[From nobody Wed Dec 12 10:19:03 2007 Received: from ag107.mta.exacttarget.com ([66.231.83.107]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v9.0.0) with ESMTP id RMH26640 for <lfalen@turbonet.com>; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:21:40 -0800 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; q=dns; s=200608; d=watt-email.com; b=nkoiszDbPb24xIxwtIG03QOfkHqIfqOy4v1ODJohXr0mJ3GCbMh2sbTXZE/Lf17y7FCqrpb1ElXY 5p9LglsT9l6lBZyHwtfnHtS5rXY+TQInmaORz+3PIRF9+cNZ9YmybakbxsVDCPmUXCJP/pdPkQkn jUXXtZ6V4As02ndLFnY=; Received: by ag107.mta.exacttarget.com (PowerMTA(TM) v3.2r22) id hbskou0d6lgq for <lfalen@turbonet.com>; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:21:34 -0600 (envelope-from <bounce-175053_HTML-141997684-2777955-57643-0@bounce.watt-email.com>) From: "Feed eNews" <feedenews@watt-email.com> To: <lfalen@turbonet.com> Subject: Cargill partners with Wildlife Conservation Society Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:16:22 -0600 List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:leave-fcb615777064017e1a4c342838-fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74-fe85167772630d7870-fef61177736007@leave.exacttarget.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: WATT <reply-FCWw6vP3W4U=-175053_HTML-141997684-57643@watt-email.com> x-job: 57643_2777955 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="GYUFw2EP5GKw"; Message-Id: <475F298E.00000960@ag107.mta.exacttarget.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --GYUFw2EP5GKw Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To view this email as a web page, click http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe85167772630d7870&m=fef61177736007&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&ju=%%ex2;joburlid%% here . Feed E-news December 2007 Volume 7, Number 12 This newsletter is also available in a Acrobat PDF format. To download the PDF click on the following link: http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/feed/pdf/DEC07feedenews.pdf FEED PDF . http://www.viveurope.nl/ » Global ViewUSA:Cargill partners with Wildlife Conservation Society http://www.cargill.com/ Cargill and the http://www.wcs.org/ Wildlife Conservation Society have formed apartnership to support global efforts to examine health links among humans,livestock, and wildlife, and to monitor for avian influenza and other diseasesshared between people and animals. Cargill is committing $1.5 million for twoinitiatives spearheaded by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) expanding aglobal surveillance network for avian influenza in Indonesiaand Vietnam, and introducinga grants program for animal health projects in Brazil. In Brazil, Cargillwill fund a new WCS initiative to support innovative projects that examine thehealth linkages among humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. In Vietnam and Indonesia where many seriousoutbreaks of avian influenza have occurred, the Cargill-WCS partnership willhelp expand the http://www.gains.org/ Global Avian Influenza Networkfor Surveillance (GAINS) program. In partnership with local governmentbodies, Cargill and WCS will train local teams to survey and monitor animals inmarket trade centers, allowing for the comparison of virulence in pathogensbetween market and wild bird populations. GAINS is a multi-disciplinary,multi-stakeholder program for the collection and sharing of data on avianinfluenza. USA:Research finds high prevalence of E. coli 0157 in cattle fed distillers grainsRecent research at http://www.k-state.edu/ Kansas State University found that cattle feddistillers grain have twice the prevalence ofE. coli O157 in theirhindgut. Researchers there say thefinding is likely to have a profound implication in food safety and thatcontinued research is necessary to determine why 0157 is more prevalent in cattlefed diets containing DDGS. Among the possibilitiesare that changes in the animals&rsquo; hindgut as a result of feeding distillersgrains or the possibility the byproduct provides a nutrient for the bacteria. Global:FAO predicts record coarse grain output, significant wheat cropThe United Nations http://www.fao.org/ Food and Agriculture Organisation predicts thatworld coarse grain output will come in at a record-setting 1.069 billion tonnesthis year, slightly less than previously expected due to lower totals in the United States.Even so, bumper crops in the Americaswill ensure record levels, even if estimates have been lowered since the FAO&rsquo;s1.078 billion tonnes prediction in November. The FAO&rsquo;s crop prospects and foodsituation report also predicted that global wheat output will rise 1.3 percentfrom last year to 602.2 million tonnes, little changed from an earlier forecastof 602.1 million tonnes. "With thewinter wheat sowing in the northern hemisphere virtually complete, the latestindications point to a significant increase in the world wheat area for2008," FAO said, adding it had a favourable outlook for 2008 world wheatcrops. http://www.afia.org/Committees/Production_Compliance_Committee/fmoy_2007.html USA:USDA proposes naturally raised marketing claim standardOn November 27, the http://www.usda.gov/ USDA announced a proposed voluntary standardregarding a naturally raised marketing claim for livestock and meat. Comments are due January 28, 2008. Increasingly, livestock and meat producersare using production or processing claims to distinguish their products in themarketplace. USDA-AMS, through itsvoluntary certification and audit programs, verifies the accuracy of theseclaims. The proposed standard willestablish the minimum requirements for those producers who choose to operate aUSDA verified program involving a naturally raised claim. The naturally raised marketing claim alsowill be a voluntary program. Moreinformation is available through the USDA AMS http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/stand/naturalclaim.htm Naturally RaisedMarketing Claims Program website. Macedonia:Macedonia faces animal feed shortagesMacedonia could be facing renewed animalfeed shortages in 2008, warns that nation&rsquo;s agriculture minister, AcoSpasenoski, during a joint press conference with representatives of theFederation of Farmers of the Republic of Macedonia (FFRM). The agricultureminister appealed to farmers to sow cereals on "the largest possiblearea" in order to avoid shortages next year. The Minister said thegovernment in Skopjewould only offer financial support to cereal production in general and notspecific crops as has been the case. The FFRM is reported to have been pleasedwith the way the talks had gone. USA:American Feed Industry Association holds workshop on ingredient import safetyThe http://www.afia.org/ American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) conductedan industry-wide workshop in Chicago, Illinois, USA,November 28-29, 2007. Open to allcompanies in the feed and pet food industries, the National Dialog onIngredient Import Safety was held in response to increasing concerns overinternational imports. Purpose of themeeting was to discuss an AFIA-prepared draftGuidance for the Industry that will be presented to the Food andDrug Administration (FDA). AFIA Vice President of Feed Regulation and NutritionRichard Sellers organized and led the meeting. Sellers said that the event gave the industry an opportunity to discussimported ingredients, develop a consensus on maximizing the safety of thoseproducts and formulate recommendations to FDA on imports. http://www.nutracea.com/ EU: Call for focus on non-GMO production techniquesWhile the EuropeanUnion (EU) is under increasing pressure to import animal feed from countriessuch as Argentina and the USA where the use of genetically modified organisms(GMOs) is widespread, Dr. Riccardo Russu, director of the Regional Agency forAgriculture and Food in Tuscany, Italy, has called for the EU to face up toanimal feed shortages by adopting more efficient, GMO-free farming techniques.According to the http://www.gmo-free-regions.org/ European GMO-freeRegions Network , he stated that the European Commission should spend more researchmoney on developing and improving agriculture production techniques that do notinvolve the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Dr. Russu said thatthe EU could become more self-sufficient in farming if it funded and developedother types of non-GMO farming, such as organic and quality focusedagriculture. Global:U.S. Grains Council sees continued export markets in EU The http://www.grains.org/index.ww U.S. Grains Council reports theEuropean Union is currently experiencing a substantial grain deficit and willbe forced to import 10 million metric tons (394 million bushels) of corn and 3to 4 million tons (118 to 157 million bushels) of sorghum this year. The USGCPresident&rsquo;s Mission, which included the NationalSorghum Producers (NSP), traveled to Europe and northern Africato assess the status of European and Moroccan feed grain markets and the impactof Council programming in the region. The delegation visited France, Germany,Morocco and Spain, wherethey met with producers, feed millers and processors. USA:Tyson announces plans for growth http://www.tysonfoodsinc.com/ Tyson Foods Inc. has told marketanalysts in the USAthat it intends to enter the new product area of nutraceuticals. The companyalready channels by-products from its meat processing activities intoingredients for animal feeds. Outside the USA,the Tyson management aims to grow poultry businesses in Brazil, Chinaand Mexicoas part of a strategy to increase international sales from a current mark ofUS$3 billion to US$5 billion annually by 2010. By that date, Tyson also intends to have completedconstruction of a US$150 million site in Louisiana,USA,for converting animal fat and other meat by-products as well as vegetable oil into biodiesel for renewable energy. http://www.rumen-health.com/ UK:Tests carried out on latest outbreak of H5 avian influenzaA new outbreak of H5 avian influenza was confirmed in theeast of England, only monthsafter the UK&rsquo;sfirst case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. Further tests are being carriedout to determine whether or not the new incident involves H5N1 and whether thestrain is high or low on pathogenicity. A three-kilometre protection zone and a10-kilometre surveillance zone have been established around the infectedpremises. The disease was identified in turkeys being reared outside asfree-range. The earlier episode had occurred nearby and also involved turkeys.The source of the infection in that case was suspected to be turkey meatimported from Hungaryfor further processing, although contact with wild birds is a known risk factorfor outdoor-reared poultry. Bulgaria and Romania: Drought raises prospect of increasing grain importsThe two newest EUmember states face the likelihood of importing greater amounts of grain as aresult of poor harvests this year. Drought has forced