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Poultry Times September 26, 2011Volume 58, Number 20

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Poultry Prince & Princess: Amy Anderson, left, of Cambridge, Minn., and Brandon Severns, right, of Good Thunder, Minn., were recently crowned as the 2011 Minnesota Poultry Prince and Princess, at the recent Minnesota State Fair.

Minnesota crownspoultry royalty

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Brandon Severns, a 15-year-old from Good Thunder in Blue Earth County, and Amy Anderson, a 16-year-old from Cambridge in Isanti County, were given the royal chicken treatment on Aug. 28, after winning the honors of Minnesota’s newest Poultry Prince and Princess at the 2011 Min-nesota State Fair.

In addition to serving as poultry ambassadors for the upcoming year, they will receive $1,000 academic scholarships and royal portraits painted by the State Fair’s official artist Steve Thomas. Minnesota 4-H and Gold’n Plump teamed up to sponsor the sec-See Winners, Page 10

USDA announcesnew steps to fight E.coli

WASHINGTON — USDA announced on Sept. 13 that it is taking new steps to fight E. coli and protect the safety of the American food supply. Six addi-tional serogroups of pathogenic E. coli will be declared adulter-ants in non-intact raw beef, the department said.

Raw ground beef, its com-ponents and tenderized steaks found to contain these bacteria will be prohibited from sale to consumers. USDA’s Food Safe-ty & Inspection Service will launch a testing program to de-tect these dangerous pathogens and prevent them from reaching consumers.

As a result of this action, if the E. coli serogroups O26,

O103, O45, O111, O121 and O145 are found in raw ground beef or its precursors, those products will be prohibited from entering commerce. Like E.coliO157:H7, these serogroups can cause severe illness and even death, and young children and the elderly are at highest risk. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies these particular serogroups of non-O157:H7 Shiga-toxin produc-ing E.coli, or non-O157 STEC, as those responsible for the greatest numbers of non-O157 STEC illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S., USDA said.

“The Obama administration is committed to protecting our

food supply and preventing ill-nesses before they happen,” said U.S. Agriculture Secre-tary Tom Vilsack. “Today’s an-nouncement does exactly that by targeting and eliminating contaminated products from the market. Too often, we are caught reacting to a problem in-stead of preventing it. This new policy will help stop problems before they start.”

“The impact of foodborne illness on a family can be dev-astating,” said USDA Undersec-retary Elisabeth Hagen. “Con-sumers deserve a modernized food safety system that focuses on prevention and protects them

NCC: Escalting corn prices hit chicken farmers & companies hard

See Steps, Page 8

WASHINGTON — Family farmers and chick-en companies alike have been hit hard by the skyrocketing price and short supply of corn, a spokesman for the National Chicken Council told Congress on Sept. 14.

“USDA’s report earlier this week confirmed that it will be much more difficult this crop year to secure an ade-quate supply of feed ingredi-ents that can be procured at a cost that is both manageable and predictable,” Harrison Poultry chief executive Mi-chael Welch told the Livestock,

Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee of the House Committee on Agriculture here. “The more than

40 vertically integrated chicken compa-nies that comprise the broiler indus-

try have financially struggled for the past four calendar quarters. Broiler companies have increas-ingly been squeezed throughout the past corn crop year between rising feed costs and declin-ing prices for chicken products. A number of companies have succumbed to the severe cost/price squeeze by ceasing oper-

See Corn, Page 9

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GARNER, N.C. — Westbrook Brothers Farm, farmers of Butter-ball LLC turkeys, was presented the Environmental Award by the North Carolina Poultry Federation during its recent annual industry awards banquet held at the Gran-dover Resort & Conference Center in Greensboro, N.C.

“It is a great honor for our farm-ers to be recognized by such a high-ly regarded community of industry professionals,” said Walter Pelle-tier, president of Maxwell Farms LLC and corporate secretary of Butterball LLC. “Butterball and its network of dedicated family farm-ers proactively work together to maintain corporate social respon-sibility standards and reduce envi-ronmental impact through innova-tive technologies and conservation initiatives that involve the reduc-

tion, reuse or recycling of materials all the while maintaining the health and well-being of the birds.”

The Westbrook’s utilize a num-ber of best management practices to help protect the environment and conserve resources on their farm, the group noted, adding that, by using an expanded litter shed for storage, the Westbrook’s help to assure that litter is applied un-der proper, environmentally suit-able conditions. Further, their litter storage program allows the farm-ers to implement a farm nutrient planning management plan that ensures maximum return from off-farm fertilizer resources, efficient use of nutrients and protection of water quality.

“As fourth generation family farmers, we hold environmental stewardship as a top priority in

order to protect the future of our land, resources, animals and com-munity,” said Eldridge Westbrook, co-owner of Westbrook Broth-ers Farm. “No matter how small or large the task is, implementing sustainable practices helps us con-tribute to a healthy, safe and clean

environment and we are proud to grow turkeys for a company that shares our commitment to these initiatives.”

With the help of Goldsboro Mill-ing, Co., Westbrook Brothers Farm, located in Four Oaks, N.C., began producing turkeys in 1974 and now

has the capacity to house up to 40,000 turkeys. Prior to receiving this award, the Westbrook brothers were named “2010 Family Farm of the Year” during Farm City Week in Johnston County and recognized for their service in the Bentonville Volunteer Fire Department.

Westbrook Brothers receive NCPF Award

Litter application and runoff controlBy Dr. T. Lavergne, Dr. Ron E. Sheffield, Dr. Brian D. LeBlanc & Karen E. NixSpecial to Poultry Times

BATON ROUGE, La. — Ma-nure is recognized as an excellent source of the plant nutrients nitro-gen (N), phosphorus (P) and po-tassium (K). In addition, manure returns organic matter and other nutrients such as calcium, magne-sium and sulfur to the soil, building soil fertility and quality.

A nutrient analysis of your litter and cake is the best way to deter-mine its nutrient content so you can match this with soil test recommen-dations and determine application rates. Samples should be taken of

removed cake, litter and stockpiled litter, since nutrient concentrations will be substantially different in each. Recent samples from Lin-coln and Union parishes showed no predictable relationship between the nutrient content of litter and the content of removed cake from the same farms. Lab results will help you determine how much of the nu-trients in the manure will be avail-able to your crops. The amount credited to the nutrient budget should be based on plant-available nutrient levels, which may be sub-stantially different from the total nutrient content. Your local Exten-sion Service office has information on manure and litter testing.

The nutrient content of manure will vary depending on animal type and diet, type and amount of bed-ding, manure moisture content and storage method.

Appropriate equipmentThe land application of litter is

facing growing scrutiny because of potential surface water and ground-water contamination, as well as odor nuisances. As a result, when selecting and operating manure application equipment, producers must consider environmental issues along with materials handling and economic factors

Manure spreader as a fertil-izer applicator. The fundamen-tal principle underlying both best management practices and future regulatory requirements for ma-nure application will be efficient crop use of applied nutrients. Litter

spreaders will need to be managed like any other fertilizer or chemi-cal applicator. Spreaders need to apply manure uniformly, provide a consistent application rate between loads and offer a simple means of calibration. Appropriate equipment selection and careful operator man-agement will contribute to the effi-cient use of manure nutrients.

Nitrogen conservation. The availability of the nitrogen and phosphorus in applied manure is usually out of balance with crop needs. Typically, high soil phos-phorus levels result from long-term applications of litter. The ammoni-um fraction, originally representing roughly half of the potentially avail-able nitrogen, is lost by the long-

Dr. Theresia Lavergne is a profes-sor, School of Animal Sciences, LSU AgCenter; Dr. Ron E. Shef-field is an associate professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, LSU AgCenter; Dr. Brian D. LeBlanc is an associate professor, W.A. Callegari Environmental Center, LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant; and Karen E. Nix is a pes-ticide safety education coordina-tor, W.A. Callegari Environmental Center, LSU Ag Center. This infor-mation is reprinted, with permis-sion, from Poultry Environmen-tal Best Management Practices (BMPs) published by the Louisi-ana State University Agricultural Center.

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WASHINGTON — National Turkey Federation President Joel Brandenberger has announced the appointment of Lisa Wallenda Picard, formerly chief of staff at the USDA’s Food Safety & In-spection Service, as NTF’s new vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs.

At NTF, she will be responsible for maintain-ing the federation’s position as a national leader in scientific and regulatory affairs and will serve as the primary resource for NTF members on all regulatory matters, the group noted.

“We are pleased to welcome Lisa to the scien-tific and regulatory team,” Brandenberger said. “Picard’s experience at FSIS and policy work in the areas of food safety make her the right person to lead the federation’s regulatory team to ensure the industry operates under effective, science-based regulations, which are vital to the industry’s future.”

As NTF’s vice president of scientific and regu-latory affairs, Picard will serve as the primary li-aison to the federal agencies that regulate turkey

production and processing. Her management of NTF’s Tech-nical and Regulatory, Live Production and Turkey Health committees will allow her to facilitate policies for the turkey industry and help guarantee that those regulations are workable and science-based, NTF said.

Besides serving as chief of staff, Picard worked in sev-eral other capacities at FSIS,

including acting assistant administrator in the Of-fice of Public Affairs and Consumer Education and director of the Congressional and Public Affairs Office.

Picard received her master of arts degree in leg-islative affairs from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and a bachelor of arts degree in communications from Flagler College in St. Au-gustine, Fla. She is also a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, Va.

Picard named head ofNTF regulatory department

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SUWANEE, Ga. — Jerry Straughan has been reappointed to serve another term on the Georgia Egg Commission’s board of directors and Gijs Schimmel has been named to fill the position of Vince Book-er, who resigned due to health concerns.

Straughan is general manager of the Cal-Maine Foods operation in Shady Dale, Ga. He served as president of the Georgia Egg Com-mission from 1991 to 2001, and has been a member of the Georgia Egg Commission’s board since 1997. He has served as commission board chairman since 2005.

Schimmel grew up on a dairy and poultry farm in Holland, and after studying poultry science and graduating from Barneveld Col-lege in the Netherlands, spent several years as a poultry husbandry adviser in several Middle Eastern countries. He came to the United States in 1989 and in 1991 established Centurion Poultry Inc., which has become the second largest supplier of egg layer chicks in the U.S. Production units are in five states with headquarters in Lexington, Ga. Schimmel has been a member of the Georgia Egg Association since 1998 and served as the group’s president in 2003-2005. He currently serves as secretary-treasurer.

The Georgia Egg Commission’s board appointments were made by ex-officio members who chose from names submitted to them by the state’s egg producers. The ex-officio members include Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall and two members appointed by the state legislature.

Other commission board members are Larry Thomason,Thomason Farm Fresh Eggs, Calhoun, Ga.; KY Hendrix, Rose Acre Farms, Monroe, Ga.; and Dennis Hughes, United Egg Marketers, Blacks-hear, Ga. Advisors are Dr. Mike Lacy and Dr. Bruce Webster of the University of Georgia Poultry Science Department.

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By Darrin KarcherSpecial to Poultry Times

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The National Air Quality Site As-sessment Tool (NAQSAT) was developed for poultry and live-stock producers to assist them in determining the areas on their operations where opportunities exist to make changes resulting

in reduced air emissions. (http://naqsat.tamu.edu).

The tool is intended for vol-untary and educational use and can be more valuable when conducted in cooperation with agency personnel or private con-sultants. The tool can be used for swine, dairy, beef, broiler chick-ens, laying hens and turkeys and has been designed in cooperation with more than 20 university professionals and 15 partnering agencies to be applicable across the diversity of enterprises in the nation.

The on-line tool addresses eight constituents of concern that relate to air emissions: animals and housing, feed and water, col-lection and transfer of manure,

manure storage, land application, mortalities, on-farm records and public perception.

NAQSAT is based on the most accurate, credible data currently available regarding mitigation strategies for air emissions of ammonia, methane, volatile or-ganic compounds, hydrogen sul-fide, particulates and odor. When the science-based data was lack-ing, theories were based on the best professional judgment by leading air quality scientists.

This allowed for both quantita-tive and qualitative based infor-mation to be used in developing the feedback portion of the tool. Pop-up pictures assist the user in determining the relative rating

Tool assists with determiningreductions in air emissions

Darrin Karcher is a poultry Ex-tension specialist with Michigan State University’s Animal Sci-ence Department in East Lan-sing, Mich. This article is drawn from a presentation given at the 2011 Midwest Poultry Fed-eration Convention in St. Paul, Minn. See Emissions, Page 11


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Poultry TimesBy Bill SatterfieldSpecial to Poultry Times

GEORGETOWN, Del. — All of us in agriculture struggle to let consumers know how their food is raised and all that is involved in making a safe, affordable product that is tasty, nutritious and environ-mentally friendly.

Individuals and groups opposed to today’s food p roduc t ion systems seem to be more successful in getting their messages out through the t r a d i t i o n a l news and communica-tions media and are ag-

gressive in using the newest ways of delivering messages; messages that may or may not be factual. Some new programs are being used to reach consumers with our posi-tive and factual messages and Del-marva Poultry Industry Inc. (DPI) is pleased to be part of one of these new programs.

DPI’s recently adopted Strategic Plan calls for increased outreach to all types of audiences on different subjects, including how chickens are raised and prepared for consum-ers. Now, DPI is proud to be part of a new Center for Food Integrity Farmers Feed US campaign.

DPI’s involvement is part of our on-going partnership with Ameri-ca’s soybean farmers through the United Soybean Board, the Dela-ware Soybean Board and the Mary-land Soybean Board.

Farmers Feed US is a program to reach consumers through a web-based sweepstakes that allows them to win groceries for a year. During the 90-day sweepstakes period, consumers may log on once a day to enter. Before they can enter, they must view a short video featuring a farmer and a commodity and an-swer a question based on informa-tion in the video. Delmarva chicken farmers will be included among the 10 Mid-Atlantic farmers who will appear in the videos.

Extensive advertising in the Baltimore and Salisbury, Md.; Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pa.; and District of Columbia news-papers and television stations will alert consumers to the promotion. The Mid-Atlantic campaign will be the largest yet for the Farmers Feed US program that started in the Midwest.

