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The 2013 IPPE continues to grow

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Georgia World Congress Center: The 2013 International Production & Processing Expo (which is the combined International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo and International Meat Expo) will be held in exhibit hall floors A and B at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 29-31.

IPE celebrating 65 years ATLANTA — The International Poultry Expo is celebrating 65 years of tradeshow service to the poultry and egg industry.

Sponsored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the first “poultry convention” was attended by 200 poultry men in Atlanta in 1948. Suppliers in the early years exhibited in the halls of the convention hotel.

The first “poultry exposition” was held in January 1951. With approximately 2,000 attendees and 67 exhibiting companies, the

“poultry exposition” began its display of the latest technology, phenomenal run of steadily grow- equipment, supplies and services ing and expanding year after year used by poultry and egg compato become what is today’s annual nies, USPOULTRY noted.

International Poultry Expo.

Through the years, the InternaFrom the beginning, USPOUL- tional Poultry Expo has expanded TRY leaders recognized the im- to incorporate other areas of reportance of continuing education lated production and processing. In and technological advancements 2007, the American Feed Industry to keep up with the rapid changes Association signed an agreement occurring in the industry. This is to co-locate the International Feed demonstrated through the Inter- Expo with the International Poulnational Poultry Expo, the world’s try Expo; and in 2013, the Internalargest gathering of industry leaders and the most comprehensive See 65, Page 8

ATLANTA — The 2013 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) has surpassed 1,100 exhibitors, covering more than 420,000 net square feet (21+ acres) of exhibit space.

Comprised of the three integrated tradeshows — International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo and AMI’s International Meat Expo – IPPE is continuing to grow.

“The response and excitement for the show has been overwhelming.

We thought integrating the shows made sense, and the response has been even better than imagined.

IPPE has instantaneously established itself as the premiere feed and protein event of the western hemisphere,” said John Starkey, president of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association.

“The 2013 IPPE will offer an outstanding venue for businesses to collaborate, network, learn about new products and services and solve common challenges facing the feed, poultry and meat industries. With the response so far, we expect attendees will agree that it is worth their time to come to Atlanta,” said Joel G. Newman, American Feed Industry Association president & CEO. “We are gratified by the positive show of support from our supplier community. It tells us that our consolidation of shows is a winning formula for the entire industry, farm to fork,” said American Meat Institute President J. Patrick Boyle.

The global poultry, feed and meat industry tradeshow will be held Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 29-31, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. The Expo will highlight the latest technology, equipment and services used in the production and processing of poultry, meat and feed products.

The Expo will also feature dy-

namic education programs that will be held from Jan. 28 through Feb. 1, 2013, and will include the annual line-up of the International Poultry Scientific Forum, Pet Food Conference, Animal Agricultural Sustainability Summit and International Feed Education Program. The 2013 IPPE will also feature 11 new educational programs: Recalls and Public Health Investigations; Improving Food Safety, Sanitation and Maintenance; Animal Care and Handling: Focus on Poultry Processing; Meat and Poultry Processing: A Global Perspective; Consumer Trends; Plant Operations and Management; Antibiotics Conference – Current Issues for the Poultry & Egg Industry; The Future of the U.S. Egg Industry; Meat & Poultry Research Conference; Media Training fo the Meat & Poultry Industry; and Poultry Handling and Transportation Quality “Train the Trainer” Workshop. Also returning for this year is the Poultry Market Intelligence Forum and the International Rendering Symposium.

2013 show hours:  Tuesday, Jan. 29: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.  Wednesday, Jan. 30: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.  Thursday, Jan. 31: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

More information about the 2013 IPPE can be obtained at www. ippe13.org.

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Experts reveal top egg trends for 2013 PARK RIDGE, Ill. — The breakfast experts at the American Egg Board teamed up with trend authorities at NPD Group to compile the following list of top egg trends for 2013.

In addition, leading health expert and well-known registered dietitian Kathleen Zelman predicts the role protein will play in healthy eating next year.

Protein powerhouse Zelman: Protein at all meals, especially breakfast will be the power play of 2013. High-quality protein, found in foods like eggs, is the secret to staying fuller longer, helping people trim calories and their waist lines.

In fact, several studies have

shown that 25-30 grams of highquality protein eaten at each meal may be best when it comes to maintaining healthy muscles and bones for adults.

With breakfast still being the most important meal of the day, here’s what a power-packed one could look like: one whole egg and egg white, a slice of Canadian bacon and low-fat cheese on an English muffin, fruit, tomato and non-fat milk — all for approximately 350 calories.

Eggs on the go In 2013, expect to see increased growth in the restaurant breakfast category, with quick service restaurants (QSR) continuing to lead the way. QSR’s have increased their share of breakfast overall over the

past five years by 8 percent, and QSR egg breakfast menu items have increased by 20 percent. Today almost 85 percent of all breakfasts eaten away from home are consumed at QSRs, and that means that much of the breakfast innovation that is driving consumer eating habits is bubbling up from QSRs. Families are also starting to use QSRs as family sit down restaurants, so expect to see more platters, bowls and skillet dishes rising to the top of their menus.

Fry it up As the QSR breakfast boom continues, expect more chains to add fried egg creations to keep customers satisfied with new and innovative breakfast menu items.

Fried egg menu items increased 20 percent during the past year at chains like Dunkin’ Donuts and ‘wichcraft.

Whether at QSR’s or casual dining restaurants, plan to see upgraded quality and ingredients paired with eggs like avocados, mushrooms,

flavored sausages, upscale cheeses (look at Panera Bread’s sausage and gouda baked egg soufflés), as well as upgraded prep techniques like toasted breads and frying eggs.

Keep on trucking Food truck menu offerings with eggs will be on the rise as more and more food trucks focus on breakfast as a way to break into the category without competing in the saturated lunch day part.

To differentiate themselves, these trucks are not only changing the breakfast terrain, but driving innovation. From egg sandwiches on brioche and flatbreads to meat proteins like pork belly and pulled pork being paired with eggs, to crepes, indulgent pancakes (red velvet, maple bacon) and donuts, consumers love the culinary exploration, and so do restaurant chains, who often get their inspiration from these trucks.

Going global Chefs and home cooks will con-

tinue to create innovative egg dishes using fresh vegetables, ethnic flavors and spices.

In fact, Mexican-influenced preparation styles are on the rise at home, in restaurants and at QSRs. Case in point: the Chorizo and Egg Tortas from Celebrity Chef Rick Bayless’s newest restaurant XOCO and Taco Bell’s breakfast debut with the Grande Skillet Burrito and their AM Crunchwrap. Bruegger’s Bagels has added a Santa Fe Sandwich with eggs, sausage and jalapeño cream cheese on a bagel.

Oldies, but goodies While innovative egg preparations are taking over restaurants, we predict Americans are going to keep it old school at home when it comes to preparing eggs in 2013.

According to Google Trends, hard-boiled eggs, deviled eggs and scrambled eggs are still among the top searched egg recipes on Google.

Proposal would let Korea export poultry to U.S. WASHINGTON — USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service is proposing to add the Republic of Korea to the list of countries eligible to export poultry products to the U.S. Reviews by FSIS of Korea’s laws, regulations and inspection implementation show that its poultry inspection system requirements are equivalent to the Poultry Products Inspection Act. Under the proposal, slaughtered poultry or parts or other products thereof processed in certified Korean establishments would be eligible for export to the U.S. All such products would be subject to re-inspection at U.S. ports-ofentry by FSIS inspectors.

If approved for export to the U.S., Korea has stated its immedi-

ate intention to export two types of ginseng chicken stew to the U.S. — Jeukseok Smagyetang and Gohyang Samgyetang, which are ready-to-eat poultry products.

FSIS noted that given the limited market in the U.S. for this product, and the projected export volume of the product from Korea, the impact on the U.S. economy “is likely to be very small.”

Comments on the proposal must be received on or before Jan. 28, 2013.

More information can be obtained by contacting Dr. Andreas Keller, director, International Equivalence Staff, Office of International Affairs at 202-690-5646. The proposed rule published in the Federal Register on Nov. 27. It can be accessed at www. fsis.usda.gov.

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Global look at antibiotic use offered at 2013 IPPE ATLANTA — Antibiotic use in poultry production has been extremely effective in enhancing bird health and producing a wholesome, safe and economical food supply.

However, as consumers, industry professionals and regulators seek to gain more understanding of how their food is produced, even the judicious use of antibiotics by the poultry industry raises questions.

The “Antibiotics Conference — Current Issues for the Poultry and Egg Industry,” sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association,

aims to explore and discuss antibiotic use as viewed from the regulatory and scientific perspective of leading industry experts.

For the first time at the International Poultry Expo, experts from the United States, Europe, and Latin America will discuss the current use of antibiotics throughout the world, explore the differences in regional perspectives involving antibiotics, investigate how antibiotic use is monitored and review the current science behind alternatives to antibiotics.

The registration fee for this invaluable, well-timed conference is $150.

“Animal welfare and the production of a safe food supply are prime concerns for all growers and processors,” said John Starkey, USPOULTRY president. “This conference aims to provide scientific, well-researched antibiotic data from global experts, so that attendees can gain a greater understanding about the risks and benefits. There are differences in the way regions of the world

view antibiotic usage. However, we all want the same thing — to ensure that poultry producers can continue to bring safe, nutritional, affordable food to tables across America and the world.”

Program topics include Current State of Affairs Regarding Antibiotics – How We Got to Where We Are, How We Currently Use Antibiotics; Antibiotic Resistance – Science Behind Antibiotic Resistance, How Is It Being Monitored (NARMS), How Is Data Being Used? Is There a Dis-

connect Between Use in Animals Compared to Antibiotic Resistance in Humans? Is the Issue Consumer or Government Driven?; Alternatives to Antibiotics; and Future of Antibiotic Usage – Industry & FDA Perspective.

The Antibiotics Conference — Current Issues for the Poultry and Egg Industry program will be on Wednesday, Jan. 30, and Thursday, Jan. 31, from 8-11:30 a.m.

The conference agenda can be viewed at www.ipe13.org.

Iowa scientists: Drought a sign of climate change The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — This year’s drought is consistent with predictions that global climate change would bring about weather extremes including more frequent droughts, said a report released on Nov. 19.

The Iowa Climate Statement updates the 2010 report, reflecting the year’s lingering drought and the belief that it signifies what many scientists have predicted — increasing instability in weather patterns will lead to extremes during both wet and dry years.

Iowa has experienced such extremes in recent years; in 2008, flooding caused an estimated $10

billion in damage, making it the worst disaster in the state’s history.

More broadly, this year’s drought brought about parched croplands, reducing corn yields across the nation’s Grain Belt, from South Dakota to Indiana. And October’s “Superstorm Sandy” — a combination of a hurricane, a wintry storm and a blast of arctic air — devastated parts of the Eastern seaboard and killed more than 100 people.

The report was signed by 138 scientists and researchers from 27 Iowa colleges and universities. They said they wanted to release the updated report now while the drought is still fresh in the public’s mind.

“The drought is sort of a teachable

moment,” said Jerry Schnoor, co-director of the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research at the University of Iowa.

The scientists are careful to avoid saying any single extreme weather incident is directly caused by global warming, saying too many factors are at play when it comes to weather.

But, they did say increasingly volatile weather patterns have been predicted by scientists who study global warming.

Patrick Michaels, director of the Center for the Study of Science at the Washington-based conservative think tank Cato Institute, said there’s no evidence global warming con-

tributed to this summer’s drought.

He doesn’t deny that global warming is real and that man-made pollutants may contribute to it, but says it has a very small impact overall.

Michaels said the scientists who signed on to the report are “nibbling around the edges” with their recommendations that Americans use more renewable energy sources, such as wind power and ethanol, and build homes to be more efficient.

He says any action the United States takes wouldn’t be that effective because China and India are emitting increasing amounts of pollutants that contribute to global warming.

The Iowa scientists said their

statement is not one of gloom and doom, but meant to indicate investments can be made now to slow the economic impact of weather extremes and to help communities adapt to the changes.

One scientist who helped draft the report, Dave Courard-Hauri, chairman of environmental science and policy program at Drake University, said continuing to deny the connection between increased storm volatility and a warming climate helps no one.

“We gain nothing if we act as if there’s uncertainty where there’s not or that there is significant division among scientists regarding the causes of climate change,” he said.

Free bus service available to attendees at the IPPE ATLANTA — Free bus service will be available again for the upcoming 2013 International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE).

The giant poultry, meat and feed event will be held Jan. 29-31, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. IPPE is sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, the American Feed Industry Association and the American Meat Institute.

Company employees and contract producers of companies actively involved in the production and processing of poultry and meat, or the production of animal/poultry feed, that are members of USPOULTRY, AFIA or AMI, are eligible to participate.

Complimentary registration for the Expo will be provided through the Members to Atlanta (M2A) Program. Buses will pick up employees

and growers at a location selected by the company, travel to the Expo for a day of visiting the exhibit floor, and return home in the afternoon. There is no cost to the company or the individuals.

Last year, more than 200 people from seven poultry complexes in Georgia and Alabama took advantage of the bus program. It was so well received, that it is being expanded for 2013 and is available to

any location within an approximate three hour drive from Atlanta.

“We invite company managers to take advantage of our bus program,” said USPOULTRY President John Starkey. “It makes it very easy for their employees and growers to attend the Expo and at no cost. This is an excellent opportunity to see the latest technology used in poultry, meat and feed production and processing. Nowhere else in the world

is it possible to see such a wide array of equipment, supplies and services used in all segments of our industries. And, it is a unique and cost-effective way to recognize employees and acknowledge the role of producers.”

For companies that are interested in taking advantage of the bus program, contact Larry Brown at 678-514-1985, or via e-mail at L.brown@uspoultry.org.

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U.S. Poultry & Egg Association: Serving poultry, egg industries

By Mark Waller

Special to Poultry Times

TUCKER, Ga. — It has been an honor and privilege to serve as chairman of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association this year. Through the association’s efforts, we continue to persist in our goal of being the poultry and egg industry’s association leader in research, technical assistance, education and communication.

The association reaches out to our members and the entire industry through the annual InterWaller national Poultry Expo in Atlanta, the most recognized event produced through the association. This year, the International Poultry Expo will be integrated with the International Feed Expo and AMI’s International Meat Expo, under the name of the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE).

Industry leaders, purchasing managers and decision makers throughout the United States and around the world will gather to view the latest technology and materials used in the production and processing of poultry, meat, egg and feed products. All segments of today’s poultry, feed Mark Waller of Ingram Farms is the 2012 chairman of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, which has its offices in Tucker, Ga.

and meat industries are represented, including feed milling, hatchery, layers, live production, processing, further processing, rendering and a variety of supporting companies.

The IPPE will also feature a comprehensive list of education programs that provide current information on key industry issues.

Distinguished experts and industry leaders discuss and present on a variety of topics, such as animal agriculture sustainability, food safety, economic and market conditions, animal welfare, etc. The Expo also provides an excellent opportunity for networking, in addition to company and organization meetings.

The Expo is an important event for our members, the poultry, feed, and meat industries and the association.

This year’s IPPE will be held Jan. 29-31, at the Georgia World Congress Center.

The International Poultry Expo is USPOULTRY’s primary source of revenue, enabling the association to serve the industry in a number of ways. Proceeds from the International Poultry Expo are reinvested back into the industry. For 2012, approximately $2 million was directed into programs such as research grants, education and training programs, communication and technical assistance.

Industry research continues to remain a major beneficiary of funds generated via the International Poultry Expo. Since 1969, more than $24 million has been invested into research projects that benefit all phases of the poultry and egg industry. Research funding through both the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association

and the USPOULTRY Foundation continues to be an important method in finding solutions to the challenges facing poultry operations. Research funding also helps keep the poultry industry one of the most efficient and productive segments of animal agriculture.

Since the very first seminar in 1956, education has been an important service of USPOULTRY. Our seminars help improve operations, identify and reduce loss exposures, and enhance employee safety and retention. In 2012, USPOULTRY conducted 11 seminars and two training programs covering all aspects of the industry, from environmental management, grain and feed ingredient purchasing, safety and health management, communications, to people programs.

In 2012, USPOULTRY made available a video titled, Poultry & The Hormone Myth, intended for teachers and consumers to explain the scientific, economic and legal reasons hormones are not needed or used by the poultry industry. To date, the free resource has been sent to over 2,000 teachers and other educators. In addition, USPOULTRY recently developed a series of series of six short videos to answer consumer questions about how and why antibiotics are used in the poultry industry. The series is called Poultry Insight and provides information about antibiotic resistance, antibiotic residues, why and when antibiotics are used, who regulates antibiotic use and what would happen if the poultry industry stopped using antibiotics.

USPOULTRY’s Food Safety and Production Program provides technical assistance to member companies in live production, processing, animal welfare and food safety. The program helps ensure the safety and quality of U.S. poultry meat and egg products and offers compliance consulting assistance through investigation, information sharing, and industry advocacy. USPOULTRY is a leading source of regulatory expertise for our members.

USPOULTRY’s Environmental Program is a leading industry resource for environmental manage-

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‘The International Poultry Expo is USPOULTRY’s primary source of revenue, enabling the association to serve the industry in a number of ways.

Proceeds . . . are reinvested back into the industry.’

