2948.24 2754.34 2823.66 Tyson 32.40 29.85 30.27 (Courtesy: A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc.)
Sept. 13
Extra Large Regions: Northeast 120.50 Southeast 122.50 Midwest 111.50 South Central 123.50 Combined 119.65
Large
Medium
118.00 94.00 120.50 89.00 109.50 86.50 121.50 90.50 117.52 89.98
Computed from simple weekly averages weighted by regional area populations
Grain Prices OHIO COUNTRY ELEV. Sept. 5 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 No. 2 Yellow Corn/bu. $6.43 $5.83 $4.56 Soybeans/bu. $13.08 $13.12 $13.03 (Courtesy: Prospect Farmers Exchange, Prospect, Ohio)
Broiler Eggs Set/Chicks Placed in 19 States EGGS SET (Thousands)
CHICKS PLACED (Thousands)
Aug. 17
Aug. 24
Aug. 31
Sept. 7
Aug. 17
Aug. 24
Aug. 31
Sept. 7
Del Fla Ga Ky La Md Miss Mo. N.C. Okla Pa S.C. Tex Va Other states
28,296 21,040 10,806 3,692 1,224 33,892 8,004 3,621 7,688 16,789 8,417 20,398 6,464 4,100 5,355 14,374 6,410 7,799
27,872 21,526 11,083 3,687 1,223 32,570 8,077 3,727 7,721 16,762 8,428 20,616 6,962 4,096 5,374 14,954 6,435 7,771
27,711 21,252 10,837 3,584 1,222 33,151 8,104 3,803 7,749 16,631 8,425 20,347 7,028 4,160 5,048 14,787 6,442 7,603
27,229 21,202 9,992 3,690 1,221 32,512 8,001 3,652 7,574 15,801 8,421 19,927 6,582 4,081 4,712 14,388 6,406 7,406
21,618 20,326 9,977 5,053 1,524 26,604 6,542 3,110 5,272 14,990 5,865 15,541 4,078 2,865 4,232 12,552 5,733 5,604
21,421 18,866 10,094 4,764 1,317 27,078 6,298 3,101 5,850 14,383 5,592 15,461 5,153 2,986 4,542 12,357 5,119 5,612
21,201 21,131 10,325 4,657 1,387 26,116 6,622 3,340 6,320 14,804 4,726 16,136 4,395 3,187 5,364 12,053 4,713 5,690
22,143 19,416 10,088 5,037 1,140 26,571 6,499 3,191 5,604 14,251 6,124 15,889 4,333 3,054 4,937 11,871 5,200 5,951
19 States Total
200,570
201,113
200,281
195,391
165,882
164,382
166,477
165,348
% Prev. yr.
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105
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104
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1/Current week as percent of same week last year.
Estimates: The estimated number of broiler/ fryers available for slaughter the week ending Sept. 14 were 155.4 million head, compared to 156.8 million last year, notes USDA.
Broiler/Fryer Report
Industry Stock Report
157,676,000. Actual slaughter for the week ending Sept. 7 was 143,099,000. Heavy-type hen: Estimated slaughter for the week ending Sept. 14 is 1,912,000. Actual slaughter for the week ending Sept. 7 was 1,509,000. Light-type hen: Estimated slaughter for the week ending Sept. 14 is 1,510,000. Actual slaughter for the week ending Sept. 7 was 1,481,000. Total: Week of Sept. 14: 161,098,000. Week of Sept. 7: 146,089,000.
USDA National Composite Weighted Average For week of: Sept. 13 For week of: Sept. 6
91.07¢ 88.94¢
Majority (whole body) Sept. 13 Eastern Region: 90¢--96¢ New York: 88¢--94¢ Central Region: 79¢--88¢ Chicago: 79¢--88¢ Western Region: 90¢--94¢ Los Angeles: 89¢--92¢ Negotiated prices in trucklot and less-than-trucklot quantities of ready-to-cook whole body broiler/fryers delivered to first receivers; prices in cents per pound.
Turkey Markets Weighted avg. prices for frozen whole young turkeys Weighted average (cents/lb.) F.O.B. shipper dock National Week ending Sept. 13 Last year Hens (8-16 lbs.) 98.06 108.50 Toms (16-24 lbs.) 99.65 110.50 Week ending Sept. 6 Hens (8-16 lbs.) Toms (16-24 lbs.)