Financing totaling more than half a million dollars is coming largely from soybean farmers in the Mid-west and the Mid-Atlantic states as part of their efforts to help their largest customer base . . . animal agriculture which on Delmarva is the chicken industry.

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and increase their understanding of farming and the good practices farmers use to protect their land while ensuring the well-being of their animals for the purpose of producing safe, affordable and nu-tritious food.

DPI’s partnership with Ameri-ca’s soybean farmers on the Farm-ers Feed US campaign continues a long, strong relationship. In recent years, DPI has offered several out-reach and awareness programs for our Delmarva Peninsula neighbors and tens of millions of visitors to Delmarva. These include “Lunch and Learn” meetings with com-munity leaders, No Farms-No Food bumper stickers, agricultural promotion banners viewed by tens of thousands of bicyclists, videos about Delmarva’s chicken industry, display materials for use at commu-nity events, development of a DPI speakers bureau, and production of videos for use on You Tube and Facebook.

These programs not only benefit our chicken industry, but also the farmers who raise the soybeans fed to our chickens.

With so few people directly in-volved in food production and so many people hostile to modern food production practices or simply ignorant of how food is produced, partnerships among all of us in ag-riculture, like these, are essential.

Nationally, the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance is working to help consumers and opinion lead-ers better understand farmers and farming. This marks the first time agricultural groups at the national, regional, and state levels have col-laborated to lead the dialogue and answer Americans’ questions about how we raise our food — while be-ing stewards of the environment, responsibly caring for our animals, and maintaining strong businesses and communities.

Though not directly involved in this new alliance that has the theme “As farmers and ranchers, we’ve raised pretty much everything. Ex-cept our voice,” DPI members sup-port its work.

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Bill Satterfield is executive director of Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., with offices in Georgetown, Del. More information about DPI can be obtained at 302-856-9037; or http://www.dpichicken.org.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — As a result of flooding in the state, Pennsylvania Agriculture Sec-retary George Greig has encour-aged farmers and residents af-fected by flooding or power out-ages to take precautionary food safety measures.

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food can make the difference be-tween safe food and dangerous food,” Greig said. “I encourage Pennsylvanians to follow basic food safety tips to ensure they remain safe.”

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If items have been sub-merged in floodwaters, save:

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House managementpractices to improveBy Dr. T. Lavergne, Dr. Ron E. Sheffield, Dr. Brian D. LeBlanc & Karen E. NixSpecial to Poultry Times

BATON ROUGE, La. — Poultry houses need to be managed in a way that will minimize litter moisture and

improve litter quality. Litter storage condi-tions (prior to use), bird nutrition, environmental conditions (humidity and condensation) and equipment (drinkers, foggers and evapo-rative cooling pads) in houses all can contribute to problems with litter moisture — if not managed properly.

Litter quality is important to achieve optimum bird perfor-mance. Wet litter will increase the incidence of breast blis-ters, skin burns, scabs, bruis-ing, condemnations and down-grades. Wet litter promotes the growth of pathogens. Further-more, wet litter is the primary cause of ammonia emissions from litter. Chickens are sensi-tive to ammonia, and ammonia can cause blindness, decreased growth rate, reduced feed con-version rate and condemna-tions.

To keep litter dry, circulation fans should be used to move air within the house while moving warm air off of the ceiling and down to the floor. When air inlets are used, proper static pressure and air velocity

should be main-

tained to promote a good mixing of air and to keep cold air from going to the floor when it enters the house. In ad-dition, heating and ventilating a house will remove moisture, since warmed air holds mois-ture and can be ventilated from a house.

The management of wa-tering systems is critical in maintaining good litter qual-ity. Watering systems need to be checked often for leaks, and drinker height and water pres-sure need to be adjusted ac-cording to bird growth. When leaks or wet spots occur in the litter, the wet litter needs to be removed and replaced with dry bedding. Between flocks, caked litter should be removed to get excessive moisture out of the house. Growers also should make sure seepage is not an issue in poultry houses.

See Bedding, Page 16

Food safety caution needed during flooding

See Floods, Page 10

Dr. Theresia Lavergne is a professor, School of Animal Sciences, LSU AgCenter; Dr. Ron E. Sheffield is an associ-ate professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, LSU AgCenter; Dr. Brian D. LeBlanc is an associate professor, W.A. Cal-legari Environmental Center, LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant; and Karen E. Nix is a pesticide safety education coordinator, W.A. Callegari Environmental Center, LSU Ag Center. This information is reprinted, with permission, from Poultry Environmental Best Management Practices (BMPs) published by the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center.


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NCFC calling for moratoriumon regulations

WASHINGTON — The National Council of Farmer Coopera-tives on Sept. 12 called on Congress to enact a two-year moratori-um on all discretionary, non-essential regulatory action that would increase the cost of agricultural production and processing in the U.S. NCFC is a national organization representing more than 2,500 farmer co-ops across the country, outlined its proposal in a letter to House and Senate agriculture committee leadership.

“A broad range of regulatory actions — both pending at federal agencies or in the pipeline and coming soon to a farm near you — have the potential to increase the costs and reduce the margins of co-ops and their farmer and rancher member-owners,” said Chuck Conner, NCFC president and CEO. “Whether the regulations deal with the environment, immigration and labor, food safety, or finan-cial reform, they create an uncertainty that threatens to hold back investment and growth across the agricultural sector.”

“Make no mistake, this is a jobs and employment issue just as much as it is an agricultural policy issue,” Conner continued.

See NCFC, Page 7

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USPOULTRY releases carbon footprint toolkit

TUCKER, Ga. — The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association has released a poultry carbon foot-print estimation toolkit, which is available to all members of USPOULTRY.

The toolkit was created to assist facilities in evaluating their carbon footprint and was developed in response to the U.S. Environmental Protec-tion Agency’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirements and potential GHG regulatory requirements associated with the Greenhouse Gases Tailor-ing Rule.

The toolkit allows facilities to calculate the emission of GHGs generated by station-ary sources (i.e. boilers and generators) by inputting the volume of various fuels used at the facility into a spreadsheet that has been populated with the necessary arithmetic equa-tions.

Additionally, the toolkit pro-vides facilities with anaerobic processes operated at waste-water treatment plants with the ability to calculate and log those GHG emissions to evalu-ate their need to report as re-quired by the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule.

More information on the carbon footprint estimation toolkit, or to order a toolkit, can be obtained by contact-ing Paul Bredwell or Marjo-rie Maul, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, GA, 30084-7303; 770-493-9401; or e-mail: [email protected].

Butterball announces closing of Colo. site

LONGMONT, Colo. — But-terball LLC has announced the closure of its Longmont, Colo., facility, effective Dec. 31, 2011. This action is nec-essary due to increased grain and other input costs, and to streamline operations, the company said.

“The decision to close a fa-cility is one of the most dif-ficult decisions a company can make. After long and careful consideration, amid record high ingredient costs, our company has come to the conclusion that we must take these steps in order to improve our overall effectiveness.” said Rod Brenneman, Butter-ball LLC president and CEO. “With this country’s current economic situation, it is all the more difficult. However, government ethanol subsidies and record high fuel prices for much of 2010 and 2011 con-tributed to a major increase in our operating costs and the closure of this facility is nec-essary to streamline our opera-tions and accommodate current and projected demands.”

During the past five years, Butterball’s increase in costs related to higher feed ingredi-ent commodity markets (corn, soybean meal, fat, etc.) has av-eraged nearly $65 million per year, or $325 million total, the company said.

Butterball is working with associates at the Longmont fa-cility to provide career coun-seling and discuss job oppor-tunities at different locations throughout company opera-tions, as well as offer addition-al support through employee assistance programs.

OK Foods gains Humane certification

FORT SMITH, Ark. — The American Humane Association’s farm animal welfare certification program has announced its new-est Certified producer — OK Foods Inc., headquartered in Fort Smith, Ark.

The company remains true to its core value of producing only the highest quality chicken prod-ucts to independent restaurants, foodservice distributors, national chain restaurants, grocery retail-ers and other food manufactur-ers, officials said.

The American Humane Cer-tified seal will be featured on TenderBird Chicken products (TenderBird Fully Cooked, Ten-derBird Seasoned, TenderBird Individually Frozen) found in grocery stores across the U.S. and overseas. The seal signifies that an independent, third-party audit found OK Foods animal care and handling met more than 200 criteria certified by Ameri-can Humane Association.

“Our company has always fo-cused on producing the highest quality chicken possible,” said Dr. Karen Christensen, direc-tor of technical services at OK Foods. “So it was only natural for us to work with American Humane Associated animal wel-fare program, the first and fast-est growing farm animal welfare certification program.”

“We are delighted to welcome OK Foods as an American Hu-mane Certified producer, recog-nizing their longstanding com-mitment to the humane treat-ment of animals,” said Dr. Robin


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“Some 21 million jobs across the country are di-rectly or indirectly dependent on agriculture. If our agricultural sector can preserve its competitiveness in the global marketplace, we can grow this number and be an important part of an economic recovery. How-ever, if we are weighted down with costs imposed by regulations of doubtful value, we will lose market share to our competitors and undo the hard work of millions of Americans.”

The proposal calls for a two-year moratorium on these measures, although the it could end sooner if GDP (gross domestic product) and employment re-turn to robust growth. This ensures that it remains in effect until the U.S. achieves a sustained, substantial economic recovery. It would apply only to what are known as “significant rules and guidance documents” that are subject to review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Any legislation should also include a limited reach-back to capture rules that have been proposed, but have not yet taken effect.

“We believe that this proposal offers a workable, well-reasoned and sensible plan for Congress to en-act,” Conner said. “Ensuring that the cost of produc-tion is dictated by market forces not government fiat is especially important as the work of the Joint Select

Committee on Deficit Reduction begins its work and calls are made to reduce spending devoted to farm and agricultural conservation programs. We hope that the leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees include this proposal in their recommen-dations to the Select Committee, which are due in mid-October.”

Actions by all federal agencies would be covered by a moratorium. While not an exhaustive list, NCFC notes the following examples come from regulations being proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which has been very active in the past few years in imposing new requirements on America’s farmers and ranchers:l Revisions to PM-10 NAAQS that would make

the regulation of coarse particles like farm dust more stringent.l Revisions to livestock reporting requirements

that would require livestock and poultry producers to submit detailed information about their opera-tions and to make that information available to the public in a searchable database on the Internet.l EPA and Corps of Engineers Guidance on

Identifying Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act.

More information about NCFC can be obtained at http://www.ncfc.org.

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Ganzert, president and CEO of American Humane Association. “OK Foods joins a vibrant na-tional community of farmers and ranchers who oversee more than 135 million animals producing dairy, eggs and meat. These pro-ducers recognize both the value of, and increasing consumer de-mand for, the American Humane Certified label.”

More information about the American Humane Association Farm Animal Program can be obtained at http://www.thehum-anetouch.org. More information about OK Foods can be obtained at http://www.okfoods.com, and http://www.tenderbird.com.

JBS & DeKalb Feeds form joint venture

SHERIDAN, Ind. — JBS United and DeKalb Feeds have entered into a joint venture involving Dekalb’s Frytown, Iowa, mill facility. The new venture is called Central Nu-trition Services LLC.

CNS will focus on manufac-turing superior quality live-stock feeds and nutritional sup-plements for both JBS United and DeKalb Feeds and their customers throughout the Mid-west, company officials noted. This announcement was made Sept. 7 by Doug Webel, COO of JBS United’s Nutrition and Emerging Technologies, and Kelly Keaschall, president of DeKalb Feeds Inc.

DeKalb Feeds acquired the existing Frytown, Iowa, mill facility in September 1996, which included its trucks, employees and field staff, as well as its customers. DeKalb closed its Onslow, Iowa, mill at that time and transferred its production to the Frytown facility. However, even with

this additional production, it has never been fully utilized, the company said, adding that the formation of CNS is a cre-ative and proactive solution for DeKalb to better utilize its capacity and for both compa-nies (JBS United and DeKalb) to meet customer needs more efficiently.

“By combining the produc-tion needs of both DeKalb and JBS United, this mill can be operated more efficiently and cost-effectively,” Webel said.

“The Frytown facility also offers tremendous flexibility to produce a variety of feeds very economically, which will help us expand on the current list of customers we serve,” Keaschall added.

The companies noted that this facility includes a large warehouse space and office space, which will easily allow the company to grow and ac-commodate more production. The mill’s central location is also expected to allow JBS United to react to customer needs more effectively and ef-ficiently.

The companies also noted that Central Nutrition Ser-vices will be able to supply more consistent, reliable and on-time feeding solutions for all species of commercial livestock animals, adding that the company has voluntarily adopted the Safe Feed/Safe Food standard. Safe Feed / Safe Food certification is a nationally recognized quality standard created by the Ameri-can Feed Industry Association which establishes comprehen-sive measures of excellence that go beyond existing regu-lations to maximize feed and food safety.

More information can be ob-

tained at http://www.jbsunited.com; and http://www.dekalb-feeds.com.

Cagle’s announces its quarterly results

ATLANTA — Cagle’s Inc. has reported a net loss of $5.7 million or $1.24 per share for the quarter ended July 2, 2011, compared to net income of $3.5 million or 75 cents per share for the quarter end-ed July 3, 2010.

Net sales for the first quarter were $81.9 million, up 4.2 percent from $78.6 million, reflecting an increase in pounds sold of 14.9 percent and a decrease in sales price for poultry of 5.9 cents per pound as compared to the same period of fiscal 2011, the company noted. Quoted market price chang-es for products for the first quar-ter of fiscal 2012 versus the same

period last year were: leg quarters increased 27.4 percent, boneless breast decreased 17.6 percent, breast tenders decreased 11.8 per-cent, wing markets decreased 40.3 percent and whole birds without giblets were unchanged.

Cost of sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 increased 27.1 per-cent as compared with the same period last year, from $68.2 mil-lion to $86.7 million, Cagle’s said. Feed ingredient prices for broilers processed in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, which represented 46 percent of the total cost of sales, increased 68.3 percent or $16.3 million as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2011.

