Manufacturers

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Nebraska feed company hit with $101,000 OSHA fine

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Nutrition Services, Inc. faces a $101,898 fine from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for alleged safety violations found in an on-site visit.

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Danish group invests in aqua feed research facility in Chile

BioMar looks to bolster expertise in functional fish feeds

By Jane Byrne

BioMar is to acquire 30% of a feed research center in Chile, in a move the Danish fish feed company says will allow it to focus on the development on functional feeds and fish welfare.

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De Heus opens feed facility in Myanmar

By Jane Byrne

Dutch feed giant, De Heus, has invested €10m in a new feed plant in Myanmar, in a move it says will bolster its position in Asia.

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New Cargill dairy feed plant in India

By Jane Byrne

Cargill has inaugurated a $10m dairy feed plant in the Punjab in India that aims to produce 10,000 metric tons of feed per month and feed 75,000 cows per day.

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Fermented feed: will pig producers buy into it?

By Lynda Searby

Fermented feed is becoming increasingly attractive, with some pig producers seeing a return in investment in as little as a year, thanks to refinements and improvements to ForFarmers’ fermented feed concept. 

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NGFA, AFIA call for revision of VFD’s electronic records policy

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) want the FDA to remove "an unnecessary and costly regulatory reporting burden" in a manner they said would be consistent with other recent agency decisions.

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Shrimp feed protocols entering ‘golden era’, Skretting predicts

By Paul Gander

Nutreco-owned fish and shrimp feed manufacturer, Skretting, has presented new shrimp feed protocols for South America, combining tailored nutrition with optimised feeding schedules, as evidence that shrimp production is entering a “golden era” of efficiency...

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US on track for record corn crop

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

US corn crop looks to set a new record and beat the output levels of 2014 by 324m bushels says the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Deal sees it buy Coops Mengvoeders

De Heus adds to its compound feed capabilities

By Jane Byrne

Global feed producer, De Heus, said it has strengthened its position in the east of the Netherlands by taking over family owned feed producer, Coops Mengvoeders.

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Phibro pushes FDA to have carbadox kept on market

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Citing new safety research and veterinarian opinions, Phibro Animal Health is advocating for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop trying to remove approvals for carbadox.