98.98 98.25
Aug. avg. 99.28 100.85
Egg Markets USDA quotations New York cartoned del. store-door: Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Extra large, down 5¢ $1.21--$1.25 $1.16--$1.20 Large, down 5¢ $1.19--$1.23 $1.14--$1.18 Medium, down 1¢ 96¢--$1.00 95¢--99¢ Southeast Regional del. warehouse: Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Extra large, down 8½¢ $1.18--$1.40 $1.09½--$1.31 Large, down 9¢ $1.17--$1.39 $1.08--$1.30 Medium, down 4¢ 86½¢--$1.08 82½¢--$1.00
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AMERICAN EGG BOARD HOTLINE AEB Hotline appears regularly in Poultry Times and provides an update on programs and services provided for egg producers by the American Egg Board. Details on any item mentioned may be obtained by contacting AEB at 1460 Renaissance Dr., Park Ridge, Ill. 60068. Phone: 847-296-7043. yy A new egg product brochure is available that details applications, availability and storage info for dried, refrigerated/frozen and value added products. A special call-out section boasts a 40-plus year stretch of food safety for U.S. egg products. The back section addresses how egg products fit today’s trends of clean label, increased protein and gluten-free food formulations. Complimentary copies are available; contact Sheryl Slagle at sslagle@aeb.org. yy Dr. Tia Rains joined the Egg Nutrition Center (ENC) as senior director of Nutrition Research & Communications. Rains will serve as an integral member of the ENC team and will be responsible for providing strategic support to ENC’s executive director on matters related to clinical research and health professional marketing efforts. Most recently, Rains was senior director of Metabolic Sciences for Biofortis North America, a global contract research organization. She will have the direct responsibility of overseeing many aspects of ENC’s research program including making site visits as necessary; forging relationships with lead-
ing researchers in key areas of strategic importance for ENC; ensuring the timely completion and publication of ENC-funded projects; writing/reviewing ENC position papers; and developing scientific programs at leading technical conferences. Rains will also be involved in the development of concepts and programs aimed at ENC’s health professional audiences and serve as a spokesperson at select technical and industry conferences. yy AEB is finalizing new dashboards to use as reporting metric for both the paid and unpaid efforts relating to advertising and public relations. The dashboards provide insight into qualitative and quantitative data for unpaid traditional public relations initiatives, as well as social media outreach, including impressions numbers, trending topics and insights, followers, fans gained, most popular and least popular posts. Qualitative and quantitative data is also provided for paid advertising (both print and online) but also sentiment and resonation. yy Back-to-School (BTS) outreach kicked off in August as the summer wrapped up and moms started getting into weekday breakfast routines. Thus far, AEB’s BTS program has garnered 53.2 million impressions (exceeding its goal of 46 million by 15.7 percent), including traditional media coverage, a distribution of an Audio News Release featuring Serena Ball, M.S., R.D., mother of four young kids, and an ENC Health Professional Advisor, and blog partner posts.
Sentinel chicken in Del. has EEE The Associated Press
DOVER, Del. — Health and environmental officials in Delaware say a sentinel chicken has tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis. This is the first such finding since 2008. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control on Aug. 16 said that the Delaware
Public Health Laboratory has confirmed the presence of the virus, which occurred within a statewide network of 24 sentinel chicken stations. The chicken was sampled at a monitoring station near Frankford in Sussex County. Environmental officials have taken additional mosquito control actions.
Transmission of EEE to humans is often linked to saltmarsh mosquitoes or closely-related freshwater wetland species. The last recorded case of EEE in humans in Delaware was in 1979. There are no approved EEE vaccines for humans. Effective EEE vaccines are available for horses through veterinarians.
