The Polish government look sets to postpone the impending ban on genetically modified (GM) livestock feed and GM derived feed ingredients through to December 31, 2020.
Cow nutrition, especially in the dry period, in the last three months, seems to be of high importance for the ability of the calf to deal with pathogens, to respond properly to vaccines and to deal with feed ingredients, said Dr Hans-Joachim Schuberth...
DSM said its move to innovate, to extend its eubiotics platform underlines its commitment to support industry’s efforts to reduce the use of antibiotics, as it launches a new poultry targeted essential oils product.
Several US feed crop grower organizations said they hope to see positive trade outcomes from a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Argentina.
Pig farmers in Northwestern Europe are working under tremendous constraints today, in terms of a shift away from antibiotics usage, the removal of zinc oxide and a reduction in copper inclusion levels. Agrifirm says it was mindful of those developments...
InnovaFeed, an Evry, France-based biotech company producing Black Soldier Fly (BSF) derived protein for the feed industry, has raised another €40m in funding from international investors, bringing to over €55m the total amount of funds it has generated...
Cargill, which has a strategic partnership with Irish technology start-up, Cainthus, to bring its groundbreaking AI technology to dairy farms across the world, said it would be accelerating the commercial deployment of the visual tracking system from...
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is asking the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revise its methodology when determining support levels for feed crop and agricultural producers in an expected second support round.
Lowering protein levels and increasing fermentable carbohydrates in concentrates fed to dairy cows on pasture may boost nitrogen use efficiency and reduce emissions into the environment, say researchers.
Functional lipids and medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) fit quite well with the aquaculture business, says an executive at Berg + Schmidt, the German fats supplier.
The continued upward trend of poultry placings in the UK could well increase retail feed sector demand for wheat this season, according to analysts at the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
French company, Phileo Lesaffre Animal Care, launched a new generation of its live Saccharomyces cerevisiae product, ActiSaf Sc 47 HR+, and a new technical service at EuroTier last week.
Cargill has been involved in a strategic partnership with phytogenic feed additive producer, Delacon, since July 2017. We spoke to Tarun Keswani, regional director for Cargill’s micro nutrition business in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), at EuroTier...
A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report estimates that Polish corn production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 will be reduced by 20% on the previous year’s output, coming in at 3.2m metric tons (MMT).
Chelating propionic acid with calcium may boost the growth, feed efficiency and survival rate of farmed silver catfish facing disease challenge, say researchers.
The second International Sorghum Congress took place on 7-8 November 2018 in Milan, Italy. The event looked at how sorghum could compete with other cereals both in terms of profitability for farmers and economic and nutritional interest for users in both...
Austria headquartered plant feed additives producer, Delacon, is looking to tackle post-weaning challenges in piglets with its new plant based product.
Beta Hatch is scaling up production of its insect-based protein feed ingredient along with carrying out continuing research to lower production costs with the aid of $630,000 in National Science Foundation funding.
Alternative markets, new storage solutions and additional testing are among the ways being suggested to address possible high levels of mycotoxins in Canadian feed corn.
Almost all classes of nutrients can act like hormones, and some feed additives may need to be reconsidered in terms of their role in signaling, says researcher.
Dutch feed and agribusiness group, Agrifirm, and insect protein and oils producer, Protix, have announced that they will be collaborating on a range of new initiatives using insect-based ingredients in products for the broiler, layer and pig sectors in...
Chinese animal feed maker, Tangrenshen Group, confirmed on Tuesday this week that independent analysis of feed made by one of its units had ruled out the presence of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus, according to Reuters.
Agrivida, the Massachusetts-based biotechnology startup, announced last week that it was making its enzyme-expressing corn feed ingredient, Grainzyme Phytase, available to the US poultry market.
Blended functional oils boost milk fat production, support dairy cow production during heat stress and could provide producers an alternative to ionophore use in diets, say researchers.
Colonization of gut microbiota in mammals during early life is vital to host health. Further understanding of the dynamics of intestinal microbial colonization in piglets via dietary interventions may possibly contribute to better piglet performance.
The organizers of EuroTier, the major biennial animal husbandry trade show taking place this week in Hannover, have announced that they will be introducing EuroTier Middle East, EuroTier South America and EuroTier China in 2019.
Improved understanding of refeeding and compensatory growth response in raised Arctic charr may provide new ways to enhance the growth of farmed fish, say researchers.
Multiple agricultural advocacy organizations are supporting proposed federal legislation calling for a pause on industry mergers and the creation of a committee to review future consolidation efforts.
Supplementing dairy cow diets with DHA and choline may be a way to address fatty liver disease, stemming from a new understanding of fatty acid nutrition and the bovine lipidome.
Danish fish feed group, BioMar, reported a 2% increase in volumes sold in its third quarter (Q3) for 2018, which it said mainly derived from the acquisition of Alimentsa in Ecuador and strong sales in Chile; its reported lower sales in Norway.
Rabobank has published a new report showing how it sees opportunities for establishing soybean crushing in Indonesia, although there are some challenges as well.