“Cagle’s and the industry’s prof-

itability continue to be challenged by high feed cost accentuated by broiler markets pressured by over production,” said J. Douglas Ca-gle, chairman, CEO and president of Cagle’s Inc. “Effective the end of August, Cagle’s will have exe-cuted a further cut back in produc-tion at its Pine Mountain Valley plant that will result in the compa-ny processing 22 percent less head than capacity. Towards the end of July our industry had begun to re-act in similar fashion with egg sets 6 percent less than the same period in 2010. These industry cut backs should have a positive effect on markets and final margins in the coming months.”


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and their families from emerging threats. As non-O157 STEC bacteria have emerged and evolved, so too must our regulatory policies to protect the public health and ensure the safety of our food sup-ply.”

Through the president’s Food Safety Working Group, USDA and its federal partners have been working on a new, public health-focused approach to food safety based on the principles of preven-tion, strengthening surveillance and enforcement, and improving response.

“The (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration ap-plauds USDA for taking this action to better protect consumers,” said FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods Mike Taylor. “We are committed to work-ing with FSIS to prevent disease causing non-O157 STEC bacteria in all foods. Through implementa-tion of the Food Safety Modernization Act, FDA will continue to place prevention at the core of the efforts to improve the food safety system.”

FSIS will begin testing for these six serogroups of STEC and enforcing the new policy on March 5, 2012. The agency invites interested persons to submit comments within 60 days of publication in the Federal Register. FSIS would like to hear from the public on a number of issues highlighted in the Federal Register notice, including the imple-mentation of the policy and additional outreach the agency will conduct, such as public meetings.

During the past two years, FSIS has announced several new measures to safeguard the food supply, prevent foodborne illness and improve consumers’

knowledge about the food they eat. These initia-tives support the three core principles developed by the president’s Food Safety Working Group (FSWG). Some of these actions include:l Performance standards for poultry establish-

ments for continued reductions in the occurrence of pathogens. USDA expects the new standards to pre-vent as many as 25,000 foodborne illnesses annually. This includes a tougher performance standard for sal-monella and the first ever performance standard for campylobacter.l Test and hold policy that will significantly re-

duce consumer exposure to unsafe meat products, because products cannot be released into commerce until agency test results for dangerous contaminants are known.l Labeling proposals that provide better informa-

tion to consumers about their food by requiring nutri-tion labels on single-ingredient raw meat and poultry products and by simplifying labeling language for raw meat and poultry products with added solutions that may not be apparent to the consumer.l Public Health Information System, a modern-

ized, comprehensive database about public health trends and food safety violations at the nearly 6,100 plants FSIS regulates.

USDA has also launched Food Safe Families, a consumer education campaign with the Ad Coun-cil, the FDA and the CDC. It is the first joint public service campaign to empower families to further reduce their risk of foodborne illness at home by checking their key food safety steps: clean, sepa-rate, cook and chill, the department said.

More information can be obtained at http://www.foodsafety.gov.

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By Dr. Brian KiepperSpecial to Poultry Times

ATHENS, Ga. — Since the im-plementation of the Clean Water Act and subsequent creation of the U.S. Environmental Protec-tion Agency in the early 1970s, poultry processing plants have

been required to continually im-prove the quality of their process wastewater effluent discharges.

The determination of waste-water quality set forth in en-vironmental permits has been established since the 1970s in a series of laboratory analytical tests focused in four major cate-gories: organics, solids, nutrients and physical properties.

For most poultry professionals a complete understanding of the standard methods required to ac-curately complete critical waste-water analytical tests is not nec-

essary. However, a fundamental understanding of the theory behind and working knowledge of the basic procedures used to complete these wastewater tests, and the answers to commonly asked questions about each test can be a valuable tool for anyone involved in generating, monitor-ing, treating or discharging pro-cess wastewater.

Organic ‘strength’Analytical tests aimed at es-

tablishing the concentration (typically in mg/L or the equiva-

lent unit of ppm) of organic (i.e.,carbon based) matter have been traditionally used to determine the relative ‘strength’ of a waste-water sample. The laboratory test most widely used to establish and monitor environmental per-mit limits for the concentration of organic matter in wastewa-ter samples (i.e., concentrations >1.0 mg/L) is biochemical oxy-gen demand (BOD).

The BOD test is based on the principle that if sufficient oxy-gen is dissolved and available in a wastewater sample, aerobic

biological decomposition (i.e.,stabilization of organic waste) by microorganisms will contin-ue until all waste is consumed. The BOD test is also known as ‘BOD5’ since it is based on the accurate measure of dissolved oxygen (DO) at the beginning and end of a five-day period in which a wastewater sample is held under dark incubated con-ditions at 20 degrees C (i.e., 68 degrees F). The change in DO concentration over five-days represents the ‘oxygen demand’ for respiration by the aerobic bi-ological microorganisms in the sample.

The five-day completion win-dow of the traditional BOD5 test has an inherent disadvantage in that it cannot be used by waste-water treatment system person-nel to make real-time operational adjustments. Wastewater treat-ment plant operators now rely on the timelier chemical oxygen de-mand (COD) test that takes only ~3 hours to complete. However, since most environmental waste-water permits still contain a limit for BOD, the test remains highly relevant.

BOD basicsTo ensure proper biological

activity during the BOD test, a poultry processing wastewa-ter sample must be: [1] free of chlorine (if chlorine is present in the sample a dechlorination chemical such as sodium sulfite must be added prior to testing), [2] in the pH range of 6.5 -7.5 S.U., and [3] have an existing adequate microbiological popu-lation (if the microbial popula-tion is inadequate or unknown a ‘seed’ solution of bacteria is added).

Specialized 300 mL BOD bot-tles that are designed to allow

Basics of biochemical oxygen demand

Dr. Brian Kiepper is an assistant professor and Extension poultry scientist with the University of Georgia’s Department of Poultry Science in Athens, Ga.

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ations or having to sell their assets at fire-sale values.”Welch said much of the squeeze results from the enormous, govern-

ment-mandated demand from the ethanol industry, which will take around 40 percent of this year’s corn harvest to supply the 12.6 billion gallons of ethanol required by federal law to be blended into motor gasoline this year.

The situation is particularly hard on the family farmers who raise chick-ens under contract with the poultry companies, said Welch, a long-time industry executive and former chairman of NCC.

“I have outlined several critical problems, but none is more paramount than the very unfortunate situation being forced on the family farms who have lost, or are now losing, their contracts to grow broilers,” Welch said. “Disrupting or ceasing the financial flow generated by the contract pay-ments results in not just the broiler operations being jeopardized, but in many cases results in the entire family farm being put in jeopardy.”

“I suggest that if you ask these family farmers if current ethanol policy is good policy you would not be able to find a supporter of the program,” he added.

Welch said the federal government should “stop picking winners and losers” by directing so much corn into ethanol production through its three-pronged program of mandated usage, a tax credit for blending ethanol and a protective tariff on foreign ethanol.

“Mandating the use of ethanol, subsidizing its cost and protecting etha-nol from competition is triple overkill,” he said. “Greater energy indepen-dence is a worthy goal for the United States, but the negative and unin-tended consequences of moving too far too fast with corn-based ethanol have become overly clear.”

The price of corn began its rise in the fall of 2006, and since then, the broiler chicken industry alone has had to spend an extra $22.5 billion in higher feed costs, Welch said, putting companies under severe financial stress, pushing some out of business and causing most others to reduce production.

Welch said Congress should change “the rules of the game” to permit animal agriculture producers to compete more fairly for the limited sup-plies of corn expected during the next few years.

“Included in this effort must be a ‘safety valve’ to adjust the Renewable Fuels Standard (the ethanol mandate) when there is a shortfall in corn sup-plies,” Welch said. “In addition, a plan should be implemented to allow a reasonable number of good, productive cropland acres to opt out of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on a penalty-free basis.”

The CRP pays farmers to take cropland out of production, which Welch said is a vestige of the traditional federal “policy of abundance” in agriculture. According to a report from the Farm Foundation, the existing policy is “designed to reduce supply, restrict land use and increase demand to help increase and stabilize farm incomes.”

“That policy was developed because the United States has gener-ally been blessed with the ability to produce more than could be consumed at profitable prices for producers,” the Farm Foundation report said. “A shift to a ‘policy of shortage’ would emphasize pro-grams that stimulate supply and do not subsidize demand with tax-payer funds or political mandates.”

“I ask this committee to support this well-reasoned conclusion of the report,” Welch said.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — New legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) that would prevent the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency from regulating naturally occurring farm dust is welcome news for the nation’s farmers and ranch-ers, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

“Regulation of farm dust by EPA could severely hamper the ability of farmers and ranchers to meet the world’s food needs,” said AFBF President Bob Stall-man.

EPA is reviewing existing reg-ulations for particulate matter,

which includes soot and dust. Soot is generated by car emis-sions and factories; dust occurs naturally.

According to Stallman, plant-ing and harvesting crops, live-stock moving from place to place and people driving down dirt roads are just a few of the ways dust occurs naturally on farms and in rural areas.

“The current rules pertain-ing to dust are adequate,” said Stallman. “Increased regulation of farm dust could result in de-creased productivity and higher food prices, coupled with lost jobs in the rural economy. More-

over, the scientific basis for es-tablishing such regulation has been called into question and it has not been demonstrated that the benefits of EPA regulation would outweigh the costs.”

The new legislation intro-duced by Johanns prevents EPA from making dust regulations even more stringent, while tak-ing health concerns into consid-eration, AFBF noted.

“State and local governments would have the authority to regulate dust in localized areas if necessary,” Stallman added. “But a national standard would not be imposed.”

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ond annual Poultry Prince and Princess Contest to recognize the knowledge, leadership and skills of Minnesota’s youth in the poultry industry.

Severns and Anderson beat out many other male and female teenagers to become the second annual poultry royalty of Minnesota, organizers noted. Poultry Prince finalists were August Otto of Delano in Wright County and Quinn Jaeger of Red Wing in Goodhue County. Kristina Allen of Rochester in Ol-msted County and Mary Boyle of Otsego in Wright County also competed for the Poultry Princess title in the final round.

Severns and Anderson were contestants in the 2011 Poultry Prince and Princess final round and coronation ceremony after ranking highly in the Poultry Showmanship competition on Aug. 25 and the Chicken BBQ contest on Aug. 27.

The finals required all six contestants to showcase their poultry knowledge and stage presence with questions like ‘How often do most hens lay eggs?’ and “What goes into preparing your chickens to be shown at the State Fair?”

The competition was open to Minnesota State Fair 4-H participants who had completed ninth grade or higher. Last year’s winners, John DeBuhr and Alysha Thielen, were in attendance to pass on the festively feathered royal garb.

“This contest is a great way for Gold’n Plump and Minnesota 4-H to grow public interest in Minneso-ta’s poultry industry,” said Rory Bidinger, brand ad-vocacy and marketing manager for Gold’n Plump. “What most people don’t know is that Minnesota’s poultry industry is valued at about $1 billion of total economic impact.”

Along with $1,000 scholarships, the Poultry Prince and Princess will have the opportunity to expand their speaking, interview and presentation skills through industry and publicity appearances during their year-long term.

“Amidst all of the fun at the Minnesota State Fair, it’s so wonderful for us to have the opportunity to highlight the expertise of Minnesota’s young poul-try leaders,” said Brad Rugg, director of 4-H Fairs and Animal Science Programs, University of Min-nesota Extension Center for Youth Development.

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mains closed).l Food may be safely refrozen if it still contains ice crystals or is

at 40 degrees or below.l Never taste food to determine its safety.l Use dry or block ice to keep refrigerators and freezers as cold

as possible during prolonged power outages. Fifty pounds of dry ice should maintain an 18-cubic-foot, full freezer for two days.l If the power has been out for several days, check the temperature

of the freezer with an appliance thermometer or food thermometer. If the food still contains ice crystals or is at 40 degrees or below, the food is safe.l If a thermometer has not been kept in the freezer, check each

package of food to determine its safety. If the food still contains ice crystals, the food is safe.l Discard refrigerated perishable food such as meat, poultry, fish,

soft cheeses, milk, eggs, leftovers and deli items after four hours without power.

More information about food safety can be obtained from the Bu-reau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services at 717-787-4315; or http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us.

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GEORGETOWN, Del. — The Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. Vegetative Environmental Buf-fers program to grow trees and grasses around chicken houses has received a $200,000 shot in the arm from the USDA’s Natu-ral Resources Conservation Ser-vice.

Thanks to the leadership of the Maryland Department of Agri-culture that submitted the fund-ing application, this regional on-the-farm conservation program will seek to have vegetative buffers planted on 50 Delmarva Peninsula chicken farms in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in the coming 12 months, the group noted, adding that funding is be-ing provided by the USDA’s Co-operative Conservation Partner-ship Initiative. The initiative will help accelerate voluntary farm

conservation efforts toward an improved Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

During the past six years, DPI has worked with growers to install buffers to intercept am-monia and particulate emissions from chicken houses, reduce as-sociated odors and improve wa-ter quality. More than 250,000 trees have been planted around chicken houses. This new NRCS funding will be shared among chicken growers in Maryland,

Delaware and Virginia.The money will be used to

purchase and install trees, grass-es and irrigation systems. DPI’s buffers coordinator Jim Passwa-ters, without charge to chicken growers, will work with growers and local NRCS personnel on designing farm-specific buffers.

This NRCS money supple-ments previous NRCS, county conservation district, American Forests and United Soybean Board dollars to assist chicken growers with the installation of buffers, DPI noted. This new initiative takes on added im-portance as Vegetative Environ-mental Buffers are included in the three states’ Watershed Im-plementation Plans through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load mandate.

USDA program will assistinstallation of tree buffers

GEORGETOWN, Del. — The new Maryland Fertilizer Use Act of 2011, signed by Gov. Martin O’Malley in mid-May, will help reduce lawn and turf fertilization and still allow for maintenance of lawns to keep them healthy and prevent runoff, officials noted.