Index of Advertisers AgSeal, 27..........................................................................................................................................................................................870-741-9269 American Proteins, Georgia, 23................................................................................................................................ www.americanproteins.com Big Dutchman, 16E................................................................................................................................. 616-392-5981; www.bigdutchman.com Binkley & Hurst, 30............................................................................................................................................. 888-414-7518; binkleyhurst.com Brown Bear, 16D................................................................................................................................................................................641-322-4220 Chore-Time, 16H................................................................................................................................574-658-4101; www.choretimepoultry.com Cid Lines, 16F.............................................................................................................................................................................www.cidlines.com Cobb Vantress, Cover III...................................................................................................................................................www.cobb-vantress.com Continental Agra Equipment, 29...........................................................................................................316-283-9602; www.continentalagra.com Creek View, 16H.................................................................................................................................................................................717-445-4922 Cumberland, 29...............................................................................................................................217-226-4401; www.cumberlandpoultry.com Detroit Radiant, 16F.................................................................................................................................586-756-0950; www.detroitradiant.com Diversified Imports, 16B..................................................................................................................800-348-6663; www.diversifiedimports.com Double L Group, 28............................................................................................................................................800-553-4102; www.doublel.com Eagan, 30........................................................................................................................................................870-878-6805; www.eaganmfg.com Ecodrum, 28....................................................................................................................................701-446-6139; www.ecodrumcomposter.com Elanco, 16A......................................................................................................................................................... 800-428-4441; www.elanco.com Farm Alarm, 16H...........................................................................................................................................800-407-5455; www.farmalarm.com Farmer Automatic, 24..........................................................................................................................912-681-2763; www.farmerautomatic.com Flame, 15........................................................................................................................................... 800-255-2469; www.flameengineering.com Grassworx, 32............................................................................................................................................................................... grassworxllc.com Industrial Pipe, 25.................................................................................................................................770-536-0517; www.industrialpipega.com Iowa State Animal Science, 3................................................................................................................................515-294-1434; www.iastate.edu IPPE, 16J.......................................................................................................................................................................................www.ippexpo.org IPS- Carefree Enzymes, 11, 32.............................................................................................................262-878-3899; www.naturesenzymes.com Kemin Industries, 16K.........................................................................................................................................515-248-4026; www.kemin.com Lee Energy, 16G........................................................................................................................................................www.leeenergysolutions.com McNeeley Plastics, 12........................................................................................................................................................................800-433-8407 Merck Animal Health, 16D, 16I............................................................................................................................................ www.ihc-poultry.com Motomco, 16C................................................................................................................................................ 800-237-6843; www.motomco.com Mike’s Loading, 16 ...................................................................................................................... 956-292-2700; www.mikesloadingservice.com National Incinerator of Boaz, 16F................................................................................................... 205-589-6720; www.nationalincinerator.com Once Innovations, 25........................................................................................................................... 763-381-5621; www.onceinnovations.com Port-A- Kuul, 16A........................................................................................................................................... 800-231-9940; www.kuulpads.com Preserve, Cover II...............................................................................................................................................................................800-995-1607 Reeves, Cover IV.......................................................................................................................................888-854-5221; www.reevessupply.com Son Up Realty, 13...........................................................................................................................................................www.alabamapoultry.com Star Labs, 16L, 26.............................................................................................................................................800-894-5396; www.primalac.com Taylor Power, 31.........................................................................................................................................800-367-7639; www.taylor power.com University of Arkansas, 16L.............................................................................................................................................bumperscollege.uark.edu VALCO, 26.............................................................................................................................................. 717-392-3978; www.valcompanies.com V Fence, 29.........................................................................................................................................................................................877-853-7951 Water Cannon, 16D...................................................................................................................................800-333-9274; www.watercannon.com Weigh Tech, 16F, 24................................................................................................................................. 800-457-3720; 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American Proteins started more than fifty years ago when Leland Bagwell began operating a small rendering plant in northeast Forsyth county. At that time the poultry industry was just getting started in North Georgia, and the by-products from the processing plants had to be hauled away and burned. As a visionary, Mr. Bagwell saw a need and was determined to fill it. He recognized the need to recycle by-products generated by the integrated poultry industry. Today his vision, American Proteins, is very much alive and an established, integral part of the modern poultry industry. The company has grown from a small, single plant operation to the world’s largest independent poultry renderer with several divisions in four states. Currently, American Proteins recycles over 4 billion pounds of inedible poultry each year using the most environmentally secure methods available. Without this recycling process, the remains of over thirty four million chickens per week would be buried in landfills, consuming six acres a day.
We don’t just try to be environmentally conscious, we win awards for it! Stabilized Poultry Fat Stabilized Pet Food Poultry Fat Pet Food Poultry Protein Meal Low Ash Pet Food Poultry Protein Meal Stabilized Poultry Protein Meal Hydrolyzed Poultry Feather Meal Chicken Meal
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WeighTech...Serving the Meat, Poultry and Seafood Industries WeighTech offers the finest food processing scales and equipment in the business. We specialize in custom equipment for poultry processors as well as meat and seafood processors. Our product line includes a wide variety of custom tailored equipment solutions that meet the labor goals, and budget constraints of our customers.
justable contrast and backlight • Displays in lbs., kg.,g., or oz. • Communications available in infrared, RS-232, RS-485, Ethernet and Bluetooth • Wireless data collection using a handheld PDA with WeighTech data sync software. • Scale base with stainless steel construction.
