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Experiences of a Pig Farmer March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed [email protected]

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Page 1: Experience of a Pig Farmer - US EPA · 2010. 3. 17. · March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series. John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed ... • Then cooled and fed

Experiences of a Pig Farmer

March 17, 2010Food Waste Webinar SeriesJohn Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta

Feed

[email protected]

Page 2: Experience of a Pig Farmer - US EPA · 2010. 3. 17. · March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series. John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed ... • Then cooled and fed

History of Feeding  Food Waste to Animals

• Prehistoric

• Slopping hogs

Page 3: Experience of a Pig Farmer - US EPA · 2010. 3. 17. · March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series. John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed ... • Then cooled and fed

• Manhattan –

1720’s complaints about hogs  running around the island

• Modern ‐where allowed, requires sanitary  consideration

Page 4: Experience of a Pig Farmer - US EPA · 2010. 3. 17. · March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series. John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed ... • Then cooled and fed

Collection

• Used top loading sanitation packers• Gaskets to seal in liquid• Drum of soap and water on top of cab used to 

rinse on‐site container

Page 5: Experience of a Pig Farmer - US EPA · 2010. 3. 17. · March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series. John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed ... • Then cooled and fed

Collection

• Millaras uses drums and heat wand

• Philadelphia collected material in buckets  placed on street corners 

Page 6: Experience of a Pig Farmer - US EPA · 2010. 3. 17. · March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series. John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed ... • Then cooled and fed

Preparation of Food Waste

• Heated to 220 degrees for 2 hours• Then cooled and fed to pigs

Page 7: Experience of a Pig Farmer - US EPA · 2010. 3. 17. · March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series. John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed ... • Then cooled and fed

Regulations

• The Swine Health Protection Act (SHPA)  regulates food waste containing any meat 

products fed to swine.

• Food waste containing meat must be 

heated throughout at 212 °F. for 30 minutes  (or equivalent)  Code of Fed. Regs. Part 166

• ‘Garbage feeding’

cattle

legal in some states

Page 8: Experience of a Pig Farmer - US EPA · 2010. 3. 17. · March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series. John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed ... • Then cooled and fed

Regulations – only some states allow  feeding ‘garbage’

to pigs

Page 9: Experience of a Pig Farmer - US EPA · 2010. 3. 17. · March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series. John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed ... • Then cooled and fed

Regulations Exemptions to garbage definition

• Even in states that prohibit ‘garbage’

feeding,  some foods may be exempt from regulation 

and don’t have to be heat treated.  

• In NYS, dairy and cheese waste, outdated  eggs, stale baked goods; discarded vegetables 

and fruit may be collected and fed to swine.  (Ag and Markets Law Article 5, Section 72a).

Page 10: Experience of a Pig Farmer - US EPA · 2010. 3. 17. · March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series. John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed ... • Then cooled and fed

Economics

• It’s simple ‐

feeding pigs  is cheaper than landfilling

• Feeder pig costs $30‐$60  at auction

• Finished pig sells for    $50‐$75 at auction

Page 11: Experience of a Pig Farmer - US EPA · 2010. 3. 17. · March 17, 2010 Food Waste Webinar Series. John Caffrey, former pig farmer now with Wilenta Feed ... • Then cooled and fed

Economics

• Pigs until 6 months, then hogs (slower  growth)

• Due competition with factory farms, cheap  feed needed

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Economics

• Entry cost is about $1 million including land

• $125,000 x2   Trucks to transport food waste• $10,000           Boiler/cooker• $300  x  50      Collection containers for 50               

customers to start• $50,000/yr      Sales & marketing, office staff

• $325,000      Total start up not including land

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Overcoming Obstacles

• Public perception, odor• Need sufficient space• Manure (can compost)• Must comply with 

manure management  regulations

• High entry cost unless  have land already

• Should be located near  population center

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Contact

John Caffrey

[email protected]

Currently employed at Wilenta

Feed, NJ

(Wilenta

recycles bulk food processing waste  into animal feed)