According to the Chesapeake Bay Commission, a group representing the state legislatures in the bay watershed, acreage maintained in lawns throughout the six-state, 64,000-square-mile watershed exceeds corn and is fast approaching all row crops combined.

Maryland homeowners will face some government restrictions on nutrient applications, but not nearly to the degree that farmers on Del-marva have had to deal with for more than a decade, the group said. This new law limits the amount of nitrogen in bags of fertilizer sold to consumers, bans most phosphorus in Maryland-sold non-agricultural products, establishes time of year restrictions on fertilizer applications and establishes a training and certification program for commercial fer-tilizer applicators, including golf course applicators.

In a statement prior to the bill signing, the Chesapeake Bay Commis-sion noted that in Maryland, “roughly 14 percent of the nitrogen and 8 percent of the phosphorus pollution to the Chesapeake Bay can be traced back to urban and suburban nonpoint sources, predominantly fer-tilizer runoff. Compare this with the contributions of Maryland chicken manure to bay pollution. According to the state’s December 2010 Wa-tershed Implementation Plan, chicken manure is responsible for just 6 percent of the nitrogen contributions from all Maryland sources. We’ve pointed out for years that chicken manure is not the biggest nutrient issue in Maryland. Now, others are beginning to recognize our relatively small contribution. Despite our small role, more work can and will be done to bring that 6 percent number down even more.”

New Md. law targetshome fertilizer usage


to select when questions require a visual evaluation of the existing practices. The effectiveness results presents a bar graph that estimates the degree to which current man-agement has incorporated practices to manage air emission given the current understanding of how pro-duction practices impact emissions and the opportunity for additional changes to mitigate air emissions.

Case studyA commercial turkey producer

located in the Midwest is interested in changes that can be made to the growout house to reduce air emis-sions. The producer raises toms that are 35 to 40 pounds market weight with a feed conversion of 2.7. The growout house has curtain sides with ceiling fans, bell waterers, and he uses litter amendments.

When needed, the producer will fog or sprinkle to cool the turkeys without excessive water accumula-tion on the floor. The feed is pur-chased from the local mill. The waterers are checked daily for leaks and flushed at the end of each flock. A complete clean-out occurs after each flock and litter is stockpiled in a covered storage area until it is sold. Daily mortalities are collected and stored in a freezer until the ren-derer arrives.

There are gravel-covered roads around the facility that are restricted from public access. The producer has planted several windbreaks and vegetative buffers along the roads

and practices track-out control on the roads that leave the facility. However, the producer is not con-cerned about neighbor perceptions or timing of manure removal from the growout house or storage area.

The producer can improve in areas dealing with odor, particu-late matter and ammonia. Depend-ing on the availability of funds or willingness to change management practices, the producer can use the tool to simulate changes made and the impact on air emissions. Dis-cussion with the producer revealed that no changes could be made in the animals and housing area at this point in time; rather the areas of collection and transfer and percep-tion would yield the biggest benefit. The producer decided to investigate what would happen if he decided to raise two flocks on the same lit-ter using strategies like tilling and de-caking between flocks reducing the complete clean-out to yearly. In the perception area, the producer decided to be mindful of neighbor activities, time of day, season and weather forecasts.

The effectiveness results indi-cated marked improvements in the areas of perception and collection and transfer. The changes made in the perception area are more im-portant to neighbor relations and do not necessarily mean actual chang-es have occurred to air emissions. The tool will allow the producer to continue to experiment with differ-ent options and discover what may work the best for his production facility while understanding what

trade-offs may exist.

SummaryThe NAQSAT assessment tool

evaluates management practices and control technologies that are in place or under consideration rela-tive to the potential for managing emissions from the given facility and associated infrastructure.

The tool is unique in that multiple gaseous emissions, including odor, particulates, hydrogen sulfide, am-monia, methane and VOCs will be considered during a single assess-ment. The tool does not provide emissions data; rather it is designed to provide producers with opportu-nities to make on-farm changes to reduce air emissions.

The tool provides the opportu-nity to run scenarios with proposed changes to determine the impact a new practice would have on emis-sions. Trade-offs may exist within a production system such that all categories of emissions cannot ef-fectively be minimized. NAQSAT does not provide emissions data and/or regulatory guidance. The tool provides a free, voluntary, non-threatening, on-line, user-friendly format.

When used in concert with con-sultants, NRCS personnel and pub-lished emission mitigation resourc-es, livestock producers will identify areas of concern within their opera-tion and alternative management practices that reduce air emissions from all aspects of their production systems.

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — In part-nership with the Maryland De-partment of Agriculture’s Nutrient Trading Program, the American Farmland Trust has produced an educational video on the basics of nutrient trading and the specifics of Maryland’s program.

The video features both anima-

tion and the perspectives of some well-known individuals from various state agencies and orga-nizations in explaining the trad-ing process and the benefits of the program. The video will be shown and distributed to interested parties and is also available for viewing on the Nutrient Trading Program web

site, http://www.mdnutrienttrading.com.

“We hope this video will educate more people about nutrient trading and help them to understand not only its economic potential, but also the role it can play in meeting the challenges we face in the Bay watershed,” said Maryland Secre-

tary of Agriculture Buddy Hance, who makes a cameo appearance in the short film. “Farmers are already familiar with federal and state cost-share programs, and nutrient trad-ing offers an innovative alternative for bringing the private sector to the financing of agricultural prac-tices.”

Nutrient trading is a voluntary option for addressing water quality problems through the buying and selling of nitrogen and phosphorus credits. By implementing conser-vation practices that reduce nutri-ent runoff, farmers and landown-ers can generate tradable credits to sell as offsets in the management of existing loading caps as well as

the accommodation of economic and population growth. Nutrient trading provides a new source of revenue for the agricultural com-munity while improving the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

More information or for assis-tance in participating in the Mary-land Nutrient Trading Program, farmers, landowners and other interested parties should contact their local soil conservation district office or Susan Payne, coordinator of Ecosystem Markets at the MDA Office of Resource Conservation at 410-841-5865 or by e-mail at [email protected].

MDA releases new video about nutrient trading

CANCUN, Mexico — More than 900 poultry veterinarians and scientists from some 50 countries recently attended the XVIIth Congress of the World Veterinary Poultry Associa-tion in Cancun, Mexico, where they shared updates on the latest developments in the diagnosis, treatment and control of poultry diseases, officials said.

This meeting also saw changes in the officers of the WVPA. The new president is Dr Trevor Bagust from the University of Melbourne, Australia. The retiring president, Hafez Hafez from Germany, is joined in the vice presidencies by British poultry veterinarian Nigel Horrox. The new secretary/trea-surer is Francois-Xavier Le Gros from France.

New branches in Thailand and Jordan also joined the WVPA at this meeting.

The Bart Rispens Award for the best paper in Avian Pathol-ogy was awarded to Dr Anne Feberwee from Holland. The Diamond Sponsors — Boehringer Ingelheim, CEVA, Merial and MSD Animal Health — all hosted symposia for the del-egates, the group noted.

Future WVPA Congresses will be held in Nantes, France, in August 2013 and two years later in Cape Town, South Africa.

WVPA has some 40 national branches around the world and in countries where there is no branch individual member-ship is possible. More information on WVPA can be obtained at http://www.wvpa.net.

Poultry vets attendWVPA congress in Mexico


term, open-lot storage of manure, anaerobic lagoons and the surface spreading of manure. Systems that conserve ammonium nitrogen and provide nutrients more in balance with crop needs increase the ma-nure’s economic value.

Odor nuisances. Odor nui-sances are the primary driving fac-tor behind more restrictive local zoning laws for agriculture. Better management of manure nutrients through increased reliance on ma-nure storage and land application of manure in narrow windows of time may add to or reduce odor com-plaints due to weather conditions or the location and your relationship with neighbors. Manure applica-tion systems that minimize odor, flies and dust deserve consideration and preference when neighbors live near application sites.

Soil compaction. Manure spreaders are heavy. In addition, manure often is applied during the late fall and early spring when high soil moisture levels and the poten-tial for soil compaction are com-mon. The effect of manure appli-cation on potential soil compaction requires consideration.

Timeliness of manure nutrient applications. The ability to move large quantities of manure during short periods of time is critical. Limited opportunities exist for the application of litter to meet crop nutrient needs and minimize nutri-ent loss. Investments and planning decisions that enhance the farm’s capacity to move manure or to store manure in closer proximity to application sites will facilitate the improved timing of manure appli-cations.

Application equipmentLitter typically is handled by

spinner, box or side-discharge spreaders. Spinner-type spreaders, used to apply dry poultry litter, are similar to the hopper-style spread-ers used to apply dry commercial fertilizer or lime. Litter placed in the storage hopper is moved toward

an adjustable gate via a chain drive. Litter then falls out of the spreader onto two spinning discs that propel the litter away from the spreader. Uniform application easily can be achieved with spinner spreaders by either varying the spinner speed or angle.

Box-type spreaders range in size from under 3 tons (100 cubic feet) to 20 tons (725 cubic feet). Box spreaders provide either a feed apron or a moving gate for de-livering manure to the rear of the spreader. A spreader mechanism at the rear of the spreader (paddles, flails or augers) distributes the ma-nure. Both truck-mounted and trac-tor-towed spreaders are common.

Flail-type spreaders provide an alternative for handling drier manure. They have a partially open top tank with chain flails for throwing manure out the spreader’s side. Flail units have the capability of handling a wider range of ma-nure moisture levels — ranging from dry to thick slurries. Side-discharge spreaders are open-top spreaders that use augers within the hopper to move wet manure toward a discharge gate. Manure is then discharged from the spreader by either a rotating paddle or set of spinning hammers. Side-discharge spreaders provide a uniform appli-cation of manure for many types of manure with the exception of dry poultry litter.

Application rates can be adjusted by changing the travel speed and opening or closing the spreader gate. With the growing concern about manure contamination of water and air resources, spreaders must be capable of performing as fertilizer spreaders. Typically, such equipment has been designed as disposal equipment with limited ability to calibrate application rates or maintain consistently uniform application rates. Several consider-ations specific to solids application equipment are:l The operator must control the

application rate. Feed aprons or moving push gates, hydraulically driven or power takeoff (PTO)

powered, affect the application rate. Does the equipment allow the op-erator to adjust the application rate and return to the same setting with succeeding loads?l Uniformity of manure appli-

cation is critical for fertilizer ap-plicators. Variations in application rate are common both perpendicu-lar and parallel to the direction of travel. Uniformity can be checked by laying out several equally sized plastic sheets and weighing the ma-nure falling on each sheet. The vari-ation in net litter weights represents a similar variation in crop-available nutrients.l Transport speed and box or

tank capacity affect timely deliv-ery of manure. Often 50 percent or more of the time spent haul-ing manure is for transit between the feedlot or animal housing and field. Truck-mounted spreaders can provide substantial time sav-ings over tractor-pulled units for medium- and long-distance hauls. Trucks used for manure application also must be designed to travel in agricultural fields. Available four-wheel drive and dual tires or flota-tion-type tires should be considered for trucks that will apply manure. Increased box or tank capacities speed delivery. Spreaders must be selected to move and apply manure quickly.l Substantial ammonia is lost

from solid manure that is not in-corporated. Most of the ammonia nitrogen, representing between 20 percent and 65 percent of the total available nitrogen in manure, will be lost if not incorporated within a few days. Practices that encourage the incorporation of manure into the soil on the same day that it is applied will reduce ammonia losses but may increase soil-erosion.

Equipment calibrationYou can avoid the potentially ad-

verse effects of over-fertilization on groundwater and surface water by applying only the amount of ma-nure, effluent or wastewater nec-essary to maintain soil fertility for crop production. The calibration or

combination of settings and travel speed needed to uniformly apply litter or manure at a desired rate by manure-spreading equipment is important because it tells you the amount of manure and wastewater that you are applying to an area. Knowledge of the application rate and nutrient concentration of litter nutrients lets you apply at an agro-nomic rate.

Why calibrate?l Verify actual application ratesl Troubleshoot equipment op-

erationl Determine appropriate over-

lapsl Evaluate application unifor-

mityl Identify “hot spots” or areas of

deficient applicationl Monitor changes in equipment

operation that result from use and “wear and tear”l Determine changes in manure

consistency or “thickness”Simply put, calibration enables

producers to know how much lit-ter they are applying. Knowing the actual application rate allows them to apply manure and nutrients at specific rates that meet the needs of growing crops. If required, cali-bration also ensures rates do not ex-ceed any state or federal regulatory limits that may exist.

Controlling runoffNo matter how well you man-

age your operation; there will be times when runoff occurs. Since all water flows downhill, the total amount of surface runoff going past a given point will increase as you move downhill. As the runoff concentrates in rills and gullies, its erosive force and its ability to transport pollutants will continue to increase. Often, however, struc-tural practices such as terraces, di-versions, grassed waterways, sedi-ment basins, subsurface drainage or even farm ponds can be used to control the flow of water and to protect water quality. While these practices often are costly to in-

stall, they usually have production and aesthetic benefits in addition to their environmental benefits.

Steep slopes and irregularities on the land’s surface contribute to increased flow concentrations and to the formation of rills and gullies. Land smoothing and leveling can be used to improve drainage and re-duce erosion by spreading the flow over a larger area. Terraces and diversions can be used on steep or long slopes. Both of these practices are effective because they slow the runoff by encouraging flow across the hillside rather than down the steeper hill slope. A grassed wa-terway is a natural or constructed channel, usually broad and shal-low, planted with perennial grasses to reduce the erosion caused by the concentrated flow. These water-ways serve as conduits for trans-porting excess rainfall and diverted runoff from fields or pastures with-out initiating excessive soil erosion. The vegetation also acts as a filter to remove suspended sediment and some nutrients. Grassed waterways require careful maintenance and periodic reshaping, however, espe-cially after large or intense storms.

Using sediment basins or small farm ponds is one final method of preventing off-farm pollution. A sediment basin is a barrier or dam constructed across a waterway to reduce the velocity of the runoff water, so much of the sediment and associated nutrients settle to the ba-sin bottom. Small sediment basins require regular sediment removal, while larger basins almost appear to be a pond and may support fish and wildlife. A well-placed pond can collect the runoff from a farm and have a positive effect on water quality. It acts as a detention basin by removing sediment and nutri-ents from the flow and by reducing the volume of flow during storms. If aquatic vegetation or fish are added, it also can filter many nu-trients. Finally, the pond can act as a buffer between the farm and the external environment.