Some of our featured products include the Small scale and the Bench scale. Our small scales fit many needs including QA and portioning. Advantages of this product include: • Permanently seals, high impact, ABS alloy construction. • Highly visible display with ad-
Our Bench scales serve the best of both worlds including functionality and durability. Advantages of this product include: • Displays in lb.,kg.,g.,or oz • Permanently sealed electronic enclosure of high impact ABS alloy construction • Highly visible display with adjust-
• Wireless data collection using a hand held PDA with WeighTech data sync software. Our Mircoweigh indicator is the leading indicator for harsh wash down environments featuring key electronic components permanently sealed in ABS plastic enclosure, front access panel, easy to read displays, AC power or battery operated. Our equipment is designed to be user friendly and to deliver proven results. Looking for custom solutions for specific problems? Then you have found the right place……. WeighTech.. For more information go to www.weighTechinc.com.
able contrast and backlight • Communications available in Infrared, RS-232, RS-485 and Bluetooth
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Compost Systems From Farmer Automatic CompostCat - Farmer Automatic of America’s CompostCat is proving to be a tremendous asset to poultry farmers who are experiencing numerous benefits. Two of the most substantial benefits are the control of flies and rodents. Turning the windrows under the cage system every 3 days establishes low temperature composting that destroys fly larva. This mechanical process controls flies and reduces the cost of insecticide and the potential of flies developing resistance to them. The constant turning of windrows in the chicken house destroys the habitat for rodents. No tunneling or nesting places are available in the lower pit level areas of the chicken house. Knowing that fly and rodent control is critical to a healthy, disease and salmonella free environment is making the CompostCat an excellent choice in this economy. Regular turning of the windrows also introduces oxygen that allows the product to heat and compost. The composting temperature and constant blending produces a product that can normally be land applied as a well blended uniform product free of fly larva and pupa and partially composted. Our customers are finding that the composting and blending of the poultry waste is adding acceptability to the final product. Acceptability in most cases breaks down into ease of handling and additional profitability. In most cases where pit fans have been used our customers are finding them no longer necessary due to
mixing and aeration of the product and evaporation of moisture. This provides a huge savings in electrical usage, pesticides, insecticide and makes the CompostCat a good fit for any High Rise Poultry Facility. Compost-A-Matic - The Compost-A-Matic is an in-vessel system for organic waste processing, engineered and manufactured by Farmer Automatic of America in the USA. The Compost-A-Matic process eliminates methane gas and hydrogen sulfide odors while converting manure into a stable pathogen-free, weed seed free organic product that will never revert back to raw manure. The end product is a stable organic material which has retained most of its nutrients and is no longer a breeding source for flies, beetles and other insects. The Compost-A-Matic system incorporates fresh air into the waste pile by stirring the mixture while moving the material forward in the pit. The aerobic decomposition by microorganisms converts the organic material to an oxidized, stable organic product. Aerobic composting generates thermophilic temperatures of 130 to 160 degree Fahrenheit. As a result, these temperatures provide a pathogen free, weed seed free product. Compost-A-Matic’s end product is more uniform in particle size and provides reduction in material volume and weight. Some ammonia nitrogen is volatilized during the composting process. Complete floor aeration systems are now available.
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Designed for Poultry. Built for Your Barn™
AgriShift® Modular Lights were created to help poultry producers reduce electricity costs, decrease labor and maintenance costs, and improve flock performance. The ML family of LED lamps was designed for the harsh environment of your poultry barn, not the comfort of your living room.
©2013 Once Innovations, Inc. Worldwide Patents Pending
Modular LED Poultry Lights
onceinnovations.com 763. 381. 5621 Paid Advertorial
Serving the Poultry and Food Processing Industry since 1976
Industrial Pipe and Supply Co Inc. was founded in 1976 as a small family business serving the Gainesville area with an emphasis in the Poultry industry. Today, we are committed to fulfilling the needs of our customers by providing quality service and superior product lines for the entire southeastern United States with a variety of industries who can benefit and
utilize our product lines. We have an abundance of items in Stock and our number one product is SERVICE. We offer value-added services with expertise in valve selection & actuation, pump application and trouble shooting. We also provide expertise in selection of temperature and pressure control. We keep a complete line of pipe, valves and fittingsincluding many specialty items. We feature products by Apollo, Crane, Dwyer, Fabri, Hansen Kecklley, LMI Pumps, Spears, Watson McDaniels, Stockhom and Wilkerson, to name a few. We appreciate your business & look forward to servicing any
requirement you have. For a complete viewing, visit us at www.Industrialpipega.com or email us at sales@industrialpipega.com for details.
We are large enough to service your needs but small enough to give you the personal attention you deserve.