Mark Waller

USPOULTRY chairman

ment. The program offers technical assistance and training, such as the Poultry Wastewater Operators Training Program, in addition to environmental regulatory compliance consultation. To demonstrate our commitment to environmental stewardship, USPOULTRY also sponsors two annual environmental recognition awards, the Clean Water Award and the Family Farm Envi-

ronmental Excellence Award.

USPOULTRY also encourages today’s youth to become involved in the poultry industry. The USPOULTRY Foundation provides recruiting grants to colleges and universities to help attract students to their poultry programs or expose students

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IPPE plans new poultry care & handling conference ATLANTA — As part of the 2013 International Production & Processing Expo education schedule, the American Meat Institute and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association will host a new conference for poultry processors, “Animal Care and Handling — Focus on Poultry.”

Taught by leading experts in the field, the program will provide poultry processors with in-depth instruction on best practices for poultry

handling and transportation, current stunning systems technology and will address factors that can impact welfare and affect poultry quality.

The registration fee for the program is $100 for all Expo attendees.

“The new poultry focused Animal Care and Handling program is both timely and essential. The poultry industry is being challenged in the area of animal welfare, and a program such as this can offer valuable,

time-tested guidance for the proper care and handling of the birds,” said John Starkey, USPOULTRY president.

“This program is another example of the synergistic benefit of integrating our respective tradeshows at the IPPE. We are able to offer an even stronger education program to benefit our attendees,” added AMI President J. Patrick Boyle.

Dr. Yvonne Vizzier Thaxton of the

University of Arkansas will speak on Stunning Systems for Chickens and Turkeys and Dr. Sarge Bilgili of Auburn University will discuss Factors Affecting Chicken and Turkey Quality. Dr. Karen Christensen of OK Foods will provide an Overview of National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and United Egg Producers Animal Care Guidelines; and Dr. Eva Pendleton of Pennsylvania State University

will speak on Broiler, Layer and Turkey Handling & Transport Quality Assurance.

The 2013 IPPE will be held Jan. 29-31, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga..

The “Animal Care and Handling — Focus on Poultry” program will be on Monday, Jan. 28, from 1-5 p.m. The conference agenda can be viewed at www.ime13.org and www.ipe13.org.

MTGA announces donation of 11,150 pounds of turkey to feed hungry ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota-raised tom turkey and the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) paid a visit to Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Nov. 20 at the State Capital in Saint Paul. The event was a time-honored tradition, going back more than two decades, of Minnesota’s governor kicking off Thanksgiving week in Minnesota.

“I want to thank Gov. Dayton for inviting us here today and continuing the tradition of celebrating Thanksgiving and giving thanks for Minnesota’s turkey farmers, our state’s strong agriculture industry and the abundance of food we provide for the world,” said MTGA President and turkey farmer Duane Jaenicke, Roseau, Minn.

At the event, Jaenicke announced the donation of 11,150 pounds of turkey — a total of 1,180 whole birds

— to Hunger Solutions Minnesota (HSM), which will be distributed to food shelves and food banks across the state.

“It’s been a trying and challenging year for many families who are struggling to make ends meet,” Jaenicke. “Minnesota’s turkey farmers want to do their part in combating hunger with this donation to Hunger Solutions Minnesota,” said Jaenicke. “The turkey we donate today will feed nearly 13,000 people.”

Jaenicke runs P & J Farms along with his son, Scott. The operation raises approximately 100,000 to 130,000 hens for Northern Pride Cooperative out of Thief River Falls.

Since 2001, MTGA has donated more than 190,000 pounds of turkey to various areas of the state — or enough turkey to feed more than 236,000 people. This year, this

donation provides turkeys to families in communities such as Cannon Falls, Faribault, Melrose, Willmar, Thief River Falls, Frazee, Perham and Buffalo.

These funds have been raised from contributions by Minnesota’s turkey farmers and MTGA allied members as well as a portion of the sales from MTGA’s Turkey To Go restaurant at the Minnesota State Fair and new “likers” to the Minnesota Turkey Facebook page (www. facebook.com/minnesotaturkey).

HSM, a comprehensive hunger relief organization that works to end hunger in Minnesota, will coordinate the purchase and distribution of the turkey.

According to HSM, there were 3 million visits to food shelves last year in the state. That reflects an increase of 164 percent during the

past decade. Food shelves are an essential part of the safety net that responds to local needs — food shelves fill in the meal gap between paid work and nutrition programs.

“Our food shelves really appreciate this donation of quality protein,” said Colleen Moriarty, HSM executive director. “Families that visit the food shelves during the holidays will benefit greatly. We continue to look for creative solutions so that no one in Minnesota has to skip meals or eat food that is low in quality. We greatly appreciate the many ways the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association supports our work.”

Approximately 250 turkey family farmers from Minnesota raise about 46 million birds annually, which places Minnesota at the number one position in the U.S. for turkey production.

U.S. turkey production stands at 246 million — which means Minnesota farmers raise nearly 20 percent of all U.S. turkeys. Approximately 95 percent of all Americans will eat turkey at Thanksgiving, according to the National Turkey Federation.

Minnesota is home to Jennie-O Turkey Store in Willmar, Northern Pride Cooperative in Thief River Falls and Turkey Valley Farms in Marshall. These companies collectively have created more than 2,000 turkey products for the consumer and foodservice markets.

Each turkey raised in Minnesota brings $17.46 in economic value to the state — which means Minnesota’s turkeys and the farmers who raise them generate more than $800 million in economic activity for the state.

in conjunction with the IPPE, offers students the opportunity to network and interview for industry jobs and internships. Students are also given the opportunity to visit the exhibit floor to view the latest technological advancements offered by today’s poultry industry. USPOULTRY also supports 4-H and FFA programs and sponsors college poultry judging

competitions.

U.S. Poultry & Egg Association is dedicated to its members, providing service and assistance for their everchanging needs.

A staff of committed specialists keeps the most current information at the forefront of our members.

Through research, education, communication and technical assistance,

we will continue to build a strong and unified force to serve you.

We work in a wonderful industry, and I encourage all of you to participate more in it.

Through our united efforts, we can be successful at overcoming obstacles and developing solutions for the challenges our industry faces daily and in the future.

Working together, we can continue to grow and improve. We value and appreciate your continued support.

Thank you for allowing me to serve our members and the poultry industry. We look forward to seeing you at the 2013 International Production & Processing Expo in January.

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in other majors to basic poultry courses. For 2012, recruiting grants totaling more than $160,000 were approved to six U.S. universities with poultry science departments and 15 other institutions with industry related programs. The College Student Career Program, held

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Business Compiled by David B. Strickland, Editor 770-718-3442 dstrickland@poultrytimes.net

Rabobank issues fourth quarter report on global poultry ind.

NEW YORK — Rabobank has published a new research report on the global poultry industry in the fourth quarter of 2012, examining how high feed prices continue to affect poultry industry margins.

In a new report, Rabobank’s Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group says that the global poultry industry continues to face the challenge of high feed costs, which is putting margins under pressure in many parts of the world.

Profitability swings are an ongoing problem for the industry, which saw similarly sharp increases in feed costs in 2008 and 2010, the report notes. In developed countries in particular, the industry lacks adequate power to pass on feed cost increases. Key factors driving this adverse situation are oversupply, government restrictions regarding plant closures, fragmented industries, inflexible supply chains and pricing models in the value chain.

Commenting on the outlook for the poultry industry, Rabobank analyst Nan-Dirk Mulder said, “The first quarter of 2013 is likely to be challenging as higher feed input costs move through the flocks. Beyond that, returns will depend on industry discipline in keeping production sufficiently moderated to get prices higher and offset increasing costs.

Weak global performance is urging industry players to rationalize supply base, and non-strategic vehicles are being divested.”

“The most challenged poultry industries are currently in the U.S., the EU, Thailand and South Africa, while companies in Russia and Brazil are performing relatively well,” Mulder added. “The U.S. has only recently started making supply cuts, and this is also the case for the EU. South Africa is currently flooded with broiler import volumes from the EU, with sharply falling local prices. Thai production expansion in the last two years has been too fast to be in balance with current market demand. This has resulted in large oversupply in the domestic Thai market and declining revenues in concert with increased feed costs.”

The EU is an example of a region that has seen a structural reduction in margins, Rabobank said. Recent levels have fallen from historic averages of 6 percent to 7 percent, to 4 percent to 5 percent, and even temporarily lower during some of the spikes in compound feed prices seen this year. The U.S. has even seen negative EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) margins in the industry in times of high feed prices but current margins are slightly higher, although below historic levels. Supply reductions have paid off in the U.S., but not yet enough.

More information can be obtained at www.rabobank.com.

Other Business News Hormel achieves $2 billion in sales

Tyson appoints Lilygren as EVP

AUSTIN, Minn. — Hormel Foods Corp. has announced that it has met its ambitious “Go for $2B by 2012” goal by achieving $2 billion in total sales from new products created since 2000 by the end of fiscal year 2012.

By attaining this goal, Hormel Foods continues its successful track record of creating innovative, new products to grow the company’s brand portfolio.

The “Go for $2B by 2012” goal built upon the company’s success with its earlier Billion Dollar Challenge, which was to generate $1 billion in sales from new products launched in the decade, beginning fiscal year 2000 and ending fiscal year 2009.

By the end of fiscal year 2007 — two years early — Hormel Foods reported total sales of $6.19 billion with more than $1 billion generated from new product sales.

“Our company was founded on innovation and that spirit continues to guide us today,” said Jeffrey M. Ettinger, chairman, president and CEO of Hormel Foods. “Generating more than $2 billion in sales from products that didn’t exist 12 years ago is a remarkable accomplishment. I am proud of all our 19,600 employees around the world whose hard work and commitment to making Hormel Foods successful continues to propel our company forward.”

Hormel Foods was able to meet this challenge because of the success of new products across its business divisions, the company said, adding that, the most successful new products include Hormel® party trays, Hormel® Natural Choice® deli meats, Hormel® Compleats® microwave meals and Jennie-O Turkey Store® oven ready items and turkey burgers.

More information can be obtained at www.hormelfoods.com.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Tyson Foods Inc. has announced that Sara Lilygren has been named executive vice president of corporate affairs. She was formerly senior vice president of external relations, a role in which she served for more than three years.

Lilygren joined Tyson Foods in August 2002 as director of federal government relations and ran the company’s Washington, D.C., office for seven years. Prior to that, she was a lobbyist and public relations practitioner for various food industry groups for 22 years. She moved to Tyson Foods’ headquarters in 2009 to manage external relations, which includes public relations, community relations and corporate communications departments.

In addition to managing external affairs in her new role as EVP, she also leads the company’s charitable giving, which focuses on education and hunger relief. Tyson Foods’ goal is to make a positive contribution to the active, passionate community involved in the fight against hunger, the company said.

Lilygren serves on boards or advisory councils for the Ozark Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the Arkansas World Trade Center, the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce and the Walton Arts Center.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.

Rigney new control. for Sanderson LAUREL, Miss. — Sanderson Farms Inc. has announced that its board of directors has named Tim Rigney as controller and corporate secretary of the company. He succeeds James A. Grimes, who announced his retirement from Sanderson Farms, which was effective Oct. 31.

With this appointment, Rigney will perform the functions of the principal accounting officer for Sanderson Farms. He has served as the company’s corporate accounting manager since 2004 and has been employed by Sanderson Farms in various financial capacities since 1990. Rigney is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and is a certified public accountant.

“We are pleased to recognize the contributions that Tim Rigney has made to Sanderson Farms,” said Joe F. Sanderson Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Sanderson Farms.

“He brings the right combination of financial expertise and business experience to this position. We look forward to his expanded role with our management team.”

“In his thirty-three years of dedicated service, Jimmy Grimes has played an important role in the growth and development of Sanderson Farms,” Sanderson added. “He joined the company in 1979 as an internal auditor and was promoted to corporate controller and chief accounting officer in 1985. We are very grateful for his many contributions to our success and we wish him all the best in his retirement.”

Buffalo Wild Wings notes quarter result MINNEAPOLIS — Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has announced its financial results for the third quarter.

Highlights for the quarter versus the same period a year ago were: total revenue increased 24.8 percent to $246.9 million; company-owned restaurant sales grew 26.2 percent to $228.4 million; same-store sales increased 6.2 percent at companyowned restaurants and 5.8 percent at franchised restaurants; net earnings decreased 5 percent to $10.7 million from $11.3 million, and earnings per diluted share decreased 6.6 percent to 57 cents from 61 cents.

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top-line growth of nearly 25 percent in the third quarter,” said Sally Smith, Buffalo Wild Wings president and CEO. “We focused on operational excellence at the restaurant level and our teams delivered strong same-store sales. In addition, we leveraged on labor, operating and occupancy expenses. High cost of sales and incremental preopening expenses moderated our bottom line expansion, producing earnings per diluted share of 57 cents compared to 61 cents in 2011.”

Total revenue increased 24.8 percent to $246.9 million in the third quarter compared to $197.8 million in the third quarter of 2011. Company-owned restaurant sales for the quarter increased 26.2 percent during the same period in 2011, to $228.4 million, driven by a company-owned same-store sales increase of 6.2 percent and 55 additional company-owned restaurants at the end of third quarter 2012 relative to the same period in 2011, the company said.

Looking ahead to 2013, Smith said, “With the excitement of football season, the entire Buffalo Wild Wings team is focused on maximizing sales as we have strong prior year same-store sales to eclipse during the next two quarters. Samestore sales are about 3.6 percent at company-owned restaurants and 5.6 percent at franchised locations for the first four weeks of fourth quarter compared to 6.6 percent and 5.3 percent, respectively, for the same period last year. Our unit growth, will continue and we expect to open at least 24 new company-owned and 20 new franchised restaurants before year end. We completed the purchase of nine franchised locations and are positioned to acquire an additional nine locations this quarter. With continued leveraging of expenses and the benefit of a 53rd week, we will partially offset the continuing high wing costs and estimate our net earnings growth for 2012 will be 15 percent.”

“We are a vibrant and resilient brand,” Smith added. “In 2013, we will open more than 60 company-

owned and 45 franchised restaurants, and should achieve the 1,000 unit mark by the end of the year. We now anticipate we can expand to 1,700 locations in North America, with additional growth abroad. We’ll begin to realize the benefit of strategies we’ve been working on over the past year. We have an enhanced guest service strategy along with new innovations in food, beverage and technology that will drive revenue. With this growth and financial diligence, we have a goal for 2013 to achieve 20 percent net earnings growth on a 52-week basis.”

More information can be obtained at www.buffalowildwings.com.

encourage parents and caregivers to explore the kits with their children.

“At Perdue Farms, we have a long history of supporting educational initiatives through the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, and we applaud the Eastern Shore Regional Library’s efforts aimed at promoting early literacy skills so that children enter school ready to learn and read,” said Bill Hetherington, executive director of the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation.

More information can be obtained at www.perdue.com.

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SALISBURY, Md. — Building upon its commitment to education, Perdue Farms, through a $5,000 grant funded by the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, is helping the Eastern Shore Regional Library create early learning literacy centers at its network of 24 libraries on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

“These centers are a natural extension of the library’s services to families,” said Rachael Stein, information services manager at the Eastern Shore Regional Library.

“Making sure that children start school ready to learn is one of our key objectives, and young children learn best through play. With the help of the Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, we will be able to provide fun, educational experiences that set children on the path to become life-long learners.”

The early literacy centers are part of the Eastern Shore Regional Library’s “Read, Play, Thrive” initiative and align with Maryland public school readiness standards.

“Read, Play, Thrive” kits emphasize the concept of play as an aspect of early literacy. The kits include such resources as books, puppets, matching games and sensory toys designed to help librarians create child-friendly areas to encourage children to play and learn.

Each kit includes instructions to

KeyBanc analyst bullish on ConAgra CLEVELAND, Ohio — KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Akshay Jagdale expects that ConAgra’s plans to acquire Ralcorp are a good fit, despite the private food label’s poor quarterly performance.

The opinion — ConAgra Foods Inc. announced on Nov. 27, that it is buying private-label foods maker Ralcorp Holdings Inc. for $5 billion. The deal, which was unanimously approved by both companies’ boards, is expected to close

by March 31. It still needs Ralcorp shareholder approval.

The analyst said in a research note on Nov. 29, that the deal, which will create the largest private label packaged food business in North America, is a good strategic fit for ConAgra. It gives the maker of Chef Boyardee and Marie Callender products a much larger presence in the attractive and growing privatelabel industry.

ConAgra expects the deal to have a “modest benefit” in its 2013 financial results, since the transaction is expected to close in March and the company’s fiscal year ends in May. Jagdale expects the deal will boost 2014 results on a per-share basis.

However, he lowered his 2013 estimates for Ralcorp as the news of the deal overshadowed its fourthquarter earnings report the same day. The company earned 71 cents

Business per share on an adjusted basis, short of his forecast of 89 cents per share.

As a result, he lowered his 2013 earnings estimates for Ralcorp.

Despite the miss, Jagdale continues to see the deal as a good fit for ConAgra and kept his buy rating on the stock.

The stock — ConAgra shares were unchanged at $29.65 in afternoon trading on Nov. 29. The stock was up about 5 percent from its closing price the day before the deal was announced. Ralcorp shares rose 4 cents to $88.90 on Nov. 29. It was up more than 25 percent for the week of deal announcement.