Bulgaria and Romania to look on theinternational markets for raw materials for basic foodstuffs. The two countriestogether produced an average of only 23 million tonnes of grain, or 8 percentof EU production, reports the German market and price analysis centre ZMP.Although these two nations possess a third of total EU grain acreage, andproduce more grain than their domestic markets can absorb in good years, thelast three years have seen sharp falls in their grain harvests. Formerly netwheat exporters, several million tonnes will have to be imported this year, ZMPreports. Up to October 30, 2007, import licenses for 122,600 tonnes of wheatand 161,900 tonnes of maize had been granted. Romania's maize harvest is reportedto be as bad as one 18 years ago. By mid-October, only 2.4 metric tonnes hadbeen harvested, even with three-fourths of the acreage already cleared. Thetotal is estimated to be 3.5 metric tons, more than two-thirds less than thealready-below-average harvest of the year prior. The estimate for the wheatharvest is only 3.0 metric tonnes, compared to the 5.5 metric tonnes of theprevious year. It is estimated that 1 metric tonne to 1.5 metric tonnes willhave to be imported to cover domestic demand. As a result of drought, thisyear's Bulgarian maize harvest is expected to be a mere 0.25 metric tonnes, 85percent less than the previous year. This will not even cover a third ofdomestic demand for 2007-8, ZMP reports. The wheat harvest is expected to total2.3 metric tonne, nearly a third less than that of the previous year. Only thesevere drought year 2003 produced less. With food requiring 1.2 metric tonneand feed another 0.6 to 0.7 metric tonne, the situation is serious. It isexpected that Bulgariawill need to import 150,000 to 200,000 tonnes of wheat, merely to bolsterdepleted state reserves. New Zealand: Cost ofproduction rises, dairy ingredient market could tightenLowcost dairy producer or not? NewZealand's status as such could be underthreat, says the http://www.usda.gov/ USDA , as doubts developover the long-term cost-effectiveness of the industry there. New Zealandmilk output will rise marginally next year by around 1.5 percent, the USDAsaid, due to the heightened demand for dairy products. More significantincreases will not be realized until the following season, with annual rises ofbetween 4 and 6 percent expected. Production growth is then expected to stabilize at around 1.5 &ndash; 3percent over the next few years. However, as the number of farmers convertingto dairy slows down from its current rate, cost effectiveness is likely todecrease, the USDA said. Each increasein the payments to farmers often leadsthem to increase expenditure on their input costs to increase output. Thatscenario, combined with significant land price appreciation, has negativelyimpacted returns to capital and brings into questionthe ability of New Zealandto continue its status as a low cost dairy producer, according to statements bythe USDA. It was then predicted that this could lead to further cost hikeswithin the global supply chain for dairy ingredients like milk powder. http://www.starlake.com.cn/?fyStf=6QxtU1ZzDlx China: Feed industry on the riseSources in China havereported toFeed International thatnational feed production seems to have increased by about 3 percent this year,despite the reduction in animal inventory caused by poultry and pig diseases.The sources say the losses of livestock occurred mainly on backyard sites thatwere not using feeds from an organized supply network. For 2006, figures fromthe China Feed Industry Association had shown 111 million tons of all feedsproduced, of which 73 percent were compounds from industrial mills.Approximately 82 million tons of animal feeds are estimated to have been usedin Chinabetween January and September 2007. Industrially made compound feeds mills arethought to have represented 63 million tons of the total volume. Remarks by a director of the governmentalDepartment of Rural Economy have indicated that the Chinese authorities intendto back the development of large-scale enterprises to boost national productionof meat and grain. There will also be financial aid for grain growers and pigproducers. The plan is for Chinato remain at least 95 percent self-sufficient for grains in the foreseeablefuture, even though demand will increase and the land available for croppingwill be reduced by urbanization. There had been concern within Chinese agenciesthat more grain must be imported in the coming years, with one estimate sayingimports would have to supply 9 percent of national needs by 2010. China&rsquo;s leadershave responded by supporting a transfer of wheat and maize production fromsmall farms to bigger units over the next five years, believing the more specializedgrowers will achieve better yields. UK:Farming organizations protest proposal for cost sharingA coalition offarming organizations from across the UK has protested against a proposal fromthe British government to make livestock farmers pay towards the cost ofmeasures on animal health and welfare, including those dealing with outbreaksof notifiable animal diseases. In a joint statement, the organizations said thetiming was wrong because farms were already struggling to cope with the feedprice crisis, Also, the disease handling costs must be significantly reducedbefore there could be any question of sharing them. Canada:Consumers prefer 'rich in CLA' beefSupportamong Canadian consumers is reported for the idea of buying beef that has beenenhanced with extra amounts of conjugated linoleic acid by the inclusion of theCLA in cattle feeds. Canada-based http://www.clanetwork.com/ CLANetwork says it is currently exploring the health benefits of CLA andlaying the groundwork for potential beef and dairy products that featureincreased levels of the fatty acid. An in-store survey led by an agriculturaleconomist at the University of Alberta interviewed 800 people in the cities of Calgary, Toronto, Quebec City and Vancouver.They were invited to take part in a computer-simulated shopping experience inwhich they could choose ground beef according to its color, fat and CLAcontent. Participants apparently showed they were willing to pay more for beefwith extra CLA. Survey results also indicated that the label on the productmade a difference, with the description &lsquo;Rich in CLA&rsquo; being preferred to &lsquo;CLAenhanced&rsquo;. Korea:Legislation will reduce antimicrobial feed additive useA forthcoming changein Korea&rsquo;sfeed additive legislation has been noted by a foreign service report at the http://www.usda.gov/ US Department of Agriculture . This explainsthat the change due to be enforced by the Korean Ministry of Agriculture from1st April 2008 will reduce the number of permitted antimicrobial feed additivesfrom 25 to 18. It applies specifically to inclusion of additives in compoundfeeds, whether of domestic or imported origin. The report says the reductionhas been decided as a move towards decreasing the over-use of antibiotics inanimal feeds and is part of a larger government plan in Korea to cutantibiotic residues in meat and poultry. Among the antibiotics removed from the permitted list for feed use afterApril are colistin, bacitracin, lincomycin, chlortetracycline and penicillin. http://www.sdxinfa.cn/ Indonesia: Feed use on the riseIndonesian FeedmillsAssociation chairman Budiarto Soebijanto has estimated that the uptake of feedsfor poultry and livestock in Indonesiawill have reached 7.6 million tons in 2007, up by more than 5 percent from theamount produced industrially in 2006. His forecast for next year is anotherincrease, to more than 8.1 million tons. The further growth will be linkedparticularly to the continued recovery of the national poultry industry afterits troubles with avian influenza. Poultry feeds are reckoned to account for 80percent of the total demand for commercial feed products in Indonesia. Global:Aquaculture will fill gap in demandAquaculture willbecome increasingly important as a contributor to the world&rsquo;s fish supplies, atop-level meeting of fishery authorities has been told in Rome. In a report prepared for the meeting,specialists from the http://www.fao.org/ Food & AgricultureOrganisation of the United Nations (FAO) speculated that the quantitiescoming from capture fishing in open waters were unable to rise further.Therefore aquaculture must fill the gap in a market where another 37 millionmetric tons of fish will be needed by 2030, simply to maintain the currentlevel of consumption as the global human population expands. Figures from FAO&rsquo;sFishStat+ database have shown that aquaculture in 2005 produced over 48 millionmetric tons of the 107 million tons of fish consumed worldwide. The latestprojections say the fish farms operating in 2015 will be providing half of allsupplies. Netherlands:Provimi reports positive first nine months http://www.provimi.nl/ Provimi in the Netherlands has reported a 13.5percent increase in its international sales in animal nutrition for the first ninemonths of 2007, to &euro;1502.2 million. Group sales for the full year in 2006 hadbeen &euro;1.8 billion. Volumes this year increased in almost all regions, with arise of 30.4 percent in North America boosted by Vita in Canada(acquired in June 2006) and the acquisitions of Californian businesses Nutriusand Virtus Nutrition. Other major growth areas for sales were France and Poland. More than 87.4 percent ofthe shares of the Provimi Group are now held by KoroFrance. China:Phasing out pig productionFeed demand in the Guangdong province of southern Chinacould be hit by an official plan to phase out pig production in the Pearl Deltaarea around the city of Dongguanby 2009. Already home to over 6.5 million people, Dongguan continues to spreadout along the banks of the Pearl River as itattracts investment from foreign and Chinese companies. Pig farms in the areahave been blamed for adding to the environmental pollution. Previously, pigfeeds have represented almost one-quarter of the total feed tonnage of about 15million tons per year produced in Guangdong. http://www.agresearchinc.net/MAXI-BOND.htm » Industry NewsUSA and Japan:Aova Technologies, Inc. signs distribution agreements http://www.aovatech.com/ Aova Technologies, Inc. (AovaTech) and http://www.imgen.com/ IMGEN, Inc. announced today that theorganizations have entered into an exclusive distribution contract for theJapanese market of AovaTech&rsquo;s micro feed ingredients&mdash;BIG PIG, BIG FISH, BIGBEEF and BIG BIRD for enhanced nutritional performance. Aova Technologies, Inc. headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, is abiotechnology company organized in 2001 to offer the producer and feednutritionist a new strategy in animal nutrition. AovaTech also announces that ithas signed a distribution agreement with DLM_Mkting for AovaTech&rsquo;s micro feedingredients. DLM_Mkting was establishedin 1997 by Dan L. McDermott, a specialist