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Productive Birds Need Performance You Can Count On Paid Advertorial
Experience the Dawn of a New The Horizon Whole House Controller also Day with the Horizon® Controller features dual alarm relays allowing you to The Horizon Whole House Controller, from VAL-CO, offers options that can help to save you time and money. Critical information is displayed at-a-glance on the large, rugged touch screen display, keeping you informed of the conditions in your barn. Simple, intuitive software guides producers through setup and operation, making the complex control of the house easily understood. Modular components and thoughtful design make troubleshooting and maintenance fast while leaving ample workroom. The Horizon Controller can utilize multiple programs and multiple zones to control virtually any barn configuration.
specify major and minor alarms with a choice of local and/or remote notifications. Intelligent minimum vent logic reduces disruptions to delicate chicks & poults and automatically adjusts minimum ventilation based on humidity and outside temperature. Optional wear leveling helps balance motor wear across tunnel fans. The Horizon Whole House Controller can also provide you with maintenance reminders for regular maintenance and improved barn performance. And with remote access through any web-enabled device producers experience a peace of mind knowing that their site is running smoothly, day and night.
Hemisphere™ Fan - An Innovative inlet. The system, called the Hemisphere Solution to Cool Weather Ventilation Mixing Fan, features a large diameter (48” or Growers need a cool weather ventilation solution that conditions cool, fresh outside air by mixing it completely with warm inside air before the air is introduced to the birds. Existing cool weather ventilation systems have been less than perfect, with temperature variations of 1° to 3° per foot and long periods of time with no air movement. Limited air movement causes moisture to accumulate, resulting in wet litter which leads to less productivity and lower profits. To combat the cool season challenges, VAL-CO has designed a system for cool season ventilation that uses a centrifugal fan with an optional metered ceiling
800-99VALCO (800-998-2526) • sales@val-co.com • www.val-co.com
72”) rotor with radial paddles housed in a steel frame and is mounted to the ceiling of poultry houses. The Hemisphere Fan draws air from the center of the rotor and propels it outwards. This action draws air from below to provide vertical mixing and distributes the air throughout the house. When combined with the optional metered ceiling inlet, the fresh, cool outside air is simultaneously drawn from above and mixed with the warm air near the ceiling before being introduced to the birds, eliminating the need for exhaust fans to run at high static pressure, nor the need for high velocities at the inlets. Lower static pressure means higher efficiency of operation and greater energy savings.
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Star-Labs...making nutrients more available for over 30 years Since 1974, Star-Labs has been committed to improving health, growth, and disease resistance. Its desired effect is health and performance with PrimaLac microbial cultures. achieved through adding it to the feed or treating in the drinking water. It has been shown to withstand extremes in PrimaLac is a probiotic that is used widely in animal ag- temperature and humidity and has a two year shelf life. riculture throughout the world. Research has proven that In studies beneficial effects from using PrimaLac for over PrimaLac can help in controlling and preventing bacterial a year include: related issues in poultry, among which are E. coli and Salmonella related problems. -Stimulation of appetite -Greater ability to bounce back from stress PrimaLac stands out from other probiotics because universi-Young bird mortality after weaning is almost ties and other qualified research facilities have tested, docu“ zero” mented, and demonstrated its usefulness and health benefits. -Decrease treatments costs As well as the ability to survive the heat and pressure of -Can be used with vitamins and other supplements pelleting and remain viable. Studies have shown that -Antibiotic usage decreased PrimaLac may enhance animal performance, improve immune response, and the utilization of nutrients. Probiotics such as PrimaLac are live sources of friendly For more information on the leader in direct-fed micorbials bacteria that are ingested as a supplemental aid to promote call 800-894-5396 or visit us at www.primalac.com
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Save on heating fuel using the The Turbulator is the perfect solution for destratification of heated air in an open truss poultry house. The Turbulator stir fan design is so unique that no other fan in today’s market performs in the same way. The Turbulator moves large quantities of air, at low velocities, in a flat cone-shaped pattern that follows the slope of the house roof downward. This provides a uniform airflow over a large area with the least amount of air blasts or dead spots, resulting in a very even heat distribution from the floor to the ridge. Cold or hot spots are virtually eliminated. The existing heating system becomes more efficient and fuel costs are reduced during the cold winter months The Turbulator produces gentle, sweeping air movements over the floor surface. The unique design of the Turbulator allows for a 360 degree cast of air that creates a vortex of return air as it approaches the propeller. This action creates the uniform heat distribution from wall to wall that results in an even bird distribution and a drier litter throughout the poultry house. Construction features: • Ease of installation • Welded steel construction • High efficiency 4 blade impeller
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Impeller safety locked to shaft Continuous duty, Totally-enclosed motor
Key advantages: • 360 degree air flow • No direct air blasts to disrupt animals • Moves large volumes of air at low velocities • Even heat distribution from floor to ceiling • Reduces Heating fuel demand • Gentle sweeping air movement at bird level • Drier litter throughout the house • Even bird distribution throughout the house The Turbulator is designed to be installed in open truss buildings and is not recommended for use in drop ceiling buildings or applications that would allow for contact by people, objects, or animals. Suggested installation height is 12-16 feet from the bottom of impeller to the closest working surface (floor, bench, etc). An optional guard kit is recommended when the impeller is installed less than 12 feet from the closest working surface. By OSHA requirements, the lowest point of the unit must be at least 8 feet from any working surface, even with the optional guard in place.