FAO to invest $3M in Equatorial Guinea MALABO, Equatorial Guinea — The government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have signed an agreement that calls for the FAO to invest $3 million (U.S) during three years to develop poultry farming in rural Equatorial Guinea.

This investment is part of the government’s efforts to develop the

country’s agricultural sector and create income-generating activities in rural and urban areas. The goal of the government and the FAO is to develop a family-based poultry industry that employs modern practices. The program will provide training and resources for feeding and care of poultry stock, vaccination against diseases, and general veterinary care.

Miguel Oyono Ndong Mifumu, agriculture minister of Equatorial Guinea, and Athman Mravili, Malabo representative of the FAO, signed the agreement.

“The goal of this government program is to develop the agricultural regions of the country. This agreement will have a positive impact in rural areas, by supporting the work of its people,” said Miguel Ndong.

The agreement provides training in the provinces and extension and implementation of a system to deliver critical pharmaceuticals.

Equatorial Guinea’s President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, announced on Oct. 11, that his government had offered $30 million to the FAO to assist African countries with food shortages and improve food security across the continent.

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IPPE introduces new leaders ‘30 under 30’ program ATLANTA — The International Production & Processing Expo has announced a new Young Leaders “30 under 30� Program, targeting young professionals who normally would not have the financial resources or opportunity to attend the IPPE. The goal of the program is to invest in and engage young professionals between the ages of 21 and 29 who work for companies actively involved in the production and processing of poultry and meat or production of animal/poultry feed and are members of any of the following IPPE sponsoring associations:

American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), American Meat Institute (AMI), or U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY).

The program is designed to recognize professional leadership qualities and to provide exposure to the world’s largest show involving the production and processing of meat and poultry products and the manufacture of feed and pet food products.

The program provides education to further training in each person’s respective industry and will expose the recipients to the latest technology used in the industry.

Selected applicants will receive a full, complimentary registration to IPPE to be held in Atlanta, Ga., on Jan. 29-31, 2013.

The registration will allow attendance to all education programs.

Additionally, the program will provide two complimentary nights of lodging.

A panel of industry professionals reviewed the applications, and recipients were notified of the panel’s decisions More information can be obtained at www.ipe13.org/30Under30/; www.ife13.org/30Under30/; or www.ime13.org/30Under30/.

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WASHINGTON — The American Meat Institute has announced a new addition to this year’s 2013 AMI International Meat Expo schedule.

As part of the International Production and Processing Expo, attendees will be able to register for a tour of a meat processing facility and learn from first-hand experience at Birchwood Foods in Norcross, GA.

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The 2013 IPPE, one of the world’s largest poultry, feed and meat industry events, will be held Jan. 29-31, 2013 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. The Birchwood Foods tour will take place on Friday, Feb. 1.

The registration fee is $75 per attendee.

To register and view the conference agenda, visit www.ime13.org.

to include more than 1,000 exhibitors and 400,000 net square feet of exhibit space.

The IPPE is expected to bring more than 25,000 industry leaders from more than 100 countries.

The International Poultry Expo is the primary source of funding for the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, which represents the complete spectrum of today’s poultry and egg industry.

USPOULTRY’s mission is to progressively serve member com-

panies through research, education, communication and technical assistance. Association membership includes producers and processors of broilers, turkeys, ducks, eggs and breeding stock, as well as allied firms.

Funds generated from the International Poultry Expo are reinvested into programs and services that benefit all segments of the industry.

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Attendees will get an up close look at food safety processes and worker safety initiatives through a comprehensive tour of the meat processing plant.

A question and answer session with plant staff exclusive for attendees will follow the tour.

Limited space is available to processor attendees who are 18 years or older.

tional Poultry Expo will expand even further with the addition of American Meat Institute’s International Meat Expo.

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IME offers special media training for meat, poultry industry members WASHINGTON — A special, five hour media training program featuring on-camera practice and critique will be offered at the International Meat Expo (IME) at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. IME is part of the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE).

The session will be held Thursday, Jan. 31, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To ensure educational quality, attendance at the session is limited to 25 participants.

During the session, media relations professionals from the industry will cover important topics including preparation, message development, interview techniques and message management.

Attendees will learn strategies for translating technical information into understandable talking points and how to stay on message even during the most challenging interviews.

Instructors will also deliver practical advice about posture, how to dress for an interview and will detail the many types of interview set-ups that they may be asked to handle, including taped interviews, live instudio interviews, live remote and panel discussions.

Attendees will break into small groups to collaborate on messages, tape on-camera interviews and receive critiques.

The session will conclude as participants try their hand at live, on-

stage simulations of popular news shows.

Speakers include American Meat Institute Public Affairs Committee Chairman Dennis Pittman, director of corporate communication at Smithfield Foods; Michael Martin, director of media relations at Cargill Inc.; Janet Riley, senior vice president of public affairs and members services at AMI; and Eric Mittenthal, vice president of public affairs at AMI. The four speakers have extensive combined experience in print and broadcast media as well as media relations and will deliver practical, real-world advice to participants.

The cost of the program is $495.

To register, visit www.ime13.org.

Industry groups comment in support of Trade Promotion Authority WASHINGTON — The National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council have filed comments in response to a Federal Register notice requesting private-sector comments to the President’s Export Council on streamlined congressional consideration of trade legislation, commonly known as Trade Promotion Authority (TPA).

The letter pointed out that TPA has been an important element in the negotiation and subsequent congressional approval of all U.S. trade agreements since the 1960s, permitting the president to negotiate trade agreements based on strategic goals and objectives outlined in the legislation with ongoing congressional oversight.

Under TPA, Congress may approve or disapprove resulting trade agreements but may not amend them.

The process has worked well over the years, the letter said, since negotiators across the table know that any agreement they strike with U.S. negotiators will not be subject to congressional amendments or changes.

If re-negotiations were required it would be very difficult, if not impossible, to conclude the final package.

However, the United States has entered into only one new trade negotiation (the TransPacific Partnership or TPP) since the most recent TPA expired in 2007, the

letter pointed out.

Meanwhile, U.S. competitors around the world have concluded literally hundreds of bilateral and regional trade agreements, putting U.S. exports at a distinct disadvantage. “This year the U.S. exports of poultry, eggs, and related products will have a combined value of almost $6 billion. Exports of these products provide for one out of five jobs in the industry, which directly employs nearly 1.4 million workers,� according to the letter. Additionally, for each 1 percent increase in the size of the U.S. poultry and egg industry, the U.S. economy creates at least 1,000 direct full-time jobs and about 5,000 jobs in total. “It is an understatement, therefore, to state that exports are vital to the U.S. poultry and egg business,� the joint letter said. “The United States can only reassert its traditional leadership role in international trade negotiations by enacting new TPA legislation, and we strongly support such legislation and urge that it be comprehensive to encompass TPP, a possible free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union, and all other trade agreements that may be negotiated over the life of the bill,� the letter concluded.

Market Intelligence Forum to preview economic conditions ATLANTA — The Poultry Market Intelligence Forum is returning to the 2013 International Production & Processing Expo.

Sponsored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the National Poultry & Food Distributors Association, the program will identify the challenges facing the industry and provide insight into how domestic and international poultry industries are positioned to move forward in 2013.

The Poultry Market Intelligence Forum is free to all Expo and NPFDA meeting attendees. “The Poultry Market Intelligence Forum has been one of the most popular programs on the Expo schedule since its inception, and we are pleased to add it back for 2013,� said USPOULTRY president John Starkey. “Feed costs, global competition, and consumer demand present constant challenges for the poultry and egg industry, so it is important to stay informed about current

conditions and projections for the future. This program helps keep industry leaders current on the various factors that could impact their financial performance.�

The program will feature two industry economists and a major foodservice provider.  Mike Donohue, Agri Stats, will review Performance Trends for the Poultry and Egg Industry.  Dr. Paul Aho, Poultry Perspective, will discuss Domestic and Global Drivers for 2013.  Barry Barnett, vice president of Global Supply and Purchasing for Church’s Chicken, will provide insight into The Customer’s View of the Poultry and Egg Industry.

The 2013 IPPE will be held Jan. 29-31, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

The Poultry Market Intelligence Forum is scheduled from 9-11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30.

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JAN 13-16 — AFBF ANNUAL MTNG. Nashville, Tenn. Contact: American Farm Bureau Federation, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 1000 W, Washington, D.C. 20024. Ph: 202-406-3673; www.fb.org.

JAN 25 — GEORGIA AG FORECAST, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Ga. Contact: University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences; www.georgiaagforecast.com.

JAN 28 — GEORGIA AG FORECAST, ECO Center, Rome, Ga. Contact: University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences; www.georgiaagforecast.com.

— INT’L. POULTRY JAN 28-29 SCIENTIFIC FORUM, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: Southern Poultry Science Society, P.O. Box 1705, Clemson, S.C. 29633. Ph: 662325-3416; execsec@southernpoultrysciencesociety.org; www. southernpoultrysciencesociety.org.

JAN 28-29 — UEP BOARD MTNG., Atlanta, Ga. Contact: United Egg Producers, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph: 770-360-9220; www.unitedegg.com.

JAN 29 — GEORGIA AG FORECAST, Georgia Farm Bureau, Macon, Ga. Contact: University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences; www.georgiaagforecast.com.

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— INTERNATIONAL JAN 29-31 PRODUCTION & PROCESSING EXPO, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401, seminar@uspoultry. org, www.poultryegginstitute.org; or American Feed Industry Association, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916, Arlington, Va. 22201, 703-524-0810, afia@afia.org, www.afia.org; American Meat Institute, 1150 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Wshington, D.C. 20036, 202-587-4200, www.meatami.com JAN 29-Feb. 1 — NPFDA ANNUAL CONV., Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Poultry & Food Distributors Assocatiion, 2014 Osborne Road, Saint Marys, Ga. 31558. Ph: 770-5359901; kkm@npfda.org; www.npfda.org.

JAN 30 — GEORGIA AG FORECAST, UGA Tifton Conference Center, Tifton, Ga. Contact: University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences; www.georgiaagforecast.com.

JAN 30 — CHICKEN SUMMIT 2013 ADVSORY GROUP, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1052 15th St., N.W., Washington,

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—NCC MARKETING JAN 30 COMMITTEE, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1052 15th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

Ph: 202-296-2622; ncc@chickenusa.org; www.nationalchickencouncil.org; www.eatchicken.com.

JAN 30 — NCC BOARD MTNG., Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1052 15th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-296-2622; ncc@ chickenusa.org; www.nationalchickencouncil.org; www.eatchicken.com.

— NEQS ANNUAL JAN 30 STAKEHOLDERS MTNG., Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Egg Quality School, Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy., Annapolis, Md. 21401. Ph: 410-841-5769; Deanna.

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MAR 11-15 — AFIA SPRING COMMITTEE MTNGS./PURCHASING & INGREDIENT SUPPLIERS CONF., Omni Fort Worth Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas. Contact: American Feed Industry Association, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916. Arlington, Va. 22201. Ph: 703524-0810; afia@afia.org; www.afia.org.

— ENVIRONMENTAL MAR 12-13 MGMNT. SMNR, Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, La. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401; seminar@uspoultry. org; www.poultryegginstitute.org.

MAR 12-14 — MPF ANNUAL CONV., Saint Paul RiverCentre, St. Paul, Minn.

Contact: Midwest Poultry Federation, 108 Marty Drive, Buffalo, Minn. 55313.

Ph: 763-682-2171; info@midwestpoultry.com; www.midwestpoultry.com.

JAN 31 — GEORGIA AG FORECAST, Decatur County Livestock Complex, Bainbridge, Ga. Contact: University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences; www.georgiaagforecast.com.

MAR 13 — CEAM ANNUAL MTNG., Saint Paul RiverCentr, St. Paul, Minn.

Contact: Chicken & Egg Association of Minnesota, 108 Marty Drive, Buffalo, Minn. 55313. Ph: 763-682-2171; info@ mnchicken.org; www.mnchicken.org.

FEB 1 — GEORGIA AG FORECAST, Toombs County Agri-Center, Lyons, Ga. Contact: University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences; www.georgiaagforecast.com.

MAR 13 — MTGA ANNUAL MTNG., Saint Paul RiverCentre, St. Paul, Minn. Contact: Minnesota Turkey Growers Association, 108 Marty Drive, Buffalo, Minn. 55313.

Ph: 763-682-2171; info@minnesotaturkey.com; www.minnesotaturkey.com.

FEB 13-16 — NTF ANNUAL CONF., Coronado Bay Resort, San Diego, Calif. Contact: National Turkey Federation, 1225 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-898-0100; info@turkeyfed.org; www.eatturkey.com.

FEB 20-21 — NPI CONV., Norfolk Lodge & Suites, Divots Conference Center, Norfolk, Neb. Contact: Nebraska Poultry Industries Inc., University of Nebraska, 102 Mussehl Hall, P.O. Box 830721, Lincoln, Neb. 685830721; 402-472-2051; egg-turkey@uni.edu; www.nepoultry.org.

FEB 21 — TPA POULTRY SCHOOL, Ellington Agricultural Center, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Tennessee Poultry Association, P.O. Box 1525, Shelbyville, Tenn.

37162-1525.

Ph: 931-225-1123; dbarnett@ tnpoultry.org; www.tnpoultry.org.

FEB 25-27 — PEPA ANNUAL CONV., Intercontinental, Monterey, Calif.

Contact: Pacific Egg & Poultry Association, 1521 I St., Sacramento, Calif. 95814. Ph: 916-441-0801; dmurdock@cgfa.org; www.pacificegg.org.

17 — HOUSTON FEB 25-March LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO, Houston, Texas. Contact: Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, P.O. Box 20070, Houston, Texas 77225-0070.

Ph: 832-667-1000; questions@ rodeohouston.com; www.hlrs.com.

MAR 11 — CPF WINTER BOARD MTNG., Piccadilly Inn, Fresno, Calif. Contact: California Poultry Federation, 4640 Spyres Way,

MAR 20-21 — FEED MILL MGMNT. SMNR, Doubletree Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770493-9401, seminar@uspoultry. org, www.poultryegginstitute.org.

MAR 20-21 — AEB BOARD MTNG., Chicago, Ill. Ga. Contact: American Egg Board, 1460 Renaissance Drive, Park Ridge, Ill. 60068. Ph: 847-2967043; aeb@aeb.org; www.aeb.org.

APR 5 — OPA INDUSTRY CELEBRATION BANQUET, Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel, Columbus, Ohio.

Contact: Ohio Poultry Association, 5930 Sharonb Woods Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43229. Ph: 614-882-6111; jchakeres@ ohiopoultry.org; www.ohiopoultry.org.

APR 17 — DPI BOOSTER BANQUET, Salisbury, Md. Contact: Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., 16686 County Seat Hwy., Georgetown, Del. 19947-4881; dpi@ dpichicken.com; www.dpichicken.com APR 19-21 — GPF ANNUAL MTNG., Lake Lanier Islands Resort, Buford, Ga. Contact: Georgia Poultry Federation, P.O. Box 763, Gainesville, Ga. 30503.

Ph: 770-532-0473; www.gapf.org.

APR 22-24 — HUMAN RESOURCES SMNR., Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, Destin, Fla. Mo. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401, seminar@uspoultry.

org,

www.poultryegginstitute.org.

MAY 1-2 — STAKEHOLDERS SUMMIT, Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel, Arlington, Va. Contact: Animal Agriculture Alliance, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916B, Arlington, Va. 22201. Ph: 703-562-1412; kjohnson@animalagalliance.org; www//animalagalliance.org.

MAY 2-3 — NATIONAL BREEDERS ROUNDTABLE, Airport Marriott Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401, seminar@uspoultry. org, www.poultryegginstitute.org.

MAY 14-15 — AFIA BOARD MTNG., Arlington, Va. Contact: American Feed Industry Association, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916, Arlington, Va. 22201. Ph: 703524-0810; afia@afia.org, www.afia.org.

MAY 15-16 — POULTRY PROCESSORS WKSHP., Embassy Suites Atlanta Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770493-9401, seminar@uspoultry. org, www.poultryegginstitute.org.

MAY 20-22 — UEP LEGISLATIVE BOARD MTNG., Washington, D.C. Contact: United Egg Producers, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph: 770360-9220; www.unitedegg.com.

MAY 20-23 — NEQS — Harrisburg, Pa. Contact: National Egg Quality School, Maryland Department of Agriculture, 50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy., Annapolis, Md. 21401. Ph: 410-841-5769; Deanna.

Baldwin@maryland.gov; www.neqs.org.

JUN 7-8 — AP&EA GOLF TOURNAMENT and EVENING OF FUN, Birmingham, Ala. Contact: Alabama Poultry & Egg Association, P.O. Box 240, Montgomery, Ala. 36101. Ph: 334265-2732; www.alabamapoultry.org.

JUN 11-13 — ITF SUMMER MTNG., Adventureland Inn, Altoona, Iowa.

Contact: Iowa Turkey Federation, 535 E. Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010. Ph: 51522-7492;gretta@iowaturkey.org; sheila@ iowaturkey.org; www.iowaturkey.org.

JUN 14-15 — ANNUAL POULTRY FESTIVAL, Rogers, Ark. Contact: Poultry Federation, P.O. Box 1446, Little Rock, Ark. 72203. Ph: 501-3758131; www.thepoultryfederation.com.

JUN 10-11 — CPF SUMMER BOARD MTNG., The Cliffs Resort, Shell Beach, Calif. Contact: California Poultry Federation, 4640 Spyres Way, Suite 4, Modesto, Calif. 95356.