in the animal production andnutrition industries since 1979 assisting companies with product developmentand marketing of new technologies. DLM_Mkting provides contract product development and marketing servicesfor animal nutrition technology companies. USA:Alltech hosts ribbon cutting at Georgia facilityMore than 50 area residents joined global animalhealth company http://www.alltech.com/index.cfm Alltech as itofficially opened its new state-of-the-art office and quality assurancelaboratory in Thomasville, Georgia, USA, on Monday, November 19.Alltech, along with members of the Georgia Department of Labor, the Chamber ofCommerce, Wentworth Building Corporation, and FloridaA&M University,hosted the ribbon-cutting ceremony at its 7-acre office site located on theSouthwest edge of Thomasville. "Alltech is proud to be a partner in thecommunity of Thomasville,"said Alltech President Dr. Pearse Lyons. "We're looking forward to furtherestablishing our roots here and becoming a part of the local economy."Attendees received a tour of the facility including the Quality AssuranceLaboratory, state-of-the-art offices and distribution warehousing facilities.As one of 19 offices in North America, Alltech Georgiasupports the agriculture industry in Alabama, Florida, Georgiaand Mississippi,with the capacity to support 3 billion broilers; 283,000 dairy cows; 851,000hogs; 2.9 million beef cattle; and 242,000 horses. Russia:Russagroprom purchases dairy enterpriseRussagroprom hasemerged as the purchaser of a milk production enterprise and six dairyprocessing plants in the Vologda region of Russia fromRussian group http://www.nutritek.net/ Nutritek , which isdivesting its agribusiness ventures in order to concentrate on human infantnutrition products. Russagroprom's president has said it intends to developmore in vertical integration, from feed supplies through to the processing ofthe milk. Vietnam:Cargill grow its presenceAprovince in the Mekong Delta has become the sixth location for a http://www.cargill.com/ Cargill feedmill in Vietnam. Themill openedrecently by Cargill Vietnamhas cost about US$12 million and can produce up to 150,000 metric tons of feedsper year. It takes Cargill&rsquo;s feed production capacity in Vietnam to atotal of over 700,000 tons/year. The director of Cargill Vietnam isquoted locally as suggesting that the company intends to build another 2-3mills nationally in the next three years. Its investments in Vietnam alreadyexceed US$70 million. http://www.cpmroskamp.com/ Vietnam:CP Foods on the move in VietnamFurther indicationsof its own investment plans for Vietnamhave been unveiled by Thai agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP).Through http://cpfoodswest.com/ CP Foods , it aims to open anotherfive Vietnamese feedmills in the next two years. The US$100 million portfolioalso includes expansion in aquaculture and in food processing. CP Vietnampresident Sooksunt Jiamjaiswanglerg has described the proposed design of one ofthe new mills as world-beating for automation and traceability. This plantalone will be capable of producing up to 600,000 tons of feeds annually. Germany:BASF reorganises performance products http://www.corporate.basf.com/en/?id=V00-Nm8jRBWC3bcp*LD BASF in Germany hasannounced a reorganization of its businesses in which products for the feedindustry go into a new Care Chemicals operating division that combines formerFine Chemicals activities and the detergents and cleaners business previouslyhandled by a Performance Chemicals unit. Care Chemicals will be headed byGabriel Tanbourgi and has annual sales of approximately &euro;3 billion. It isplaced under the category of Performance Products, which is one of six segmentsforming the new BASF structure. Dr JohnFeldmann takes responsibility for Care Chemicals on the corporation&rsquo;s board ofexecutive directors. Philippines:Facing need for additional corn importsOrganizations,including the Philippine Association of Feed Millers, have been in talks withthe Philippinesauthorities over a proposal to import 270,000 metric tons of yellow-corn maizefor auction before the end of 2007. Although potential purchasers of the cornasked for the auction, the National Food Authority said it would take too longto arrange and the government in Manilaannounced that the tender to import the maize tariff-free had expired withoutanyone from the private sector coming forward to take it up. Originally theidea was for an agreement to receive the grain in January or February of 2008.Department of Agriculture assistant secretary Dennis Araullo remarked that theunused tender would not be carried over intonext year. He blamed high world corn prices for the lack of interest amonglocal traders, pointing out that landed corn would cost P15,000 per ton evenwithout tariff. USA:MSC changes operational organizationSpecialty nutritionproducts manufacturer http://www.milkspecialties.com/ MSC (formerly Milk Specialties Company) in the USA is changing its operationalorganization to create the business units of MSC Specialty Nutrition and MSCNutritional Ingredients. Eddie Wells joins the company as president of MSCSpecialty Nutrition with responsibility for the nutrition business includingAdvance milk replacers and energy supplements for pigs. Steve Hollins becomesexecutive vice president of MSC Nutritional Ingredients that processes andsells whey/protein products and protein-encapsulated fats. Tom Benson ispromoted to vice president supply chain for MSC Nutritional Ingredients. http://www.zagro.com/sg/main.jsp Global:Former European food safety official joins AlltechDavid Byrne, former European Commissioner for Healthand Consumer Protection, has joined http://www.alltech.com/index.cfm Alltech&rsquo;s board as a non-executive director. Byrne was instrumental in the establishmentof the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centerfor Disease Control (ECDC). Alltechspokespersons note that one of the key concerns of global consumers is thesafety of the complete food chain, from safe animal feed to safe food supplies,and that Alltech aims to assist the feed industry and its clients indramatically shaping the evolution of the industry in the next decade andbeyond. Prior to establishing its ownsystem, Alltech Quality System, Alltech benchmarked all of the global,legislative, quality and safety requirements being implemented. Alltech's manufacturing and warehousefacilities meet the globally accepted standards of HACCP, as well as regionallyand locally accepted standards. Alltech's regional certifications include SafeFood/Safe Feed in North America and EuropeanFeed Additives and Premixtures Quality System (FAMI-QS). Alltech also has ISOCertification in Mexico and China. Netherlands:Trouw Nutrition Hifeed bv appoints Eits to technical, marketing manager http://www.trouwnutrition.com/ Trouw Nutrition Hifeed bv hasappointed broiler nutrition specialist Dr Ruud Eits to the new position oftechnical and marketing manager, based at the company&rsquo;s head office in the Netherlands. Hehas been with the Nutreco group since 1997, initially as a poultry nutritionresearcher and most recently as project manager in feed formulation services. Vietnam:KiotechAgill announces agreement with JJ-DegussaFeed and aquacultureproducts company http://www.kiotech.com/ KiotechAgil in the UK has concluded a new distribution agreementfor Vietnam.It is with JJ-Degussa, itself a joint venture between Jebsen & Jebsen andDegussa which is headquartered in Singapore and has a number ofoffices in the region. Norway:Yara International exploring options for animal nutrition business http://www.yara.com/ Yara International chief executive ThorleifEnger has told market analysts in Oslothat the Norwegian fertilizers group is exploring its options for the animalnutrition interests of Kemira GrowHow, which it bought recently. A strategicreview of the animal nutrition business has been initiated while the rest ofKemira GrowHow (including phosphate mining in Finland) is integrated with Yara&rsquo;soperations. http://www.uniscope-inc.com/ USA:O'Neill named key account manager for Kemin AgriFoods North AmericaJeff Murphy,commercial director for http://www.kemin.com/ Kemin AgriFoods North America, has announcedthe appointment of Mike O&rsquo;Neill, PAS, as the Key Account Manager responsiblefor Kemin sales development in the area encompassing Pennsylvania,New York and New England, USA. Prior to joining Kemin, O&rsquo;Neill worked for Monsanto Dairy Business primarily inPennsylvania and New York. Before that, he won awards inagricultural product sales for several companies since 1988, including Agway,Cargill Molasses, Westway Trading and others. He holds degrees in animalscience from the State University of New York in Cobleskill and from Middle TennesseeState University,Murfreesboro,where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1988. He is amember of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS),having completed requirements for Professional Animal Scientist (PAS)certification in 1998. Kemin Industries, Inc., is a global ingredientsorganization headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa (USA),with offices in Belgium, Brazil, India,China, Singapore and South Africa. Denmark:Lallemand grows yeast production capacity http://www.lallemand.com/home/eng/index.shtm Lallemand hasstrengthened its yeast production capacity for probiotics by acquiring theGrenaa yeast/molasses alcohol factory in Denmark from V&S Distillers.The companies have co-operated for many years and the plant already producesspecific live yeast and yeast extracts for Lallemand animal nutrition products Levucell SC,Levucell SB and Alkosel. Global:JBS United announces staff changesDr. Doug Webel hasbeen promoted to chief operating officer and Dr. Ronny Moser becomes directorof worldwide company research and development as well as overseeing technicalservices at the nutrition and emerging technologies division of US-basedlivestock feed products company http://www.jbsunited.com/ JBS United ,which has activities in North America, Central and South America and Asia. Mike Engelhardt is named national swine accountssales manager and Dave Crosby is promoted to key accounts manager with thesales team servicing regional pig producers in the USA. http://www.muyang.com/ USA:Bluebonnet Feeds completes feed mill improvements http://www.bluebonnetfeeds.com/ Bluebonnet Feeds LLC , a leader inproducing new and innovative products for all types of livestock includingcattle, equine, poultry, pets, show animals, caged birds and numerous otherspecies, has completed improvements at its multi-species feed mill in Ardmore, Oklahoma,USA, allowing the company to increase the mill&rsquo;s capacity and efficiency. Keyimprovements to the plant include a new mixer and mixing system, three roboticpalletizing systems and new distributors and transfer piping on the mainelevator, as well as a new clipper cleaner, grinder and roller