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full filling with no air space and provide an airtight seal are used for the test. The bottles are filled with the sample to be tested and a DO meter is used to measure the initial DO concentration (mg/L) in each bottle which should be a least 8.0 mg/L. Each bottle in then placed into a dark incubator at 20 degrees C for five days. After five days (± 3 hours) the DO meter is used again to measure a final DO concentration (mg/L) which ideally will be a reduction of at least 4.0 mg/L. The final DO reading is then subtracted from the initial DO reading and the result is the BOD concentration (mg/L).

Sample dilutionOne of the most frequently ask questions concerning the BOD test is

how can a laboratory report a BOD concentration for a wastewater sample of several thousand mg/L if the initial DO reading in BOD sample bottle is only 8.0 mg/L?

The answer is serial dilution. Serial dilution is a procedure that allows for the stepwise reduction in concentration (usually 10-fold) of full strength wastewater in DI (deionized) water.

After dilution, the resulting difference in initial and final DO reading simply has to be multiplied by the dilution factor to determine the final BOD result. As an example: 1.0 mL of a full strength wastewater sample added to 9.0 mL of DI water results in a 0.1 dilution of the wastewater. The DO concentration (mg/L) reduction must then be multiplied by 10 to determine the final BOD concentration.

It is important to note that the serial dilution procedures for the BOD test, especially in the case of high-strength poultry processing wastewater samples that involves several dilutions in series, demand high precision to ensure accurate results. This is where experience really pays off in the laboratory.

It is important that laboratories and laboratory technicians with exten-sive experience in running BOD tests be identified. Also, it is smart to periodically split samples (i.e., divide one sample into two) and have dif-ferent laboratories run the BOD analysis and compare the results.

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By Dr. Eric GingerichSpecial to Poultry Times

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The im-plementation of the 2009 FDA (U.S. Food & Drug Administra-tion) Egg Safety Rule in 2010, followed by the White County, Iowa, egg-associated SE (Sal-

monella enteritidis) outbreak of 2010 has led to a significant in-crease in concern and efforts to reduce risk of SE infection by U.S. egg producers.

The stakes are high should a flock test positive either by ma-nure swabbing or egg testing as required by the FDA Egg Safety Rule. A positive manure test at either 14 to 16 weeks of age or 40 to 45 weeks of age may mean significant loss for some opera-tions either due to having to di-vert to a different market or even depopulation requirements by

some programs. A positive ma-nure test does mean expensive egg testing that means testing 4,000 eggs in 20-egg pools for a total of 200 pools. Each pool may cost $10 to $50 per pool to test for a total of $2,000 to $10,000.

The egg testing process is complicated due to most all pro-ducers either holding eggs from the time eggs are collected for testing until test results are re-ceived or diverting to pasteuriza-tion. This is due to the potential for a recall should the eggs test SE positive. Prior to the use of more rapid tests other than cul-ture, a producer needed to wait for eight to 10 days before he would receive results and could

process the eggs saved back. With the use of the quick tests, storage time can be reduced to two days.

An egg positive is even more economically serious due to the cost of diverting to breaking which is a much lower market than the shell market. Using egg prices on Feb. 10, 2011, ($1.17 Urner-Barry large eggs per dozen and 46 cents per dozen for break-ing: 51 cents per dozen minus 5 cents per dozen discount), the loss of income to divert for eight weeks production until four egg tests test negative and the flock can return to the shell market is approximately $1.18 per hen or $118,000 per 100,000 birds.

Greater efforts in the applica-

tion of vaccines for risk reduc-tion have been seen. Producers who were using no vaccines have switched to using a live Salmo-nella typhimurium (ST) vaccina-tion program. Those who were using an all live ST program are now applying a bacterin. Some producers who were using one application of bacterin prior to July 2010 have now adopted two applications. Some use of live ST vaccine boosters during lay or just prior to molt is also in use to avoid a drop-off in immunity.

A virtual war on rodents is in place on most egg laying farms as rodents, especially mice, are well-known carriers of SE.

Steps taken to control and stop spread of SE

See SE, Page 21

Dr. Eric Gingerich is with Dia-mond V. This article is drawn from a presentation given at the 2011 Midwest Poultry Fed-eration Convention in St. Paul, Minn.


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SEP 27-28 — GEORGIA POULTRYCONF., Classic Center, Athens, Ga. Contact: Extension Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., Ph: 706-542-1325; or Georgia Poultry Federation, P.O. Box 763, Gainesville, Ga. 30503. Ph: 770-532-0473.

SEP 28 — DELMARVA POULTRYCONF., Roland E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City, Md. Contact: Jennifer Timmons c/o Jeri Cook, University of Maryland, LESREC, 27664 Nanticoke Road, Salisbury, Md. 21801. Ph: 410-742-1178.

SEP 29-Oct. 5 — USAHA ANNUALMTNG., Buffalo Adam’s Mark Hotel, Buffalo, N.Y. Contact: U.S. Animal Health Association, 4221 Mitchell Ave., St. Joseph, Mo. 64507. Ph: 816-671-1144; [email protected]; http://www.usaha.org.

SEP 30-Oct. 1 — LPA ANNUAL CONV.,Shreveport Convention Center and Shreveport Hilton, Shreveport, La. Contact: Dr. Theresia Lavergne, Louisiana Poultry Federation, 120 Ingram Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La., 70803. Ph: 225-578-2473; [email protected]; http://www.lapoultry.org.

SEP 30-Oct. 1 — IPC FALL MTNG.,Santiago, Chile. Contact: International Poultry Council, 184 Rue de Vangirard, F-75015, Paris, France. Ph: 770-i413-0006; http://www.internationalpoultrycouncil.org.

OCT4 — CPF QUALITY ASSURANCESMNR., Stanislaus County Agricultural Center, Modesto, Calif. Contact: California Poultry Federation, 4640 Spyres Way, Suite 4, Modesto, calif. 95356. Ph: 209-576-6355; [email protected]; http://www.cpif.org.

OCT4-5 — NCC ANNUAL CONF. & FALLBOARD OF DIRECTORS MTNG.,The Four Seasons, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1915 15th St., N.W., Suite 930, Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-296-2622; http://w w w. n a t i o n a l c h i c k e n c o u n c i l .com; http://www.eatchicken.com.

OCT4-7 — UEP BOARD MTNG., &EXECUTIVE CONF., Tucson, Ariz. Contact: United Egg Producers, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph: 770-360-9220; [email protected]; http://www.unitedegg.com.

OCT6-7 — POULTRY PROTEIN & FATSMNR., Doubletree Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303. Ph: 770-493-9401; [email protected]; http://www.poultryegginstitute.org.

OCT6-16 — POULTRY WORLD ATGEORGIA NATIONAL FAIR, Georgia

National Fairgrounds, Perry, Ga. Contact: Georgia Poultry Federation, P.O. Box 763, Gainesville, Ga. 30503, Ph: 770-532-0473; [email protected]; or Georgia Tech Research Institute, Food Processing Technology Building, 640 Strong St., Atlanta, Ga., Ph: 404-894-3412.

OCT11-12 — AFIA REGULATORYTRAINING SHORT COURSE, Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, Va. Contact: Leah Wilkinson, American Feed Industry Association, 703-558-3560, [email protected]; or Veronica Rovelli, AFIA, 703-558-3563, [email protected]; 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916, Arlington, Va. 22201.; http://www.afia.org.

OCT11-13 — NAT’L. MTNG. POULTRYHEALTH & PROCESSING, Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel, Ocean City, Md. Contact: Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., 16686 County Seat Hwy., Georgetown, Del. 19947-4881. Ph: 302-856-9037; [email protected]; http://www.dpichicken.org.

OCT13 — NCC POULTRY HEALTH& GROWOUT COMMITTEEMTNG., (Tentative) Clarion Resort Fountainebleau Hotel, Ocean City, Md. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1915 15th St., N.W., Suite 930, Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-296-2622; http://w w w. n a t i o n a l c h i c k e n c o u n c i l .com; http://www.eatchicken.com.

OCT13-15—NPFDAFALLMTNG.,Pontre Vedra, Fla. Contact: National Poultry & Food Distributors Association, 2014 Osborne Road, St. Marys, Ga. 31558, 770-535-9901, [email protected], http://www.npfda.org.

OCT18-20 — SUNBELT AG EXPO.,Moultrie, Ga. Contact: Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition, 290-G Harper Blvd., Moultrie, Ga. 31788. Ph: 229-985-1968, ext. 28; http://www.sunbeltexpo.com.

OCT19-20 — AMI ANIMAL CARE &HANDLING CONF., Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo. Contact: American Meat Institute, 1150 Connecticut Ave., N.W., 12th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20036. Ph: 202-587-4200; http://www.meatami.com.

OCT23-26 — NRA ANNUAL MTNG.,Tucson, Ariz. Contact: National Renderers Association, 801 N. Fairfax St., Suite 205, Alexandria, Va. 22314. Ph: 703-683-0155; re n d e re r s @ n a t i o n a l re n d e re r s .com; http://nationalrenderers.org.

OCT25-26 — FOOD SYSTEM SUMMIT,InterContinental Rosemont Hotel, Rosemont, Ill. Contact: Center for Food Integrity, 7501 N.W. Tiffany Springs Pkwy., Suite 200, Kansas

City, Mo. 64153; 816-880-5360; h t t p : / / w w w. f o o d i n t e g r i t y. o rg .

OCT26-27 — NIAA ANTIBIOTICFORUM, Hotel InterContinental O’Hare, Chicago, Ill. Contact: National Institute for Animal Agriculture, 13570 Meadowgrass Drive, Suite 201, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80921. Ph: 719-538-8843; n i a a @ a n i m a l a g r i c u l t u r e . o r g ; http://www.animalagriculture.org.

OCT28 — GOOD EGG BREAKFAST &PEPA BOARD MTNG., Modesto, Calif. Contact: Pacific Egg & Poultry Association, 1521 I St., Sacramento, Calif. 95814. Ph: 916-441-0801; [email protected]; http://www.pacificegg.org.

NOV1-3 — AEB MTNG., Scottsdale, Ariz. Contact: American Egg Board, 1460 Renaissance Drive, Park Ridge, Ill. 60068. Ph: 847-296-7043; [email protected]; http://www.aeb.org.

NOV2-3 — COMMUNICATIONSSTRATEGY WKSHP., Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303. Ph: 770-493-9401; [email protected]; http://w w w. p o u l t r y e g g i n s t i t u t e . o rg .

NOV3-5 — AFIA EQUIPMENTMANUFACTURER’S CONF., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Contact: American Feed Industry Association, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916, Arlington, Va. 22201. Ph: 703-524-0810; [email protected]; http://www.afia.org.

NOV8-9 — CFIA FALL CONF., Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Durham, N.C. Contact: Bonnie Holloman, Carolina Feed Industry Assocation, P.O. Box 58220, Raleigh, N.C. 27658. Ph: 919-855-8981, [email protected], http://www.carolinafeed.com.

NOV9 — GRAIN FORECAST &ECONOMIC OUTLOOK CONF.,Airport Hilton Hotel, Atlanta. Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303. Ph: 770-493-9401; [email protected]; http://www.poultryegginstitute.org.

NOV28-30 — ITF WINTER CONV., West Des Moines Marriott, West Des Moines, Iowa. Contact: Iowa Turkey Federation, 535 E. Lincoln Way, P.O. Box 825, Ames, Iowa 50010. Ph: 15-232-7492; info@iowaturkey,org; h t t p : / / w w w . i o w a t u r k e y . o r g .

DEC6-8 — ASA BOARD MTNG., Hilton at the Ballpark Hotel, St. Louis, Mo. Contact: American Soybean Association, 12125 Woodcrest Executive Drive, Suite 100, St. Louis, Mo. 63141. Ph: 314-576-1770; http://www.soygrowers.com.

DEC6-8 — USAPEEC WINTER MTNG.,Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact: USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, 2300 W. Park Place Blvd., Suite 100, Stone Mountain, Ga. 30087. Ph: 770-413-0006; [email protected]; http://www.usapeec.org.

DEC11-13 — NGFA FEED INDUSTRYCONF. & TRADE SHOW, Chicago Marriott Magnificent Mile Hotel, Chicago, Ill. Contact: National Grain & Feed Association, 1250 I St., N.W., Suite 1003, Washington,

D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-289-0873; [email protected]; http://www.ngfa.org.

2012JAN 8-11 — AFBF ANNUAL MTNG.,

Honolulu, Hawaii. Contact: American Farm Bureau Federation, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 1000 W, Washington, D.C. 20024. Ph: 202-406-3600; http://www.fb.org.

JAN 23-25 — UEP BOARD MTNG., Omni Hotel & CNN Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: United Egg Producers, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph: 770-360-9220; [email protected]; http://www.unitedegg.com.

JAN 23-27 — NPFDA ANNUALCONV. & POULTRY SUPPLIERSSHOWCASE, Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Poultry & Food Distributors Association, 2014 Osborne Road, St. Marys, Ga. 31558. Ph: 770-535-9901, [email protected], http://www.npfda.org.

JAN 24 — NCC TECHNICAL &REGULATORY COMMITTEE,Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1015 15th St., N.W., Suite 930, Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-296-2622; http://w w w. n a t i o n a l c h i c k e n c o u n c i l .cm; http://www.eatchicken.com.

JAN 25 — NCC MARKETINGCOMMITTEE, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1015 15th St., N.W., Suite 930, Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-296-2622; http://www.nationalchickencouncil.cm; http://www.eatchicken.com.

JAN 24-25 — HATCHERY-BREEDERCLINIC, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401; [email protected]; http://www.poultryegg.org,

JAN 24-26 — INTERNATIONALPOULTRY EXPO - INTERNATIONALFEED EXPO, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401, [email protected], http://www.poultryegg.org, or American Feed Industry Association, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916, Arlington, Va. 22201, 703-524-0810, [email protected], http://www.afia.org.