PAh: 209-576-6355; www.cpif.org.

JUN 19-21 — GEA - GEC ANNUAL MTNGS., King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, St. Simons Island, Ga. Contact: Jewell Hutto, Georgia Egg Assocation - Georgia Egg Commission, P.O. Box 2929, Suwanee, Ga. 30024.

Ph: 770-932-4622; goodeggs@bellsouth.net; www.georgiaeggs.org.

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Future of egg industry conference set for IPPE ATLANTA — Following this past year’s success, The Future of the U.S Egg Industry Conference is returning to the education schedule at the 2013 IPPE. The program is co-sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the United Egg Producers and will analyze the economic, environmental and global impact and challenges of the U.S. egg industry as presented by experts in the field. The conference is $100 for all Expo attendees.

Professor Hans-Wilheim Windhorst, economist at International Egg Commission, will discuss the Global Impact of Animal Health Welfare Legislation. Chad Gregory, UEP senior vice president, will provide an Update on Egg Bill — Federal Legislation. Tom Early, vice president for Agralytica Consulting, will give a presentation on the Economic Impact of Egg Legislation, and Tom Hebert, managing director of Bayard Ridge Group, will examine Environmental Issues and Regulations Facing the Egg Industry. Additional topics will include Producers Perspective: Enriched Colony Cage Eggperiences; Traceability: On-farm, Transportation and Processing; and Footprint of the Egg — Dramatic Progress Past 50 Years.

The 2013 IPPE, one of the world’s largest poultry, feed, and meat industry events, will be held Jan. 29-31, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The Future of the U.S. Egg Industry Conference is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 31, 8:30 a.m.-noon. The conference agenda can be viewed at www.ipe13.org.

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Centennial Olympic Park: One of the highlights of downtown Atlanta, Ga., is Centennial Olympic Park, not far from the Georgia World Congress Center where IPPE 2013 will be held in January. The 21-acre park is one of the city’s legacies of being host to the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Officials note that it is the largest downtown park developed in the U.S. in the last 25 years.

Workshop on poultry handling and transportation set for IPPE

Maryland poultry pollution trial winds up

ATLANTA — As part of the 2013 International Production & Processing Expo education lineup, Pennsylvania State University and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association will host a new Poultry Handling and Transportation Quality Assurance “Train the Trainer” Workshop for poultry transporters and catch crews.

The registration fee for the workshop is $250 and is limited to 30 participants.

The Poultry Handling and Transportation Quality Assurance (PHTQA) program provides third party certification training, which gives employees and contract crews an understanding of poultry welfare, good management practices and biosecurity, emergency planning, media training and preparation for outside audits.

In conjunction with IPPE,

BALTIMORE — Attorneys have finished their closing arguments in a closely watched trial pitting environmentalists against an Eastern Shore farmer and poultry giant Perdue.

Nearly 100 spectators watched the closing arguments Nov. 30 in U.S. District Court. The Waterkeeper Alliance claims that Berlin-based Hudson Farm is violating the federal Clean Water Act by polluting a nearby river. And it claims Perdue should be held accountable for the actions of its grower.

Defense attorneys said the plaintiffs haven’t proved their case and said a ruling against the farm could have far-reaching implications for farmers, the poultry industry and the Eastern Shore. Attorneys for the environmental group say they are only asking the court to enforce federal law.

The judge said he hopes to issue a ruling by the end of the year.

Perdue Farms released the following statement: “In closing arguments today Perdue’s attorneys reiterated that this lawsuit is not about stopping pollution but part of the Waterkeeper Alliance’s war on the poultry industry declared at the Eastern Shore Poultry Summit in 2007.

We are confident the judge will see that the Waterkeeper Alliance and Assateague Coastal Trust came to court to advance an agenda rather than right a wrong.

“This case should have ended three years ago when Assateague Coastal Trust and the Waterkeeper Alliance found out that they incorrectly identified legal biosolids as a pile of chicken manure. Instead, these radical environmental activists used the taxpayer-funded University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic to wage a campaign against contemporary animal agriculture — and against a hardworking Maryland farm family. The trial has finally come to a close, and the University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic, despite three years of changing accusations, have failed to prove that the poultry houses on the Hudson family farm were a source of pollution, or that Perdue is responsible for the actions of its independent contractors.

“We appreciate Judge Nickerson’s recognition of the importance of this case as evidenced by his attention and diligence in conducting the trial. Despite his giving the plaintiff every opportunity to prove their case, we look forward to being vindicated by his ruling.”

PHTQA is pleased to offer a combined certification and “Train the Trainer” workshop specifically for those individuals wishing to become PHTQA certified trainers.

The 2013 IPPE, one of the world’s largest poultry, feed and meat industry events, will be held Jan. 29-31, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

The Poultry Handling and Transportation Quality Assurance “Train the Trainer” Workshop is scheduled for 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31.

More information on the program is available at www.ipe13. org/programs/docs/IPPE13_ PoultryHandling_Transportation_TraintheTrainer.pdf . To register for the event, go to www. ipe13.org.

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IPE and UGA partner on poultry education program ATLANTA — The International Poultry Expo, a component of the International Production & Processing Expo, is partnering with the University of Georgia to promote the International Poultry Short Course 2013 to be held Feb. 1-5, 2013, in Athens, Ga. Registrants who sign up for the International Poultry Short

Course will also receive registration to the 2013 International Poultry Expo, which will take place Jan. 29-31, 2013, in Atlanta, Ga. The International Poultry Course is a 3.5-day conference created by the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia. It will cover a broad range of topics for

individuals new to the poultry industry, as well as for experienced professionals. In addition to formal instruction, demonstrations in various areas of poultry science will be conducted at the university research facility in Athens. During this program, participants will have the opportunity to interact with experts in

many areas.

Topics span from genetics and breeding to processing and food safety and will cover essentially all the important areas in between.

This year’s program will focus on the many challenges in producing and processing the modern broiler chicken.

Registration for the course is $795 and includes all luncheons, dinners and basic materials for the course.

Space is limited, and registration closes on Jan. 18, 2013. Information on course topics, accommodations and registration can be found at www.poultry.uga.edu/extension/ InternationalShortCourse.htm.

Japan Airlines to serve Study examines turkey femur fractures KFC on select flights The Associated Press

NEW YORK — They’re calling the flights”Air Kentucky Fried Chicken.”

Japan Airlines says it’s serving food from the fast-food chicken chain on international flights from Dec. 1, 2012, to Feb. 28, 2013.

The meals will be served to fliers in premium economy and economy from Narita Airport near Tokyo to Boston, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and San Diego.

The meals will consist of a drum-

stick and chicken breast in KFC’s Original Recipe, as well as flatbread, coleslaw, lettuce and “special mayonnaise.”

They will come in a specially made box featuring an image of Colonel Sanders.

The airline notes KFC is “widely popular” in Japan, particularly during the Christmas season.

Japan Airlines has partnered with other chains for similar promotions.

Earlier it partnered with the Japanese beef-bowl chain Yoshinoya Holdings.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Femur fractures in turkeys bred for faster growth to market weight and significantly enhanced breast muscle yield are an ongoing concern for turkey growers, because affected birds must be culled, negatively impacting profit margins.

While the average percentage of turkeys lost each year due to the problem is unknown, estimates can range from 2 percent to as high as 10 percent — rates which, even on the lower end, are significant.

The precise underlying cause of the fractures remains unknown.

However, a new study on various critical properties of turkey femurs — involving what is likely the most comprehensive collection of skeletal data ever collected for a poultry species — has shed new light on the problem.

In an article in the November issue of Poultry Science, a journal published by the Poultry Science Association, scientists and biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve University, Michigan State University, Ohio State University and Purdue University present the results of their investigation of the morphological, material-level mechanical and bone ash properties of turkey femurs.

Their objective was to analyze the relationships between body weight (BW) and the various properties of femurs in growing turkeys with widely divergent growth rates.  Findings: Co-author Dr. Darrin Karcher, an

Extension specialist in the Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University, noted: “When we began our study, there were two schools of thought on what was most important to maintaining the integrity of the femur. One hypothesis was that bone-geometric or morphological properties, such as the femur’s cross-sectional area, bearing axial loads, and moments of inertia, bearing bending/torsional loads, were the key. A second hypothesis was that mineralization of the bone matrix was the key to femur strength because mineralization is essential to the mechanical competence of the bone as measured by properties such as the bone’s tensile strength and elastic modulus.

What we discovered was that the answer is in fact both: bone geometry and mineralization are equally important.”

Specifically, the group observed that across the various lines of turkeys examined, the femur’s morphological properties are largely governed by body weight rather than age, while, conversely, the femur’s mechanical properties, as well as related ash content, are determined, at least in part, by time.

“Unfortunately, at the present time, there is no means of addressing the femur fracture problem other than slowing the growth rate and reducing the final weight of the bird, neither of which is practical.

But we are hopeful that further research will lead to concrete steps that growers can take that address

this issue while still recognizing the realities of the marketplace,” said Karcher.  Experimental materials and methods: The data were collected in 2010 from three divergent turkey genetic lines reared at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). The research was conducted with the approval of OARDC’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

The three genetic lines studied were: current commercial turkeys; a random-bred control line that is representative of commercial turkeys in the late 1960s (RBC2), and a sub-line of RBC2 that has been continuously selected since 1969 for a single trait, BW at 16 weeks (F-line). All of the turkeys were fed OARDC standard turkey diets.

When the time came to take samples (at 4-week intervals, beginning at 8-weeks of age), both femurs were collected from each sampled turkey and the surrounding muscle and connective tissue were removed.

Mechanical and geometric analyses were conducted on the left femur, while bone ash content analysis was carried out on the right femur.

The article, which contains complete details on the experimental setup and a thorough analysis and discussion of the findings across the different lines, is available for download at http://dx.doi. org/10.3382/ps.2012-02322.

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IPPE Education Schedule At-A-Glance Jan. 28

Jan. 30

 8 a.m.-5 p.m.: Interna 8-11:30 a.m.: Antibiottional Poultry Scientific Forum ics Conference-Current Issues (Day One) for the Poultry & Egg Industry (Day One)  8 a.m.-5 p.m.: Recalls and  8 a.m.-noon: Meat and Public Health Investigations Poultry Processing: A Global  1-5 p.m.: Animal Agri- Perspective (translation availculture Sustainability Summit able) (Day One)  8:30-11 a.m.: AFIA’s In 8 a.m.-5 p.m.: Meat and  1-5 p.m.: Animal Care and ternational Feed Education Poultry Research Conference Handling-Focus on Poultry Program  8 a.m.-5 p.m.: Poultry  9-11:30 a.m.: Poultry Mar- Handling and Transportation ket Intelligence Forum Jan. 29 Quality “Train the Trainer”  9-11 a.m.: Consumer Workshop  7 a.m.-3 p.m.: International Poultry Scientific Forum Trends: Social Media and  8-11:30 a.m.: AntibiotMeat (Day Two) ics Conference-Current Issues  a.m.: Plant Opera- for the Poultry & Egg Industry  8 a.m.-noon: Meat and tions9-11 and Management (Day Two) Poultry Processing: A Global Perspective (translation avail 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Exhibit  9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Exhibit able) Halls open Halls open  8 a.m.-noon: Improving  1-5 p.m.: International Food Safety, Sanitation and Jan. 31 Rendering Symposium (Day Maintenance: a Hands On  7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Me- One) Workshop dia Training for the Meat and  8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.: Pet Food Poultry Industry Feb. 1 Conference  8:30 a.m.-noon: Future of  7:30 a.m.-noon: Meat  9-11 a.m.: Animal Agri- the U.S. Egg Industry Plant Tour culture Sustainability Summit  8 a.m.-noon: Meat and (Day Two)  8 a.m.-noon: International Poultry Processing: A Global Rendering Symposium (Day  11 a.m.-6 p.m.: Exhibit Perspective (translation availTwo) able) Halls open

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Hope dawns for aging feed mill at UC-Davis

UC-Davis DAVIS, Calif. — There’s a time warp at the University of CaliforniaDavis feedlot.

It’s the 21st century on most of these 50 acres of pastures and pens two miles west of the main campus, where renowned scientists produce ground-breaking research on animal welfare, livestock production and environmental quality.

This is where you will find, for example, the multimillion dollar environmental chambers and bovine bubbles where UC Davis Professor and UC Cooperative Extension specialist Frank Mitloehner and his team work to minimize unwanted nutrient losses by animals — which affect water and air quality — and increase those nutrient values in the products we consume.

But it’s also where you’ll find one of the most antiquated feed mills around. Built in 1960, the rusty UC Davis feed mill is better suited for a museum than preparing the precise mixtures of grain and additives needed to conduct world-class science and educate a new generation of agricultural leaders.

“That mill is badly outdated,” says John Pereira, managing partner with Frontier Ag, a merchandiser of agricultural and feed commodities based in the Sacramento Valley.

“UC Davis has a top-rate animal science program that’s making a huge difference in our industry, keeping agriculture productive and sustainable. They absolutely need a new feed mill.”

And leaders from the industry are working to make that happen.

Pereira is president of the California Grain and Feed Association (CGFA), which recently started the effort and donated $150,000 towards building a new UC Davis feed mill — $100,000 now and $50,000 once construction begins in early fall 2013.

“It’s our way of supporting the work UC Davis and Frank Mitloehner are doing, which is some of the world’s finest research,” Pereira says.

Mitloehner was recently selected as chairman of a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization committee to measure and assess the environmental impacts of the global livestock industry.

The international effort is the first step toward improving the sustainability of the livestock sector, particularly as the global consumption of meat, dairy products and eggs continues to rise.

As chairman of the new committee, Mitloehner will lead representatives of national governments, livestock industries and nonprofit and private sectors in establishing science-based methods to quantify livestock’s carbon footprint, create a database of greenhouse gas emission factors for animal feed and develop a methodology to measure other environmental pressures, such as water consumption and nutrient loss.

“A new feed mill will really help that effort,” Mitloehner says. “We

very much appreciate the California Grain and Feed Association’s contributions. We’re also reaching out to conservation groups and other stakeholders, because quantifying livestock’s environmental footprint is important to us all.”

The new feed mill will cost $5.3 million — $2 million of that from in-kind equipment donations already pledged from industry and $3.3 million in monetary donations.

The UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences contributed $100,000.

“All the preliminary work has been done,” says Dan Sehnert, animal facilities coordinator for the UC Davis Department of Animal Science. “With the help of an industry planning committee, we have a site map, an approved Environmental Impact Report, and everything else we need to get started once we have the funds.”

UC Davis animal scientists are awarded millions of dollars in grant funding, but that money can’t be used to support infrastructure, like a new feed mill. The current feed mill was a gift from the California Cattle Feeders Association in 1961.

“It was state-of-the-art at the time,” says Mitloehner, leading a recent tour of the feedlot. “And it has served us well. But now, it is totally outdated.”

Mitloehner pauses by the tarnished feed mill, its pieces patched and repatched where maintenance crews struggle to keep the equipment running.

Couldn’t UC Davis contract with commercial mills to meet its animal feed needs?

“No, because researchers are doing a lot more than keeping the animals (cattle, swine, goats, sheep, horses, poultry and others) alive and well,” says Sehnert, who has joined the impromptu tour. “They carefully control and monitor what goes in and comes out of the animals, testing for things such as feed efficiency.”

Mitloehner adds, “For example, we integrate additives into feed to reduce the nitrogen that leaves the cow. We work with very small amounts of additives, which need to circulate thoroughly throughout the feed. Much of our research depends on the ability to customize feed.”

Mitloehner leads past pens where he and his team measure the methane in a cow’s exhale, using machines they built that exist nowhere else in the world. Two at a time, the cows breathe into a clear, plastic box which captures their breath.

“What is the carbon footprint of a gallon of milk?” Mitloehner asks.

“Our research will help answer that question. We need good data to understand the true impact of agriculture on the environment.”

Industry and society depend on the data UC Davis is producing, says Ken Zeman, feed mill superintendent at Harris Feeding Co. and chairman of the industry planning committee that supports a new UC Davis feed mill.

“Dr. Mitloehner is one of a kind,” Zeman says from his office at Harris

Ranch outside Coalinga, Calif. “His program is providing good, reliable information. His research is recognized worldwide, and his students are going on to become leaders in our industry. We need to do all we can to support that program.”

There are 1,000 undergraduates and 100 graduate students in the UC Davis Department of Animal Science. One of those graduate students is Clayton Neumeier, who is with Mitloehner outside the methane-measuring pens, preparing feed in a cement mixer.

“Yeah, it’s pretty low tech,” Neumeier says with a smile.

UC Davis animal scientists deserve better, says Chris Zanobini, chief executive officer for the California Grain and Feed Association, based in Sacramento.

“I’m thrilled our association has made the first industry gift, because when you have a program that good, you want to do all you can to support it,” Zanobini says. “I know others will join us, because the work Frank Mitloehner is doing with air quality — along with all the work in the animal science department — is important to our operations. It’s vital to our future, not just for our industry but for our state, our nation and our world.”

More information about the new feed mill can be obtained by contacting Frank Mitloehner at 530752-3936, fmmitloehner@ucdavis. edu; or Martha Ozonoff, director of major gifts for UC Davis, 530-7521504, mjozonoff@ucdavis.edu.

