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New Regulations in Effect for U.S. Egg Producers

There are big changes underway for the egg industry following the recent passage of the Egg Products Inspection Regulations. Since 1970, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS) has been operating under the Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA), but the new regulations will now bring egg products more in line with the safety standards applied to meat and poultry products. Under the new ...

Feb. 9, 2021

By MadgeTech, Inc.

Chairman Roberts’ Priorities Included in Senate-Passed Omnibus Legislation

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today voted for the bipartisan fiscal year 2021 omnibus appropriations bill and the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. The legislation includes approximately $26 billion for pandemic-related agriculture and nutrition programs. “I’m proud to cast one of my final votes in the ...

Dec. 21, 2020

By U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

Reduce antibiotic use in farming

To round off World Antibiotic Awareness Week in November, the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics have produced a report calling for Government to protect public health and take a stronger stance against using antibiotics too much on farms. The US, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, which are all in trade negotiations with the UK, allow farmers to give antibiotics to livestock to make them grow ...

Dec. 2, 2020

By Soil Association

Evonik to concentrate MetAMINO production at its three, world-scale, best-in-class hubs

Evonik is to cluster its MetAMINO® (DL-methionine) production at three international hubs (Americas, Europe, and Asia) to maximize economies of scale and utilize robust processes. Evonik to manage all its DL-methionine production from three world-scale hubs in Europe, Americas and Asia. Evonik to strengthen its competitiveness by further improving its cost position. Evonik to ...

Oct. 13, 2020

By Evonik Fibres GmbH

Karatsu City and Umitron Partner to Improve Karatsu Q Saba (Chub Mackerel) Aquaculture using IoT and AI Technology

Umitron K. K. (Location: Tokyo, Co-founder / CEO Ken Fujiwara, hereinafter Umitron) has started work with the Kyushu University faculty of agriculture and University of Miyazaki faculty of agriculture on a new project titled: Expansion of full-life cycle production of saba (chub mackerel) for export. Umitron will cooperate with aqua farmers in the Karatsu Genkai area and demonstrate effective ...

Oct. 9, 2020

By Umitron Pte. Ltd

French Groupe Grimaud and Bulgarian Start-up Nasekomo announce the launch of a joint venture FlyGenetics

Circular agriculture: “Fly Genetics”, a new European player at the heart of insect production! French Groupe Grimaud and Bulgarian Start-up Nasekomo announce the launch of a joint venture to build a European champion to supply the insect-based bioconversion industry with improved black soldier flies. What is the insect-based bioconversion industry? The insect-based bioconversion ...

Sep. 18, 2020

By Nasekomo

GEA cooling and heating solution for poultry processing company 2 Sisters Storteboom in Komorniki

GEA has supplied integrated cooling and heating systems for the new site of the poultry processing company 2 Sisters Storteboom B.V. in Komorniki, Poland. 2 Sisters Storteboom and GEA have been working closely together in the planning, configuration and installation of these systems. The aim is to significantly reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions, thus protecting the environment ...

Aug. 26, 2020

By GEA Group

Chairman Roberts: Ag Producers’ Work During Pandemic is ‘Nothing Short of Heroic’

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the hard work of American agriculture producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to watch his remarks. “Producing food for a troubled and hungry world is what farmers do day in and day out. But, especially at times like this, ...

Aug. 6, 2020

By U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

Tech that turns CO2 into animal feed gets funding boost

Nine innovative projects that apply big data, AI and robotics to UK farming will help establish a more efficient system of food production. Innovative agri-tech projects across the UK, including fruit picking robots and autonomous crop systems, to benefit from £24 million government investment leading project in Nottingham that recycles carbon dioxide from Drax power station into ...

Jul. 17, 2020

By Saga Robotics

The heating costs are 70% lower in our new shed

The brothers Jack and Mark Renders in Son & Breugel in The Netherlands produce 185,000 regular broilers in five houses. They chose DACS ventilation and controls for their new house, commissioned in September 2019. Easier to operate “The constant breeze of preheated air over the chicks from day one is a major advantage of the DACS ventilation system compared to our houses with negative ...

Jul. 2, 2020

By DACS A/S

Eight years down the road my expectations have been fully met!