JAN 25 — UEP BREAKFAST MTNG.,Omni Hotel & CNN Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: United Egg Producers, 1720 Windward Concourse, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Ga. 30005. Ph: 770-360-9220; [email protected]; http://www.unitedegg.com.

JAN 26 — NCC BOARD OF DIRECTORSMTNG., Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. Contact: National Chicken Council, 1015 15th St., N.W., Suite 930, Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-296-2622; http://www.nationalchickencouncil.cm; http://www.eatchicken.com.

JAN 29-31 — FMI MIDWINTEREXECUTIVE CONF., Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, Orlando, Fla. Contact: Food Marketng Institute, 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 800, Arlington,

Va. 22202-4813. Ph: 202-452-8444; [email protected]; http://www.fmi.org.

FEB 8-10 — POULTRY FOCUS ASIA2012, Queen Sirikit Center, Bangkok, Thailand. Contact: Positive Action Publications Ltd., P.O. Box 4, Driffield, East Yorkshire YO25 9DJ, England. Ph: +44 1377 241724; http://www.posit iveaction.co.uk or http://www.nccexhibition.com.

FEB 15-18 — NTF ANNUAL CONV.,Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina, Tampa, Fla. Contact: National Turkey Federation, 1225 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20005. Ph: 202-898-0100; [email protected]; http://www.eatturkey.com.

FEB 19-21 — ANNUAL MEAT CONF.,Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Fla. Contact: American Meat Institute, 1150 Connecticut Ave., N.W., 12th Floor, Washington, D.C. Ph: 202-587-4200; http://www.meatami.com.

FEB 22-23 — NPI ANNUAL 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. 68583-0721. Ph: 402-472-2051; [email protected].

FEB 27-29 — PEPA ANNUAL CONV.,Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, Maui, Hawaii. Contact: Pacific Egg & Poultry Association, 1521 I St., Sacramento, Calif. 95814. Ph: 916-441-0801; [email protected]; http://www.pacificegg.org.

FEB 28-March 18 — HOUSTONLIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO,Houston, Texas. Contact: Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, P.O. Box 20070, Houston, Texas 77225-0070. Ph: 832-667-1000; [email protected]; http://www.hlrs.com.

MAR1-3 —ASA COMMODITY CLASSICCONV., Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: American Soybean Association, 12125 Woodcrest Executive Drive, Suite 100, St. Louis, Mo. 63141. Ph: 800-688-7692; [email protected]; http://www.soygrowers.com

MAR4-7 — FMI ANNUAL BUSINESSCONF., Orlando, Fla. Contact: Food Marketng Institute, 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, Va. 22202-4813. Ph: 202-452-8444; [email protected]; http://www.fmi.org.

MAR6-8 — AEB MTNG., Chicago, Ill. Ariz. Contact: American Egg Board, 1460 Renaissance Drive, Park Ridge, Ill. 60068. Ph: 847-296-7043; [email protected]; http://www.aeb.org.

MAR7-8 — ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT SMNR., Nashville, Tenn. Contact: U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303, Ph: 770-493-9401; [email protected]; http://www.poultryegg.org,

MAR12-14 — AFIA SPRING COMMITTEEMTNGS./PURCHASING &INGREDIENT SUPPLIERS CONF.,,Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate, Orlando, Fla. Contact: American Feed Industry Association, 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 916. Arlington, Va. 22201. Ph: 703-524-0810; [email protected]; http://www.afia.org.


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AP&EA seminars review tornados aftermath

MONTGOMERY — The Al-abama Poultry & Egg Associa-tion will present four Grower Educational Seminars in Octo-ber on “What We Learned from the April 27 Tornados and the Aftermath.”

The seminars will be Oct. 11 at the Cullman Civic Center in Cullman and the Snead State Cafeteria in Boaz; and on Oct. 13 at the Tom Harbin Ag Cen-ter in Luverne and the New Brockton Farm Center in New Brockton.

Two hours of continuing ed-ucation credit will be awarded to attendees.

Speakers for the seminars include Jim Donald, Dennis Brothers, Jess Campbell and Gene Simpson, all with the National Poultry Technology Center at Auburn University; and Dr. Tony Frazier and Dr. Terry Slaten of the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries.

Topics include structural & insurance considerations; gen-erator & electrical maintenance issues; winter fuel & electric-ity saving technologies; and poultry regulatory update and emergency response.

More information can be ob-tained by contacting AP&EA, P.O. Box 240, Montgomery, Ala. 36101; 334-265-2732; http://www.alabamapoultry.org.

NIAA forum to examine animal antibiotic use

COLORADO SPRINGS — The National Institute for Animal Agriculture has an-nounced a national forum that will focus on the use of anti-biotics in the sustainable pro-duction of food.

The forum, Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: A Dialogue for a Common Purpose, will be held Oct. 26-27 at the Ho-tel InterContinental O’Hare in Chicago.

Topics will include discus-sions by experts in animal agriculture, researchers in the area of livestock health and experts in human health.

“There is significant con-fusion regarding potential ef-fects of the use of antibiotics in food animal production,” said Leonard Bull, past NIAA chairman and leader of the fo-rum planning committee. “This dialogue will provide the most up-to-date information on the research that has been on the issue, what the science really means and what further re-search may be needed.”

More information can be obtained by contacting NIAA, 13570 Meadowgrass Drive, Suite 201, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80921; 719-538-8843; [email protected]; http://www.animalagriculture.org.

Annual meeting slated on health, processing

GEORGETOWN — The 46th National Meeting on Poultry Health and Processing, sponsored by the Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., will be held Oct. 11-13 in Ocean City, Md.

The program will include sessions on poultry health and on processing/food safety in addition to a combined ses-sion.

The combined session will examine Redefining today’s poultry industry to built pub-lic trusts; How broiler breed-ing will impact broiler produc-tion, well-being and the envi-ronment; and a Food & Drug Administration perspective on the public health basis for new salmonella and campylobacter performance standards.

The poultry health session will discuss observed trends in poultry diet consumption, antibiotic use, salmonella vac-cines, nephrogenic bronchitis and Marek’s disease in Penn-sylvania.

Topics for the processing/food safety session include on-farm sampling for salmonella, the influence of culture meth-ods on recovery of salmonella serotypes and molecular meth-ods for serotyping and detect-ing salmonella.

More information can be ob-tained by contacting Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc., 16686 County Seat Hwy., George-town, Del. 19947-4881; 302-856-9037; [email protected]; http://www.dpichicken.org.

Food System Summit planned for Oct. 25-26

KANSAS CITY — The 2011 Food System Summit will be held Oct. 25-26 at the Inter-Continental Rosemont Hotel in Chicago. The theme for the summit is “Food Choices — Challenges — Realities.”

Sponsors of the summit are the Center for Food Integ-rity, the International Food Information Council and the National Restaurant Associa-tion. Industry experts present-ing at the summit will take an in-depth look at the key issues surrounding consumer food choices, the evolving chal-lenges and the effects on the food system.

The summit will include four breakout sessions: Technology and Innovation; Food Safety; Food Animal Well-Being; and Nutrition and Health. In addi-tion, results from the 2011 CFI Consumer Trust Survey will be presented.

The breakout session on Food Animal Well-Being will include panelists Jill Benson, owner, JS West, the first egg farm to build “enriched hous-ing” for laying hens, follow-ing California’s Prop 2 ballot proposition, which outlaws battery cages in the state; Kathi Brock, director of stra-tegic partnerships, American Humane Association Farm Animal Program, the nation’s largest third-party animal wel-fare verifier; Dustin Dixon, vice president of quality as-surance, Bob Evans, formerly with IHOP; and Paul Shapiro, senior director, farm animal protection, Humane Society of the United States.

Dr. Jason Clay, senior vice president, Market Transforma-

tions with the World Wildlife Fund, will present a keynote address. Joe Quinn, senior di-rector, Issue Management and Strategic Outreach for Wal-Mart Corporate Affairs, will provide the closing keynote address.

More information can be ob-tained by contacting the Center for Food Integrity, 7501 N.W. Tiffany Springs Pkwy., Suite 200, Kansas City, Mo. 64153; 816-880-5360; http://www.foodintegrity.org.

AFIA course to focus on regulatory issues

ARLINGTON — The Amer-ican Feed Industry Association will hold a Regulatory Train-ing Short Course on Oct. 11-12 at the Westin Arlington Gate-way in Arlington, Va.

The program is designed for regulatory directors with sev-eral years of industry experi-ence and will cover advanced topics and regulatory strate-gies.

Among the topics will be sessions dealing with the Food Safety Modernization Act, in-cluding the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s expectation of working with animal feed companies, inspection and compliance; as well as compa-ny preparation for implement-ing the act.

More information can be obtained by contacting Leah Wilkinson, AFIA director of ingredients and state legisla-tive affairs, 703-558-3560, [email protected]; or Ve-ronica Rovelli, AFIA director of meetings and events, 703-558-3563, [email protected].

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The grading and drainage around houses should not allow stormwa-ter to enter houses.

Re-using poultry litterRe-using litter can be beneficial

and economical, if managed prop-erly, and has become a standard in the poultry industry. As poultry litter is re-used, there is less to dis-pose of or apply to the land over a specified period of time. Thus, the chance of nutrient or pathogen con-tamination to waterways is reduced, which benefits the environment. In addition, it means poultry growers can reduce their operating costs by not having to handle and dispose of litter after each flock. The avail-ability of bedding also has become an issue for poultry growers. There-fore, re-using litter has benefits to production and costs.

In-house pasteurization/com-posting of litter between flocks of broilers has become a popular management practice in the broiler industry. Pasteurizing (compost-ing) broiler litter between flocks is a good management procedure to reduce microbial load in broiler houses, to extend the life of the lit-ter and to allow clean-out to extend to times when it is favorable for the grower or market. Through in-house pasteurization, bird perfor-mance is improved, and the chance of spreading disease is decreased. Bacterial and viral loads in litter can be reduced by in-house com-posting of the litter. In-house pas-teurization of broiler litter provides a means for poultry producers to confidently re-use litter from pre-vious flocks. Broiler litter that has undergone in-house pasteurization has reduced pathogen content and reduced moisture content. It ap-pears that the percentage of plant available nutrients decrease in the built-up litter over time.

In times when disease challenges may be present, in-house compost-ing can reduce the risk of spreading disease to the next flock and reduce the risk of spreading disease when

litter is removed from the house. When the loads of harmful bacteria and viruses are reduced, birds can grow and perform better since they will not have to fight disease chal-lenges (some of these may be mild or unseen).

Procedures: After flocks of broilers are harvested, remove the caked litter, pressure wash the inte-rior of the houses to remove exces-sive dust buildup and form two lit-ter windrows in each poultry house (a tractor with an extended width blade can be used). The windrows should run the full length of the houses. The litter should remain in the windrows for seven to 10 days before being redistributed over the floor of the houses.

In field trials conducted by LSU AgCenter specialists, the windrows were approximately 2 feet high and 4 feet wide. Windrows should be at least 2 to 3 feet high. If there is not enough litter in the house to make two windrows, one windrow can be used.

If litter is very dry, the cake can be left in the litter. The windrow-ing procedure can work with litter moisture in the lower 30 percent range.

Results: When managed prop-erly, windrowed litter will reach 131 degrees F (the temperature necessary to kill most pathogens) within one day of windrowing and will remain at that temperature for several days. It is important to keep the litter in windrows for a longer period of time to help ensure that as much of the windrow as possible reaches 131 degrees F.

LSU AgCenter field trials have shown an average reduction in lit-ter moisture of 9 percent as a result of the windrowing/pasteurization process. Also, the pasteurization process reduced total anaerobic mi-croorganism populations by more than 78 percent.

Manure storageManure storage is critical since it

affects both the quantity and quality

of nutrients that will need to be land applied or exported from the farm. The storage structures and design capacities need to be identified as part of a comprehensive nutrient management plan. These structures also need to be managed to prevent nutrient losses and to protect water quality.

At the time a litter/manure clean-out operation is conducted, the lit-ter/manure often is required to be placed in storage. Although litter storage does present an additional expense, it is a useful tool in a com-prehensive litter/manure manage-ment plan. Litter/manure storage facilities can be divided into two basic categories: temporary struc-tures and permanent structures. It is desirable to have a permanent structure for litter/manure storage. Whether the structure is temporary or permanent, the site of the facility is important.

The following general guidelines should be implemented in selecting a site and the construction of a litter storage facility:l Select a site with easy access

and terrain that keeps site grading to a minimum.l A 100-foot buffer strip should

be maintained from wet areas, drainage ditches, streams, rivers, ponds, lakes or other surface water bodies.l Permanent structures should

have a base or floor of concrete or impermeable clay.l Permanent structures should

be designed in accordance with the USDA NRCS guidelines or the equivalent.l Temporary storage should be

covered with plastic or similar ma-terial to prevent runoff.

Litter stored for three months or longer should be kept in a per-manent storage facility. Litter that is used in a land application pro-gram and is applied directly from a poultry production house dur-ing a clean-out operation does not need a storage facility but should be handled in an environmentally sound manner.

Sampling poultry litterLitter sampling is one of the

foundations of a sound nutrient management program. Poultry lit-ter testing is an important best man-agement practice and is an essen-tial component of a comprehensive nutrient management plan. Poultry litter testing is necessary to deter-mine the nutrient balance between supply and needs of your farm. A poultry litter test should be per-formed before the litter is applied to the land. For application of litter directly from the house to the land, the litter should be sampled before clean-out. Poultry litter stored in piles should be sampled before land application. Since poultry litter tests should be performed as close to the time of litter application as possi-ble, the timing of taking poultry lit-ter samples and conducting poultry litter tests will depend on the time it will take the laboratory to run the test and return the results.

In-house Poultry Litter Sam-pling using the ZIGZAG Method — Representative poultry litter samples from within a poultry house can be collected by the zig-zag method. For this, you will need a clean 5-gallon plastic bucket; a narrow, square-ended spade or soil probe; and a 1-quart, zipper-closing plastic bag.