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USB: U.S. soy exports remain strong ST. LOUIS — U.S. soybean farmers continue to reassure international customers of U.S. soy by meeting demand with high-quality soybeans, the United Soybean Board noted.

According to U.S. Census Bureau figures, U.S. soybean farmers exported more than 1.8 billion bushels of U.S. soy during the 2011-2012 marketing year, compared with approximately 2 billion bushels in 2010-2011.

The 2012 export numbers include 1.3 billion bushels of whole soybeans, meal from more than 404 million bushels of soybeans and the oil from 126.5 million bushels of soybeans. U.S. soy exports this year are valued at more than $23 billion.

U.S. farmers harvested 3.05 bil-

lion bushels of soybeans last year, so these exports represent about 55 percent of that production.

Soy customers in China, the largest importer, bought almost 850 million bushels of whole soybeans, or more than one out of every four rows U.S. farmers grew. “Our customers’main concern has been whether we were going to be a reliable supplier,� said Sharon Covert, soybean farmer from Tiskilwa, Ill., who leads USB’s International Marketing program. “The checkoff continues to assure them that while we may not have as many bushels per acre, we are a reliable supplier of high-quality soybeans.�

Throughout the year, the soy checkoff remains in contact with international customers to discuss

many soy industry issues, such as quality and current crop conditions.

These conversations proved to be especially important with this summer’s conditions.

Covert adds that it is important for customers of U.S. soy to know that farmers provide this supply of soy in a sustainable manner.

The production practices farmers use, such as no-till or low-till, are not only important to many soy buyers but also help soil retain water in dry years such as this past production year.

Top buyers of whole U.S. soybeans include: ď‚— China: 848.7 million bushels

USDA conservation survey focusing on Midwest farmers WASHINGTON — USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is reminding producers that the agency is conducting a survey for the 2012 National Resources Inventory (NRI) — Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) about farming and conservation practices on cultivated cropland in the Des Moines River and Western Lake Erie basins.

Producers in these areas have the opportunity to participate in the survey, to help evaluate on-farm conservation programs, which help protect the soil and water within their communities. The survey will help ensure these voluntary programs are successfully maintained and improved when necessary. “The CEAP survey matters because it helps to tell us about current farming and management activities that help protect soil and water resources,� said U.S. Agriculture

Secretary Tom Vilsack. “The information gathered from the survey will help us improve and strengthen technical and financial programs that help landowners plan and adopt on-farm conservation practices. I encourage all of those contacted to participate in this important effort.�

Conservation practices help farmers and their communities reduce soil erosion, enhance water and air quality, conserve energy and enhance wildlife habitat.

Since the CEAP survey was last conducted in the region, farmers may have adopted many agricultural best management practices using publicly available technical and financial assistance from conservation programs and through their own initiative and at their own expense.

This survey will also capture all of those on-farm conservation accomplishments.

NASS representatives are visiting more than 2,400 farms throughout Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota from now through January 2013.

Producers are asked to provide information on farm production practices; chemical, fertilizer and manure applications; integrated pest management; and adopted conservation practices. As with all NASS surveys, respondents are guaranteed by law that their individual information is kept confidential.

The CEAP cropland studies are designed to assess the effects of conservation practices on the nation’s cropland, grazing lands, wetlands, wildlife and watersheds. CEAP is a multi-agency, multi-resource effort led by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.

More information or questions about the CEAP survey can be obtained at www.nass.usda.gov.

ď‚— Mexico: 122.1 million bushels

ď‚— Canada: meal from 50.4 million bushels of soybeans

ď‚— Japan: 66.3 million bushels

Top buyers of U.S. soy oil include:

ď‚— Indonesia: 65.1 million bushels

ď‚— Morocco: oil from 30.4 million bushels of soybeans.

ď‚— Egypt: 43.1 million bushels ď‚— Taiwan: 38.7 million bushels

ď‚— Mexico: oil from 28.8 million bushels of soybeans.

Top buyers of U.S. soy meal include:

ď‚— China: oil from 20.2 million bushels of soybeans.

ď‚— Mexico: meal from 67.6 million bushels of soybeans.

More information can be obtained from the United Soybean Board at www.unitedsoybean.org; or www.facebook.com/UnitedSoybeanBoard.

ď‚— Philippines: meal from 53.1 million bushels of soybeans.

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Speakers announced for Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit ATLANTA — The fifth annual Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit will be held during the International Production & Processing Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. This important program will provide viewpoints from top industry experts on sustainability and why it matters to your business, as well as how to unite the existing sustainability gap between industry and consumers. The two-day program is $150 for all registered Expo attendees.

This year’s Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit will include a presentation by Dr. Jon Goodson, Evonik, on the Use of Amino Acids and the Impact on Carbon Footprint.

Joe Forsthoffer, Perdue Farms, will provide an Industry Perspective on Bridging the Sustainability Gap Be-

ability in Business. Also participating on the panel are Dr. Michael McCloskey, Select Milk Producers, and Mike Mullins, Cargill.

In addition, the summit will include a ceremony to recognize and present honors to winners of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s 2013 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award.

tween Industry and Consumers, with a Consumer Perspective provided

by Terry Fleck, Center for Food Integrity, and a NGO’s Perspective, provided by Suzy Friedman, Environmental Defense Fund.

A presentation on Viewpoints for the Future of Sustainability: Why It Matters will be presented by Bryan Weech, World Wildlife Fund, with

Dr. Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas, focusing on Measuring What Matters. Dennis Treacy, vice president of Environmental Affairs and Governmental Relations at Smithfield Foods, and Leigh Ann Johnston, EHS Training and Sustainability manager at Tyson Foods, will participate in a panel discussing the key steps in embedding Sustain-

The 2013 IPPE, one of the world’s largest poultry, feed and meat industry events, will be held from Jan. 29-31, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. The Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 28-29.

More information can be obtained at www.ipe13.org.

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The WeighTech line of bench scales offers processors the best of both worlds: functionality and durability.

Our bench scales feature our industry leading MicroWeigh indicator, and is available in many sizes to fit your processing needs.

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International Poultry Expo (IPE), International Feed Expo (IFE) and International Meat Expo (IME) January 28 through February 1, 2013 Booth# 4165

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800-628-3166 / www.IngredientsSolutions.com Al+Clear poultry grade alum is produced by North America’s leading manufacturer of alum. Alum can meet all of you litter amendment needs, either selfapplied or by using one of our professional applicators — and provide the many benefits alum provides more cost effectively than any other product currently available.

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It’s simple! Because dry and acidified alum address the entire spectrum of litter management challenges••• reducing ammonia, litter pH, litter phosphorus runoff, propane usage and it dries litter!

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Serving the Poultry and Food Processing Industry Since 1976

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Nothing is more important than knowing your feed ingredients Booth 2123 are consistently produced to the highest standards. With the Hall A recent merger of Darling International and Griffin Industries, the two largest independent rendering companies in North America, comes DAR PRO Solutions, a new brand for the quality products nutritionists around the globe have trusted for decades. Our products exemplify safety, reliability and value, enabling formulators to continually improve feed efficiency through a full range of animal proteins, feeding fats, greases and custom blends. ®

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Custom Built Environmentally Controlled Transport Systems

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Over the years, we have earned the trust of thousands of growers.

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Don’t give flies a chance to impact your operation. Fight back with the Novartis Fly Control Program and the integrated fly control of LARVADEX® and NEPOREX® larvicides and a rotating adulticide. A powerful combination for effective fly control to protect your investment and local community.

LARVADEX and NEPOREX stop fly larvae from ever developing into adult flies.

• A highly effective, in-feed larvicide for poultry

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• LARVADEX, containing the active ingredient cyromazine, is the same

• Prevents fly larvae from developing into adult flies

as NEPOREX, except with LARVADEX the birds do all the work

• Specially designed for easy, effective mixing (1 lb/ton of feed)

• Scatter or spray to minimize risk of house and stable fly-borne parasite infestation

Proven to prevent flies Contact your local Novartis Animal Health representative or wholesaler for more information about LARVADEX and NEPOREX for further advice and support in implementing the Novartis Fly Control Program in your operation.

LARVADEX and NEPOREX are key components of the Fly Control Program, part of the Novartis Animal Health Bioprotection Program.

Always read and follow label directions.

For further information on Larvadex and Neporex applications and performance please contact Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. LARVADEX and NEPOREX are registered trademarks of Novartis AG, Basel. © 2012 Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. Greensboro, NC 27408 www.livestock.novartis.com (800) 843-3386 NVNEP06127307

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It’s hard to fIx a reputatIon. When you make BronNewcavac® SE part of your salmonella prevention protocol, you protect your commercial layer flock, your business and your reputation. For the confidence that comes with long-lasting control, ask your Merck Animal Health representative for BronNewcavac SE. Part of the Merck Poultry program of total bird health.

Copyright © 2012 Intervet International B.V., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA. All rights reserved.

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Feeder Lids, Air Inlet Doors, Light Hoods, Egg Flats Visit us at BOOTH# 755 at the International Poultry Exposition

East Iowa Plastics is a diversified, custom plastics processor. We specialize in prototyping, design, fabrication and finishing of thermoformed and injection molded products. We also prototype products for other forms of manufacturing. We serve clients, large and small, in consumer and industrial markets.

Still on top of the pecking order Since 1954 — Poultry Times is the nation’s only poultry industry newspaper Poultry Times focuses each of its biweekly issues on topical news and informative features to a wide audience, ranging from growers to processors to affiliated industries.

Poultry Times offers full coverage of industry issues, including: l Housing & Equipment l Health l Government Regulations

l Industry Events l Food Safety l Processing

With up-to-date news and standing features, Poultry Times provides its readers with the complete picture of the poultry industry — from farm to table. And at an annual subscription price of just $18 for 26 regular issues, as well as other special issues; it is a tremendous value.

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Your Poultry Handling Experts Over 7 million cubic feet of freezers.

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24 Hour Video Surveillance - video recording of truck loading and unloading Custom inventory management software - In-house support Product Reboxing Available 3rd party sanitation audit/superior rating for 5 years running

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Turkey Coops Available at Koechner’s

New or Used Trailers & Coops to Rent, Lease, or Sell

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2013 Midwest Poultry Federation Convention March 12-14, 2013 | Saint Paul RiverCentre, Saint Paul, MN

Pre-Show Events/Welcome Reception, March 12 | North Central Avian Disease Conference, March 11-12

Have You Been to the “Midwest Show” Lately?

We’re expanding - offering more exhibiting companies than ever before in two halls! Plus, we continue to provide the best in educational opportunities for the poultry industry. Come check us out!

Register Today at www.midwestpoultry.com Phone: 763/682-2171 | info@midwestpoultry.com | www.midwestpoultry.com

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That’s because grandmothers, delis, fast food stores, and restaurants everywhere choose fresh, plump, juicy Mar-Jac chicken. From our fully integrated operation in Gainesville, we produce, process and deliver over 2 million chickens weekly...coast to coast and overseas. Our 350 contract growers and 1200 employees are committed to producing the highest quality poultry in the world. We offer WOG’S, cut-up and further processed poultry products and ship ice pack, vacuum pack or frozen.

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We Stand Behind Our Products Now with a 10 year Limited Warranty!

Warranty applies to the G-12 infrared emitter

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Shown: G12 42,000 Btu Direct Spark Ignition Infrared Radiant Heater • See us at Booth 1066 Hall A

The proven probiotic choice

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enviva PRO TM

The scientifically selected multi-strain probiotic of choice.

• improves economic return from poultry diets* • supports natural gut health* • thermostable to 203ºF in pelleted diets • no withdrawal period for reduced feed mill complexity Danisco Animal Nutrition, USA Email: info.animalnutrition@danisco.com

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“Quality, A Family Tradition!”

40 Years of Expertise in Peeling Rollers

NECK SKINNING ROLLERS

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• Peeling and Skinning Rollers for Chicken and Turkey Processing • Replacement rollers for Old and New OEM Gizzard Harvestors • Breast Cleaning and Skinning Rollers • Neck Skinning Rollers • Heart & Liver Rollers • Specialized Rollers if Needed.

AVAILABLE IN TOOL STEEL AND STAINLESS STEEL Endblocks & Bushings Available for All Rollers LONGER LIFE THAN MOST OEM PARTS.

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Go with the flow With the best performance at low flow, for baby chicks, the Chemilizer proportional chemical injector offers the added flexibility of fixed or adjustable injection.

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Easy access, easy install.

Products designed to save time and money.

NEW! Ladder Update Update

• Simple design • Stronger Stronger construction • Dimpled Dimpled rungs for added traction rungs traction

NEW! Standard Bin Lid • Factory assembled for easy installation or retro-fit • Retro-fit packages available for 20” and 22-1/2” O.D. peak rings • Rugged design and durable (LLDPE) construction • Reinforced belting bumper on clamp band provides additional protection

Magnetic Latch

• Magnetic latching mechanism for added holding power

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Cumberland/Hired-Hand. Better Service. Better Products.

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Seal it up tight and reduce your Heating Fuel Consumption by up to 50%!

AgBased Foam Sealant & Insulation

Specifically designed for the poultry market and it’s demands! ®

AgBased Foam Sealant & Insulation

will not only reduce your fuel & electricity consumption, it can add years to the life of your structures!

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The EcodrumTM system is a proven technology, successfully installed on poultry operations throughout North America. The EcodrumTM is perfect for large scale animal production.

New for 2012 AgSeal 2.4, 3.4 & 10.4 Beetle Barrier Technology Poultry foam with DBK. Specially new formula designed to Combat and Kill the darkling beetle!

New 3 or 5 year warranty option with new 2012 formulas!

Benefits: Clean and simple to operate

Designed to help combat against beetle, rodent and bird damage

Low cost operation Reduces odor and pathogens

Continually working to improve the performance of our product to ensure our customers can achieve the best possible life and returns on their investments

To learn more about how the ecodrum can benefit your operation contact us at:

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Average return on investment is less than 2 years!

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Eliminates ground and water contamination

AgSeal products are currently approved and/or specified for New Construction & Retro Fitting existing!

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JANUARY 29 - 31, 2013 | Georgia World Congress Center | Atlanta, Georgia USA

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POULTRY TIMES, December 17, 2012

Farmland values and earnings have been rising

By Cynthia Nickerson, Jennifer Ifft, Todd H. Kuethe & Mitch Morehart Special to Poultry Times

WASHINGTON — Farmland values have increased considerably in recent years, with double-digit annual growth in some states.

Between 1994 and 2004, national average farm real estate values (including land and structures) increased between 2 percent and 4 percent annually in inflation-adjusted terms. In 2005 and 2006, they increased by 16 percent and 10 percent, respectively. And while the modest dip in national average values in 2008-09 suggests farm real estate values were not immune to the effects of the recession, average values for the nation during the period mask wide regional variation.

In 31 states, farm real estate values increased during the period of 2007-09; declines were largely concentrated in the more urbanized states along the East Coast, where residential and commercial development opportunities strongly influence farmland values.

In 2010 and 2011, states in several regions, including the Corn Belt and Great Plains, experienced significant growth in cropland values — including a 31 percent spike in Iowa from the third quarter of 2010 to the third quarter of 2011 — while many states in the Southeast and Northeast experienced declines.

With a value of $1.85 trillion, farm real estate accounted for 85 percent of the total value of U.S. farm assets in 2010. Because farmland represents the major asset for most U.S. farm businesses and is Cynthia Nickerson, Jennifer Ifft, Todd H. Kuethe and Mitch Morehart are all agricultural economists with the USDA’s Economic Research Service in Washington, D.C. This article is drawn from information that appeared in the department’s Amber Waves magazine.

the largest single investment in a typical farmer’s portfolio, changes in farm real estate values affect the financial well-being of agricultural producers.

In addition, farm real estate serves as the principal source of collateral for farm loans — enabling farm operators to purchase additional farmland and equipment, finance current operating expenses and meet household needs.

USDA Economic Research Service researchers recently examined several factors that affect farmland values, including the role of farm business earnings; macroeconomic factors, such as interest rates; and changes in competing land markets.

Although the recent rates of increase in farmland values are reminiscent of the boom experienced in the late 1970s, when high returns and federal policies that increased incentives for investing in agriculture fueled a bubble, recent high farmland price increases are not occurring under the same conditions that contributed to the earlier boom.

Current farmland values, at least for the farm sector as a whole, appear to be supportable given recent trends in farm earnings and interest rates.  Farmland values are influenced by many factors.

Economic theory posits that land values are derived mainly from expectations about the future stream of income generated by its most profitable use, with consistently higher incomes leading to higher land values. However, farm income trends do not always move in the same direction as farmland values.

Although farm incomes and farmland values were once closely linked, in recent decades, the relationship has become less clear at the national level.

Many factors not directly related to agricultural production help account for the weakening link be-

tween farm income and farmland values. For example, in areas close to urban centers, the value of farmland reflects the returns it could earn from being developed for housing or commercial use when those returns exceed those for agricultural use alone.

Even in relatively remote areas heavily dominated by agriculture, nonagricultural factors, such as income from hunting leases, may push farmland values higher than could be justified from farming alone. In addition, a substantial number of farm operators — about 1.2 million of the nation’s 2 million principal farm operators — do not engage in farming as their primary occupation (for example, operators can meet the minimum criteria for being considered a farm — generating $1,000 in sales of agricultural products in a typical year — by grazing cattle and selling some each year. Low levels of farming activity can leave time for working off-farm jobs).

