﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Poultry USA Feed</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com</link><description>The latest headlines and articles from the world of Poultry USA.</description><copyright>(c) 2008, Watt Publishing, All rights reserved.</copyright><pubDate>8/20/2008 3:36:00 PM</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Poultry USA</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com</link><url>http://www.wattpoultry.com/assets/images/icons/chicken.gif</url><width>32</width><height>32</height></image><item><title>Pressure mounts to reduce ethanol mandate</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/Article.aspx?id=25060</link><description>In an effort to get Congress to revisit the ethanol mandate, the National Turkey Federation (NTF), the National Chicken Council (NCC) and 20 other environmental, retail, hunger, Hispanic and food industry groups have launched the Food Before Fuel Campaign.</description><pubDate>8/19/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Massachusetts firm recalls chicken products due to possible Listeria contamination</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/News.aspx?id=25536</link><description>DBC, Inc., doing business as World Class Canapes, Inc., is recalling approximately 285 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.</description><pubDate>8/15/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Pilgrim’s to idle Arkansas and Louisiana facilities</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/News.aspx?id=25340</link><description>Both moves are part of ongoing efforts to operate more efficiently and return to profitability amid high feed costs and an oversupply of chicken on the market, said Pilgrim’s.</description><pubDate>8/11/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Pilgrim’s attributes third-quarter loss to feed costs</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/News.aspx?id=25026</link><description>The company’s total feed-ingredient costs in the quarter climbed $266 million, or 41 percent, when compared to the same period a year ago.</description><pubDate>7/29/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Unhappy with biofuels policy? Take a number</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/Article.aspx?id=22006</link><description>The U.S. government's policy mandating the production of renewable fuels is being labeled by many as misguided.</description><pubDate>7/23/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>The new nutrition: competing in a changing world market</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/0709USAnutrition.aspx</link><description>High grain prices led to discusssions of everything from feeding regimes to consumermarketing at the Alltech International Symposium.</description><pubDate>7/23/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Confronting the food crisis – or not</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/Article.aspx?id=23042</link><description>The arithmetic behind the biofuels policy never made sense – there's not enough corn to feed growing demand for food and fuel and some of the results are now painfully clear.</description><pubDate>7/21/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Chicken leads meat proteins in convenience</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/Article.aspx?id=22000</link><description>Consumers see chicken as the leader among the meat proteins in the convenience category.</description><pubDate>7/21/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Lovette talks people, product, power</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/Article.aspx?id=18438</link><description>Today, the U.S. poultry industry must compete globally for customers and resources.</description><pubDate>7/22/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>More poultry meat on consumer platters</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/Article.aspx?id=22608</link><description>Record agriculture product values have shaken the world's consumers.</description><pubDate>7/22/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Broiler and poult stunting syndromes linked</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/Article.aspx?id=25046</link><description>An avian rotavirus, which is very similar to a virus found in broilers with RSS, has been found in turkeys with PIPES.</description><pubDate>8/6/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Salmonella initiative: FSIS tightens the screws</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/0804USAsalmonella.aspx</link><description>New inspection proposals are tough on industry, but will the changes help reduce salmonella on poultry?</description><pubDate>7/22/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Trends in microbiological testing technologies</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/0801USAtesting.aspx</link><description>The poultry industry is shifting towards rapid tests for faster, better, affordable pathogen detection.</description><pubDate>7/23/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Poultry stunning debate continues</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/Article.aspx?id=23752</link><description>There is no consensus yet on whether CAS is more humane than electrical stunning, but CAS systems are making inroads in the USA.</description><pubDate>7/22/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Heritage Foods USA: a breed apart</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/heritage_farms.aspx</link><description>Servicing an upscale clientele has allowed this small company to help preserve heritage breeds of poultry and livestock while turning a profit.</description><pubDate>7/21/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Re-imagining chicken</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/Article.aspx?id=16402</link><description>Re-imagining chicken, Landtroop said, should be grounded in its origins (i.e., the farm) not better factory production techniques.</description><pubDate>7/22/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Water Worry In Chicken Country</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/Article.aspx?id=19742</link><description>Currently, processors watch for an end to the 2007 drought; but now it’s time to plan for the next drought.</description><pubDate>7/23/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Why posting set results is bad policy</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/Article.aspx?id=23760</link><description>Policymakers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) say that consumers have a right to know information concerning the safety of America's food supply and experience has shown it is best for them to give consumers such information fully, quickly and before they hear it from others.</description><pubDate>8/20/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Bry-Air earns ISO certification</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/News.aspx?id=25674</link><description>Bry-Air, Inc., manufacturer of custom dehumidification units, earns ISO Certification</description><pubDate>8/20/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Steam–conditioning, pellet quality and broiler performance</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/0809Research.aspx</link><description>Optimization of pellet quality is of great concern to the poultry industry because of potential impacts of broiler performance, nutrient availability, and cost of production.</description><pubDate>8/20/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Massachusetts firm recalls chicken products due to possible Listeria contamination</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/News.aspx?id=25536</link><description>DBC, Inc., doing business as World Class Canapes, Inc., is recalling approximately 285 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.</description><pubDate>8/15/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Pilgrim’s to idle Arkansas and Louisiana facilities</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/News.aspx?id=25340</link><description>Both moves are part of ongoing efforts to operate more efficiently and return to profitability amid high feed costs and an oversupply of chicken on the market, said Pilgrim’s.</description><pubDate>8/11/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Pilgrim’s attributes third-quarter loss to feed costs</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/News.aspx?id=25026</link><description>The company’s total feed-ingredient costs in the quarter climbed $266 million, or 41 percent, when compared to the same period a year ago.</description><pubDate>7/29/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Massachusetts firm recalls chicken products due to possible Listeria contamination</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/News.aspx?id=25536</link><description>DBC, Inc., doing business as World Class Canapes, Inc., is recalling approximately 285 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.</description><pubDate>8/15/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Pilgrim’s to idle Arkansas and Louisiana facilities</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/News.aspx?id=25340</link><description>Both moves are part of ongoing efforts to operate more efficiently and return to profitability amid high feed costs and an oversupply of chicken on the market, said Pilgrim’s.</description><pubDate>8/11/2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Pilgrim’s attributes third-quarter loss to feed costs</title><link>http://www.wattpoultry.com/PoultryUSA/News.aspx?id=25026</link><description>The company’s total feed-ingredient costs in the quarter climbed $266 million, or 41 percent, when compared to the same period a year ago.</description><pubDate>7/29/2008</pubDate></item></channel></rss>