All news articles for August 2019

© GettyImages/Baloncici

Cargill gets green-light for omega-3 producing canola

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Cargill has received approval to grow biotech, omega-3 producing canola, in the US providing the next step in ongoing work to commercialize an alternative ingredient for use in aquaculture feeds.

© GettyImages/locknloadlabrador

News in Brief

FDA looks to improve access to medicated feed data for industry

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

As part of the continued effort to improve transparency and public access to information about approved animal drugs, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it has made medicated feed-related information more accessible and user-friendly.

© GettyImages

AIC launches new palm oil credit purchase scheme

By Jane Byrne

AIC, the trade group representing the interests of the feed manufacturing industry and other agri-supply businesses in the UK, said its new Palm Oil Credit Scheme (APOCS) has been developed in conjunction with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)...

© GettyImages/TodorovNikifor

Large wheat crop but EU rapeseed prospects remain poor

By Jane Byrne

Large wheat crops are expected for the EU, US and Ukraine, while the improved US weather outlook and large Black Sea crop forecasts are pressuring maize prices, according to the latest AHDB grains and oilseeds market review.

© GettyImages/ApplebyTexas

ADM faces federal fine following fatality at Iowa grain silo

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company and BWC Industrial Services are contesting over $63K in combined fines issued by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following a feed storage facility fire and explosion at an grain silo in...

Unibio CEO and SAGIA representatives sign MOU in relation to kick-starting single cell protein (SCP) production in Saudi Arabia

Unibio looks to build single cell protein plant in Saudi Arabia

By Jane Byrne

Single cell protein (SCP) producer, Unibio, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the General Investment Authority of Saudi Arabia (SAGIA) to initiate a project to produce feed proteins from methane gas in that market.