The UK meat sector is making good progress towards meeting its climate change targets, with feed alternatives playing a role, says WRAP, a global NGO based in the UK.
The funding from that strategic investor is part of an initial unpriced round to support Entoprotech’s R&D and business development plans in the next 12 months and will be part of a $30m Series A round planned towards Q4 2022.
It is becoming increasingly clear that Europe’s meat sector needs to take major steps to move towards the goals on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as set out in the European Green Deal, says an analyst.
Single cell protein producer, Calysta, announced it has completed a US$39m financing round, led by the high tech capital arm of BP, bp ventures, to support global scale-up of production of its protein meal, branded as FeedKind, which is targeted at feed...
Processed animal protein (PAP) producers and the EU feed industry will need to collaborate closely to optimize the use of such by-products, says EFPRA.
An alliance between Livalta, an AB Agri division, and Canada’s Pond Technology is set to see viable production of algae-based animal feed ingredients from CO2 emissions.
Pet food and aquaculture will undoubtedly remain very important markets for European insect protein producers but the lifting of the ban on the use of animal PAPs in pig and poultry feed represents a huge step forward for the sector, says an insider.
Biochar production and use is an emerging opportunity in Ireland that needs to be embraced for its full benefit to be realized in addressing a series of challenges across many of sectors including animal feed, says the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA).
Broiler feed prices have been steadily increasing in Turkey while broiler meat production has been stagnating for the past two years, finds a new report.
Organic soybean meal from India could be facing duties as high as 266% after the US Department of Commerce (DOC) determined that the goods have been unfairly subsidized by the Indian government.
Producers in the UK deserve the same opportunities as their counterparts in the EU, says the NPA; it was reacting to the formal adoption this month by the EU Commission of an amendment to the EU feed bank regulation, relaxing the rules on the use of PAPs...
Ensuring a balance between supply and demand of certain plants is critical given sourcing constraints, says an executive with a phytogenic feed additives producer.
Feed availability and price volatility will continue to challenge the poultry industry in India, triggering companies to diversify feed sources and to invest in feed manufacturing, finds a Rabobank report.
The Indian government is reportedly set to authorize the import of up to 1.5 million mt of soybean meal including meal derived from genetically engineered (GE) soybeans, according to local media.
Today sees the EU Commission adopt the decision to amend the feed ban regulation, allowing the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) and insects to feed non-ruminant farmed animals such as pigs and poultry.
Next generation sequencing combined with functional metagenomic analysis and genetic engineering have the potential to expedite the development of enzymes for the control of mycotoxins at a feed level, says academic.
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.
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.
Processed animal proteins (PAPs) are an important source of highly concentrated proteins but are expected to provide a relatively limited contribution to reducing the EU and UK deficit in home-produced proteins for feed use, said the AIC
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.
A phage cocktail reduced Salmonella count to below detection limits in broilers, according to the findings of a recent study by experts based at AB Agri, along with the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham.
Spot rates for most ingredients peaked during February and March and have since returned to lower levels amid lackluster demand and cautious purchasing, says Swiss data and trading platform, Kemiex.
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.
De Heus is to acquire Coppens Diervoeding, a feed manufacturer strategically located in Helmond, in the Netherlands, with a 400k capacity feed plant and a strong regional position within the pig and broiler sector.
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.
Supplementing broiler chicken diets with capsaicin extract could improve numerous performance and functionality parameters in the birds, finds a study.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, when used as probiotic, or as prebiotic could act as a growth enhancer in healthy broiler chickens through boosting gut health, leading to improved digestive enzyme activities, growth performance, meat yield, nutrient digestibility...
Total demand for insect meal from the UK’s pig, poultry and salmon sectors could reach around 540,000 tons a year by 2050, finds a new report from the WWF and UK retailer, Tesco.
Animal nutrition and feed additive producer, Biomin, recently announced its involvement in a four-year long, €10m (US$11.9m) EU-backed research consortium effort to address the challenges of pig and poultry production.
The umbrella group of the EU insect production sector - the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) - has welcomed the ENVI Committee’s vote backing the authorization of PAPs such as insect derived protein in poultry and pig feed.
Northern Ireland animal nutrition company, Devenish, and Canadian company, Mara Renewables Corporation, are launching Humanativ, a new joint venture aimed at boosting the intake of omega-3 in the diet of the global population.
A better understanding of the functionally of probiotics once they enter the GIT is needed, particularly in relation to alternative broiler production systems in the US, finds a review in the July issue of Poultry Science.
Russia’s largest meat producer, the Cherkizovo Group, has announced a series of investments aimed at boosting regional pork and poultry production over the next two to three years, including the construction of a feed plant.
The DSM and Novozymes feed enzymes alliance today announced the commercial release of a ‘breakthrough’ second-generation protease for poultry production, ProAct 360.
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).