mill. A revampedelectrical system was also installed. Australia:Feedlogic appoints distributor http://www.feedworks.com.au/ Feedworks has been appointed Australiandistributor for the pig feeding management systems of http://www.feedlogic.com/ Feedlogic Corporation, USA . Netherlands:New website for Dinnissen Process Technology http://www.dinnissen.nl/ Dinnissen &mdash;aspecialist in the handling of bulk solids for the feed, food, pharma andchemical sectors&mdash;launched its new website. Besides reflecting the company's newhouse style, the site also provides clients and other business relations muchmore information about product innovations, processes, standard products,market applications, and company activities. The new website is structured moretransparently, and visitors can view film fragments and photographs aboutvarious technologies and also download folders. A special search applicationmakes it easy to quickly find whatever information one is looking for. Thosewho are interested can register via the website for a special e-mail newsletterthat is sent out on a regular basis. The new site of Dinnissen ProcessTechnology can be found at: http://www.dinnissen.nl/ www.dinnissen.nl . New Delacon subsidiary, general manager for North America http://www.delacon.com/ Delacon has appointed Dr. KenPurser vice president and general manager for its new subsidiary Delacon USA,Inc. Dr. Purser leads all activities for Delacon in North America and serves as regional manager for this territory. DelaconUSA, Inc. is headquartered in Quincy, Ill. Dr. Purser joins Delacon followingover 25 years of involvement in the feed industry. Most recently he served as vice president ofmarketing and technical service for Prince Agri Products. He graduated from Texas A&M University with a Ph.D.in animal nutrition. Dr. Purser is responsible for business development in theNorth American markets and supports Land O&rsquo;Lakes Purina Feed LLC, Delacon&rsquo;sexclusive partner in the UnitedStates. The foundation of Delacon USA providessignificantly enhanced support for its growing business with Land O&rsquo;Lakes byfurnishing improved sales, marketing and technical support. Dr. Purser will collaborate with Land O&rsquo;Lakesto strengthen its presence in the U.S. swine market and gain entry tothe poultry and cattle segments to meet the growing demand for effectivenatural feed additives in animal nutrition. Delacon USAis also responsible for business development in Canadaand Mexico. http://www.amandus-kahl-group.de/ USA: Cobb-Vantress names new regional sales managerBob Ickes has been appointed southwest regionalsales manager for http://www.cobb-vantress.com/ Cobb-Vantress covering Missouri, Arkansas,Louisiana, Texas and the West Coast regions. Thisposition has been held for the past seven years by Heath Wessels until hisappointment in August as U.S.sales manager. Ickes began his career with J&M Farms in 1974 aftergraduating from Louisiana State Universitywith a B.S. in agri-business and economics and an M.S. in poultry sciencemanagement. His sales career began withArbor Acres in 1980, becoming vice president of sales for North America in 1996 and then national accounts manager for Aviagen in2000. Since 2002, he has worked for theSouthwestern Sales Company heading up their U.S. sales and marketing efforts. USA:Chr. Hansen appoints Vale as regional sales manager http://www.chr-hansen.com/ Chr. Hansen Animal Health and Nutrition announces the appointment of Steve Vale as regional sales manager for thePacific Northwest, Southwestern and Northeastern areas of the United States. In his new position, Vale will provide focusand direction to grow the Chr. Hansen business as well as continue to managekey accounts in the Midwest. He will oversee the activities of the accountmanagers in these three regions of the country. Prior to joining Chr. Hanseneight years ago, Vale worked at Ralston Purina, Central Soya and Growmark/Countrymark. Operating from facilitiesin thirty countries worldwide, Chr. Hansen is a global biotechnology companythat provides ingredients to the food, dairy, human health and nutrition, andanimal health and nutrition industries. Global:Novus International signs exclusive worldwide agreement with Martek http://www.novusint.com/Public NovusInternational, Inc. , a leading innovator of animal health and nutritionprograms, announced a worldwide exclusive agreement with http://www.martek.com/ Martek Biosciences Corporation . Theagreement, states that Novus will be the exclusive worldwide distributor forMartek&rsquo;s DHA Gold(R) in all poultry and swine feed and enrichment applications. &ldquo;Our partnership with Martek provides anotheropportunity for Novus to offer unique and broad spectrum programs to ourclients.&rdquo; explained Dan Meagher, Novus World Area Director, North America. &ldquo;By utilizing customized, proprietary blends of Novusproducts with DHA Gold, customers will simultaneously enhance the health oftheir animals and differentiate their end products in the consumermarketplace.&rdquo; http://www.conformaclad.com/Aquafeed/ » Help Wanted Sales Account Manager SPF North America Inc., the worldwide leader of palatability enhancers, is seeking a sales account manager. This position will play a major role in our development in North America. Contact Judy Gehler with your resume at jgehler@spf-usa.com or fax to +1.715.926.5285. Our help wanted listings aim to inform feed industry professionals about employment opportunities worldwide. Contact our sales staff at mailto:gstadel@wattnet.net gstadel@wattnet.net for more information on placing a listing in upcoming issues. » Contact InformationTo submit any information you would like us to consider for publication in this newsletter, E-mail your information to mailto:lkeweaver@aol.com Lori Weaver. http://www.wattnet.com/Calendar/searchcal.cfm?pg=3&topNum=2100 WATT · Knowledge · Solutions · Success 303 N. Main, Suite 500.Rockford, IL 61101 (c)2007 All rights reserved. Watt Feed eNews is a monthly newsletter sent to Professionals in the feed industry. You are receiving this industry newsletter because you are a subscriber to one of our publications or because you have asked to receive industry newsletters from us. If you do not wish to receive this mailing, please click on the links provided below and you will be removed by the next mailing. 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To download the PDF click on the following link: <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5b15797367027f7317&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">FEED PDF</a>. <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5a15797367027f7310&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/VIV-BNR-576x96px.gif" alt="VIV" width="576" height="96" border="0"> </a></DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <div align="left" class="sectheads">&nbsp;<span class="arrow">&#187;</span>&nbsp;Global View</div> <DIV class="subject" align="left">USA: Cargill partners with Wildlife Conservation Society</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5915797367027f7311&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Cargill</a> and the <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5815797367027f7312&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Wildlife Conservation Society </a> have formed a partnership to support global efforts to examine health links among humans, livestock, and wildlife, and to monitor for avian influenza and other diseases shared between people and animals. <strong>&nbsp; </strong>Cargill is committing $1.5 million for two initiatives spearheaded by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) expanding a global surveillance network for avian influenza in Indonesia and Vietnam, and introducing a grants program for animal health projects in Brazil. In Brazil, Cargill will fund a new WCS initiative to support innovative projects that examine the health linkages among humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. In Vietnam and Indonesia where many serious outbreaks of avian influenza have occurred, the Cargill-WCS partnership will help expand the <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5715797367027f7313&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance (GAINS)</a> program. In partnership with local government bodies, Cargill and WCS will train local teams to survey and monitor animals in market trade centers, allowing for the comparison of virulence in pathogens between market and wild bird populations. GAINS is a multi-disciplinary, multi-stakeholder program for the collection and sharing of data on avian influenza. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">USA: Research finds high prevalence of E. coli 0157 in cattle fed distillers grains</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Recent research at <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5615797367027f731c&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Kansas State University</a> found that cattle fed distillers grain have twice the prevalence of <em>E. coli </em> O157 in their hindgut.&nbsp; Researchers there say the finding is likely to have a profound implication in food safety and that continued research is necessary to determine why 0157 is more prevalent in cattle fed diets containing DDGS.&nbsp; Among the possibilities are that changes in the animals&rsquo; hindgut as a result of feeding distillers grains or the possibility the byproduct provides a nutrient for the bacteria. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Global: FAO predicts record coarse grain output, significant wheat crop </DIV> <DIV align="justify">The United Nations <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5515797367027f731d&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Food and Agriculture Organisation </a> predicts that world coarse grain output will come in at a record-setting 1.069 billion tonnes this year, slightly less than previously expected due to lower totals in the United States. Even so, bumper crops in the Americas will ensure record levels, even if estimates have been lowered since the FAO&rsquo;s 1.078 billion tonnes prediction in November. The FAO&rsquo;s crop prospects and food situation report also predicted that global wheat output will rise 1.3 percent from last year to 602.2 million tonnes, little changed from an earlier forecast of 602.1 million tonnes.&nbsp; &quot;With the winter wheat sowing in the northern hemisphere virtually complete, the latest indications point to a significant increase in the world wheat area for 2008,&quot; FAO said, adding it had a favourable outlook for 2008 world wheat crops. </DIV> <BR> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5d15797367027f7214&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/AFIAFeedBNR1.gif" alt="Clextral Group" width="576" height="96" border="0"></a> </DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">USA: USDA proposes naturally raised marketing claim standard </DIV> <DIV align="justify">On November 27, the <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5c15797367027f7215&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">USDA </a> announced a proposed voluntary standard regarding a naturally raised marketing claim for livestock and meat.