While this group of operators controls a significant amount of farmland, it does not generate much income from farming, on average.

For these farm operators, owning and living on a farm may have less to do with the economic returns to the farm business than with the lifestyle and recreational benefits farmland provides.

Comparisons of rent-to-value (RTV) ratios demonstrate changes in the value of land relative to farm income. At a national level, average rent-to-value ratios — calculated as the average cash rent per acre divided by the average per acre value of land — have been decreasing over the past 45 years.

Decreasing RTV ratios are consistent with the growing importance of nonagricultural factors in determining land values that may not be reflected in rents.

During the last decade, declining RTV ratios have occurred in every region of the country, though in some regions the changes are larger

or more variable than in others.

The rapid rise in farmland values over the last decade and the influence of nonagricultural factors on land values raise two critical questions for farmers.

For the 800,000 farm operators that continue to depend on farming for their livelihood, is farmland still affordable?

And how vulnerable are farmland values to unexpected changes in interest rates and the residential housing market, both of which have experienced significant changes in the last 10 years?  On average, farm earnings are currently sufficient to service farm real estate debt.

For those concerned about keeping farmland in agricultural production, a key measure of farmland affordability is whether farm income is sufficient to service debt on farm mortgages.

In recent years, farm incomes have increased and interest rates have declined, and these two trends have combined to increase the maximum value of farmland that can be supported by current farm incomes.

In 2009 and 2010 and between 1986 and 2004, farm real estate values were closely aligned with farm income. However, during two periods

in particular — 1978-85 and 200508 — income from farming alone was insufficient to service the debt on farm real estate purchases.

Nonagricultural factors likely had a large role in buoying farmland values during these two periods.

In addition to nonagricultural factors, thin farmland markets may be a reason for sustained high farmland values during periods when farmland is less affordable.

Historically, relatively little farmland has been available for purchase, with some estimates indicating about 0.5 percent of U.S. farmland is sold annually.

Evidence suggests that most farmland owners are slow to react to changes in the market value of their land and will not necessarily sell land when farmland values are high and affordability is low.

Indeed, studies of farmland market activity reveal that sales of farmland are more often due to the death or retirement of the owner rather than a result of changing affordability levels.

Changes in farm earnings will determine whether farmland values will continue recent patterns and remain affordable.

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At present, the demand for crops for food and as an energy source is keeping commodity stocks tight and export demand strong.

However, many farm operators also receive government agricultural payments which support farm income.

Many proposals for the next farm bill call for an elimination or substantial reduction in some of these payment programs.

Research has shown that these payments have increased farmland values, so if these programs are abruptly terminated and not replaced with programs that provide similar levels of payments, farmland values could decline.  Farmland values are sensitive to prevailing interest rates.

In addition to farm earnings, historically low interest rates in recent years have been a key contributor to increasing farmland values. Indeed, the low cost of borrowing has helped improve the affordability of

farmland.

Record-low farm mortgage interest rates benefit farm operators who use debt to finance farmland purchases.

Data from USDA’s Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) reveal that land purchases by farm operators in 2008 and 2009 were financed predominantly by credit.

In 2000, average interest rates were equal to the long-term average Treasury note rate of 6 percent.

Had interest rates remained at this 6-percent level over the decade, the stream of cash flows from farmland would not have been sufficient to support the increasing farmland values experienced over the past decade.

But because interest rates have generally declined over the past decade, farmland has been more affordable than it would have been had interest rates remained steady.

Improved affordability can increase demand for farmland and put upward pressure on farmland values.

This relationship can be better un-

derstood by looking at the cropland price-to-capitalized value ratio.

In 2010, this price-to-value ratio was about 0.9 based on the thencurrent interest rate of 3.2 percent (price-to-value ratios less than 1.0 indicate cropland values are supported by farm earnings).

This suggests that farmland was somewhat undervalued given expected returns to cropland and borrowing costs, encouraging the observed appreciation in farmland values.

However, it also demonstrates how quickly that could change if interest rates should begin to rise.

If interest rates were to jump to the long-term average of 6 percent, the price-to-value ratio would sharply increase to over 1.5, signaling that cropland values are not supported by the stream of rents the land could earn.

Abrupt changes in interest rates are not common, however.

While rapid increases in interest rates could make it difficult for some farm operators to service debt, most farm operators are not leveraged to the extent that they were leading up to the farm crisis of the 1980s.

As real farm debt has remained stable while real farm asset values have increased, the farm sector debt-to-asset ratio has decreased from 0.22 in 1985 to 0.11 in 2010 .  Strong farm earnings have dampened the impact of downturn in residential land markets.

During the last decade, most regions of the country experienced a boom-and-bust cycle in housing values.

Because farmland is often the source of land used for new residential construction in urbanizing

areas, changes in housing markets can affect farmland values.

The effects are likely to be greatest for farmland closest to urban areas.

Examining the relationship between value and distance reveals that the value of farm real estate is typically highest for farmland located less than 10 miles from the borders of a population center, and then tapers off at greater distances.

Further, farm real estate values are higher for farmland near larger cities.

For example, the average value in 2008 for agricultural parcels within five miles of a city of at least 50,000 residents is approximately $16,801 per acre, but when parcels the same distance from a town of at least 5,000 residents are included, the average value is $10,705.

While the effects of the housing downturn may have the largest impacts on the 20 percent of farmland that ERS estimates to be subject to some form of urban influence, residential housing exists even in the most rural areas — so changes in rural housing markets have the potential to affect the values of far more farmland.

A comparison of farm real estate values between the boom-and-bust periods in the residential housing market reveals that average farm real estate values increased in all states during 2001-04, and the gains were often as great as or greater than gains in the rural housing market.

From 2007 to 2009, average farm real estate values declined in many states as the housing bubble burst, but the reversals were generally more moderate than in the rural housing sector.

In 19 states, notably California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada, farm real estate values actually increased in 2007-09 while rural housing values declined.

These trends suggest that strong gains in farm earnings and declining interest rates during 2007-09 helped the farmland market withstand the significant downturn in housing markets.  Many factors affect whether current trends are likely to continue.

The current demand for crops for food and as an energy source continues to help support farm incomes.

While stable farm incomes and interest rates could keep farmland values at or above their current levels, increasing interest rates, increasing volatility in agricultural markets, or sharp reductions in or elimination of government payment programs could lead to reductions in farmland values.

Interest rates on farm loans and investments continue to be relatively low and stable, but they are sensitive to many factors outside of the agricultural sector’s control, including the impacts of changes in monetary policy, tighter credit markets as the general economy recovers, and rising risk premiums on loans in general.

Though as a whole the farm sector is currently not highly leveraged, if interest rates increase rapidly some highly leveraged farms may have difficulty servicing real estate debt.

Gradual changes in interest rates are more the norm, however, and are less likely to have as immediate an effect in farmland markets because market participants have more time to adjust as expectations change.

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Drought threatens to close Mississippi to barges The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — After months of drought, companies that ship grain and other goods down the Mississippi River are being haunted by a potential nightmare: If water levels fall too low, the nation’s main inland waterway could become impassable to barges just as the harvest heads to market.

Any closure of the river would upend the transport system that has carried American grain since before steamboats and Mark Twain. So shipping companies are scrambling to find alternative ways to move tons of corn, wheat and other crops to the Gulf Coast for shipment overseas.

“You can’t just wait until it shuts down and suddenly say, ‘There’s a problem,’” said Rick Calhoun, head of marine operations for Chicagobased Cargill Inc. “We’re always looking at Plan B.” The mighty Mississippi is approaching the point where it may become too shallow for barges that carry food, fuel and other commodities. If the river is closed for a lengthy period, experts say, economic losses could climb into the billions of dollars.

It isn’t just the shipping and grain industries that will feel the pinch.

Grocery prices and utility bills could rise. And deliveries of everything from road-clearing rock salt for

winter and fertilizer for the spring planting season could be late and in short supply.

“The longer it lasts, the worse it gets,” said Don Sweeney, associate director of the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. “It’s inevitable that it will mean higher prices down the road.”

The focus of greatest concern is a 180-mile stretch of the river between the confluences of the Missouri River near St. Louis and the Ohio River at Cairo, Ill. That’s where lack of rain has squeezed the channel from its normal width of 1,000 feet or more to just a few hundred feet.

The river depth is 15 to 20 feet less than normal, now about 13 feet deep in many places. If it dips to around 9 feet, rock pinnacles at two locations make it difficult, if not impossible, for barges to pass. Hydrologists for the National Weather Service predict the Mississippi will reach the 9-foot mark by Dec. 9.

The situation worsened recently when the Army Corps of Engineers began reducing the outflow from an upper Missouri River dam in South Dakota, where a group of experts on Nov. 29, said that the worst U.S. drought in decades had intensified during the week.

The flow is gradually being cut by more than two-thirds as part of

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an effort to ease the effects of the drought in the northern Missouri River basin.

Lawmakers from Mississippi River states are frustrated with the corps’ action and even requested a presidential emergency declaration to overturn it. So far, the White House has not responded.

On Nov. 29, Army Assistant Secretary Jo-Ellen Darcy told Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and some of his colleagues from Iowa and Minnesota that the corps would consider cutting the amount of water held back from the Mississippi.

Darcy also pledged to expedite removal of rock formations south of St. Louis, though that work would take at least two months after a contractor is hired.

To Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

“There is going to be a dramatic ripple effect to our economy if the barge traffic grinds to halt, which clearly it will if something is not done to avert this crisis,” she said.

Her Missouri colleague in the Senate, Republican Roy Blunt, acknowledged “friction” between upper Missouri River interests that control the flow and those downstream on the lower Missouri and Mississippi rivers. He said the corps “needs to manage that balance.”

Through the years, parts of the river have occasionally been closed because of low water, barge accidents, dredging, ice and flooding.

But this shutdown, if it happens, would affect a pivotal stretch that is used for heavy two-way traffic — shipments going south to the Gulf as well as transports from the Illinois and Ohio rivers headed north to Chicago and Minneapolis.

A two-month shutdown — the length of time that some observers fear given current conditions — would have an estimated impact of $7 billion, according to the river

industry trade group American Waterways Operators.

Consider agricultural products. It costs 30 to 35 cents more per bushel to send grain to the Gulf by rail instead of barge — a massive figure when calculating the millions of bushels shipped down river.

“When you think of all we buy at the grocery store that has grain and corn, consumers could really see it hit them in the pocketbooks,” said Ann McCulloch of the Waterways Operators group.

The Coast Guard controls navigation on the river and decides when to require restrictions or shut it down.

“It’s really played by ear,” Coast Guard Lt. Colin Fogarty said. “The Mississippi River is a dynamic environment.”

River shippers are bracing for the worst, weighing train and truck alternatives to move a staggering volume of cargo, if necessary.

Seven million tons of farm products are shipped via barge in a typical December-January period, along with 3.8 million tons of coal, 1.7 million tons of chemical products, 1.3 million tons of petroleum products and 700,000 tons of crude oil, McCulloch said.

Trains already haul a vast volume of material, but switching from river to rail isn’t that easy, especially on short notice. Cargill, for example, uses 1,300 of its own barges on inland waterways. Finding that much capacity elsewhere is no simple task.

“We’ll look for other sources of transportation to the extent we can.

But if you take away this important artery, you can’t just snap your fingers and replace it with trains,” Calhoun said. “There aren’t just trains sitting around. They’re already pretty busy with their business on their books.”

Tractor-trailers can pick up some of the slack. But some cargo, such as coal, just isn’t cost-effective to haul

by truck over long distances, said Bob Costello, an economist with the American Trucking Associations.

Businesses operating directly on the river are bound to suffer, too.

George Foster founded JB Marine Service Inc. in St. Louis 36 years ago to make a living fixing and cleaning barges. An extended river closure may force layoffs, he said.

He figures many other companies will be forced to cut jobs, too.

“It’s extremely dire,” Foster said.

“There’s no way to sugarcoat it.”

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Drought worsens after weeks of improvement The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — On Nov. 29, overall U.S. drought conditions had worsened for the second week in a row, reversing a recent easing in dry conditions in some areas and keeping the country mired in its worst drought in decades with no immediate relief expected for key Plains farming states.

The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor report released on Nov. 29, showed that 62.7 percent of the land in the lower 48 states was in some form of drought as of Nov. 27, up from 60.1

percent the previous week. The area in extreme or exceptional drought — the two worst classifications — also rose, to 20.12 percent from the previous week’s 19.04 percent.

Before the recent downturn, overall conditions had gradually eased over five weeks, offering shortlived encouragement to some of the hardest-hit areas.

This update showed that the dry conditions intensified sharply in Oklahoma, where 90.5 percent of the state is in extreme or exceptional drought — a spike of 19 percentage points.

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The amount of South Dakota in those two classifications rose more than 8 percentage points to 63.32 percent, reflecting the fact that rainfall from south-central Nebraska northward to mid-South Dakota has been less than 25 percent of normal during the past three months.

Little changed in much of the rest of middle America, where 96 percent of Nebraska and nearly 78 percent of Kansas remain gripped by extreme or exceptional drought, USDA’s Eric Luebehusen wrote in the update.

The stubborn drought isn’t likely

to relax its grip any time soon, with light showers expected in the Mississippi Valley and southern Texas, Luebehusen wrote. “Otherwise, dry, warm conditions are expected across the remainder of the contiguous U.S., affording most drought areas little — if any — relief over the next five to seven days,” he said.

After a summer in which farmers watched helpless as their corn dried up in the heat and their soybeans became stunted, many are now worrying about their winter wheat.

Most of that crop has emerged, though the parched conditions

continue to punish it. Twenty-six percent of those plantings are considered in poor or very poor shape, twice the status from the same time last year, the USDA said .

In Kansas, the nation’s top wheat producer, 97 percent of the latest crop has germinated, but one-quarter of those plantings are considered poor or very poor.

The situation is far worse in South Dakota, where intensifying conditions have allowed just 60 percent of its winter wheat to emerge, with nearly two-thirds of that crop rated in those two worst classifications.

AFIA to hold Feed Education Forum at IPPE ARLINGTON, Va. — On Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, the American Feed Industry Association will host the International Feed Education Forum on the second day of the International Production & Processing Expo. The forum will address issues unique to feed manufacturers in three knowledgeable sessions.

The half-day conference, held 8:30-11 a.m., will feature three sessions discussing topics impacting today’s feed manufacturer. Keith Epperson, AFIA, will open the forum, presenting on the latest regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency and specifically the Occupational Safety & Health Administration.

Richard Sellers, AFIA, will discuss the continued implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act

and other government compliance rules. Dr. Adam Fahrenholz, North Carolina State University, will close the program with Training New Feed Mill Managers Using Web-Based Tools, in an effort to keep feed manufacturers well-informed of the latest industry trends and innovations.

The 2013 International Feed Expo will be co-located with USPOULTRY’s International Poultry Expo and the American Meat Institute’s International Meat Expo into a single, large tradeshow. The International Poultry and Processing Expo will be held in Atlanta, Ga., on Jan. 29-31, 2013.

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USDA to collect final 2012 crop inventories ATHENS, Ga. — USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is contacting producers nationwide asking them to respond to a very important end of the year survey.

The December Agricultural Survey is the basis for the official USDA estimates of production and harvested acres of all major agricultural commodities in the U.S. “Following a second growing season with unprecedented weather-related challenges in many parts of the country, farm and ranch operators can help ensure the data are complete and accurate by participating in this survey,” said Douglas Kleweno, director of the NASS Georgia Field Office. “We hope they realize the importance of this information and take the time to fill out the survey.”

“Responses to this survey will be used in calculating

county yields,” Kleweno added. “These county yields are used by the USDA to evaluate and administer vital farm disaster and insurance programs.”

The survey information will be compiled, analyzed and then published in a series of USDA reports, including the Crop Production Annual Summary and quarterly Grain Stocks report, both to be released on Jan. 12, 2013.

As with all NASS surveys, information provided by respondents is confidential by law. “NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all responses and publishes only state- and national-level data, ensuring that no individual operation or producer can be identified,” Kleweno said.

All reports are available on the NASS website — www.nass.usda.gov.

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AAA study says E15 may damage vehicles; and that sales of the fuel should stop TAMPA, Fla. — A recent survey

by AAA finds a strong likelihood of consumer confusion and the potential for voided warranties and vehicle damage as a result of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent approval of E15 gasoline.

An overwhelming 95 percent of consumers surveyed have not heard of E15, a newly approved gasoline blend that contains up to 15 percent ethanol.

With little consumer knowledge about E15 and less than 5 percent of cars on the road approved by automakers to use the fuel, AAA is urging regulators and the industry to stop the sale of E15 until motorists are better protected.

Only about 12 million out of the more than 240 million light-duty vehicles on the roads today are approved by manufacturers to use E15 gasoline, based on a survey conducted by AAA of auto manufacturers.

AAA automotive engineering experts also have reviewed the available research and believe that sustained use of E15 in both newer and older vehicles could result in signif-

icant problems such as accelerated engine wear and failure, fuel-system damage and false “check engine” lights for any vehicle not approved by its manufacturer to use E15.

“It is clear that millions of Americans are unfamiliar with E15, which means there is a strong possibility that many motorists may improperly fill up using this gasoline and damage their vehicle,” said Kevin Bakewell, AAA chief public affairs officer, The Auto Club Group.