Procedures:l Visually divide the house into

three sections that run lengthwise of the house.l In the first section, walk the

length of the house in a zigzag pattern, taking subsamples with the spade from at least 10 random points along your path.l Take at least 12 subsamples.The accuracy of poultry litter

tests and the value of the results obtained from them are only as good as the samples sent to the lab. Proper collection of poultry litter samples that represent the entire poultry house must be taken to en-sure the accuracy and worth of the poultry litter test. Tests performed on poorly taken samples can be misleading.

If you use a soil probe, be sure to include subsamples from litter un-der feeders and waterers. At each subsampling point, clear a small trench the width of the spade and to the depth of the litter. Remove a 1-inch segment of litter from the top of the litter down to the floor of the house. If you use a soil probe, insert the probe the entire depth of the litter but not into the dirt floor below the litter.l Place each subsample into the

clean 5-gallon plastic bucket.l Repeat the entire subsample

collection process in the other two sections of the house.l After the subsamples have

been collected from all three sec-tions, crumble and mix the litter thoroughly in the bucket — or it may be easier to mix the litter sub-samples on a piece of clean plastic or in a clean wheelbarrow.l After thorough mixing, fill the

zippered plastic bag with a sample of the litter.l Label the sample with the

name of the operation, name of the house and the date the sample was taken.l Secure a sample submittal

form, fill it out and enclose the proper payment for the requested analyses.

Sampling Poultry Litter in Piles

Equipment needed:l Shovell Clean 5-gallon plastic bucketl 1-quart, zipper-closing plastic

bagProcedures:l Select 10 to 12 widely dis-

persed points on the pile.l At each point, remove five

shovelfuls of litter and set them aside.l Mix the five shovelfuls of lit-

ter and place one shovelful into the clean bucket.l Repeat this for all of the 10 to

12 selected points on the pile.l After collecting samples from

each selected point, crumble and mix the samples thoroughly in the

•Bedding(Continued from page 5)

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Company Annual High Sept. 14 Sept. 21

Cagle’s 11.96 3.85 3.91Cal-Maine 36.55 32.89 30.90Campbell Soup 36.99 31.24 30.67ConAgra 26.60 23.45 23.03Hormel 30.50 27.69 27.19Pilgrim’s Pride 8.61 3.38 3.53Sanderson Farms 49.47 41.54 41.02Seaboard 2705.00 2164.00 2029.00Tyson 20.12 16.99 16.42

(Courtesy: A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc.) Turkey MarketsWeighted avg. prices for frozen whole young turkeys

Weighted average (cents/lb.) F.O.B. shipper dock

National Week ending Sept. 16 Last year

Hens (8-16 lbs.) 104.00 103.93Toms (16-24 lbs.) 108.70 105.50 Week ending Sept. 9 Aug. avg.Hens (8-16 lbs.) 106.82 105.39Toms (16-24 lbs.) 106.83 106.91

Nat’l. Broiler Market:(Sept. 21): Whole broiler/fryer prices are barely steady to weak in the Midwest, weak to lower in the East, and steady to weak in the West. Offerings are available and

competitively priced in the East, light to moderate elsewhere. Retail and foodservice demand is light to moderate for mid-week business. Floor stocks are moderate. Market activity is mostly slow to moder-ate. In the parts structure, move-

ment is light to moderate as trad-ing centered mainly on committed product and the lackluster demand warranted a cautious and selective posture. Prices are firm to higher for wings, steady to weak for tenders and boneless/skinless breasts. Dark meat items are steady. Supplies of wings are light, boneless/skinless breasts and tenders are heavy, and dark meat items are moderate. The market activity is slow to moderate. In production areas, live supplies are moderate. Weights are mixed, but mostly desirable.

Parts:Georgia: The f.o.b. dock quot-ed prices on ice-pack parts based on truckload and pool truckload lots for the week of Sept. 21: line

run tenders $1.86½; skinless/bone-less breasts $1.50½; whole breasts 85½¢; boneless/skinless thigh meat $1.32½; thighs 72½¢; drumsticks 67¢; leg quarters 53¢; and wings $1.05.

Fowl:Sept. 16: Live spent heavy fowlFinal prices at Farm Buyer Loading (per pound): range 8.5¢-19.5¢

National Slaughter:Broiler: Estimated slaugh-ter for week ending Sept. 24 is 164,434,000.Actual slaughter for the week end-ing Sept. 17 was 162,748,000.Heavy-type hen: Estimated slaugh-ter for the week ending Sept. 24 is

1,784,000.Actual slaughter for the week end-ing Sept. 17 was 1,492,000.Light-type hen: Estimated slaugh-ter for the week ending Sept. 24 is 1,234,000. Actual slaughter for the week ending Sept. 17 was 1,589,000. Total: Week of Sept. 24: 167,452,000. Week of Sept. 17: 165,829,000.

Estimates:The estimated number of broiler-fryers available for slaughter the week ending Sept. 24 is 154.1 million head compared to 168.6 million head slaughtered the same week last year. For the week of Oct. 1 the estimated available is 152.9 million head, notes USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service Poultry Programs.

Grain PricesOHIO COUNTRY ELEV. Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 No. 2 Yellow Corn/bu. $7.74 $7.51 $6.77Soybeans/bu. $14.11 $13.46 $12.78(Courtesy: Prospect Farmers Exchange, Prospect, Ohio)

Broiler/Fryer MarketsUSDA Composite Weighted Average

For week of: Sept. 19 72.73¢For week of: Sept. 12 76.00¢ Chi.-Del.-Ga.-L.A.-Miss.-N.Y.--S.F.-South. StatesFor delivery week of: Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Chicago majority 63--69¢ 60--66¢Mississippi majority 83--86¢ 83--86¢New York majority 66--69¢ 66--69¢For delivery week of: Sept. 14 Sept. 21Delmarva weighted average 62--89¢ 56--89¢Georgia f.o.b. dock offering 89.00¢ 89.00¢Los Angeles majority price 98.00¢ 98.00¢San Francisco majority price 98.50¢ 98.50¢ Southern States f.o.b. average 53.40¢ 52.75¢

Broiler Eggs Set/Chicks Placed in 19 StatesEGGS SET (Thousands) CHICKS PLACED (Thousands)

AlaArkCa,Mo,Tn,WvDelFlaGaKyLaMdMissN.C.OklaPaS.C.TexVa19 StatesTotalPrev. year

Aug. 27

26,95520,99418,8192,8861,36431,6467,8793,1677,64517,60219,3686,7023,7995,41313,4805,723

193,442206,575

Sept. 3

26,41519,85218,3682,9061,35031,5197,4503,2587,39916,78018,9596,7013,7284,89114,2235,691

189,490203,941

Sept. 10

26,47318,93818,7552,9081,35230,7717,7043,2586,86317,56917,6216,2283,7184,89214,3675,859

187,755204,833

Sept. 17

25,70120,04116,1882,8521,07429,5707,1373,1836,85217,81318,2456,4653,5105,52212,8355,363

182,351196,963

Aug. 27

18,71718,51416,1734,8901,14727,3586,8162,9935,29416,14515,7004,7113,1874,59512,5444,911

163,695170,866

Sept. 3

19,27619,02417,4274,4441,13726,2696,2872,9525,64515,98415,3783,9053,0875,14611,6484,353

161,962170,109

Sept. 10

19,61619,57516,0434,3281,25125,8516,1982,9286,31915,96214,9694,3172,8974,62911,5034,543

160,929170,626

Sept. 17

20,08719,33616,1885,1541,14026,0266,3712,8515,39715,31415,4454,8423,1334,93211,4814,439

162,136169,940

1/Current week as percent of same week last year.

Egg MarketsUSDA quotationsNew York cartoned del. store-door: Sept. 14 Sept. 21Extra large, up 6¢ $1.10--$1.14 $1.16--$1.20 Large, up 6¢ $1.08--$1.12 $1.14--$1.18 Medium, up 8¢ 89--93¢ 97¢--$1.01Southeast Regional del. warehouse: Sept. 14 Sept. 21Extra large, no change $1.00½--$1.20 $1.00½--$1.08Large, no change 99¢--$1.16¼ 99¢--$1.06Medium, up ½¢ 82--90¢ 82½--90¢

MarketsCompiled by David B. Strickland, Editor

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USDA Shell EggsAMS weekly combined region shell egg pricesAverage prices on sales to volume buyers, Grade A or better, White

eggs in cartons, delivered warehouse, cents per dozen.Sept. 16 Extra Large Large MediumRegions:Northeast 106.00 103.00 83.00Southeast 103.50 101.50 85.00Midwest 98.50 96.50 79.50South Central 107.50 103.50 85.50Combined 104.03 101.20 83.33Computed from simple weekly averages weighted by regional area populations


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bucket.l Fill the zippered plastic bag

with a sample of litter.l Label the sample with the

name of the operation, pile iden-tification and the date the sample was taken.l Secure a sample submittal

form, fill it out and enclose the proper payment for the requested analyses.

The key to sampling litter piles is to collect multiple samples (as described above) at the time the nutrient content of the pile is sta-ble. The nutrient content of the pile should stabilize about two weeks after forming the pile or turning an existing pile.

Handling and Testing Poultry Litter Samplesl Poultry litter samples should

be sent to the lab on the same day they are collected.l If poultry litter samples cannot

be sent to the lab on the same day, refrigerate the samples until they can be sent to the lab.l If samples are mailed,

mail them early in the week so

they do not sit over the week-end waiting for delivery.l Do not put the poultry lit-

ter samples in a hot spot.Regardless of the method

of sampling, when requesting laboratory tests for each sam-ple, request at least:l Percent moisture or per-

cent dry matter

l Phosphorous, expressed as percentage of phosphate (P2o5)l Potassium, expressed as

percentage of potash (K2O)l Ammonium (NH4) or ammo-

nia (NH3) nitrogenl Nitrogen, expressed at per-

centage

•Sampling(Continued from page 16)

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WASHINGTON — The connection between ris-ing food prices and federal support for corn-based ethanol is explained in a new web site, http://www.cornforfoodnotfuel.com/, launched by organiza-tions whose members produce and process the majority of meat and poultry in the U.S.

Food prices are up — meat and poultry specifi-cally up 8.5 percent from a year ago — and many consumers are asking why. According to the new web site, the government’s federal subsidies for corn-based ethanol are key contributors. About 40 percent of the U.S. corn crop is now devoted to ethanol production, because nearly all ethanol pro-duced in this country is derived from corn. This in-crease in corn demand drives its cost higher, putting tremendous pressure on the livestock and poultry industries that traditionally have been major users

of corn as feed. Corn prices have roughly tripled since the government in 2006 mandated ethanol be blended into gasoline and the Consumer Price Index for meat and poultry has risen steadily with it.

The new web site outlines for consumers how these rising corn prices have contributed to in-creased meat and poultry costs at the grocery store and asks them for their help in ending federal sup-port of the corn-based ethanol industry, by signing a petition that states: “Federal energy policies need to move beyond corn-based ethanol and look for the next generation of alternative fuels that don’t pit food, feed and fuel needs against each other.”

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stitute, National Chicken Council, National Meat Association and National Turkey Federation.

“When consumers see the ‘Contains Ethanol’ sticker at the gas pump, many don’t realize the connection between the sticker and their grocery bills,” said Patrick Boyle, president and CEO of the American Meat Institute. “This new web site aims to provide the facts and allow consumers to raise objections to this policy in an online petition. It also offers tips on stretching your meat and poultry dollar.”

“The policies and rules of the game for corn-based ethanol must be re-balanced and the playing field must be leveled to permit chicken produc-ers and other animal agriculture producers to more fairly compete for the very limited supplies of corn this year and most likely for the next few years,” noted National Chicken Council President Mike Brown. “Chicken companies and all of animal agriculture are bearing the burden and feeling the

disastrous effects of competing for corn on a field that is heavily tilted toward the ethanol industry,” he said, adding that some companies have been forced to limit production and lay off workers due to the high cost of corn.

“The facts on this site show that food prices are in an escalating competition with ethanol due to its tariffs and subsidies,” added National Meat Association CEO Barry Carpenter. “These short-sighted policies have done too little to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and too much to pull feed ingredients off the market, which is radically increasing food costs without benefit.”

“Consumers will be able to use this web site as an informative resource on food-to-fuel policies,” said Joel Brandenberger, president of the National Turkey Federation. “It also will help them urge their elected officials to make better decisions to balance food and energy needs. There is also a section to help families cope with rising grocery prices by making a few modifications to their food purchasing and cooking techniques.”

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AEB Hotline appears regu-larly in Poultry Times and provides an update on pro-grams and services provid-ed for egg producers by the American Egg Board. De-tails on any item mentioned may be obtained by contact-ing AEB at 1460 Renaissance Dr., Park Ridge, Ill. 60068. Phone: 847-296-7043.

l In August, AEB hosted another Good Egg Project Community Breakfast in Jo-plin, Mo., in appreciation of the community that was dev-astated by the May tornado. On Saturday morning, AEB fed a diverse group of Jop-lin volunteers, firefighters, tornado victims, college stu-dents and more. Each person has his/her own incredible story to tell and mentioned how much the breakfast and donation meant to them, their friends and families. Chef Jeffrey Saad and egg farm-ers Craig Willardson and Jerry Welch spent time vis-iting with the attendees and listening to their stories.

Along with the breakfast, Moark Eggs donated 54,000 eggs to the Ozarks Food Harvest, a local food bank, that has been integral to the relief effort in Joplin. Folks expressed sincere gratitude to have the support of their local egg farmers in the fight against hunger, especially in light of the recent tornado,

as many have not had eggs in several months.

The generous donation and breakfast were well-covered by the local media. In the days leading up to the event, several online and broadcast outlets promoted the breakfast and donation. Additionally, several CBS/FOX and ABC/NBC news programs attended the event on Saturday and interviewed Jerry Welch of Moark Eggs, Chef Jeffrey Saad and Can-dice Haines of CCF Brands. The Joplin Globe also ran a follow-up article on its food section, featuring a profile of Chef Jeffrey, his favorite egg recipes and briefly men-tioning the breakfast.l Plans for Good Egg

Project Community Break-fast in Seattle are underway. State Promotional Organiza-tions that qualify for AEB’s State Support Program will also receive information shortly as to how Communi-ty Breakfasts can be execut-ed on the local level. These events have helped AEB ed-ucate consumers about the farm-to-table process and highlighted the good works of America’s egg farmers.