&nbsp; Comments are due January 28, 2008.&nbsp; Increasingly, livestock and meat producers are using production or processing claims to distinguish their products in the marketplace.&nbsp; USDA-AMS, through its voluntary certification and audit programs, verifies the accuracy of these claims.&nbsp; The proposed standard will establish the minimum requirements for those producers who choose to operate a USDA verified program involving a naturally raised claim.&nbsp; The naturally raised marketing claim also will be a voluntary program.&nbsp; More information is available through the USDA AMS <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5b15797367027f7216&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Naturally Raised Marketing Claims Program</a> website. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject"> <div align="left" class="subject">Macedonia: Macedonia faces animal feed shortages</div> </DIV> <DIV align="justify">Macedonia could be facing renewed animal feed shortages in 2008, warns that nation&rsquo;s agriculture minister, Aco Spasenoski, during a joint press conference with representatives of the Federation of Farmers of the Republic of Macedonia (FFRM). The agriculture minister appealed to farmers to sow cereals on &quot;the largest possible area&quot; in order to avoid shortages next year. The Minister said the government in Skopje would only offer financial support to cereal production in general and not specific crops as has been the case. The FFRM is reported to have been pleased with the way the talks had gone. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">USA: American Feed Industry Association holds workshop on ingredient import safety</DIV> <DIV align="justify">The <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5a15797367027f7217&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">American Feed Industry Association (AFIA)</a> conducted an industry-wide workshop in Chicago, Illinois, USA, November 28-29, 2007.&nbsp;&nbsp; Open to all companies in the feed and pet food industries, the National Dialog on Ingredient Import Safety was held in response to increasing concerns over international imports.&nbsp; Purpose of the meeting was to discuss an AFIA-prepared draft <em>Guidance for the Industry </em> that will be presented to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). AFIA Vice President of Feed Regulation and Nutrition Richard Sellers organized and led the meeting.&nbsp; Sellers said that the event gave the industry an opportunity to discuss imported ingredients, develop a consensus on maximizing the safety of those products and formulate recommendations to FDA on imports. </DIV> <BR> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><A href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5915797367027f7210&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <IMG height=96 alt=NutraCea src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/NutraCea_576x90.gif" width=576 border=0></A> </DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">EU: Call for focus on non-GMO production techniques </DIV> <DIV align="justify">While the European Union (EU) is under increasing pressure to import animal feed from countries such as Argentina and the USA where the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is widespread, Dr. Riccardo Russu, director of the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food in Tuscany, Italy, has called for the EU to face up to animal feed shortages by adopting more efficient, GMO-free farming techniques. According to the <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5815797367027f7211&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">European GMO-free Regions Network</a>, he stated that the European Commission should spend more research money on developing and improving agriculture production techniques that do not involve the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Dr. Russu said that the EU could become more self-sufficient in farming if it funded and developed other types of non-GMO farming, such as organic and quality focused agriculture. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Global: U.S. Grains Council sees continued export markets in EU</DIV> <DIV align="justify"> The <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5715797367027f7212&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">U.S. Grains Council </a> reports the European Union is currently experiencing a substantial grain deficit and will be forced to import 10 million metric tons (394 million bushels) of corn and 3 to 4 million tons (118 to 157 million bushels) of sorghum this year. The USGC President&rsquo;s Mission, which included the National Sorghum Producers (NSP), traveled to Europe and northern Africa to assess the status of European and Moroccan feed grain markets and the impact of Council programming in the region. The delegation visited France, Germany, Morocco and Spain, where they met with producers, feed millers and processors. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">USA: Tyson announces plans for growth</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5615797367027f7213&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Tyson Foods Inc. </a> has told market analysts in the USA that it intends to enter the new product area of nutraceuticals. The company already channels by-products from its meat processing activities into ingredients for animal feeds. Outside the USA, the Tyson management aims to grow poultry businesses in Brazil, China and Mexico as part of a strategy to increase international sales from a current mark of US$3 billion to US$5 billion annually by 2010. By that date, Tyson also intends to have completed construction of a US$150 million site in Louisiana, USA, for converting animal fat and other meat by-products as well as vegetable oil into biodiesel for renewable energy.</DIV> <BR> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5515797367027f721c&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/LallemandFeedBNR2.gif" alt="Lallemand" border="0"> </a></DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">UK: Tests carried out on latest outbreak of H5 avian influenza</DIV> <DIV align="justify">A new outbreak of H5 avian influenza was confirmed in the east of England, only months after the UK&rsquo;s first case of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. Further tests are being carried out to determine whether or not the new incident involves H5N1 and whether the strain is high or low on pathogenicity. A three-kilometre protection zone and a 10-kilometre surveillance zone have been established around the infected premises. The disease was identified in turkeys being reared outside as free-range. The earlier episode had occurred nearby and also involved turkeys. The source of the infection in that case was suspected to be turkey meat imported from Hungary for further processing, although contact with wild birds is a known risk factor for outdoor-reared poultry. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Bulgaria and Romania: Drought raises prospect of increasing grain imports</DIV> <DIV align="justify">The two newest EU member states face the likelihood of importing greater amounts of grain as a result of poor harvests this year. Drought has forced Bulgaria and Romania to look on the international markets for raw materials for basic foodstuffs. The two countries together produced an average of only 23 million tonnes of grain, or 8 percent of EU production, reports the German market and price analysis centre ZMP. Although these two nations possess a third of total EU grain acreage, and produce more grain than their domestic markets can absorb in good years, the last three years have seen sharp falls in their grain harvests. Formerly net wheat exporters, several million tonnes will have to be imported this year, ZMP reports. Up to October 30, 2007, import licenses for 122,600 tonnes of wheat and 161,900 tonnes of maize had been granted. Romania's maize harvest is reported to be as bad as one 18 years ago. By mid-October, only 2.4 metric tonnes had been harvested, even with three-fourths of the acreage already cleared. The total is estimated to be 3.5 metric tons, more than two-thirds less than the already-below-average harvest of the year prior. The estimate for the wheat harvest is only 3.0 metric tonnes, compared to the 5.5 metric tonnes of the previous year. It is estimated that 1 metric tonne to 1.5 metric tonnes will have to be imported to cover domestic demand. As a result of drought, this year's Bulgarian maize harvest is expected to be a mere 0.25 metric tonnes, 85 percent less than the previous year. This will not even cover a third of domestic demand for 2007-8, ZMP reports. The wheat harvest is expected to total 2.3 metric tonne, nearly a third less than that of the previous year. Only the severe drought year 2003 produced less. With food requiring 1.2 metric tonne and feed another 0.6 to 0.7 metric tonne, the situation is serious. It is expected that Bulgaria will need to import 150,000 to 200,000 tonnes of wheat, merely to bolster depleted state reserves. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject"><strong>New Zealand: Cost of production rises, dairy ingredient market could tighten</strong></DIV> <DIV align="justify">Low cost dairy producer or not? New Zealand's status as such could be under threat, says the <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5c15797367027f7215&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">USDA </a>, as doubts develop over the long-term cost-effectiveness of the industry there. New Zealand milk output will rise marginally next year by around 1.5 percent, the USDA said, due to the heightened demand for dairy products. More significant increases will not be realized until the following season, with annual rises of between 4 and 6 percent expected.&nbsp; Production growth is then expected to stabilize at around 1.5 &ndash; 3 percent over the next few years. However, as the number of farmers converting to dairy slows down from its current rate, cost effectiveness is likely to decrease, the USDA said.&nbsp; Each increase in the payments to farmers often leads them to increase expenditure on their input costs to increase output. That scenario, combined with significant land price appreciation, has negatively impacted returns to capital and brings into question the ability of New Zealand to continue its status as a low cost dairy producer, according to statements by the USDA. It was then predicted that this could lead to further cost hikes within the global supply chain for dairy ingredients like milk powder.