Benjamin Bodart, director of UK based, grain and oilseeds sector analysis firm, CRM AgriCommodities, gave us the low down on those commodities for the next few months and beyond.
We caught up with WWF global soy lead, Jean Franҫois Timmers, to hear if the organization believes the feed sector has made large or small strides towards sustainable sourcing this year and what actions WWF is carrying out in this regard in 2018.
Vitamin shortage, feed’s role in the circular economy, future EU protein policy and the public image of the sector will be some of the dominant themes of 2018 for the European feed sector.
The EU Commission's proposal to deny authorization of formaldehyde as a feed additive for use as a preservative and hygiene condition enhancer has been backed by a qualified majority of EU countries.
Crop innovation rather than animal health and nutrition is attracting the AgTech money, says TechAccel. However, it noted some of the leading animal health and nutrition opportunities for venture capital firms to direct some of their money towards.
A Polish PhD thesis focused on the effect polyphenol supplementation in poultry diets has on meat oxidative stability has taken top honors in the third edition of the Nor Feed Award.
French biotech company, Deinove, says the results of extensive in vivo efficacy and bioavailability trials on its bacteria derived carotenoid compounds in poultry and fish diets will be released next month.
The parent of Canadian salmon producer, Cooke Aquaculture, has finalized the acquisition of US fishmeal and fishoil producer, Omega Protein Corporation.
US agricultural producer sentiment turned lower in November, driven by a decline in optimism about future economic conditions in agriculture, says David Widmar, senior research associate at the Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture.
Chinese owned Adisseo announced the acquisition of Belgium head quartered feed additives company, Nutriad, on 12 December. It said the move was part of its strategy to strengthen its position in the specialties business. Erik Visser, CEO of Nutriad, spoke...
French animal health and nutrition group, Neovia, has acquired Epicore, a North American company specialized in the manufacture of larval feed and probiotics for the global aquaculture market, targeting shrimp in particular.
A House of Commons committee inquiry heard oral evidence from livestock industry players about the implications of uncertainty generated by Brexit for trade in agricultural goods.
The prevalence of aflatoxins in feed crops around the globe makes the presence of this mycotoxin a particular concern, says Trouw Nutrition’s mycotoxin risk management team.
The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) offices in Venezuela and Chile noted that feed and agricultural exports from the US to Chile are expected to see an all-time high this fiscal year.
Great Plains Processing is starting work on a new production site to address increased market demand, footprint and diversify its product offerings, says president.
GMP+ International says the feed sector needs to be as alert as the horsemeat-hit food industry has shown itself to be in recent years in relation to fraud in the supply chain.
Following positive results in young pigs and broilers in relation to feed efficiency, Australian drug delivery company, Phosphagenics, said its TPM, a vitamin E-derived feed additive, has shown additional benefits for birds experiencing heat stress.
Blockchain can benefit agribusiness by bringing down trade transaction costs, increasing transparency in supply chains, giving smaller companies competitive strength and also bringing new business opportunities in terms of data services, says an expert.
Reducing crude protein levels and monitoring dietary net energy levels may offer producers a way to improve feed efficiency in heavy pigs, say researchers.
As vitamin E and A prices increase due to the recent supply constraints, animal nutrition companies are proposing interim strategies to lower financial stress for end users.
Feed additive producer, Nutriad, which operates four laboratories and five plants located in Belgium, Spain, the UK, China and the US, has been bought by Chinese group, Adisseo.
Ascus Biosciences is looking to translate research focused on sampling and identifying communities of microbes in the rumen of high performing dairy cows into a health and production focused feed supplement.
Timberfish Technologies and Five & 20 Spirts and Brewing are working together to trial a wastewater and by-product recycling venture that feeds and produces a range of species including catfish and trout.
Offering farmed tilapia a diet with lower levels of digestible protein and more digestible energy may boost egg weight, larvae survival, say researchers.
A vote is due next week on the tabled EU Commission proposal to deny authorization of formaldehyde as a feed additive for use as a preservative and hygiene condition enhancer.
Although feed type and intake can aid enteric methane emission calculations, uncertainties continue for estimating manure-generate emissions, says researcher.
Scientists in Ireland are working on a process to produce duckweed for use in animal feed by capturing essential nutrients in wastewater from dairy processing plants.
As reports of supplies of vitamins A and E become very tight, the industry worldwide will have to manage the shortfall for several months, says UK feed and crop protection sectors’ trade group, Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC).
ForFarmers says it has signed an agreement to sell its arable activities to CZAV, a Dutch cooperative with a strong position in arable products in the south of the Netherlands.
An international team of researchers saw positive effects from mixed organic acids in the diet on performance, serum immunity, intestinal morphology and microbiota in the weaned piglets.
The sale and distribution of antibiotics approved for use in food-producing animals in the US decreased by 10% from 2015 to 2016, according to a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report released on Thursday.
Only 1-2% of global soy production is certified responsible, but RTRS president Marina Engels believes that figure could jump to 10% in five years if demand for credits and produce increases.
Regreen Organics is partnering with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to showcase a waste recycling system able to produce feed ingredients; it does not rely on incineration, leaves behind no waste or byproducts and is done in just 30 minutes,...