“Bringing E15 to the market without adequate safeguards does not responsibly meet the needs of consumers.”

Unsuspecting consumers using E15 could end up with engine problems that might not be covered by their vehicles’ warranties. Five manufacturers (BMW, Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen) are on record saying their warranties will not cover fuel-related claims caused by the use of E15. Seven additional automakers (Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, MercedesBenz and Volvo) have stated that the use of E15 does not comply with the fuel requirements specified in their

owner’s manuals and may void warranty coverage.

The only vehicles currently approved by automakers to use E15 are flex-fuel models, 2001 model-year and newer Porsches, 2012 modelyear and newer GM vehicles and 2013 model-year Ford vehicles.

These approvals extend only to cars, light-duty trucks and mediumduty passenger vehicles (SUVs).

The use of E15 is expressly prohibited in heavy-duty vehicles, boats, motorcycles, power equipment, lawn mowers and off-road vehicles.

“The sale and use of E15 should be suspended until additional gas pump labeling and consumer education efforts are implemented to mitigate problems for motorists and their vehicles,” added Bakewell.

“Consumers should carefully read pump labels and know their auto manufacturer’s recommendations to help prevent any problems from E15.”

AAA urges fuel producers and regulators to do a better job of educating consumers about potential dangers before selling E15 gaso-

AFIA to hold 6th annual Pet Food Conference ARLINGTON, Va. — On Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, the American Feed Industry Association and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s Poultry Protein and Fat Council will sponsor the sixth annual Pet Food Conference on the first day of the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE).

The conference, to be held 8 a.m.5:15 p.m. in Room B-401/402 of the Georgia World Conference Center, will feature a number of sessions addressing topics ranging from regulatory issues to the technical aspects

of pet food production, food safety, marketing and use of ingredients.

Key speakers hail from the Center of Disease Control, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, the Association of American Feed Control Officials and Eurofins, among others.

The full agenda and registration information is available at www. petfoodconference.com.

The fee for the conference is $80 before Jan. 11, 2013.

The 2012 Pet Food Conference attracted more than 200 attendees, and attendance is expected to in-

crease with the inclusion of an additional IPPE partner.

The 2013 International Feed Expo will be integrated with U.S.Poultry & Egg Association’s International Poultry Expo and American Meat Institute’s International Meat Expo into a single, large tradeshow with an expected attendance of 25,000.

The IPPE will be hosted in Atlanta, Ga., from Jan. 29-31, 2013.

More information about the American Feed Industry Association can be obtained at www.afia. org.

line. This outreach should include a consumer education campaign and more effective pump labels, among other potential safeguards to protect consumers and their vehicles. AAA also recommends additional testing to conclusively determine the impact of E15 use on vehicle engines and fuel system components.

At least 10 gas stations currently sell E15 and that number is expected to grow, which means now is the time to suspend sales before more retailers begin offering the fuel.

The EPA in June officially approved the sale of E15 after receiving a waiver request from producers interested in expanding the use of corn-based ethanol.

Despite objections by auto manufacturers, the EPA approved the use of E15 gasoline in flex-fuel vehicles and 2001 model year and newer cars, light-duty trucks and mediumduty passenger vehicles and SUVs. AAA urges consumers to follow the recommendations of manufacturers to truly protect themselves from

voided warranties or potential damage.

AAA supports the development and use of alternative fuels. More than 95 percent of the gasoline sold in the U.S. contains up to 10 percent ethanol.

Lower ethanol blends should remain available to consumers while the challenges with E15 are addressed, the group noted.

The survey findings related to consumer knowledge of E15 are from a telephone survey conducted among a national probability sample of 1,012 adults comprising 504 men and 508 women 18 years of age and older, living in private households in the continental U.S. The Auto Club Group (ACG) is the second largest AAA club in North America.

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Missouri factory to make soy chicken product COLUMBIA, Mo. — A soybased chicken substitute developed

by Fu-Hung Hsieh, a professor of biological engineering at the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, will soon be manufactured just a few miles from where it was developed.

Savage River Farms, a Marylandbased company that specializes in healthy food products, announced it will open a 16,000-square-foot production facility in northeast Columbia that will go online this fall.

It will employ 60 people and represents a $5 million investment by the company.

Founder Ethan Brown licensed the technology from MU in 2009.

The company has financial backing from The Obvious Corporation, which includes Twitter co-founders as owners, and the venture capitalist firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

MU’s licensing agreement stipu-

lated that Savage River Farms must establish a financial presence in Missouri within five years, a new tactic for the university and a trend nationwide, said Rob Duncan, MU vice chancellor for research.

Hsieh’s product not only replicates the taste of chicken, which is fairly easy to do, but mimics its fibrous texture and appearance, which is difficult. Hsieh and Research Specialist Harold Huff have spent more than 20 years researching the product, which uses heat and an extruder to convert powdered soy into a substance that tastes and feels like chicken breast meat.

The product will be called Chicken-free Strips and will be marketed under the Beyond Meat brand, said Brown. He said the meat substitute is so similar to an Oscar Mayer chicken strip that it is difficult to tell the difference between the two.

The strips have been test marketed in Northern California for more than a year.

The product is now being introduced to the northwestern states.

Midwest sales will begin when the Columbia production facility goes into operation. Nationwide distribution will being in 2013.

Hsieh’s creation has been garnering national attention. It has been featured in Time magazine, the New York Times, NPR and ABC News.

Good for you Hsieh’s research is directed at making soy protein into a consumer-acceptable product that can be eaten by vegetarians or people wanting the heart health benefits of a soy diet.

Soy provides important bio-active components, such as isoflavones, which help maintain healthy bones, and prevent prostate, breast and colorectal cancers.

Soy foods are a good source of essential fatty acids and contain no cholesterol.

Eating soy protein may help reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering blood cholesterol and increasing the flexibility of blood vessels.

The Food & Drug Administration has approved a health claim stating that “25 grams of soy protein in a daily diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol can help reduce total and LDL cholesterol that is moderately high to high.”

Meat alternatives are becoming an increasingly big part of the world’s diet.

The Soyfoods Association of America says such meat substitutes are purchased by vegetarians, chefs wanting faster preparation time, people with food allergies and shoppers looking for a cheap source of high quality protein.

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Vilsack comments on farm income forecast WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on Nov. 27, about the 2012 farm income forecast from USDA’s Economic Research Service: “Today’s forecast is heartening. It confirms that American farmers and ranchers remained impressively resilient in 2012, even with tough odds due to one of the worst droughts in more than a generation.

Vilsack “Thanks to its ability to remain competitive through thick and thin, U.S. agriculture is stronger today than at any time in our nation’s history, supporting and creating good-paying

American jobs for millions. While down slightly from the August forecast, today’s estimates for net farm income are the second-highest since the 1970s, while total farm household income is expected to rise.

“At the same time, the positive trend of falling debt ratios continue.

The forecast suggests that strong farm income should remain a positive factor in carrying farmers and ranchers into the 2013 growing season.

“But as one season comes to an end and another lies on the horizon, we must continue to stand with America’s farming families and rural communities, provid-

ing help and assistance to those who need it.

“This year, the farm safety net showed its mettle and merit, helping to deliver peace of mind to thousands of farmers and ranchers dealing with losses caused by natural disasters.

“It’s a reminder that Congress must do the same, and pass a comprehensive, multi-year Food, Farm and Jobs Bill that provides greater certainty for farmers and ranchers in the season ahead.

“Providing the tools and certainty they need is the least we can do for those who grow our food, fiber, feed and fuel, even through the most challenging of times.”

The 2012 farm income forecast is available at www.ers.usda.gov/ Briefing/FarmIncome/.

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First-of-its-kind wastewater treatment system saves turkey processor millions, protects environ.

HARRISON, Ohio — A southwestern Ohio turkey processing plant has much to be thankful for this season.

Whitewater Processing Co. slaughters and processes 6,000 to 8,000 turkeys on a normal day, producing about 2.5 to 3 million pounds of turkey in an average month. The Kopp family has run the business since the 1930s, and with 110 employees, wanted to stay put.

But in the 1990s, environmental concerns about the 145,000 gallons of wastewater it produces each day nearly sunk the business.

Today, with a first-of-its-kind treatment system designed by an Ohio State University researcher, the rough waters have calmed.

And though the costs have been considerable — about $1 million to build the wastewater treatment system plus an estimated $1.8 million to operate and maintain it over the next 20 years — the Kopp family figures the business will save at least $10 million over the next-best alternative.

“It’s working very well, we’re very excited about it,” said Ryan Kopp, project manager.

In the late 1990s, Whitewater began working with Karen Mancl, an environmental scientist and Ohio State University Extension water quality specialist, after the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency grew concerned about the company’s open-lagoon wastewater treatment system, especially with the Whitewater River so close to the facility.

“It’s a beautiful river, and we definitely wanted to make sure it’s protected,” said Mancl, who is also a professor in Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and a scientist with the college’s research arm, the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.

The timing was fortuitous: Mancl

had just finished a study on using a sand bioreactor system to treat wastewater from a cheese-making plant. Though that company didn’t follow through with the system, Mancl’s studies showed bioreactors provide an effective way to treat high-fat, high-organic-matter wastewater at a relatively low cost.

Whitewater’s options were limited. The EPA first suggested it hook up to Harrison’s municipal wastewater treatment plant. But the company would still need to pretreat its water to remove pollutants that the municipal system wasn’t designed to handle, and it would still have to pay a premium to the facility.

The total cost for the construction of the pretreatment facility, hook-up and use of the Harrison treatment plant over 20 years was estimated at $12.5 million.

“And it likely would have been even more,” Kopp said. “They had given us some estimates for future increases in treatment costs when we first looked at that option, and so far the actual increases have been more than they projected.”

In 2001, Whitewater began funding research in Mancl’s lab to determine if bioreactors would work for the type of wastewater its facility generated. That funding continued year after year as Mancl, graduate students and post-doctoral researchers ran test after test in the lab.

“With all of Karen’s work, we knew the system would work great,” Kopp said. “It was just a matter of scaling up to what we needed for commercial use.”

A bioreactor system works like this: First, the wastewater is screened to remove as much of the suspended solids as possible before it is flowed through beds of sand and gravel. Microbes quickly populate the surface of the sand grains and gravel pieces, and they feast on the organic matter, breaking it down and removing it from the water. Treated

water runs clear.

In fact, before treatment, the effluent at Whitewater is measured at over 800 BOD (biological oxygen demand), the standard that regulators use to measure water pollution.

Normal sewage has a BOD of about 200.

When Whitewater’s wastewater is tested after treatment, its BOD is less than 5, and it can be released directly into the Whitewater River, with the Ohio EPA’s blessing.

“The EPA has been very helpful through this whole process,” Kopp said. “Very patient.”

Whitewater’s bioreactor system covers 4 acres of land adjacent to the facility.

“If you visit, it looks sort of like a park,” Mancl said. “All you see are 12 large rectangles of gravel, and grass is all around them.

“Under the gravel are the pipes that carry the wastewater and spray it, underground, onto the sand. It’s quiet, there’s no odor, and even though most wastewater treatment plants aren’t necessarily something you want to look at, it’s not ugly.

They plan to plant trees to make it even more attractive.”

One of the challenges with the system is that operators must be sure the bioreactor doesn’t get overwhelmed and become clogged, she said.

“If the sand was to get clogged, the research we conducted here at Ohio State shows you need to turn that filter off and let it rest, and send the wastewater to another cell,” Mancl said. “Then the microbes consume the wastes that have clogged the filter and unclog it. That takes about four months.”

Mancl knows this because her lab tested it.

“The typical loading rate for a bioreactor system is about 1.5 gallons per square foot per day,” she

See System, Page 24

Photo by Ryan Kopp

Treatment system: Workers spread fine sand in a bioreactor cell at Whitewater Processing Inc. The sand is the heart of the wastewater treatment system: Microbes populate the surface of the sand grains to break down and remove pollutants from the water.

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said. “We loaded our lab system up with 6 gallons per square foot per day, and it took a year to clog the sand.

“Then we let it rest, and after four months, it worked just like a brand new filter. You just have to let the microbes work to consume the extra organic matter that clogged the sand.”

The amount of wastewater generated at Whitewater requires the use of eight bioreactor cells at a time.

Whitewater is building 12 cells to have the backups needed to let filters rest; eight cells are currently online and in operation.

“Two additional cells are 80 percent complete, with two more to go,” Kopp said.

Another concern with waste-

water is the amount of ammonia it contains.

“There’s a different group of microbes that consume ammonia, and they grow more slowly,” Mancl said. “We’re working with Whitewater to track that now as the new system is starting up.

“It’s definitely improving, but for now they’re using a backup chemical ammonia-removal system that takes the ammonia down to practically nothing. And, the system also has some standby lagoons, so if for some reason they’re not able to discharge into the stream, they can hold the water in a lagoon.”

Yet another concern regarding wastewater is its level of nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen.

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on the horizon, Mancl said.

“We’re not just waiting to see what will happen, we’re trying to get out ahead,” she said.

In research funded by the Ohio Water Development Authority, one of Mancl’s graduate students is using Whitewater’s treated wastewater to irrigate greenhouse plants, essentially recycling the nutrients to fertilize flowers, grasses and other horticultural products.

If results are positive, Mancl and Kopp can envision a day when greenhouses could be built on top of the bioreactors or on another nearby three acres.

Another challenge is the maintenance of the pipes, pumps, controls and valves that distribute the wastewater.

“Distributing wastewater over such a large area in a simple way really hasn’t been done before,” Mancl said. “The technology and the types of valves we’re using we’re using are new. It’s a new approach.”

Both Kopp and Mancl believe

such a system could work well at other food-related processing facilities.

“But I think we were the perfect place to build the first one,” Kopp said. “There’s a gravel pit that sits right behind the facility.

“The land we’re using was previously a junkyard that we just had to clean up. Everything was right here.

If you’re farther away from gravel or in a setting without acreage, it would be more of a challenge.”

But Kopp is a big believer in the system, and in Mancl herself.

Sand bioreactor size was a big question and Mancl’s research helped Ohio EPA understand how big the system needed to be. Since most wastewater treatment systems need full redundancy to provide reserve capacity in case of short-term large flows or mechanical problems, EPA initially told Whitewater it needed to build 16 bioreactor cells instead of the 12 they had planned.

However, Mancl held an OSU Ex-

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By reducing the number of cells from 16 to 12, Whitewater saved $250,000 in construction costs.

“That’s the kind of savings that university research can provide,” Mancl said.

Anyone interested in learning more and getting a closeup look at Whitewater’s facility can sign up for a Cincinnati-area conference Mancl is organizing on April 11-12, 2013.

“Low-cost Treatment of Meat Processing Wastewater” is the topic of her annual 2013 Water Quality and Waste Management Conference. Registration is $200 before April 1.

Details and online registration are available at http://setll.osu.edu/programs/owqwm_conf.html.

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RIVERBANK, Calif — Thomas Mathias seasoned his life with adventure before starting a meat company in Stanislaus County.

He grew up in the English town of Glastonbury, said to be the burial place of King Arthur. He visited a friend in California, which led to a job running cattle in the southern Sierra Nevada.

“After a while, I got to be fairly good with a horse and worked side by side with the cowboys,” he said.

Mathias later was a chicken broker, finding buyers for products from Foster Farms and other producers.

He ended up in sales for McFarland Foods in Riverbank.

Now he owns a company, Com-

pass Foods, which turns chicken and other meats into sausage, broth base and other products for restaurants and grocers around the country.

Mathias, 40, founded the business last year in much smaller quarters in Waterford. It employs 21 people and could reach 40 early next year.

The company stresses health, which explains its idea to mix freeze-dried fruits and vegetables into hot dogs.

“The whole idea behind Compass Foods is to make everyday food healthier,” Mathias said during a tour of the plant. “I made a hot dog with 20 percent of your daily intake of fruits and vegetables.”

He also plans to make fortified chicken nuggets, first with an out-

side company, later in his plant.

Compass handles about 7,000 pounds of chicken per day and smaller amounts of turkey, duck, beef, pork and lamb.

The meat comes from producers such as Zacky Farms in Fresno and Hearst Ranch on the Central Coast.

Workers recently marinated 1,000 birds from Diestel Family Turkey Ranch, near Sonora, for a retailer in the Pacific Northwest.

Mathias hopes to get his products into Modesto-area stores and to develop a brand called New Directions Family Foods.

It’s a twist on the Compass name, which refers to “finding your way to healthier food,” he said.

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ATLANTA — As part of the 2013 International Production & Processing Expo education schedule, the Meat and Poultry Research Conference will focus on the new economic reality presented by natural and organic products, addressing topics from regulatory and animal management challenges to processing and ingredients issues.

Co-sponsored by the American Meat Institute, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, the American Meat Science Association and the Poultry Science Association, the Meat and Poultry Research Conference will present the most current meat and poultry production research and its direct application to the industry. The conference will present cutting-edge science in practical, applied ways.

The all-day conference will begin with sessions focusing on the role of the consumer, the economic state of the food industry and regulatory issues and will conclude with a retailer perspective on natural and organic products. Other topics covered include food safety and clean label ingredients, food quality and nutrition challenges of natural and organic products and marketing organic products.

The 2013 IPPE will be held from Jan. 29-31, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga. The Meat and Poultry Research Conference is scheduled from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31. The registration fee for the program is $150 for all Expo attendees. To register for the event, go to www.ipe13.org.