For more info go to www.acmeag.com or call 1-800-7743267 to obtain the name of your local Acme distributor.
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New for 2012 AgSeal 2.4, 3.4 & 10.4 Beetle Barrier Technology Poultry foam with DBK. Specially new formula designed to Combat and Kill the darkling beetle! New 3 or 5 year warranty option with new 2012 formulas! Designed to help combat against beetle, rodent and bird damage Continually working to improve the performance of our product to ensure our customers can achieve the best possible life and returns on their investments Average return on investment is less than 2 years! AgSeal products are currently approved and/or specified for New Construction & Retro Fitting existing!
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Products Applied and Distributed: Ag-based AgSeal 2.4 lb 3.4 lb and 10.4 Closed Cell foam sealant/insulation. These products are Bio-based w/ specially formulated tuff skin surface for the poultry, hog & other agriculture applications. With the addition of our patented DBK additive to fight the darkling beetle and its damage issues. These Bio-based Insulation products have been sold and applied in these markets since 2005 with good success. AgSeal Insulation offers the following advantages: • 30 to 50% reductions in fuel costs • 8 to 10% reductions in electrical bills • Add years to the life of your poultry houses • Increase static pressure for better air flow • 3 to 5 year warranty options • DBK to help Combat Darkling Beetle
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Composting, Simplified Ecodrum™ Compost System
The EcodrumTM system is a proven technology, successfully installed on poultry operations throughout North America. The EcodrumTM is perfect for large scale animal production.
Let me introduce to you a new alternative in composting technology. The Ecodrum™ system manages poultry mortality in a cost effective and environmentally sound way. An Ecodrum™ can be sized to accomodate any farm, and can be expanded at any time to meet future requirements.
Benefits: Clean and simple to operate Low cost operation Reduces odor and pathogens Maintains composting activity in cold weather Eliminates ground and water contamination Produces a high quality compost used as a soil enhancer
To learn more about how the ecodrumTM can benefit your operation contact us at:
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NEW S GRAVITY “The Original European Curved Inlet”
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Are you prepared for cold weather? Conquer cold weather heat loss and fuel costs with Cumberland/Hired-Hand AV Series Tube Brooders, Tunnel Inlet Door Systems, and RollSealÂŽ Doors. AV Series heaters utilize separate upper and lower tube temperatures and a series of reflectors to distribute heat more uniformly throughout the building creating an even comfort zone for birds. Tunnel inlet doors help to eliminate dead zone areas created by curtain sidewalls and curtain pockets. The tunnel inlet door comes fully assembled and an ultra lightweight, rigid laminate foam panel construction provides excellent energy savings compared to conventional curtain inlets. And, nothing beats the patented RollSeal doors for a simple, functional and inexpensive environmental control. The Rolleal utilizes a special fabric layer design that creates an insulating air gap for outstanding weather protection. For more information, contact your local Cumberland/Hired-Hand dealer or visit www.cumberlandpoultry.com
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www.cumberlandpoultry.com 1004 E. Illinois Street, Assumption, IL 62510 USA | 217-226-4401 Copyright Š 2013 by AGCO Corporation | Cumberland and Hired-Hand are a part of GSI, a worldwide brand of AGCO.
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LVI offers litter management equipment for the poultry and allied industry. LVI
WHY WINDROW AND COMPOST YOUR LITTER?
manufactures seven different models to manage your litter needs. Offering wind-
As bedding costs continue to escalade, there is an alternative with many benefits. Composting and pulverizing your litter in your building, using
rowing and composting to litter conditioning products, producing a pristine litter bed for your new flock. Each LVI product is designed with the ease of operation
Pulverizing Blades
in mind, to maximize your labor and investment for proper litter management,
starting a heat process of aerobic composting in as little as 3-4 days. You
which results with dollars back in your pocket. Quality control from fabrication
are able to reach temperatures of 130-150 degrees, giving you pathogen
to final assembly is our highest priority. Our R&D department is actively looking
free compost.
to improve and offer products to serve our growing and changing industry. Built in the USA, with the highest quality materials and workmanship, our products are protected with TGIC polyester powder coat finish, giving you, our customer many years of protection. LVI has trained professionals here in USA and abroad to assist you with your equipment needs.
the LVI windrower to begin a very natural process of sterilizing the litter by
This amazing process gives benefits of reduced mortality rate, disease
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in litter and darkling beetles, with our dual auger and pulverizing action.
