Chicken Feathers Could Mitigate Oil Spill
US - Chicken feathers may help in oil spill mitigation, according to a researcher at the University of Delaware.

Milk Storage Tanks Exempt From Oil Spill Rule
US - The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has welcomed the decision of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Sainsbury's Extends its Environmental Initiative
UK - Supermarket chain, Sainsbury's, has extended its carbon initiative to pigs and poultry.

Cutting Meat, Milk Intake Will Not Lower GHGs
US - Reducing meat consumption will not impact climate change, according to a paper published recently by researchers from...

Clean Water Awards 2010
US - American Proteins and Wayne Farms have won US Poultry & Egg Association's 2010 Clean Water Awards. Perdue Farms and...

Report Highlights Impacts of Livestock Production
US - A new report reveals the environmental and social impacts of what its editors call the 'livestock revolution'.

Environment TV Programme to Feature Perdue
US - Perdue Farms will be one of seven companies from around the world featured on the premiere of a new Discovery Channel...

Customers Drive Sustainability in Animal Agriculture
US - Poultry and red meat companies are developing sustainability programs, not because of government mandates, but because...

Poultry Plant Switches to Environment-Friendly Boxes
US - Mountaire Farms has switched to recyclable, wax-free boxes for product to reduce the environmental impact.

Processor, Farmer to be Sued over Water Pollution
US - Two environmental groups are alleging that Perdue Farms and one of its growers have polluted the Pocomoke River, which...

Meat, Poultry Companies Seek Ways to Sustainability
US - From plastics to proteins and fuels, meat companies are becoming ever more inventive in finding uses for by-products....

Renderer Reports Sales and Income Fall
US - The largest rendering company in the US Darling International has reported net income of $16.1 million for the third...

Smithfield CEO to Address Sustainability Summit
US - Smithfield Foods' CEO, Larry Pope, will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Animal Agriculture Environmental Sustainability...

Biofuel from Wastewater Chicken Fat
US – "We use everything but the cackle" is an old adage that nicely captures the poultry industry's approach to the efficient...

Renderers Partner With Poultry and Meat Processors
US - Rendering companies are important partners with poultry and meat processors, according to Gerald Smith, Jr.

Renderers Join Poultry Show
US - The US National Rendering Association is to be a new affiliate at the 2010 International Poultry Expo and International...

Technology to Convert Animal Fat to Fuel
US - US Freedom Bio Fuels, a manufacturer of Biodiesel production equipment has launched the latest processor that allows...

Tyson-Syntroleum Plant on Schedule
US - Work is on schedule at the Tyson Foods and Syntroleum joint venture Dynamic Fuels refining plant in Louisiana.

Tyson, Kemin: Alliance for Pet Food Ingredients
US - Tyson Foods and Kemin have opened a new manufacturing operation in Arkansas. The alliance will produce flavour-enhanced...