Tim Wall

Tim Wall covers the dog, cat and other pet food industries as a senior reporter for WATT Global Media. His work has appeared in Scientific American, Live Science, Discovery News, Honduras Weekly, Global Journalist and other outlets. He holds an M.A. in journalism and an M.S. in natural resources, both from the University of Missouri - Columbia, along with a bachelor's degree in biology.

Wall served in the Peace Corps in Honduras from 2005 to 2007, where he coordinated with the town government of Moroceli to organize a municipal trash collection system, taught environmental science, translated for medical brigades and facilitated regenerative agriculture, along with other projects.

Contact Wall via https://www.wattglobalmedia.com/contact-us/

Eurofins Scientific plans facility in Wisconsin

Eurofins provides a range of life sciences services, including pet food consulting, testing and analysis.

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Nutrition & Feed

Scientist offers key to avoid pathogens in livestock feed

In the absence of protective rules, feed mills can take certain steps to avoid the potential for feed ingredients to act as a vector for microscopic threats.

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Nutrition & Feed

FSMA inspectors want ‘why’ of animal feed safety plan

While feed mill workers may know the physical steps of a food safety plan, they may not have been fully trained on the reasoning behind each action.

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Nutrition & Feed

Courtesy, organization help feed mill in FSMA inspection

FSMA inspections can last several days, but that marathon can be shortened by preparing paperwork ahead of time.

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Processing & Slaughter

Biomapping watches for Salmonella-friendly conditions

As opposed to trying to find the Salmonella needle in the food plant haystack, biomapping looks for conditions that make those needles more common.

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Antibiotic-Free Meat

Understand antibiotic-alternative feed additives first

Livestock producers should identify the root of any health problems their animals face before selecting an AGP alternative.

'Feed Strategy Roundtable - Antibiotic growth promoters: Feed additive alternatives and replacement strategies' participants (left to right) - Randy Mitchell, PhD, vice president of technical services for Perdue Farms; Raj Murugesan, PhD, technical director at BIOMIN; Maarten De Gussem, DVM, director of Vetworks and poultry nutrition consultant. | Terrence O'Keefe

US, Mexico and Asia form symbiotic pork trade network

Mexico, the United States and Asian pork markets developed a three-part trade network that utilizes advantages that each location provides.

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South China meat imports up 80 percent in 2016

South China has become a major pork and poultry importer in the global market, reported the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service.

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Broilers & Turkeys

Simmons’ US$2.8 million insurance award upheld by judges

The judges struck down a trial court’s nearly US$600,000 award of prejudgement interest.

Snowfall in Columbia, Missouri, USA from the same storm that damaged the Simmons facilities | photo by Tim Wall

Activists, farmers both use video tours of facilities

While activists frame videos as exposing animal suffering, one farm plans to use video tours as a distance learning tool without biosecurity risks.

Inside Fair Oaks Farms' pig facility | photo by Tim Wall

Hormel sued Purina over black label bacon dog treats

Hormel believes that Purina’s brand could be confused with Hormel’s or that consumers may infer that Hormel was somehow involved.

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JBS boss' tape implicated Brazilian president in bribery

Protestors called for the resignation of Brazil’s president after a recording from Joesley Batista of JBS.

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