</DIV> <BR> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5415797367027f721d&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/StarLakeBioBNR.gif" alt="Star Lake Bioscience" width="576" height="96" border="0"></a></DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">China: Feed industry on the rise</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Sources in China have reported to <em>Feed International </em> that national feed production seems to have increased by about 3 percent this year, despite the reduction in animal inventory caused by poultry and pig diseases. The sources say the losses of livestock occurred mainly on backyard sites that were not using feeds from an organized supply network. For 2006, figures from the China Feed Industry Association had shown 111 million tons of all feeds produced, of which 73 percent were compounds from industrial mills. Approximately 82 million tons of animal feeds are estimated to have been used in China between January and September 2007. Industrially made compound feeds mills are thought to have represented 63 million tons of the total volume.&nbsp; Remarks by a director of the governmental Department of Rural Economy have indicated that the Chinese authorities intend to back the development of large-scale enterprises to boost national production of meat and grain. There will also be financial aid for grain growers and pig producers. The plan is for China to remain at least 95 percent self-sufficient for grains in the foreseeable future, even though demand will increase and the land available for cropping will be reduced by urbanization. There had been concern within Chinese agencies that more grain must be imported in the coming years, with one estimate saying imports would have to supply 9 percent of national needs by 2010. China&rsquo;s leaders have responded by supporting a transfer of wheat and maize production from small farms to bigger units over the next five years, believing the more specialized growers will achieve better yields. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">UK: Farming organizations protest proposal for cost sharing</DIV> <DIV align="justify">A coalition of farming organizations from across the UK has protested against a proposal from the British government to make livestock farmers pay towards the cost of measures on animal health and welfare, including those dealing with outbreaks of notifiable animal diseases. In a joint statement, the organizations said the timing was wrong because farms were already struggling to cope with the feed price crisis, Also, the disease handling costs must be significantly reduced before there could be any question of sharing them. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Canada: Consumers prefer 'rich in CLA' beef</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Support among Canadian consumers is reported for the idea of buying beef that has been enhanced with extra amounts of conjugated linoleic acid by the inclusion of the CLA in cattle feeds. Canada-based <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5c15797367027f7d14&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">CLA Network </a> says it is currently exploring the health benefits of CLA and laying the groundwork for potential beef and dairy products that feature increased levels of the fatty acid. An in-store survey led by an agricultural economist at the University of Alberta interviewed 800 people in the cities of Calgary, Toronto, Quebec City and Vancouver. They were invited to take part in a computer-simulated shopping experience in which they could choose ground beef according to its color, fat and CLA content. Participants apparently showed they were willing to pay more for beef with extra CLA. Survey results also indicated that the label on the product made a difference, with the description &lsquo;Rich in CLA&rsquo; being preferred to &lsquo;CLA enhanced&rsquo;.</DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Korea: Legislation will reduce antimicrobial feed additive use</font></b></DIV> <DIV align="justify">A forthcoming change in Korea&rsquo;s feed additive legislation has been noted by a foreign service report at the <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5c15797367027f7215&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">US Department of Agriculture </a>. This explains that the change due to be enforced by the Korean Ministry of Agriculture from 1st April 2008 will reduce the number of permitted antimicrobial feed additives from 25 to 18. It applies specifically to inclusion of additives in compound feeds, whether of domestic or imported origin. The report says the reduction has been decided as a move towards decreasing the over-use of antibiotics in animal feeds and is part of a larger government plan in Korea to cut antibiotic residues in meat and poultry.&nbsp; Among the antibiotics removed from the permitted list for feed use after April are colistin, bacitracin, lincomycin, chlortetracycline and penicillin. </DIV> <BR> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5b15797367027f7d15&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/ShandongBNR4.jpg" alt="Shandong Xinfa Pharm Co" width="576" height="96" border="0"> </DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Indonesia: Feed use on the rise</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Indonesian Feedmills Association chairman Budiarto Soebijanto has estimated that the uptake of feeds for poultry and livestock in Indonesia will have reached 7.6 million tons in 2007, up by more than 5 percent from the amount produced industrially in 2006. His forecast for next year is another increase, to more than 8.1 million tons. The further growth will be linked particularly to the continued recovery of the national poultry industry after its troubles with avian influenza. Poultry feeds are reckoned to account for 80 percent of the total demand for commercial feed products in Indonesia. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Global: Aquaculture will fill gap in demand</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Aquaculture will become increasingly important as a contributor to the world&rsquo;s fish supplies, a top-level meeting of fishery authorities has been told in Rome. In a report prepared for the meeting, specialists from the <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5515797367027f731d&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Food &amp; Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations </a> (FAO) speculated that the quantities coming from capture fishing in open waters were unable to rise further. Therefore aquaculture must fill the gap in a market where another 37 million metric tons of fish will be needed by 2030, simply to maintain the current level of consumption as the global human population expands. Figures from FAO&rsquo;s FishStat+ database have shown that aquaculture in 2005 produced over 48 million metric tons of the 107 million tons of fish consumed worldwide. The latest projections say the fish farms operating in 2015 will be providing half of all supplies. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Netherlands: Provimi reports positive first nine months</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5a15797367027f7d16&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Provimi </a> in the Netherlands has reported a 13.5 percent increase in its international sales in animal nutrition for the first nine months of 2007, to &euro;1502.2 million. Group sales for the full year in 2006 had been &euro;1.8 billion. Volumes this year increased in almost all regions, with a rise of 30.4 percent in North America boosted by Vita in Canada (acquired in June 2006) and the acquisitions of Californian businesses Nutrius and Virtus Nutrition. Other major growth areas for sales were France and Poland. More than 87.4 percent of the shares of the Provimi Group are now held by KoroFrance. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">China: Phasing out pig production</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Feed demand in the Guangdong province of southern China could be hit by an official plan to phase out pig production in the Pearl Delta area around the city of Dongguan by 2009. Already home to over 6.5 million people, Dongguan continues to spread out along the banks of the Pearl River as it attracts investment from foreign and Chinese companies. Pig farms in the area have been blamed for adding to the environmental pollution. Previously, pig feeds have represented almost one-quarter of the total feed tonnage of about 15 million tons per year produced in Guangdong. </DIV> <BR> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5915797367027f7d17&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/AGResearchBNR.gif" alt="AGresearch Inc" border="0"></a> </DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <div class="sectheads">&nbsp;<span class="arrow">&#187;</span>&nbsp;Industry News</div> <DIV align="left" class="subject">USA and Japan: Aova Technologies, Inc. signs distribution agreements</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5815797367027f7d10&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Aova Technologies, Inc.</a> (AovaTech) and <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5715797367027f7d11&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">IMGEN, Inc. </a> announced today that the organizations have entered into an exclusive distribution contract for the Japanese market of AovaTech&rsquo;s micro feed ingredients&mdash;BIG PIG, BIG FISH, BIG BEEF and BIG BIRD for enhanced nutritional performance.&nbsp; Aova Technologies, Inc. headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, is a biotechnology company organized in 2001 to offer the producer and feed nutritionist a new strategy in animal nutrition. AovaTech also announces that it has signed a distribution agreement with DLM_Mkting for AovaTech&rsquo;s micro feed ingredients.&nbsp; DLM_Mkting was established in 1997 by Dan L. McDermott, a specialist in the animal production and nutrition industries since 1979 assisting companies with product development and marketing of new technologies.&nbsp; DLM_Mkting provides contract product development and marketing services for animal nutrition technology companies. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">USA: Alltech hosts ribbon cutting at Georgia facility</DIV> <DIV align="justify">More than 50 area residents joined global animal health company <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5615797367027f7d12&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Alltech </a> as it officially opened its new state-of-the-art office and quality assurance laboratory in Thomasville, Georgia, USA, on Monday, November 19. Alltech, along with members of the Georgia Department of Labor, the Chamber of Commerce, Wentworth Building Corporation, and Florida A&amp;M University, hosted the ribbon-cutting ceremony at its 7-acre office site located on the Southwest edge of Thomasville.