Perdue AgriBusiness, a subsidiary of Perdue Farms, the fourth largest poultry producer in the United States, today announced the launch of FlockLeader, a new line of probiotics and supplements designed for backyard chickens. FlockLeader by Perdue is the first...
Meat Protein delivers outstanding top-line growth of 13.4%, Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 13.0% and Adjusted EBITDA dollar growth of 21.8%; Reassessing Plant Protein investment
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. ("Maple Leaf Foods" or the "Company") (TSX: MFI) today reported its financial...
House of Raeford Farms announced today the retirement of Mark Van Benthuysen, complex manager for the company’s Arcadia, Louisiana division effective August 31, 2020. Mark joined the company in 2006, after serving with ConAgra and Pilgrims for 27 years.
Van...
Feeding pelleted diets improves broiler production efficiency through increased feed intake and live weight gain as well as improved feed conversion ratio.
Pelleting technology became available in the 1930's and is now used in the manufacturing of nearly all commercial...
During the 2020 International Production & Processing Expo(IPPE), six researchers presented their findings from recently completed research projects funded by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) and its Foundation as part of the TECH Talk sessions offered during...
Cobb Europe recently completed an expansion of the company’s state-of-the-art hatchery in Norfolk, United Kingdom. This milestone allows the facility to increase production capacity and help deliver a superior product to customers using advanced technology.
To achieve these goals, a...
Lewis & Clark AgriFood, a St. Louis based food and agriculture focused investment firm, today announced the closing of a $7.7 million investment round from their Lewis &
Clark AgriFood Fund II in BinSentry, which provides digital sensor technology to...
Source: Associated Press
Two of the poultry industry's biggest companies have agreed to pay nearly $35 million to settle a lawsuit that accused them and several other firms of conspiring to dominate the industry and fix the prices paid to...
Third-generation farmer Andrew McLean of Centreville, Md., who raises organic chickens for Perdue, won the company’s first Chicken Welfare Free-Range Pasture contest to get the most chickens outside.
Announces winner of first pasture contest as part of Commitments To Animal...
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vol32n2.pdf
Date:
2020
Volume:
32
Number:
2
Tip Category:
Cold weather management
Heating systems
The house has been preheated for 36 hours to 92oF. The chicks will be arriving in a few hours and the controller’s six temperature sensors (positioned one foot above the floor) indicate the...