The US feed industry can exploit a slew of animal nutrition and scientific breakthroughs, but it is stymied by slow, confusing, and unpredictable regulatory review processes that deter innovators from bringing their products to the US marketplace, says...
Darling Ingredients Inc. maintains that the company’s safety procedures at a Mississippi animal feed plant were adequate despite the death of two maintenance workers, according to Bloomberg Law.
Attendees at the AFIA annual Liquid Feed Symposium (LFS) in New Orleans, Louisiana, earlier this month heard about tightening supply for many liquid feed ingredients.
OSHA has cited a grain-handling facility in Missouri, MFA Enterprises Inc, operating as West Central Agri Services, for one willful and six serious safety violations.
Correct application of a common safety procedure would help prevent engulfment, electrocutions, and entanglement incidents involving workers in the US feed, grain and processing sectors, according to OSHA.
Constance Cullman, president of the CEO of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), in a talk during the virtual IPPE trade show this week, provided insights gleaned from roundtable discussions the AFIA led in late 2020 on HR best practice during...
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Furst-McNess Corp. for exposing employees to potential grain dust explosions and other hazards at the feed mill facility in Lodi, Wisconsin.
Following a challenging start to the year, a US based grain safety program seek to reduce injuries and fatalities in the industry through training and education.
Harvest challenges and poor grain quality in the US informed the upturn in grain entrapments and fatalities seen in 2019, with an expert forecasting more safety challenges this year.
Interstate Commodities is facing multiple safety violation citations and a $228,592 federal fine following an investigation after an employee was fatally engulfed in grain.
The Andersons, Inc. is facing a $291,716 fine for safety violations following an investigation into the deaths of two employees inside a grain storage facility.
Conditions of feed grains and ingredients at harvest is raising concerns about safety as wet grain can lead to storage problems and prompt grain bin entry, says safety expert.
Columbia Grain International is being fined $191,322 and cited for safety violations regarding feed grain handling, employee training and equipment use following an employee’s death.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company and BWC Industrial Services are contesting over $63K in combined fines issued by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following a feed storage facility fire and explosion at an grain silo in...
Grain engulfment, dust explosions and fall hazards are among some of the main safety considerations for members of the US feed and grain handling industry.
