All news articles for May 2020

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US microbiome-focused Ascus generates $46m in Series B round

By Jane Byrne

US endomicrobial-based products producer, Ascus Bioscience, said the US$46m it has secured in a Series B funding round leaves it well positioned to continue expanding its sales and servicing teams, and to advance new and existing products in its product...

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Post-COVID-19: USDA sees sluggish EU dairy production for 2020

By Jane Byrne

The USDA estimates that 2020 EU dairy production will be stagnant relative to 2019 due to global market volatility and lower demand for dairy products following the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly during the spring and summer months.

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Leading licorice supplier targets feed industry

By Jane Byrne

Ingredients producer, BGG, says its manufacturing site in Xinjiang, China has become the first licorice production facility in the world to obtain GMP+ FSA certification based on GMP+ C6 of the GMP+ international standard, allowing it to boost its feed...

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Changes to Lysine supply in the EU: Be ready for the transition

By Jane Byrne

New EU regulation re-authorizing the various forms of the essential amino acid, Lysine, that can be placed on the EU market brings plenty of changes, says Didier Jans, managing director, SERRPA, a consultancy specialized in regulatory and public affairs.

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Special Edition: Feed Safety

The safety challenges around liquid pig feeding

By Jane Byrne

Preserving and maintaining the shelf life of liquid pig feed requires nutritional and microbial knowledge, says Trouw Nutrition feed safety expert.

The plant-based market will continue to grow

Plant-based meat alternatives market set for growth

By Michelle Perrett

The global plant-based meat alternatives market is expected to hit US$3.6bn in value this year and increase to $4.2bn in 2021, showing growth of 17%, a new report from analysts Research & Markets has revealed.

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How will COVID-19 change the shape of US feed production?

By Jane Byrne

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the landscape for the US animal feed industry, how it is operating today, and how the industry will continue feeding livestock, poultry and pets into the future, says Robert Cooper, IFEEDER executive director.

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US set for bumper corn crop

By Jane Byrne

The latest WASDE report from the USDA put the US 2020/21 corn crop at the highest level for over 30 years.

Top 10 news stories in April 2020

Top 10 news stories in April 2020

By Jane Byrne

Coronavirus stories were evidently the hard hitters last month but the most read piece in April was actually one about the sanctions Cargill faced over reported feed manufacturing violations at a plant in the US.

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News in Brief

COVID-19: French trade show SPACE 2020 is cancelled

By Jane Byrne

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting crisis, SPACE 2020, which was scheduled to take place from September 15-18 at the Rennes Exhibition Centre in France, is not going ahead.

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Bord Bia launches Grass Fed Standard

By Jim Cornall

Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, has launched a Grass Fed Standard, which it says is the world’s first on a national scale, that allows it to track and verify the percentage of grass consumed in the diet of Irish dairy herds.