&nbsp; &quot;Alltech is proud to be a partner in the community of Thomasville,&quot; said Alltech President Dr. Pearse Lyons. &quot;We're looking forward to further establishing our roots here and becoming a part of the local economy.&quot; Attendees received a tour of the facility including the Quality Assurance Laboratory, state-of-the-art offices and distribution warehousing facilities. As one of 19 offices in North America, Alltech Georgia supports the agriculture industry in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi, with the capacity to support 3 billion broilers; 283,000 dairy cows; 851,000 hogs; 2.9 million beef cattle; and 242,000 horses. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Russia: Russagroprom purchases dairy enterprise</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Russagroprom has emerged as the purchaser of a milk production enterprise and six dairy processing plants in the Vologda region of Russia from Russian group <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5515797367027f7d13&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Nutritek</a>, which is divesting its agribusiness ventures in order to concentrate on human infant nutrition products. Russagroprom's president has said it intends to develop more in vertical integration, from feed supplies through to the processing of the milk. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Vietnam: Cargill grow its presence</DIV> <DIV align="justify">A province in the Mekong Delta has become the sixth location for a <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5915797367027f7311&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Cargill </a> feedmill in Vietnam. The mill opened recently by Cargill Vietnam has cost about US$12 million and can produce up to 150,000 metric tons of feeds per year. It takes Cargill&rsquo;s feed production capacity in Vietnam to a total of over 700,000 tons/year. The director of Cargill Vietnam is quoted locally as suggesting that the company intends to build another 2-3 mills nationally in the next three years. Its investments in Vietnam already exceed US$70 million.</DIV> <BR> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5415797367027f7d1c&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/CPMbnr.gif" alt="CPM/Roskamp Champion" width="576" height="96" border="0"></a> </DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Vietnam: CP Foods on the move in Vietnam</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Further indications of its own investment plans for Vietnam have been unveiled by Thai agribusiness conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP). Through <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5315797367027f7d1d&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">CP Foods </a>, it aims to open another five Vietnamese feedmills in the next two years. The US$100 million portfolio also includes expansion in aquaculture and in food processing. CP Vietnam president Sooksunt Jiamjaiswanglerg has described the proposed design of one of the new mills as world-beating for automation and traceability. This plant alone will be capable of producing up to 600,000 tons of feeds annually. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Germany: BASF reorganises performance products</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5b15797367027f7c14&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">BASF </a> in Germany has announced a reorganization of its businesses in which products for the feed industry go into a new Care Chemicals operating division that combines former Fine Chemicals activities and the detergents and cleaners business previously handled by a Performance Chemicals unit. Care Chemicals will be headed by Gabriel Tanbourgi and has annual sales of approximately &euro;3 billion. It is placed under the category of Performance Products, which is one of six segments forming the new BASF structure.&nbsp; Dr John Feldmann takes responsibility for Care Chemicals on the corporation&rsquo;s board of executive directors. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Philippines: Facing need for additional corn imports</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Organizations, including the Philippine Association of Feed Millers, have been in talks with the Philippines authorities over a proposal to import 270,000 metric tons of yellow-corn maize for auction before the end of 2007. Although potential purchasers of the corn asked for the auction, the National Food Authority said it would take too long to arrange and the government in Manila announced that the tender to import the maize tariff-free had expired without anyone from the private sector coming forward to take it up. Originally the idea was for an agreement to receive the grain in January or February of 2008. Department of Agriculture assistant secretary Dennis Araullo remarked that the unused tender would not be carried over into next year. He blamed high world corn prices for the lack of interest among local traders, pointing out that landed corn would cost P15,000 per ton even without tariff.</DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">USA: MSC changes operational organization</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Specialty nutrition products manufacturer <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5a15797367027f7c15&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">MSC </a> (formerly Milk Specialties Company) in the USA is changing its operational organization to create the business units of MSC Specialty Nutrition and MSC Nutritional Ingredients. Eddie Wells joins the company as president of MSC Specialty Nutrition with responsibility for the nutrition business including Advance milk replacers and energy supplements for pigs. Steve Hollins becomes executive vice president of MSC Nutritional Ingredients that processes and sells whey/protein products and protein-encapsulated fats. Tom Benson is promoted to vice president supply chain for MSC Nutritional Ingredients. </DIV> <BR> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5915797367027f7c16&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/ZagroBNR1.gif" alt="Zagro Singapore Pte Ltd Uniscope Inc" width="576" height="96" border="0"></a> </DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Global: Former European food safety official joins Alltech</DIV> <DIV align="justify">David Byrne, former European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, has joined <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5615797367027f7d12&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Alltech&rsquo;s </a> board as a non-executive director. Byrne was instrumental in the establishment of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Center for Disease Control (ECDC).&nbsp; Alltech spokespersons note that one of the key concerns of global consumers is the safety of the complete food chain, from safe animal feed to safe food supplies, and that Alltech aims to assist the feed industry and its clients in dramatically shaping the evolution of the industry in the next decade and beyond.&nbsp; Prior to establishing its own system, Alltech Quality System, Alltech benchmarked all of the global, legislative, quality and safety requirements being implemented.&nbsp; Alltech's manufacturing and warehouse facilities meet the globally accepted standards of HACCP, as well as regionally and locally accepted standards. Alltech's regional certifications include Safe Food/Safe Feed in North America and European Feed Additives and Premixtures Quality System (FAMI-QS). Alltech also has ISO Certification in Mexico and China. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Netherlands: Trouw Nutrition Hifeed bv appoints Eits to technical, marketing manager</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5815797367027f7c17&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Trouw Nutrition</a> Hifeed bv has appointed broiler nutrition specialist Dr Ruud Eits to the new position of technical and marketing manager, based at the company&rsquo;s head office in the Netherlands. He has been with the Nutreco group since 1997, initially as a poultry nutrition researcher and most recently as project manager in feed formulation services. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="justify" class="subject">Vietnam: KiotechAgill announces agreement with JJ-Degussa</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Feed and aquaculture products company <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5715797367027f7c10&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">KiotechAgil</a> in the UK has concluded a new distribution agreement for Vietnam. It is with JJ-Degussa, itself a joint venture between Jebsen &amp; Jebsen and Degussa which is headquartered in Singapore and has a number of offices in the region. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Norway: Yara International exploring options for animal nutrition business</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5615797367027f7c11&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Yara International</a> chief executive Thorleif Enger has told market analysts in Oslo that the Norwegian fertilizers group is exploring its options for the animal nutrition interests of Kemira GrowHow, which it bought recently. A strategic review of the animal nutrition business has been initiated while the rest of Kemira GrowHow (including phosphate mining in Finland) is integrated with Yara&rsquo;s operations. </DIV> <BR> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5515797367027f7c12&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/UniscopeBNR.gif" alt="Uniscope Inc" width="576" height="96" border="0"></a> </DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">USA: O'Neill named key account manager for Kemin AgriFoods North America</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Jeff Murphy, commercial director for <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5415797367027f7c13&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Kemin AgriFoods </a> North America, has announced the appointment of Mike O&rsquo;Neill, PAS, as the Key Account Manager responsible for Kemin sales development in the area encompassing Pennsylvania, New York and New England, USA.&nbsp; Prior to joining Kemin, O&rsquo;Neill worked for Monsanto Dairy Business primarily in Pennsylvania and New York.&nbsp; Before that, he won awards in agricultural product sales for several companies since 1988, including Agway, Cargill Molasses, Westway Trading and others.