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Much more attention to fly control is also taking place. Extension people and pest control experts are providing excellent information to aid produc-ers in these efforts. The fear of feed related SE in-fections has led to many producers demanding test-ing of high risk ingredients for SE prior to purchase to avoid flock infections related to feed and having to report an SE positive ingredient being used to manufacture pullet or layer feed that may result in an egg recall.

In some cases, ingredient suppliers are treating their products with formaldehyde or organic acid based products to reduce or eliminate the risk of SE contamination. A greater interest in the use of intestinal health aids has occurred in an effort to improve the intestinal tracts’ ability to resist infec-tion with SE. A few non-antibiotic, research-backed products have appeared on the market in the last couple years.

Companies with farm packers that store eggs for more than 36 hours have had to invest heavily into increased refrigeration capacity in order to comply with the rule of refrigerating all eggs within 36 hours after laying. Amish farms without reliable refriger-ation are now sending their eggs to a distribution facility with electricity and reliable refrigeration to comply. Closer attention to the cooler room tem-peratures during hot weather occurred last summer.

Producers are closely following the reports from FDA on the results of inspections of the high risk producers to learn what FDA is looking for in regard to passing an inspection. Examples of failed items that appear to be important as reported in the FDA report on inspections are as follows:

Recordsl Failure to record that chicks were obtained

from NPIP (National Poultry Improvement Plan)

tested sources.l Failure to record times certain activities were

performed.l Failure to provide rodent control records.l Failure to provide personal biosecurity mea-

sures as described in the companies biosecurity plan.l Failure to have a site-specific SE plan.

Pest controll Failure to control rodents.l Failure to follow the frequency of monitoring

outlined in the company plan.l Failure to prevent stray animals from entering

the layer houses.l Failure to remove debris or vegetation from

around houses.l Failure to provide fly monitoring records with

name and location of fly tapes.

Egg storagel Failure to maintain eggs in storage at 45 de-

grees F or below.

Testingl Failure to test pullets at 14 to 16 weeks of

age.

Biosecurityl Failure to maintain practices to prevent cross-

contamination when workers move between hous-es.

Basically, to pass inspection, it comes down to (1) having a reasonable, valid, written program in place; and (2) put in practice what you have written in the program and document it.

In summary, the FDA Egg Safety Rule has re-sulted in stepped up efforts to comply, the very reason for the rule.

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BELTSVILLE, Md. — The old adage “an ounce of preven-tion is worth a pound of cure” may hold true for animals as well as humans, especially when it comes to using vac-cines that help control and pre-vent the spread of disease.

Vaccinating animals can help improve the overall health of livestock and reduce high costs involved in treatment. Howev-er, some vaccines don’t work very well or lose efficacy over a period of time. New vaccines are sorely needed.

Agricultural Research Ser-vice (ARS) scientists are ad-dressing these issues by devel-oping more effective vaccines to combat troublesome diseas-es such as Newcastle disease (ND) in poultry.

Newcastle disease, which can be deadly for domestic and commercial poultry as well as wild bird populations, is a ma-jor concern worldwide for the poultry industry. Newcastle disease virus (NDV), which typically affects the respira-tory, gastrointestinal and/or nervous system, causes dis-ease in more than 250 species of birds.

Symptoms of ND can in-clude coughing, gasping, di-arrhea, lack of appetite and drooping wings. Severe cases can result in mortality rates

that exceed 90 percent in sus-ceptible chickens. To compli-cate matters, a quick diagnosis of an ND outbreak may be dif-ficult because it can be con-fused with a clinically similar disease — avian influenza.

Commercial poultry pro-ducers now use vaccines that protect vaccinated birds from disease, but these vaccines do not prevent poultry from be-coming infected and carrying virulent NDV or shedding it in their feces. Infected birds can still spread the disease to healthy, unvaccinated birds.

ARS scientists at the agen-cy’s Southeast Poultry Re-search Laboratory in Athens, Ga., have developed a new vaccine that reduces mortality and severity of ND symptoms in poultry. The vaccine also decreases the amount of viru-lent virus shed from birds.

Microbiologist Qingzhong Yu in the ARS Endemic Poul-try Viral Disease Research Unit and his colleagues in the ARS Exotic and Emerging Avian Viral Diseases Research Unit used reverse genetics technol-ogy to create a new vaccine that replaces a gene in the vac-cine with a similar gene from the virulent NDV circulating in the environment today.

“Currently, most vaccines used in the United States are formulated with NDV isolated in the 1940s, which is similar to the virulent NDV circulating at that time,” Yu says. “Unfor-tunately, with time, new NDV strains have emerged that are genetically very different from commonly used vaccine strains.

“We found that when the new vaccine, which contains gene sequences similar to the virulent virus, was used in vaccination studies, the vac-

cinated birds were protected from disease and shed less of the virulent virus after chal-lenge,” Yu says.

Vaccines have been used for more than 50 years to control ND and are successful in re-ducing mortality and the se-verity of symptoms, Yu says.

However, ND continues to threaten the commercial poul-try industry.

The most recent U.S. out-break in 2002-2003 affected poultry in several states: Ari-zona, California, Nevada and Texas. The industry suffered a devastating blow when more

than 3.4 million birds had to be destroyed. California alone spent more than $160 million to control the outbreak.

The new vaccine protects birds from ND and reduces vi-rus shedding, which will ulti-mately decrease the spread of the virulent virus.

Developing vaccines to combat animal diseases

In this issue of Poultry Times we are presenting the Product Guide as a special bonus for our readers.

It is a chance for many of the companies that advertise and highlight their products and services in our publication, to present in a special for-mat, their newest products, their tried and true products, and the latest trends of equipment and technology being promoted to the poultry and egg industries.

Inventing, developing, marketing and selling new products and services have always been vital elements to the expansion and growth of the con-stantly advancing poultry, egg and allied industries.

Just like our New Product and Product Showcase sections, the Product Guide is presented as a forum for manufacturers and distributors to high-light their products and services that are geared and designed for the needs of the multi-faceted poultry industry.

Upcoming issuesIn addition to this issue, companies interested in highlighting their prod-

ucts and services should consider some of our upcoming issues of Poultry Times, which will include our standard size, 100-word product formats.

The Oct. 24 issue will be a Poultry Product Showcase edition. Also, for those companies looking ahead to the International Poultry Expo/Inter-national Feed Expo, our Jan. 2, 2012, issue will highlight Expo Products and Services.

Companies wishing to include product information in any of our prod-uct issues can send items by e-mail to [email protected]; or [email protected]; Fax: 770-532-4894; or mail to P.O. Box 1338, Gainesville, Ga. 30503.

This guide is another of the new ways we are serving the needs and interests of the poultry industry and our readers.

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Today, American Pro-teins operates the larg-est poultry protein and lipids conversion opera-tion in the world. For ex-pert processing of poul-try by-products, you can’t find a more experi-enced or technologically innovative leader than American Proteins.

From our start in 1949 as a small family busi-ness, we have grown to become the international resource for processing allied poultry products which include Chicken Meal, Stabilized Poultry Protein Meal, Stabilized Poultry Fat, Hydrolyzed Poultry Feather Meal, and Low Ash Pet Food Poultry Protein Meal to name a few.

Low Ash Pet Food Poul-try Protein Meal is tai-lored to the premium pet food market. A strict se-lection process assures low ash contend for kid-ney health and high pep-sin digestibility.

Stabilized Poultry Pro-tein Meal is an excellent source of protein, ener-gy and phosphorus in all animal diets; it is a no-table characteristic for a feed ingredient that also makes it a valuable en-ergy contribution.

Stabilized Poultry Fatis the optimum energy source for boiler rations.

Hydrolyzed Poultry Feather Meal is a su-perior source of natural protein. The addition of Feather Meal in diets has been shown to increase the lean percentages in broilers.

We produce more than 750,000 tons at our three locations. More than 80 million pounds of al-lied poultry products are transported each week from poultry processing plants throughout the southeast to the Cum-ming, Georgia Divisions, Hanceville, Alabama Di-vision, and the Cuthbert,

Georgia Division. These plants process the raw materials into nutrient-rich feed supplements for the poultry, livestock and pet food industries all around the world.

All three of our Ameri-can Protein rendering facilities are reclaiming 85,000,000 pounds a year of otherwise waste prod-uct into high quality pro-tein and fat ingredients for animal feed products, while strictly adhering to state and federal envi-ronmental compliance regulations. We invest research and implement environmental improve-ment strategies at every state of our production cycle. We invite you to see for yourself, go to www.americanproteins.com to see our numer-ous awards and recog-nition we have received through the years. From operator training, to cap-ture and reuse of biogas, to extensive water recy-cling quality programs,

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With our fast-growing list of customers and our export business increas-ing, our quality products are being used around the world. Innovation is the driving force behind every aspect of our op-eration. American Pro-teins has thrived be-cause we are committed to responsive, fast and helpful service. Wheth-er the customer is large or small, whether their needs are complex or simple, we will respond with immediate, appro-priate service.

We are dedicated to re-fining the efficiencies of protein and fat pro-duction and continue to evolve so that we can an-ticipate our customers’ ever-changing needs. For comments and con-tact email us at [email protected].

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“Poultry growers have been tied toexpensive propane contracts, foreign fuel

for long enough,” says Lee Energy Solutions president Dale Carroll.

to develop their innovative, cost-cutting poultry furnace, the BIO-500F.

“We worked with the best in the business, Heatilator, to engineer & build the ultra-robust BIO-500F,” says owner Davis Lee. “And what we’ve seen has surpassed all our expectations - and the expectations of the growers running the units.”

Featuring quality technology that’s easy

growers.

Big savings over propane & gas.

The pellet-burning furnace and its

throughout the entire house. It lowers

savings … up to 50% over propane.

Drier heat improves health and livability.

start they can’t get with any other heating

Prouse.

Grower Shay Penney concurs, “The

the quality of the bird is better. We have

than with propane & natural gas.”

Convenient Delivery System.

Wood pellets are delivered on a bulk -

his feed.”

Sustainable, environmental &lowers foreign fuel dependence.

-plications and costs of our dependence on foreign fuel sources,” says Sales

built here in the U.S.A.”

Highlights: See the BIO-500F in action & use the LES online Savings Calculator at http://www.leeenergysolutions.comor call (256) 528-7290

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Industrial Pipe and Sup-ply Co Inc. was founded in 1976 as a small fam-ily business serving the Gainesville area with an emphasis in the Poultry industry. Today, we are committed to fulfilling the needs of our custom-ers by providing qual-ity service and superior

product lines for the en-tire southeastern United States with a variety of industries who can bene-fit and utilize our product lines.

We have over 10,000 items in Stock and our number one product is SERVICE. We stock a full line of pipe, valves, fit-tings, sanitary, pumps, conveyors, speciality poultry items and more. For a complete viewing visit us at www.Industri-

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We are large enough to service your needs but small enough to give you the personal attention you deserve.

Industrial Pipe and Supply Co., Inc1779 MLK JR BLVD

Gainesville, Ga 30501800-426-1458

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Serving the Poultry and Food Processing Industry since 1976

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At A-1 Transport we pro-vide our customers with sig-nificant experience in the abil-ity to model logistic needs and determine solutions that offer the highest service levels with the lowest cost. We work with hundreds of regional and national carriers. We are both a limited asset and non asset based trans-portation provider. Each must maintain proper levels and meet minimum equipment re-quirements. We provide our customers with significant experience in the ability to model logistic needs and determine solu-

tions that offer the highest service levels with the lowest cost. Key points to our business are: • We have a proven ability to

execute a high level of service for all pickups and deliveries.• We execute shipments with very little lead-time• Our employees have a strong service record in all aspects of

the transportation industry

Integrity and Professional-ism is our # 1 priority. A-1 will be recognized as the most progressive enterprise in the transportation business.

A-1 Transport

Contact us at

800-435-5857or

visit us at www.a-1transportinc.com

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Coming October 2011 P T

P.O. Box 1338 • 345 Green St., N.W. • Gainesville, GA 30503

Ph: 770-536-2476 • Fax: 770-532-4894 • www.poultrytimes.net

Poultry Times launches its new web site on Oct. 1

Beginning Oct. 1, 2011, we are launching our new web site — www.PoultryTimes.net.

This web site is poultry information driven. Within the site you will notice many updated features.

More user-friendly . . . access to everything we publish from our very popular Resource and Association

Guides . . . to our local Georgia agricultural newspaper, Georgia Ag News.

This site touches everything in our industry.

Hot buttons like:

l Poultry Times Latest Edition will give you the entire recent edition as an online PDF.

l Poultry Today — up-to-date and current news stories.

l Poultry Associations — locate anyone you need in all the poultry associations.

l Calendar of Events — Keep up with all the important meetings in the industry.

l Logo links & Product Spotlights — an advertiser’s dream! Click logo links to go directly to an advertiser’s

web site; and Product Spotlights will give you information about specific company product offerings.

l Poultry Times Archives — use this feature to access older articles from our publication.

l Industry Headlines and Poultry Resources provide more information you can use to stay informed.

For the Advertiser —

You have various opportunities to advertise your company with banners, logo links and product spotlights.

Call or e-mail our sales executives to reserve the limited spaces.

Just click and see what PoultryTimes.net has in store for you.

Go to our site on Oct. 1 and add us to your favorites.

Then send me your comments.

Thank you,

Cindy Wellborn

General Manager

Poultry Times

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Cooling systems

to meet specific cooling needs

Center Feed Continuous Pad

End Feed

Double Feed

Extension Kit

Center Feed Split System

Foam injected tunnel doors now available with lightweight corrosion proof fiberglass skins. Doors are available in both black or white.

New Above Ground Pump

Front Wall/Sidewall Combo

poultry times september 26 issue

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