Drought, heat took toll on Wis. corn, soybeans The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — The prolonged heat wave and summer drought took a toll on Wisconsin’s corn and soybean crops, as harvests this year are on pace to be at least 11 percent lower than last year’s, according to the USDA. The state is expected to produce 431 million bushels of corn for grain this year, down 17 percent from 2011’s harvest, the USDA’s agricultural statistics service said.

The agency also forecast a corn yield of 125 bushels per acre, down from 156 bushels per acre a year ago. If that forecast holds true, it would be Wisconsin’s lowest yield since it produced 111 bushels per acre in 1996.

Wisconsin’s soybean harvest is also expected to decline. The state is

expected to produce about 66.3 million bushels this year, an 11 percent decrease. Both trends mirror similar poor forecasts across the Midwest.

With the exception of Minnesota, which received enough timely rain to help offset the effects of the drought, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan are all expected to produce less corn and soybeans.

Across the nation, corn production is expected to total 10.7 billion bushels, where one bushel weighs 56 pounds. The total harvest would mark a 13 percent decrease from last year’s yield.

Soybean production won’t be as challenged. The U.S. is expected to harvest 3 billion bushels of soybeans, a decrease of 4 percent. For soybeans, one bushel weighs 60 pounds.

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USDA trade mission aim to create opportunities in Russia WASHINGTON — The USDA has announced that Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse led a mission to promote U.S. agricultural exports to Russia, Dec. 3-7.

Representatives from the states of Idaho, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Kansas, as well as 21 American companies attended.

Two-way agricultural trade between the U.S. and Russia was valued at roughly $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2012, with American farm exports accounting for 97 percent of the total — a significant contribution to the U.S. agricultural trade surplus.

Today, only 1 percent of U.S. companies export, and yet 95 percent of the world’s consumers live outside the borders of the U.S., creating significant opportunities for U.S. food and agriculture.

At the same time, the American agricultural economy is experiencing its strongest period in history with record exports and near-record income for farming families, altogether supporting one in 12 jobs in the U.S. “People around the world continue to demand U.S. food and agricultural products, boosting American businesses and supporting our rural communities,” said Scuse. “To ensure these successes continue, USDA has aggressively worked to expand export opportunities and reduce barriers to trade.

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Exports of U.S. food and agricultural products are expected to reach $143.5 billion in fiscal 2013, well above the record set in 2011, while exports in fiscal year 2012 achieved the second-highest level of all time.

This Russia trade mission is the second major USDA agricultural trade mission this year for U.S.

companies.

A successful trade mission to China was held in March. Companies attending the Russia trade mission represent a wide variety of agricultural products including cattle, meat and poultry, fruit and nuts, consumer-oriented products and more.

USDA noted that its goal is to provide participants with first-hand market information, access to government decision makers and oneon-one meetings with business contacts, potential agents, distributors and importers so they can position themselves to enter or expand their presence in the Russian market.

With its recent World Trade Organization (WTO) accession and rapidly expanding economy, Russia is an important market for U.S. agricultural products. Top U.S. exports

include red meat, poultry, live cattle and tree nuts, USDA noted.

U.S. companies participating in this Russia agricultural trade mission included: Alltech Inc., Case New Holland, Cuba Beverage Co., Erie Foods International, Food Source Inc., Garuda International Inc., Holder Brothers Beef, Idaho Potato Commission, IMG Citrus, Intervision Foods, Landi Organic Baby, Missouri State University, Mixes Inc., Ocean Spray International Services, Original Juan Specialty Foods, Pan-European Trade Enterprises LLC, Rabbit Creek Products, Stamey Cattle Co. LLP, Stunning Global LLC, Thorn Creek Insurance Services and United Dairymen of Arizona.

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Vilsack issues statement on soaring exports WASHINGTON — The USDA released its second Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade in fiscal year 2013 on Nov. 29, and the latest forecast continues an astonishing trend for American farm exports that began in 2009.

In the years since, U.S. agricultural exports have climbed more than 50 percent in value, from $96.3 billion in 2009 to the most-recent forecast of $145 billion in 2013.

Overall, these exports support more than 1 million American jobs.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement on the forecast: “Today’s forecast is further confirmation of the concerted effort by President Obama to expand export opportunities and level the playing field for American businesses and workers. Because USDA is working harder than ever to remove unfair barriers to trade and provide businesses with the resources they need to reach new markets, American ag-

riculture is booming.

“Demand for products like American soybeans, wheat and tree nuts is surging across the world, with notable gains in China, Europe, and Southeast Asia expected to support strong cash receipts through year.

Earlier . . . USDA forecast net farm income at its second-highest level since the 1970s. Taken together, this data shows a robust agricultural economy poised to recover from the worst drought in more than a generation.

“Since 2009, more than 1,000 U.S. companies and organizations — mainly small and medium sized businesses — participated in 110 USDA-endorsed trade shows in 24 countries, racking up 12-month projected sales estimated at more than $4.2 billion. We’ve led nearly 150 U.S. businesses on trade missions to China, Colombia, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Vietnam and Russia. And we’re keeping good-paying jobs

here at home by resolving issues and removing barriers to trade that have freed up billions of dollars in American-grown products.

“As our farmers and ranchers look forward to a new growing season, agriculture will Vilsack continue to be a major contributor to the president’s goal of doubling exports under the National Export Initiative by the end of 2014.

“It is important that Congress help ensure that this success continues by passing a comprehensive, multi-year Food, Farm and Jobs Bill that provides greater certainty for farmers, ranchers and businesses, and their millions of customers around the world.”

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Poultry industry praises Senate passage of Russia trade bill; follows House action WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The U.S. Senate on Dec. 6, overwhelmingly passed the Russia and Moldova JacksonVanik Repeal Act of 2012, which rescinds outdated legislation that is a roadblock to the United States taking full advantage of Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The bipartisan vote of 92 to 4 came on the heels of the House of Representatives passage in November, and would establish permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia if it is signed by the president.

The National Turkey Federation (NTF), National Chicken Council (NCC) and USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) commended the Senate for

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USDA announces new prevention-based efforts aimed to improve the safety of poultry products WASHINGTON — The USDA’s Food Safety & Inspection Service on Dec. 5, announced new steps to protect consumers by improving the food safety plans required for companies that produce poultry products.

Companies producing raw ground chicken and turkey and similar products will be required to reassess their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plans. The HACCP reassessment, which establishments must conduct in the next 90 days, must account for several salmonella outbreaks that were associated with those types of products.

“HACCP reassessments improve

a company’s ability to identify hazards and better prevent foodborne illness,” said USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety Dr. Elisabeth Hagen. “Incorporating information obtained from salmonella outbreaks will enhance food safety efforts, helping to avoid future outbreaks and ensure a safer food supply for consumers.”

In this notice, FSIS also announced that it will:  Expand the salmonella verification sampling program to include other raw comminuted poultry products, in addition to ground product.  Increase the sample size for laboratory analysis from 25 grams to 325 grams to provide consistency

as the agency moves toward analyzing samples for salmonella and campylobacter.  And, conduct sampling to determine the prevalence of salmonella in not-ready-to-eat comminuted poultry products and use the results to develop new performance standards for those products.

The policy notice is posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov, and comments can be submitted at www.regulations.gov.

Items submitted must include the agency name and docket number FSIS-2012-0007.

Other actions taken by the USDA include:

U.S. consumer food prices rise The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Rising food costs and higher rents offset a drop in gas prices in October, leaving consumer inflation all but flat.

The consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent in October, the Labor Department said on Nov. 15.

That’s down from sharp gains of 0.6 percent in the previous two months, which were driven by a spike in gas prices that has since receded.

Gas & food Gas prices fell 0.6 percent last month. Food prices rose 0.2 percent, pushed higher by steep increases in milk and cheese costs.

Excluding volatile food and gas, prices increased 0.2 percent last month.

The cost of shelter, which includes rents, rose 0.3 percent, the

most in more than four years.

Rental vacancies have declined in recent months, pushing rents higher. Hotel costs also increased last month.

During the past 12 months, overall consumer prices have increased just 2.2 percent. That’s only slightly above the Federal Reserve’s inflation target of 2 percent.

“Inflationary pressures at the consumer level are modest,” Steven Wood, an economist at Insight Economics, said in a note to clients.

Mild inflation leaves consumers with more money to spend, which can boost economic growth. Lower inflation also makes it easier for the Fed to continue with its efforts to rekindle the economy. If the Fed were worried that prices are rising too fast, it might have to raise interest rates.

Gas prices rose sharply over the summer and into September, but

have since come down. The average price for a gallon of gas nationwide was $3.44 on Nov. 14, about 35 cents below October’s level.

The price of milk increased 0.9 percent in October, the most in more than a year. Cheese costs jumped 1 percent. Prices for bread, cereals, meat and chicken also increased.

Drought affects The increases suggest that this summer’s drought is starting to drive up prices at supermarkets and grocery stores.

The drought damaged corn, soybeans and other crops. Corn and soybeans are used in animal feed, which pushes up the price of beef, chicken and pork.

Corn is also used in many products found throughout the supermarket, from cereals to soft drinks to cosmetics.

 Zero-tolerance policy for non-O157:H7 STECs. On June 4, 2012, FSIS began routinely testing raw beef manufacturing trim for six strains of non-O157:H7 Shigatoxin producing E. coli (STEC) serogroups. Trim found to be contaminated with these pathogens, which can cause severe illness and even death, will not be allowed into commerce and will be subject to recall.  Labeling requirements that provide better information to consumers about their food by requiring nutrition information for singleingredient raw meat and poultry products and ground or chopped products.

 Public Health Information System, a modernized, comprehensive database with information on public health trends and food safety violations at the nearly 6,100 plants FSIS regulates.  Performance standards for poultry establishments for continued reductions in the occurrence of pathogens.

After two years of enforcing the new standards, FSIS estimates that approximately 5,000 illnesses will be prevented each year under the new campylobacter standards, and approximately 20,000 illnesses will be prevented under the revised salmonella standards each year.

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Markets Compiled by David B. Strickland, Editor 770-718-3442 dstrickland@poultrytimes.net

Nat’l. Broiler Market:

and steady in the West. Offerings were sufficient and more available for current trade needs. Retail demand was light to good, mostly moderate, best where features were present. Foodservice demand was light to moderate. Floor stocks were

(Dec. 4): Whole broiler/fryer prices were steady to no better than steady in the East, steady to weak in the Midwest

balanced to short. The market activity was moderate. In the parts structure, movement was mostly light for early week business. Prices were steady to firm for wings, steady to weak for bone-in breasts and mostly steady for the remaining items.

Offerings were light to moderate for wings with good movement. Bonein breasts were moderate to mostly heavy and slow to clear. Other items were sufficient. Market activity for parts was slow to moderate.

In production areas, live supplies were moderate at mostly desirable weights.

F owl: Nov. 30: Live spent heavy fowl

Final prices at Farm Buyer Loading (per pound): range 9½-21¢

P arts: Georgia:

The f.o.b. dock quoted prices on ice-pack parts based on truckload and pool truckload lots for the week of Dec. 3: line run tenders $1.90½; skinless/boneless breasts $1.62½; whole breasts 99¢; boneless/skinless thigh meat $1.33; thighs 73¢; drumsticks 73½¢; leg quarters 54½¢; wings $1.84.

N ational Slaughter: Broiler: Estimated slaughter

for week ending Dec. 1 is 152,212,000.

Actual slaughter for the week ending Nov. 24 was 122,460,000.

Heavy-type hen: Estimated slaughter for the week ending Dec. 1 is 1,448,000.

Actual slaughter for the week end-

The following chart provides an annual high and a comparison of recent activity of major poultry company stocks.

USDA Shell Eggs AMS weekly combined region shell egg prices Average prices on sales to volume buyers, Grade A or better, White eggs in cartons, delivered warehouse, cents per dozen.

Annual High

Cal-Maine 47.00 Campbell Soup 37.16 ConAgra 29.97 Hormel 31.49 Pilgrim’s Pride 8.68 Sanderson Farms 55.87 Seaboard 2598.00 Tyson 21.06

Nov. 27

Estimates: The estimated number of broilerfryers available for the week ending Dec. 1 was 145.1 million head, compared to 149.9 million head slaughtered the same week last year.The estimated U.S. slaughter for the week of Dec. 1 was 152.5 million head, or 7.4 million more than estimated. For the week of Dec. 8, the estimated available is 145.8 million head, notes USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service Poultry Programs.

Broiler/Fryer Markets

Industry Stock Report

Company

ing Nov. 24 was 845,000.

Light-type hen: Estimated slaughter for the week ending Dec. 1 is 1,552,000. Actual slaughter for the week ending Nov. 24 was 829,000.

Total: Week of Dec. 1: 155,212,000.

Week of Nov. 24: 124,134,000.

Dec. 4

45.73 45.64 36.60 36.55 29.63 29.55 30.55 30.98 6.91 7.41 48.70 48.12 2350.00 2529.00 19.11 19.28

Nov. 30

Extra Large Regions: Northeast 132.00 Southeast 139.50 Midwest 128.50 South Central 137.50 Combined 134.47

Large

Medium

131.00 137.50 126.50 137.50 133.30

105.00 107.00 101.50 107.50 105.33

Computed from simple weekly averages weighted by regional area populations

USDA Composite Weighted Average For week of: Dec. 3 98.58¢ For week of: Nov. 26 98.50¢ Chi.-Del.-Ga.-L.A.-Miss.-N.Y.--S.F.-South. States Nov. 26 Dec. 3 For delivery week of: Chicago majority 92--99¢ 86--99¢ Mississippi majority 90--92¢ 90--92¢ New York majority 96--99¢ 97¢--$1.00 For delivery week of: Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Delmarva weighted average 69¢--$1.15 83¢--$1.18 Georgia f.o.b. dock offering 97¢ 97¼¢ Los Angeles majority price $1.06 $1.06 San Francisco majority price $1.06½ $1.06½ Southern States f.o.b. average 64.13¢ 65.02¢

Grain Prices

Turkey Markets

OHIO COUNTRY ELEV. Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Dec. 4 No. 2 Yellow Corn/bu. $7.49 $7.62 $7.65 Soybeans/bu. $13.65 $13.99 $14.29 (Courtesy: Prospect Farmers Exchange, Prospect, Ohio)

(Courtesy: A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc.)

Weighted avg. prices for frozen whole young turkeys Weighted average (cents/lb.) F.O.B. shipper dock

Broiler Eggs Set/Chicks Placed in 19 States

Ala Ark

Ca,Tn,Wv

Del Fla Ga Ky La Md Miss Mo. N.C. Okla Pa S.C. Tex Va

19 States Total Prev. year % Prev. yr.

EGGS SET (Thousands)

CHICKS PLACED (Thousands)

Nov. 3

Nov. 10

Nov. 17

Nov. 24

Nov. 3

Nov. 10

Nov. 17

Nov. 24

24,206 20,132 9,966 3,284 1,351 29,979 7,467 2,956 6,803 15,168 6,859 19,336 6,662 3,530 5,156 12,996 4,780

26,932 20,996 10,414 3,389 1,353 31,559 7,094 2,956 7,136 17,223 7,258 20,202 6,553 3,546 5,129 13,980 5,127

27,513 21,688 10,883 3,415 1,351 32,130 7,638 3,288 7,158 16,865 8,040 19,553 6,830 3,749 5,243 14,128 6,275

27,056 21,632 10,288 3,413 1,353 31,711 7,065 3,258 7,182 17,178 8,013 19,786 6,825 3,630 5,657 14,000 6,455

19,325 17,289 10,090 4,164 1,276 25,812 5,544 2,949 5,712 13,994 4,996 14,505 3,706 2,901 4,251 11,027 4,526

18,897 17,258 8,560 4,095 1,035 24,781 5,247 2,981 5,246 13,869 4,869 15,055 4,181 2,634 3,726 10,769 4,349

19,390 20,306 10,729 4,371 1,326 24,678 5,731 2,891 5,307 13,993 5,265 15,712 3,680 2,488 4,184 11,234 4,507

17,883 18,987 9,435 3,797 1,162 24,639 5,928 2,664 5,710 12,984 4,869 16,127 3,997 2,965 4,885 11,140 3,929

180,631 186,594

190,847 194,224

195,747 195,158

194,502 194,560

152,067 149,126

147,532 152,174

155,792 152,567

151,101 156,853

97

98

100

100

102

97

102

96

1/Current week as percent of same week last year.

National

Week ending Nov. 30 Hens (8-16 lbs.)

108.34 Toms (16-24 lbs.)

109.80

Last year 112.25 109.71

Week ending Nov. 23 Hens (8-16 lbs.)

Toms (16-24 lbs.)

Nov. avg.

108.86 110.46

106.15 108.52

Egg Markets USDA quotations New York cartoned del. store-door: Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Extra large, no change $1.38--$1.42 $1.38--$1.42 Large, no change $1.36--$1.40 $1.36--$1.40 Medium, no change $1.11--$1.15 $1.11--$1.15 Southeast Regional del. warehouse: Nov. 27 Dec. 4 Extra large, no change $1.34--$1.50 $1.34--$1.50 Large, up 3¢ $1.32--$1.52 $1.35--$1.52 Medium, no change $1.04½--$1.22 $1.04½--$1.22

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