All news articles for July 2017

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Is lab meat an existential threat to the animal feed industry?

By Paul Cuatrecasas

Will an acceleration in the meat reduction trend and the hunt for substitutes spell eventual doom for the feed sector and the livestock industry it serves? Yes, says Paul Cuatrecasas, CEO of Aquaa Partners. He claims there is increasing evidence that...

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Banned growth promoter substance found on Irish farm

By Jane Byrne

Cows on a farm in Co Monaghan tested positive for the growth promoter drug, clenbuterol, last year, according to the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM) report on its residue control program for 2016.

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More countries back EU soy declaration

By Jane Byrne

A German-Hungarian proposal has been backed by 13 EU member states; they signed the European Soy declaration yesterday (17 July).