Poultry News
Punjab poultry farmers demands grain at subsidised price from Punjab Government
- 09 Feb, 2019
- India
The Punjab Progressive Poultry Farmers delegation led by Mr. Mohinder Arora, Mr. Sanjiv Bassi, Mr. Jatinder Singh Laddi, Mr. Rajesh Gandhi, today met Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs minister Mr.Bharat Bhushan Ashu at Ludhiana. Mr.Jatinder Singh Laddi told eggchi.com that delegation has demanded the Punjab govt to provide grain at a subsidized rate to the Punjab poultry industry. During the last few months, the prices for maize has gone up from Rs.1600 per 100 kg to Rs
Read moreThe World Food Programme and Cargill Call For Bold Solutions to End Hunger
- 09 Feb, 2019
- Germany
The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator and Cargill announce a call for applications for the Global Innovation Challenge for Zero Hunger, running from 4 to 28 February 2019. The idea is for start-ups, private companies and NGOs to submit bold solutions that can sustainably lift people out of hunger. The Global Innovation Challenge for Zero Hunger is looking for proposals that could transform the lives of smallholder farmers and small-scale livestock producers, reach a st
Read moreCobb Leaders Take on New Roles to Prepare for Company’s Continued Growth
- 09 Feb, 2019
- United States
There’s always a lot going on and we want to make sure you can easily keep up to date. Here you’ll find the latest information on what’s going on at Cobb as well as in our industry. To better prepare for the company’s continued growth — Cobb-Vantress announced new roles for several key executives around the world last week. Three leaders, who together have more than 46 years of combined experience at Cobb, will take on new responsibilities to position the company
Read moreHi-tech poultry farm unit at Chathamangalam
- 08 Feb, 2019
- India
KOZHIKODE: The government has opened a hi-tech regional poultry farm centre at Chathamangalam in Kozhikode district with facilities, including advanced office building, training centre, poultry exhibition centre, hi-tech poultry houses, rest rooms for the workers, staff quarters and amenities for farmers. The project was completed at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore with the support of the district panchayat. Earlier during the first phase of the project, a new building, poultry sheds, ge
Read moreInclement weather: Heavy snowfall damages poultry farm
- 08 Feb, 2019
- India
However, the owner Makeem Ahmed alleged that the incident happened due to the negligence of PMGSY, who has recently done earth-cutting work near the farm “without proper drainage” system in place. A three-story poultry farm was completely damaged due to heavy snowfall in Trown area of Doda district on Thursday. SDPO Bhaderwah, Adil Rishu, said that due to heavy snowfall since Wednesday night, a three-story poultry farm of Makeem Ahmed, resident of Trown area, got damaged. &
Read moreEgg trader fined €30,000 for fraud with fipronil eggs
- 08 Feb, 2019
- Netherlands
An egg trader from Mijnsheerenland in Zuid-Holland has been fined €30,000 for fraud after passing off contaminated eggs as fit for human consumption and battery eggs as free range. The eggs were stamped with fake registration numbers, making it impossible to track their origins and allowing the trader to ‘damage confidence in the sector,’ the public prosecution department said in courton Wednesday. Inspectors from the food safety board NVWA found 280,000 unstamped
Read moreTELANGANA POULTRY BREEDERS THANK CM KCR FOR GESTURE
- 08 Feb, 2019
- India
Hyderabad: Members of Telangana Poultry Breeders Association (TPBA) on Thursday expressed their gratitude to Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for taking the decision to sell 4 lakh metric tonnes of maize to poultry units in the State at a discounted price of Rs 1,800 per 100 kgs. The poultry sector in the State was feeling the heat due to the rising maize prices which resulted in a steep increase in prices of poultry feed across the country. “We are grateful to the Chief Min
Read moreIndia mustard crushing rises 23% on year to 400,000 tn in January
- 08 Feb, 2019
- India
By Kaushal Verma NEW DELHI – Mustard oil mills across the country crushed 400,000 tn of the oilseed in January, up 23.1% on year, according to data compiled by the Mustard Oil Producers Association of India. Upbeat demand from mustard meal exporters ramped up the crushing operations, the official said. India's mustard meal exports were at 34,270 tn in January, up from 24,980 tn a year ago, according to data released by The Solvent Extractors' As
Read moreTELANGANA TO RELEASE 400,000 TN OF MAIZE AT 18 RUPEE/ KG TO POULTRY
- 07 Feb, 2019
- India
MUMBAI – The Telangana government has decided to sell 400,000 tn of maize from the 2018-19 (Jul-Jun) kharif season to poultry units in the state at 1,800 rupees per 100 kg, a huge 14% discount to the current market price of around 2,100 rupees, said Sanjeev Chintawar, manager at National Egg Coordination Committee, Hyderabad. The maize to be sold will be supplied by the state marketing federation, which had procured around 416,000 tn of the feed grain during the last khar
Read moreCobb Releases New Management Guides and Supplements, Enhances Academy Program
- 07 Feb, 2019
- United States
There’s always a lot going on and we want to make sure you can easily keep up to date. Here you’ll find the latest information on what’s going on at Cobb as well as in our industry. Cobb-Vantress announced today the release of new management guides and product supplements as part of the company’s enhancements to its Cobb Academy program. These resources were updated to reflect top-performing flocks, and provide best practices and recommendations to help maximize ge
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