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.
Animal feed related startups, among others, are being encouraged to participate in this year’s FoodBytes! Pitch – Rabobank’s innovation discovery platform.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is working to build upon the US animal feed industry’s success in exporting feed, feed ingredient and pet food products and it is encouraging TPA renewal.
US company, Balchem Corporation, is investing US$5m to expand manufacturing capabilities at its site in Covington, Virginia, boosting the production of key nutrients used in animal nutrition and health markets globally.
EU industry experts believe a proposal that would allow the feeding of processed animal proteins (PAP) from poultry to pigs and pig PAPs to poultry again has a good chance of gaining approval this week, under a EU Commission committee voting procedure,...
The Organic Soybean Processors of America has filed a petition with the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and the US International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that organic soybean meal (OSM) from India is being sold in the US at less than fair value....
Prices for amino acids including lysine, threonine and tryptophan are showing a slight downward trend from the record-highs of late, according to data from Swiss trading and data platform, Kemiex.
US corn and soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) bounced after the release of the prospective plantings report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday.
A new paper describes the current knowledge of feed as a risk for swine viruses and the opportunities for mitigating the risk to protect US pork production and the global swine population from ASF and other animal diseases.
The preliminary findings of a Danish study suggest supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids in gestational diets could increase the birth weight of piglets while the use of antioxidants in those diets may improve both birth weight and uniformity of the...
A lack of long-term funding continues to hinder the implementation of national action plans on reducing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), says the OECD in new report.
An EU action plan on organic farming, launched by the EU Commission today, aims at reaching the target of 25% of agricultural land under organic farming by 2030, as well as a significant increase in organic aquaculture.
Green Plains, which has been transforming its business from traditional ethanol into a sustainable biorefinery platform producing value-add ingredients, says it has achieved a milestone in terms of its protein production goals.
UK feed and agrisupply industry representatives, the AIC, said there are a great number of challenges facing agriculture and food production in the UK that more efficient breeding technologies could help address.
China’s COFCO Corporation is reportedly set to combine its international agriculture trading business platform with several domestic entities to enable it to compete on a more equal footing with ag trading powerhouses: Cargill, Bunge, ADM, and Louis Dreyfus...
A series of online events, hosted by a raft of European experts, will run in April and May to mark the end of two collaborative EU Horizon-2020 funded projects – Leg Value and TRUE - that aimed to empower legume-supported food and feed production across...
Analysts see an ‘active pipeline of earning enhancing acquisitions’ for specialist feed additives group, Anpario, across the UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
A new project aims to develop new types of faba beans, ones that are suitable for cultivation in Denmark, in a bid to decrease the country’s reliance on imported soy for livestock feed.
Deep Branch, a startup using microbes to convert CO2 from industrial emissions into high-value feed proteins, today announced it has completed an €8M (US$9.5m) Series A investment round.
Nutreco looks to accelerate action to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, address climate change and decouple the business from deforestation risk in its new sustainability strategy.
This week saw the Northern Ireland located agri technology company, Devenish, set out international growth plans and announce a strategy to raise capital in order to realize those ambitions.
Biomin, which is now part of DSM, has announced the launch today of its mycotoxin control product, Mycofix Plus 5.Z with ZENzyme, in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
Unibio says Danish Agro’s testing of its single cell protein (SCP), branded as Uniprotein, shows it can partially replace high-quality products such as potato protein and prime fishmeal in starter piglet diets without zinc oxide.
In an update regarding the status of its manufacturing facility in Chocolate Bayou, Texas, following the winter storms, Novus says production of methionine hydroxy analogue (HMTBa) is expected to get underway again in mid-March.
A grass biorefinery project run over two years in Ireland has just published its final results, with several co-products produced showing great promise for dairy and pig diets.
Insect protein producer, Nutrition Technologies, has opened its new industrial-scale factory in Malaysia and has just closed a US$5m fundraising round.
The US Department of Commerce has announced its preliminary determination that methionine imports from France, Spain and Japan have been illegally dumped in the US.
The demand for insect protein, mainly as an ingredient in feed and pet food, could reach half a million metric tons by 2030, up from today’s market of around 10,000 metric tons, predict the authors of a new RaboResearch report.
Cargill, in a virtual event today [January 11], opened its new premix animal nutrition facility in Lewisburg, Ohio. The build represents a US$50m investment from the company.
Development of alternative strategies to antibiotics and zinc oxide in swine diets should integrate the role of vitamins for gastrointestinal functionality, finds a review.
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has responded positively to the UK government’s new consultation, launched today, on the future legislative approach to gene editing of crops and livestock in England.
Suspended exports from Argentina has increased demand for maize from Brazil and the US, pushing up global prices, according to the latest market analysis from AHDB.
French and Polish feed additives players, NUQO and Aditech Polska, have signed a partnership agreement to develop and distribute the French company’s technologies in Poland and in the Baltic countries.
In an exclusive, Asbjørn Børsting, FEFAC president, looks ahead to what is in store for the EU feed industry for the coming year, highlighting priorities for the sector and pending challenges.
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) US$200K for 2021 through the Market Access Program (MAP) to support increasing access to US feed products abroad....
Dutch fish feed and animal nutrition group, Nutreco, is aiming to source soy and oil palm ingredients by 2025 that are free from both legal and illegal deforestation, with the purpose of limiting its impact on biodiversity and climate change.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company plans to end production of dry lysine in the first half of 2021 after the global supply increased faster than actual demand. The company is working with customers to ensure a smooth transition before ending production...
Scotland’s whisky industry and biotechnology innovators are continuing to up their game to try and find new sustainable solutions from whisky co-products such as animal feed, while a new barley based vodka from Finland sees benefits for pig farmers as...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reporting, for the second consecutive year, an increase in the sales of medically important antibiotics for farmed animals in the US.
BASF and Adifo say their new software partnership will advance feed formulation and support more sustainable animal protein production as sustainability can now be a used as a parameter in feed formulations and rations.