Meat & Poultry News

  1. AFIA Signs MOU With Vietnamese Feed And Animal Husbandry Associations 9/23/2024

    The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Vietnam Feed Association (VFA) and Animal Husbandry Association of Vietnam (AHAV) to strengthen Vietnam's feed and animal production industries.

  2. Researcher Evaluates Increased Efficiency Of Avian Reovirus Characterization Via Real-Time Sequencing 9/16/2024

    USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project by researchers at the University of Georgia that evaluated using real-time sequencing to increase the efficiency of avian reovirus characterization.

  3. dsm-firmenich Opens Animal Nutrition & Health Manufacturing Plant In Egypt 9/16/2024

    Formally inaugurated on 12 September 2024, the facility reflects the company’s commitment to meet increasing demand from mid-range and large livestock farms and feed millers for premixes and innovative feed additives.

  4. The Promise Of Alternative Proteins 9/9/2024

    Inside a UC Davis engineering lab, tiny round pellets swirl in a brown liquid inside a 5-liter glass tank. The tank, a bioreactor, is brewing edible fungi high in protein and designed to look and taste like meat.

  5. Transforming Poultry Barns Into Greenhouses: New North Carolina Hub Champions Sustainable Farming 9/6/2024

    The Transfarmation Project® is thrilled to announce the launch of its North Carolina demonstration hub on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at 509 Concord Church Road in Wadesboro at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

  6. Legislation To Protect Fish In Brazil Could Have Opposite Effect 9/5/2024

    The comment piece, published in Fish and Fisheries and based on a review of his past research, highlighted that the recent legislation effectively outlawed nearly half of all commercial fishing in the northern Pantanal and could economically displace local fishers, opening up the region for industrial activities that will have far worse effects on the region’s ecosystems.

  7. Cargill Acquires Two US Feed Mills, Strengthens Production And Distribution Capabilities To Grow With Customers 9/5/2024

    To grow with the ag retail and large ranching/ farming segments in the western and central regions of the U.S., Cargill has acquired two feed mills from Compana Pet Brands – one in Denver, Colo. and the other in Kansas City, Kan.

  8. Beef Industry Can Reduce Emissions By Up To 30% 9/3/2024

    Greenhouse gases resulting from human activity have been the largest driver of climate change since the mid-20th century — especially from agriculture.

  9. KPM Analytics Unveils AI-Powered At-Line Vision Inspection System For Meat And Poultry 8/22/2024

    Meat and poultry processors face ongoing challenges with quality control, consistency, and labor shortages.

  10. Rethinking Poultry Chilling In The USA 8/20/2024

    From a sustainability perspective, the high water usage associated with water bath chilling in poultry processing facilities makes this method a point of discussion.