Nearly eight years have passed since Emmanuel Destrijker from Plessisville, Quebec in Canada, installed a DACS ventilation system in his new layer house. Even though he was the first to buy such a system in Canada he was convinced the system would work. Eight years down the road his expectations have been fully met! Air distributed to every single corner “No matter the time of year, I ...

Jul. 2, 2020

By DACS A/S

Nasekomo signs the largest publicly announced early stage AgTech deal in Emerging Europe

We are happy to announce that we just closed a round of funding of EUR 4 million! Details in the press release below: Bulgarian start-up upscales organic waste streams from the agro-industry into animal feed by harnessing the power of the black soldier fly larvae. Bulgarian start-up Nasekomo has raised EUR 4 million to deploy its proprietary robotized insect rearing technology. The VC funds ...

Jul. 2, 2020

By Nasekomo

Opinion: Helping Rural America Feed All of America

Every American has a part to play in slowing the spread of the coronavirus. While many are working from home, an important few are working overtime on farms and ranches to make sure grocery store shelves are stocked. From harvesting wheat in Kansas to picking blueberries in Georgia, producers are getting up before the sun every day, while also adapting their operations to keep workers safe. They ...

Jun. 25, 2020

By U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

Crushing Roller Mill by KAHL

High-quality ingredients and an optimal formula are the most important factors in animal feeding. The importance of the feed structure, however, often goes unmentioned, although research and tests carried out by various institutes of the feed industry in recent years have shown that it is an at least equally important factor for successful feeding and animal health. For this reason, the machine ...

Jun. 22, 2020

By AMANDUS KAHL GmbH & Co. KG

I turned Firewood Into Siding! Warrior Sawmill Off Grid

Okay that was a second log on Mill and now off the mill. I ran out of daylight though so I had to kinda patch this one together for you guys. It’s the next morning, I woke up early this morning and I started getting the boards the ends cut off so they were nice and square and also to rip them I have to cut them because they’re so wide down to 11inches and a quarter for our boards were ...

Jun. 17, 2020

By Hud-Son Forest Equipment

EPA Seeking Comments on the Registration of a Novel Biopesticide and Product

On May 22, 2020, EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) announced the opening of a 15-day comment period on its proposal to register a new active ingredient and biopesticide product. The biopesticide product, PHC-91398, would contain Ea peptide 91398, the new active ingredient that was derived from naturally occurring bacterium and induces natural plant defenses. The plant’s ...

May 29, 2020

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

UK’s First ASC Certified Responsibly Produced Seabream Goes on Sale

With the launch of Fish Said Fred products, UK consumers can for the first time buy chilled and responsibly produced ASC certified seabream and seabass. Fish Said Fred is the latest brand from Chessington-based New England Seafood International (NESI) and the products are now available to Ocado shoppers. The brand was created to take some of the confusion out of buying fish, a process which many ...

May 26, 2020

By Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)

Supporting Turkey’s aquaculture growth plans

At the 8th Annual Turkish Aquaculture Association symposium and workshop, hosted by the Central Union of Aquaculture Producers, Aquaculture R&D Director of Hendrix Genetics Robbert Blonk presented the latest insights in the world of aquaculture breeding and genetics. In addition, he shared knowledge on the importance of good husbandry and environmental conditions to obtain the best ...

May 19, 2020

By Troutlodge, Inc. - part of Hendrix Genetics

One Farm’s Spring Update: Herbs, Laying Hens, and Bed-Building

A few weeks ago I asked for you to share what you’ve been doing on your farms with me and I wanted to share this short story of what Bil and Alise of Under The Sun Herbs have been up to on their farm. Below follows their account of their farm projects this spring. It’s really starting to feel like we’re connecting the dots on our farm. In our second season on 10 acres near ...

May 18, 2020

By Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota

As the Trump Administration Pressures Meat Processing Plants to Open, Senators Urge Action to Ensure Worker Safety

Today, a group of 29 Democratic Senators led by U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, raised new concerns about the Trump Administration’s Executive Order that has pressured meat processing plants to open without verifying the necessary safety measures to protect workers and the food supply. In a letter to U.S. ...

May 15, 2020

By U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

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