• 7’ Wide / 1100 lbs. Weight • Adjustable Skid Shoes, Oil Bath Chain Drive • Rear Leveling Drag / Gate • Extend The Value Of Your Litter By Conditioning And Pulverizing The Cakes
Building tall, well-formed windrows for optimum heat generation and composting results.
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• Universal Quick Attach / Skid Loader • 18-30 gpm Standard Or High Flow • Dual Auger With Pulverizing Knives • 6”- 12” Litter Depth Maximum
Eagan Innovations ... Sliding or Barn Door Packages
Fiberglass and aluminum construction offer a durable, tight seal; while the insulated panels promote fuel savings.
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Agrifans cut energy costs and provide benefits all year long Insist on Agrifan. Northwest designed the original agricultural ceiling fan. Manufactured for over 25 years with the same design. Agrifan was built for agriculture and has been proven in the industry to stand up to the tough conditions of poultry and livestock buildings, greenhouses, and other wet, dusty or extreme heat areas.
Efficient. Northwest’s 60” Agrifan continuously circulates the air, and does it more efficiently than other agricultural ceiling fans. At maximum speed of 330 RPM, Agrifan uses less than one amp as it moves the air at up to 43,500 CFM. Agrifan’s energy efficient motor runs on less energy than a 100 watt bulb. Economical. When used with an existing ventilation or heating
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Do you need to clean your eggs? The traditional and non-traditional methods Our company receives numerous calls and e-mails on the question of: “Should I be cleaning my eggs?” And our stance is a resounding “yes”, but with a slight pause. Why the pause? It isn’t, depending upon your situation, that easy to answer. So what is the issue then? Quite simply-the issue lies with contaminated eggs that are covered with bacteria (on the shell) or penetrating into shell. There are numerous ways to clean an egg: dry cleaning, wet cleaning, rinsing and washing. There are a majority of chicken owners’ that simply wipe the egg off and put it into storage. However, in the past five years, a rise in Salmonella Enteritidis has caused concern for the FDA, and hence a stricter policy enforcing better regulation on egg control. (FDA.gov) Moreover, the process to remove bacteria and kill microbes that remains in 10% of eggs laid and remain present in the egg white or yolk (FDA.gov). However, the new regulations by the FDA and USDA on sanitizing require at least a four step process to eliminate all growth of bacteria. Both include in this process a sanitization method of wet washing and rinsing (FSIS.USDA.gov). Yet, these stringent regulations apply only to the commercial industry, which leads the backyard grower to local store without any policies to enforce a proper method of sanitization. It is important to note that the issues with the soap or chemical approach are the implication of the chemical seeping into the egg and contaminating the eggs. Before we move forward, it is important to raise the flag of biasness now. We promote and stand by the allnatural use of enzymes to clean eggs. What are Enzymes and how do they work? The utilization of enzymes as a cleansing agent within products has been around for the last 40 years. Enzyme cleaners are non-toxic and effective; they clean better than toxic and non-toxic detergents. Enzymes cleaners remove odors by breaking down the materials causing the odor. Consumers use enzymes for stain removal & odor removal, and laundry, carpet and upholstery cleaning. The most commonly used application and manufacture of enzymes is washing agents (detergents); largest use of application in the industry. Consumers don’t realize they are actively using enzymes as their washing agent whenever they use a detergent. Or, in other applications, enzymes are used as an auxiliary agent in the
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Paid Advertorial manufacturing process within finished products. The introduction the surface. of enzymatic formulas within the environmental and agriculture Wet cleaning is prohibited by state regulation for some markets. industry has been used for the past two decades. Studies performed Specifically, Minnesota regulations prohibit the sale of wet-cleaned at the University of Wisconsin have shown the recontamination, of eggs to stores. Immersion washing is not condoned and may be using chemical vs. enzymes, as a conclusive result that enzymatic prohibited. cleanser keeps the egg sanitized longer than conventional chemical Dry cleaning using a brush, sandpaper, or a loofah sponge has based products. fewer issues than wet cleaning, and is recommended for small producers. Or, the process of wiping is using an enzymatic product “Just the Facts, Ma’am-just the facts.” cleans the surface of the egg, using natural enzymes, to remove Now that you understand where our company stands, let’s go over that contaminants and reduce the amount of time the egg is saturated just the facts and methodology of chicken laying, collecting and with merely water. storage. If detergents or other additives are used for wet cleaning, they The process of egg collection extends