All news articles for January 2019

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News in Brief

Syngenta R&D head to take on innovation role at DSM

By Jane Byrne

DSM has announced that, Rob van Leen, chief innovation officer (CIO), and member of the executive committee of the Dutch group, has decided to leave the company in the second half of 2019.

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DSM sets up JV with Chinese vitamin E producer

By Jane Byrne

DSM reported today [January 29] that it intends to create a joint venture with Nenter in China, which will include all that company’s production and related assets for vitamin E.

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Platform aims to increase UK’s supplies of sustainable soy

By Jane Byrne

Several regional platforms are materializing across Europe, alongside the global Roundtable for Responsible Soy (RTRS), to encourage domestic retailers and traders to buy only responsibly sourced soy. One such is the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soy (UKRT).

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US feed industry, USDA welcomes government reopen

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

After a record-setting 35 days, the partial government shutdown in the US ended Friday [January 25]. The current arrangement opens government agencies for at least the next three weeks.

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UK launches action plan on antimicrobial resistance

By Jane Byrne

The UK government has published a five-year national action plan and a longer-term 20 year vision for how the UK will contribute to containing and controlling antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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Hemp groups seek regulatory approval for in-feed use

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Several US organizations and companies are exploring the potential uses of hemp-derived products in animal feed and seeking to support ingredients through the regulatory process.

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Oilseeds supported by trade deal optimism

By Jane Byrne

CRM AgriCommodities says global oilseeds values have edged higher this week as markets sensed a more optimistic tone in the trade negotiation between the US and China.

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special edition: feed protein innovation

Trials underway on Arbiom's wood to feed protein ingredient

By Jane Byrne

Arbiom, a developer of non-food biomass processing technology, announced last month that it had successfully produced tonnage quantities of its high protein feed ingredient derived from wood at a combined 80,000-L industrial fermentation scale, with partners...

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ADM buys up rest of UK grain trader

By Jane Byrne

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% of British grain merchant, Gleadell Agriculture Ltd, from French cooperative group, InVivo.

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Improved feed conversion ratio (FCR) in UK pig herd

By Jane Byrne

In the year up to September 2018, the feed conversion ratio (FCR) for the UK pig herd had improved compared to the 2017 average, according to the latest Agrosoft data, cited by the AHDB in a report

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Special Edition: Feed Protein Innovation

How to drive efficient duckweed production using dairy factory wastewater

By Jane Byrne

In late 2017, we reported on an Irish project, Newtrients, involving the capture of essential nutrients from dairy processing wastewater to grow duckweed as a novel feed protein. Some 13 months on, we hear from the project leader as to the targets met...