These and other terms are increasingly appearing on the food you buy, but do you know what they really mean? To find out how to better interpret the label claims on your food, click here. Printed copies of this brochure are available through Alpharma Animal Health. Contact us for more information.
Meet the Faces of U.S. Agriculture
Feedstuffs FoodLink invites you to meet the people involved in U.S. agriculture that are committed to the production of safe and high-quality meat, milk and eggs.
Stalls can be in a sow's best interest
For the past six years, Dr. Samuel Baidoo and the staff at the University of Minnesota have been comparing and contrasting group housing systems and sow stalls. Baidoo recommends that if a move to group housing is necessary that the new system not be a totally stall-free. He believes a combined system provides the necessary protection during the critical times yet freedom to move around for 114 days of the cycle. Click here to view our video.
Providing assurances
Quality assurance is a key priority at Double Dutch Dairy in Shelby, Neb. Double Dutch Dairy adheres to strict procedures throughout various phases of production and relies on the latest in technology to protect the health and well-being of its cows. Click here to view our video.
In the best interest of the pig and environment
Pork producer Bill Luckey of Columbus, Neb., believes comfort and safety of his pigs is one of his primary concerns and the reason why he and his family raises their pigs as they do. Click here to view our video.
Producing more than just milk
At Vir-Clar Farm, Gary Boyke and his family are not only using their dairy herd to produce milk and other dairy products but they also are producing electricity for more than 300 surrounding homes. Click here to view our video.
Protecting the environment
Minnesota dairy producer Bill Rowekamp goes to great lengths to care for the environment and his cows, and as such Rowekamp Farms is a good example of the circle of life that today's farms provide. Click here to view our video.
World Pork Expo - A tasty tradition
3-D imaging no longer just for the movies
Sensory evaluation ensures meat eating quality
Farm Progress Show centers around raising awareness of the role U.S. farmers/ranchers and technology in the nation’s food production system and in assuring national security. The trail has been routed to symbolize how science and technology is transferred to the farm where it is applied by farmers/ranchers and then is passed to the consumer to ensure the production of the safest, most high quality food supply available to consumers anywhere in the world. The Loos Tales FoodLink Chuckwagon also will be in the McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago.
