2021 Morrison Award winner Steven Zinn discusses his work on the impact of maternal diets on offspring, which suggests that underfeeding or overfeeding may cause multi-generational health issues.
Research center APC Microbiome is on a mission to develop microbiome solutions to industry challenges such as anti-microbial resistance, pathogen persistence and methane production.
The generous biotech funds that have transformed other sectors are now backing food and agriculture, with the potential to ‘disrupt’ the food value chain, says a venture capital fund insider.
In a recently ran UN Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue, UC Davis experts talked about how US beef and dairy sectors can be climate neutral. They said the question is: How soon?
Evonik says it has enhanced its near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) services to the feed industry through implementation of the ISO 12099 standard for updated and expanded calibrations for feed raw materials and feed.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has opened the application phase for its commercial dry feed facility of the year (FFY) program, a competition open to all members of that trade group operating within that milling category.
Certain areas within two South African provinces have been plunged into civil unrest following protests over the imprisonment of the country’s former president, Jacob Zuma, with the ensuing blocking of roads and port closures hitting the food and agriculture...
A new project is looking to provide scientific support for accurate measurement of US dairy’s GHG footprint in relation to feed production and also set the stage for new market opportunities related to carbon, water quality and soil health.
A UK veterinarian is a recipient of a €10K research grant from Trouw Nutrition, in the context of the company’s aim to improve the sustainability of dairy farming by increasing the longevity and performance of dairy cows.
The EU Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food & Feed (SCOPAFF) has opted to delay a decision regarding the modification of hemp entries in the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials.
Feedworks USA is introducing Agolin Ruminant, a product certified by the UK’s Carbon Trust to improve feed efficiency and reduce enteric methane, to the US dairy industry.
Research and innovation play a huge role in advancing the beef and dairy industries, says Cargill as it announces it is collaborating with industry partners such as Nestlé USA on the Dairy Beef Accelerator.
In what is claimed to be a world-first off-take-agreement, CH4 Global will provide Australian company, Pirie Meats, with an Asparagopsis seaweed supplement for up to 10,000 head of cattle, cutting methane emissions by up to 90%.
Foresight has been and continues to be central to Wilbur-Ellis’ resilience said its CEO, John Buckley, as the agribusiness group celebrates 100 years in existence this month.
Six programs have passed the benchmarked exercise against the FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines (SSGs) 2021, said FEFAC and the joint UN and WTO agency, the International Trade Centre (ITC).
Canada’s Greenfield Global Inc, has signed off on a deal for the supply of corn from grain trader, Central Farm Service (CFS), for its newly acquired ethanol plant in the US.
Industrial compound feed production in the EU and UK remained stable in 2020 despite the combined effect of the spread of animal diseases including African swine fever (ASF) and Avian influenza (HPAI) along with the disruption brought on by the COVID-19...
Switzerland is gearing up to vote on a set of proposals on Sunday, June 13 that could have serious implications for the country’s agriculture sector, if passed.
Hamlet Protein, the Denmark headquartered producer of soy-based specialty ingredients for young animals, has reported increased volumes across all regions, coupled with an optimized cost structure, resulting in a significant EBITDA hike versus prior year....
A UK headquartered CO2 conversion technology provider is actively engaging with international feed manufacturers as regards take up of its algae output for use in animal feed.
Swedish startup, Volta Greentech, which is focused on using seaweed to reduce methane emissions in cattle by up to 80%, has just closed a SEK 17 million (€1.7m) funding round to further expand its pilot production, and to prepare for the setting up of...
UKRI has pledged over £2.2m (US$3.1m) to seven agri-tech firms to develop new agricultural techniques that will help countries meet their net zero emission targets. The funding is being awarded through UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) UK-Canada: enhancing...
FrieslandCampina is divesting its young animal nutrition division. The 70 employees that work for its Nutrifeed business will join Denkavit, a Dutch company, based in Voorthuizen, in the Netherlands, and specialized in nutrition for calves, piglets, goats...
Feed additive demand and input pricing remains somewhat unclear for now as markets analyze the significant price spikes in corn, soybean, other feed raw materials globally, says Swiss data and trading platform, Kemiex.
There is limited data available on the impact of heat stress in indoor and outdoor UK dairy herds, so Lallemand Animal Nutrition and Chalcombe Ltd, an independent dairy consultancy company, are launching the first ever UK-based, real time trial to support...
This week saw the USDA release its first official look to World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) for next season, alongside the first time that the UK has been split from the EU, an interesting report in what has been a big data week,...
Blockchain applications stand to offer the feed supply chain substantial benefits and efficiencies in the goal to improve feed safety and animal health.
Dairy nutrition and management consultancy firm, Dellait, has completed the acquisition of the Nutretain forage preservation business from BritAm Nutritional Concepts, Inc.
UK livestock farmers and suppliers who use molasses in feed will benefit from a UK government decision to remove the tariff on imports of such products.
DSM has just released a new service, Sustell, developed in collaboration with consultants, Blonk, that it says provides analysis and results of environmental impact assessments, interventions and improvements throughout the animal protein value chain.
Leading European feed manufacturer, ForFarmers, says the first quarter of 2021 showed a mixed picture compared to the same quarter last year, when COVID-19 had not taken hold.
Favorable conditions around the time of winter grain planting across most production regions of Australia bodes well for the forecast year of wheat and barley production in MY 2021/22.
Tesco is set to become the first UK retailer to offer its supply base sustainability-linked supply chain finance, in a move it hopes will encourage more suppliers to sign up to science-based emissions reduction targets.
A European Commission study finds that the current GMO legislation, adopted in 2001, is not fit for purpose in terms of new techniques that alter the genome of an organism.
Cargill has announced plans to build a new canola processing facility in Saskatchewan, Canada, to support the growing global demand for canola products. The new facility, to be located in Regina, will have an annual production capacity of one million...
French agribusiness group, Avril, is looking at acquisitions in animal nutrition and farmer services, along with its other sectors it has identified as having significant potential: specialty ingredients, consumer brands, and renewable energy.
Mootral, a Swiss-British Agritech firm, is launching the world’s first carbon credits generated from methane emission reductions in cattle, linked to its feed supplement made from garlic extracts - Mootral Ruminant - that it says is proven to lower methane...
Fitch believes the solid underlying structural demand shift for food, fuel and feed within a tight commodity supply environment provides support for good profit generation by global agribusiness companies.
Early examination of corn for use in 2021 feed production suggests the need for producers to continue to check for mycotoxin presence and be aware of where they source their feed ingredients, says Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco’s animal nutrition division.
