A lack of federal investment in America’s infrastructure is hurting the domestic feed industry, heard attendees at last week’s American Feed Industry Association’s PISC conference.
EU feed, grain, and oilseeds sectors warn against the pitfalls of the current EU Commission draft regulation to curb global deforestation. They want to make it more workable.
Tracking industry developments over the past few days, we see that UK’s FSA is tracking opinions ahead of 11 potential feed additive approvals, DSM sees validation of its environmental assessment platform and the AIC revamps its feed sector training program.
EFSA, in its reevaluation of the feed additive, ethoxyquin, released yesterday, said it could not conclude on its safety for certain groups of animals, consumers and the environment.
The US Hemp Feed Coalition has expressed frustration over what it perceives as unnecessary and costly holdups in US federal review of hemp feed ingredients.
One year on, an independent auditor has found three Brazil based soy suppliers - CJ Selecta, Caramuru and Imcopa/Cervejaria Petrópoli - have accomplished their goal for a deforestation and conversion free supply chain for the entirety of their business,...
A House of Lords committee has raised concerns about proposed regulatory changes related to the release of gene edited plants for use in field trials in England, announced last month.
US industry and regulatory groups are calling on US state leaders and lawmakers to support scientific research to ensure the safety of hemp as an animal-feed ingredient prior to any federal or state approval.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says it has received mandates from the EU Commission for a scientific opinion on Ochratoxin A (OTA) in feed and the same on bromine in feed.
Challenging market conditions, a pig backlog on farms, record pig feed costs and falling pig prices, mean farmers in the UK have been losing around £25 (US$33.7) per pig for nearly a year, according to the UK National Pig Association (NPA).
CP Foods (CPF) says two of its aqua feed mills and a duck-fowl feather processing plant in Thailand are currently phasing out the coal fuel consumption, a process set to be completed by Q4 2022.
A new research project has been launched in North America aimed at identifying the best disinfection methods for feed mills should an ASF outbreak ever occur in that region.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said it will maintain anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on imports of distillers grains (DDGS) from the US, a key feed ingredient, during a review.
As the Omicron variant is driving an unprecedented wave of coronavirus infection globally, resulting in mass absences of staff in multiple industries, due to infection or quarantine, we track the impact on the European feed sector.
A construction company has filed a $3.5m lawsuit against Tyson Foods and the Industrial Development Board of Gibson County claiming it was shorted payments for work done at Tyson’s new poultry complex in Humboldt, Tennessee.
We get the perspective of Constance Cullman, president and CEO of the American Feed Industry Association, and president of the US Institute for Feed Education and Research, on the next 12 months. She also reviews what was achieved by the trade representative...
Sales and distribution of medically important antimicrobial drugs approved for use in US farmed animals decreased by 3% between 2019 and 2020, shows US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report.
Danisco Animal Nutrition has received final authorization from the European Commission to expand the use of a multi-strain probiotic product to the European turkey production market.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) says the passing of HR 4996, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021, will address some of the bottlenecks stifling the export of feed, feed ingredients and pet food products at American ports.
Nutreco has finalized the acquisition of Danish farm minerals, concentrates and piglet feed company, Nutrimin, following on from the approval of the deal from the authorities in Denmark.
An investigation by Global Witness alleges that global commodity traders, ADM, Bunge and Cargill, are dealing in ‘conflict-tainted soy’ sourced from powerful agricultural producers in Brazil.
The US Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER), along with agribusiness consultants, the Context Network, launched a project this month to develop a sustainability roadmap for the US feed and pet food industries.
The UK government should work more closely with farmers and agri-supply businesses on new and revised legislation, to avoid unnecessary shocks to trade, says the CEO of the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC).
FrieslandCampina and Agrifirm are joining forces for the purpose of create a physically separated supply stream of guaranteed deforestation-free soy for dairy cattle feed.
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has found that DSM’s feed additive, 3-NOP, branded as Bovaer, reduces enteric methane emissions from dairy cows and is safe for the animal and the consumer.
A newly released draft law on deforestation would seem to prioritize the ‘cleaning up’ of domestic supply chains rather than trying to curb the issue at origin, according to three stakeholder groups.
A new mechanism has been developed, the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF), with the goal of protecting vast tracts of native Cerrado vegetation in Brazil, reducing CO2 emissions and protecting biodiversity.
Bunge Pro-S, Italy’s CSQA scheme and USSEC’s SSAP certification program have passed the independent benchmarking process against the FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines 2021.
The passage of a bill by the US Congress that provides investments to modernize the US transportation system has been welcomed by US feed industry representatives.
The latest RUMA Targets Task Force report shows that, despite an unprecedented year, UK livestock sectors are making good progress on antibiotic use targets.
The promise, made in a joint statement issued late on Monday at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, was backed by the leaders of countries including Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A report from environmental campaigners claims that failure to take action on methane emissions by the world’s biggest meat and dairy companies is fueling the climate crisis.
The EU Commission has launched a public consultation for its review of animal welfare laws, which it committed to under the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy.
UK feed manufacturers have been undertaking customized training in environmental management of mill operations, reported UK feed industry representatives, the AIC.
Five more schemes offering responsible soy to the European feed market have passed the independent benchmarking process against the FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines (SSGs) 2021.
Most customers are not willing to buy soy meeting sustainability criteria, including no-deforestation criteria, if it entails having to pay a premium, finds FEDIOL.
