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...
Dispatches from the Cornell Nutritional Conference
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.
Rabobank has published a new report showing how it sees opportunities for establishing soybean crushing in Indonesia, although there are some challenges as well.
Polish poultry and livestock producers are maintaining pressure on the government to postpone a ban on the use of GM feeds beyond the current January 1, 2019, deadline.
The African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in China will change the structure of the swine sector there, accelerating a consolidation trend, according to RaboResearch’s latest Pork Quarterly report.
Russian poultry and livestock producers are looking for the ways to save on feed costs, to boost their profitability, as feed prices continue to increase in that market, according to a new report.
Dispatches from World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town
The mycotoxin load in staple food and feed crops is likely to increase due to combination of climate change factors including increasing temperatures and CO2 levels, extreme wet and drought conditions, says an expert.
Dispatches from the World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town
Milk demand is growing rapidly in India but the lack of quality feed could jeopardize the country’s ambitious milk production plans in the coming years, says CEO of Lactalis India, Rahul Kumar.
Dispatches from World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town
A massive reduction in the mycotoxin load in DDGS, sensor led indication of toxin contamination of grains in silos as well as greatly enhanced biocontrol of aflatoxin development in the field – EU Horizon 2020 project, MyToolBox, has had a number of wins...
Dispatches from World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town
Africa will be home to 25% of the global population in 2050, and the demand for animal-sourced food is projected to be extraordinarily high on that continent in the coming decades, but production will be challenged to keep pace with consumption, says...
Dispatches from World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town
Policymakers globally have been weighing up the benefits of taxing meat, much in the same way as sugar, carbon emissions and tobacco. However, a Zurich based scientist and entrepreneur believes such a levy on meat would be disastrous.
Feed crop and agricultural producer sentiment about the year and future in declining, after a brief uplift in expectation in August, say industry analysts.