&nbsp; He holds degrees in animal science from the State University of New York in Cobleskill and from Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1988.&nbsp; He is a member of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS), having completed requirements for Professional Animal Scientist (PAS) certification in 1998. Kemin Industries, Inc., is a global ingredients organization headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa (USA), with offices in Belgium, Brazil, India, China, Singapore and South Africa. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Denmark: Lallemand grows yeast production capacity</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5315797367027f7c1c&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Lallemand</a> has strengthened its yeast production capacity for probiotics by acquiring the Grenaa yeast/molasses alcohol factory in Denmark from V&amp;S Distillers. The companies have co-operated for many years and the plant already produces specific live yeast and yeast extracts for Lallemand animal nutrition products Levucell SC, Levucell SB and Alkosel. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Global: JBS United announces staff changes</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Dr. Doug Webel has been promoted to chief operating officer and Dr. Ronny Moser becomes director of worldwide company research and development as well as overseeing technical services at the nutrition and emerging technologies division of US-based livestock feed products company <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5215797367027f7c1d&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">JBS United </a>, which has activities in North America, Central and South America and Asia. Mike Engelhardt is named national swine accounts sales manager and Dave Crosby is promoted to key accounts manager with the sales team servicing regional pig producers in the USA. </DIV> <BR> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe6315797367027e7514&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/MuyangFeedenewsBNR3.jpg" alt="Jiangsu Muyang Group" width="576" height="96" border="0"></a> </DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">USA: Bluebonnet Feeds completes feed mill improvements</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe6215797367027e7515&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Bluebonnet Feeds LLC </a>, a leader in producing new and innovative products for all types of livestock including cattle, equine, poultry, pets, show animals, caged birds and numerous other species, has completed improvements at its multi-species feed mill in Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA, allowing the company to increase the mill&rsquo;s capacity and efficiency. Key improvements to the plant include a new mixer and mixing system, three robotic palletizing systems and new distributors and transfer piping on the main elevator, as well as a new clipper cleaner, grinder and roller mill. A revamped electrical system was also installed. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Australia: Feedlogic appoints distributor</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe6115797367027e7516&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Feedworks</a> has been appointed Australian distributor for the pig feeding management systems of <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe6015797367027e7517&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Feedlogic Corporation, USA</a>. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Netherlands: New website for Dinnissen Process Technology</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5f15797367027e7510&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Dinnissen </a>&mdash;a specialist in the handling of bulk solids for the feed, food, pharma and chemical sectors&mdash;launched its new website. Besides reflecting the company's new house style, the site also provides clients and other business relations much more information about product innovations, processes, standard products, market applications, and company activities. The new website is structured more transparently, and visitors can view film fragments and photographs about various technologies and also download folders. A special search application makes it easy to quickly find whatever information one is looking for. Those who are interested can register via the website for a special e-mail newsletter that is sent out on a regular basis. The new site of Dinnissen Process Technology can be found at: <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5f15797367027e7510&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">www.dinnissen.nl</a>. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">New Delacon subsidiary, general manager for North America</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5e15797367027e7511&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Delacon </a> has appointed Dr. Ken Purser vice president and general manager for its new subsidiary Delacon USA, Inc. Dr. Purser leads all activities for Delacon in North America and serves as regional manager for this territory. Delacon USA, Inc. is headquartered in Quincy, Ill. Dr. Purser joins Delacon following over 25 years of involvement in the feed industry.&nbsp; Most recently he served as vice president of marketing and technical service for Prince Agri Products. He graduated from Texas A&amp;M University with a Ph.D. in animal nutrition. Dr. Purser is responsible for business development in the North American markets and supports Land O&rsquo;Lakes Purina Feed LLC, Delacon&rsquo;s exclusive partner in the United States. The foundation of Delacon USA provides significantly enhanced support for its growing business with Land O&rsquo;Lakes by furnishing improved sales, marketing and technical support.&nbsp; Dr. Purser will collaborate with Land O&rsquo;Lakes to strengthen its presence in the U.S. swine market and gain entry to the poultry and cattle segments to meet the growing demand for effective natural feed additives in animal nutrition. Delacon USA is also responsible for business development in Canada and Mexico. </DIV> <BR> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5d15797367027e7512&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/KahlBeltdrierBNR12.jpg" alt="Jiangsu Muyang Group" width="576" height="96" border="0"></a> </DIV> <hr width="660" /> <BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">USA: Cobb-Vantress names new regional sales manager</DIV> <DIV align="justify">Bob Ickes has been appointed southwest regional sales manager for <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5c15797367027e7513&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Cobb-Vantress </a> covering Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and the West Coast regions. This position has been held for the past seven years by Heath Wessels until his appointment in August as U.S. sales manager. Ickes began his career with J&amp;M Farms in 1974 after graduating from Louisiana State University with a B.S. in agri-business and economics and an M.S. in poultry science management.&nbsp; His sales career began with Arbor Acres in 1980, becoming vice president of sales for North America in 1996 and then national accounts manager for Aviagen in 2000.&nbsp; Since 2002, he has worked for the Southwestern Sales Company heading up their U.S. sales and marketing efforts. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">USA: Chr. Hansen appoints Vale as regional sales manager</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5b15797367027e751c&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Chr. Hansen Animal Health and Nutrition </a> announces the appointment of Steve Vale as regional sales manager for the Pacific Northwest, Southwestern and Northeastern areas of the United States.&nbsp; In his new position, Vale will provide focus and direction to grow the Chr. Hansen business as well as continue to manage key accounts in the Midwest.&nbsp; He will oversee the activities of the account managers in these three regions of the country. Prior to joining Chr. Hansen eight years ago, Vale worked at Ralston Purina, Central Soya and Growmark/ Countrymark.&nbsp; Operating from facilities in thirty countries worldwide, Chr. Hansen is a global biotechnology company that provides ingredients to the food, dairy, human health and nutrition, and animal health and nutrition industries.</DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="left" class="subject">Global: Novus International signs exclusive worldwide agreement with Martek</DIV> <DIV align="justify"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe5a15797367027e751d&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Novus International, Inc.</a>, a leading innovator of animal health and nutrition programs, announced a worldwide exclusive agreement with <a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe6215797367027e7414&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t=">Martek Biosciences Corporation </a>. The agreement, states that Novus will be the exclusive worldwide distributor for Martek&rsquo;s DHA Gold&reg; in all poultry and swine feed and enrichment applications.&nbsp; &ldquo;Our partnership with Martek provides another opportunity for Novus to offer unique and broad spectrum programs to our clients.&rdquo; explained Dan Meagher, Novus World Area Director, North America. &ldquo;By utilizing customized, proprietary blends of Novus products with DHA Gold, customers will simultaneously enhance the health of their animals and differentiate their end products in the consumer marketplace.&rdquo; </DIV> <hr width="660" /> <DIV align="center"><a href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe6115797367027e7415&ls=fe0115717565067476127476&m=fef61177736007&l=feca15777064017e&s=fe1e1574746d0d7a731c74&jb=ffcf14&t="> <img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/Feed/Images/ConformaFeedBNR.jpg" alt="Conforma Clad Inc" width="576" height="96" border="0"></a> </DIV> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="660" height="47"> <div class="sectheads">&nbsp;<span class="arrow">&#187;</span>&nbsp;Help Wanted</div> <DIV align="center"><img src="http://www.wattnet.com/newsletters/pet/images/SPF_logo.gif" border="0" /> <BR> <span class="style1">Sales Account Manager</span> <BR><BR> </DIV> <DIV align="justify"> SPF North America Inc., the worldwide leader of palatability enhancers, is seeking a sales account manager. This position will play a major role in our development in North America. Contact Judy Gehler with your resume at jgehler@spf-usa.com or fax to +1.715.926.5285. </DIV> <BR><BR> <DIV align="justify">Our help wanted listings aim to inform feed industry professionals about employment opportunities worldwide. 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