Newly formed food and feed processing company Philafrica sets out plans for expansion across Southern Africa, where it plans to invest $50-100m over the next two years, with the feed sector earmarked as a focus for growth.
The Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS) and other stakeholders have endorsed a manifesto calling for an end to the destruction of forests and native vegetation in the Cerrado region of Brazil.
Sustainable production, regional market snapshots and feed ingredients to support raising robust fish were among the topics debated on the final day of this year's IFFO conference.
The decisive vote due today on the reauthorization of the EU license for the controversial herbicide, glyphosate, did not take place - it was postponed.
Aqua-Spark, the investment fund for sustainable aquaculture, has backed two technology providers it says will make fish healthier and farming more efficient.
Agribusiness group, Cargill, says it has signed a binding agreement to acquire immune function and digestive health technology focused provider, Diamond V.
To discuss that question and more, FeedNavigator is hosting a free to access webinar – Early Calf Nutrition – next Tuesday – 31 October at 4.30PM CET (Paris).
Talking up the quality of fishmeal and fish oil and ways to address alternative ingredients was one of the topics on the table for the opening day of the marine ingredients organization’s (IFFO) annual conference.
Trouw Nutrition researchers say they are continuing to glean insights into the effects of early nutrition and management on the development of the dairy cow.
US company, Novus, has garnered a positive opinion from EFSA for the use of its feed additive – a benzoic acid, calcium formate and fumaric acid combination – in poultry.
Nursery pigs may maintain growth and performance when higher levels of dried distillers grains with solubles are added to their feed if diets are balanced or enzymes are used, says researcher.
To help farmers improve the marketability of their feed and food grains, FarmLead is now offering a grain testing service which provides 24-hour access to labs and results, says CEO.
Environment Committee MEPs have called for a full ban on glyphosate-based herbicides in the EU by December 2020 and immediate restrictions on the use of the substance.
A group of French trout farmers have started using insect protein in the diets of their fish – the move is part of a tie-up between a local insect meal producer, InnovaFeed, and retailing giant, Auchan.
Adding seaweed to shrimp feed may improve membrane fluidity and immune functioning allowing shrimp to better weather temperature flux, say researchers.
Pipeline looks to establish an organic and non-GMO supply chain in North American, with related investments pegged in around $300-$500m over the next several years, says CEO.
The UK’s national pig association (NPA) said it would continue to explore options for using zinc oxide in piglet diets after the UK leaves the European Union.
Feed ingredient, AlgaPrime DHA, developed jointly by Bunge and Corbion, took top honors fat at the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s innovation competition at the GOAL in Dublin last week.
South Korean livestock and feed manufacturer, Harim Group, announced this week that its subsidiary, Farmsco, has acquired the feed and poultry-breeding units of Indonesia’s Sujaya Group, writes Business Korea.
A Buenos Aires based company says it has developed a non-genetically modified (GM) soy supply chain over the past three years that avoids the use of traders, and allows it focus on traceability.
Initiatives that improve quality of pasture in terms of animal nutrition and health of land or that help farmers achieve welfare-based certifications are the aim of a grant series being offered by FACT.
Organic feed crop growth and development, along with organic feed trials are among the areas being funded in a set of 24 grant projects awarded by NIFA.
Recommendations on vitamin and mineral supplements in the feed for Atlantic salmon need updating, says Norway's National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES).
Cargill’s new software tool is said to contain key production components related to broiler economic performance to deliver optimal feeding strategies.
An ongoing lawsuit against Purina Animal Nutrition and Texas Farm Product Company is being allowed to continue after a US District Court judge ruled on a series of motions to dismiss.
Primary processing may reduce the amino acid levels and amino acid digestibility in feed materials, factors currently not accounted for in feed tables, says a Dutch academic.
We take a look back of some of the stories in the past 24 months that proved popular in relation to acquisitions, market expansion, R&D and international projects aimed at supporting feed industry development in Africa and the Middle East (MEA) regions....
The updated INRA-CIRAD-AFZ feed value tables take account of new ruminant feeding system, novel ingredients such as insects as well as environmental impact data, says one of the developers.