Here’s Don Dalton, President of the U. S. Poultry & Egg Association, along with Lakeisha Futch, who’s been very helpful here in the media room. I interviewed Don a little while ago but don’t have my sync cable for my iPod with me so I’ll add the interview here later. Don gives his perspective on the co-location of the Poultry …
Robotic Palletizer In Action
There’s lots of equipment on display here at the International Poultry & Feed Expos. Take this palletizing machine by Columbia Okura. For over 10 years Columbia/Okura has been the premier provider of four-axis, multi-articulated robots, proven end-of-arm tooling, controls, conveyors, guarding… everything your company needs to increase productivity and decrease unnecessary costs. The show is about over and I haven’t …
From Feed Mills To Ethanol Plants
The word ethanol has been used many times here at the International Poultry & Feed Expos. Often in positive terms but not always. The word was prominently displayed on the backdrop to the AGR International (password protected website?) booth so I stopped in since we do so much work for the ethanol industry. AGR International has traditionally been involved in …
iPod Vending Machine
I’ve heard about iPod vending machines but have never seen one until this morning walking into the Georgia World Congress Center for the last day of the International Poultry and Feed Expos. This machine is right out in a main hallway and contains everything you could want as accessories and all the currently available models. Just plug in your credit …
Holy Flaming Sanitizer Batman
When you want to sanitize your poultry house there’s nothing quite like using a blow torch to get the job done. That’s basically what Flame Engineering’s Red Dragon Poultry House Sanitizer does using propane. It’s pulled through the house by tractor and was developed with the assistance of the Propane Research & Education Council. In fact, the company is partnering …
New Holland Poultry House Special
It has been a long day in Atlanta. Things started out with a 2 hour backup on the highway getting in to the Georgia World Congress Center for the Expos. But I finally made it. Then I had a wonderful lunch with a local public relations firm that wants to learn more about new media and perhaps collaborate on some …
A Tale of Two Expos
The President of the American Feed Industry Association is Joel Newman. AFIA is holding their International Feed Expo here in Atlanta co-located with the International Poultry Expo for the first time I talked with Joel about why the two organizations have come together and how it’s working. It sounds very positive. Listen to my interview with Joel: poultry-expo-newman.mp3
Poultry Expo Podcasting
I haven’t seen any of the regulars that you normally see at a farm show, especially one of this size. However the new media reporters are on hand. Besides myself there’s Ned Arthur, Truffle Media Networks, who’s here doing work for not only his PoultryCast but other “animal casts” as well. Ned is set up in the Elanco Animal health …
Checking Email
It doesn’t matter where you go you’ve got to have internet access. These internet islands are becoming a standard feature of any show regardless of industry. One of the nice things here at this show is open wireless in the exhibition area. At least that’s what I’ve been told. I’m hooked up by ethernet cable in the press room and …
The Ceramic Egg Layer
These eggs aren’t good for an omelet but they sure look pretty. Mike Ryan’s company, Clay Concepts, specializes in making ceramic eggs and this is his first time at the International Poultry Expo. He says that they started out selling them to hobbyists and as decorations but found they make great nest eggs for poultry producers and great promotional items. …