beyond just the procedure must either be non-synthetic or among the allowed synthetics on of washing eggs. The gathering, and one commonly overlooked, is National List at §205.603 of the National Organic Standard. the first, and most important, step. Providing a healthy environment the Synthetics include: chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, ozone and peracetic for your flock is vital in producing the best eggs. Clean, parasiteThese serve mostly as sanitizers rather than as washing free, and ammonia-free environment aides in a heavier, stress-free acid. agents. and more productive chicken. Proper storage of your eggs is necessary to avoid further contamination. You should store the eggs • Washing – Eggs need to be colder than the water they are washed in a refrigerator at a constant temperature of 45 F (7.2 C) ambient in. Warmer water contracts the shell, tightening it, and providing a temperature if kept for more than 36 hours; eggs are susceptible to barrier. Eggs should be washed in water that is at least 20°F warmer changes in temperature, which may result in a loss of quality. You than the warmest eggs, and the water should be at least 90°F. This can read more about how to store your eggs from the following links: is to prevent water that is cooler than the egg from forcing the egg to contract and pull water and microbes through the shell http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/ contents into the egg and cause contamination. However, the wash water EggSafety/EggSafetyActionPlan/ucm056862.htm should not be more than 40°F above the temperature of the eggs http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/charts/eggstorage.html or the eggs may experience thermal cracking. Washing eggs come with two methods: chemical or natural. The downfall of using a What methods are being used to clean eggs? The current environment of how poultry owners’ clean their eggs is: chemical based product with the water is risk of penetration of it past the bloom and into the yolk. However, a non-chemical, more • No cleaning or dry cleaning natural approach (enzymes) causes no harm to the surface, bloom or • Soap & Water yolk; i.e. taste, smell and quality. • Chemicals – chlorine or bleach Although the USDA does not condone immersion washing (soaking • Enzyme based products or standing), a majority of small producers do not have to abide or • Wet Cleaning/Wiping – An egg is covered by a waxy layer (the cuticle) that helps prevent microbes from entering the pores. While operate under the legislation. the cuticle does provide a great barrier against contaminants, it does Who uses these methods? not prevent water to penetrate past its shell pore and pose a threat Organic Farms typically rinse the eggs, if dry cleaning, with water to microbial penetration (Zeidler, 2002). The process of wet cleaning and depend upon the natural sterile process of the chicken to protect is to allow water to pour over the surface of the egg in a continuous its eggs. These are your non-traditional methods and represent less flow that allows the water to drain away, while removing dirt from than 20% of chicken owners’ (FDA, 2009)
Backyard owners are using a soap and water mixture or enzymes based solution. This method is traditional among the majority of chicken owners’ (FDA, 2009). The commercial industry (store bought) standards for egg cleansing are heavily regulated by FDA and USDA. The process for cleansing eggs is to use a chemical based solution – in the form of chlorine or bleach. This explains why you receive very white (bleached) eggs in the store. Inspection You may be asking yourself -if the commercial industry is regulated by FDA and USDA, then who overlooks the organic, backyard and local stores? The USDA will do random blue light testing to ensure eggs are contaminant free and abide by all safety standards. The blue light, when passed over a contaminated egg, will glow-this glow is the bacteria. If contamination is found, your entire stock may be pulled by the inspector. Grading The primary USDA egg grades are AA, A, and B. Grades are based on both exterior and interior quality. For specifics on egg grading, see the USDA-AMS Poultry Programs web site. Grading also involves sorting eggs into weight classes or sizes (peewee, small, medium, large, extra-large and jumbo). The USDA Egg Grading Manual details what an egg of a specific class needs to weigh. Many producers do not grade but mark their eggs as mixed, unclassified, or ungraded. Farm-scale equipment for grading is available through farm supply outlets such as NASCO. Packaging Eggs may be carton-packed according to size or as unsized. Standard packaging for direct sale is by the dozen, half-dozen, or dozen-and-a-half. Cartons are typically made of pulp paper, Styrofoam or clear plastic. Labeling Eggs packed under federal regulations require the pack date to be displayed on the carton. It is a three-digit Julian date that represents the consecutive day of the year. The carton is also dated with the ‘Sell-by’ or expiration date, which depends on the state requirements. Eggs with a federal grade must be sold within 30 days from day of pack.
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