French insect protein producer, Ÿnsect, says an EFSA opinion that mealworms are safe for human consumption is decisive for the European and French insect protein industry.
Brazil based soy suppliers to the salmon industry will implement a 100% deforestation and conversion free soybean value chain with August 2020 as their cut-off date. No soy grown on land deforested after this deadline will be traded.
No known feed additive or feed material import problems have been reported by UK companies following the EU exit, says UK feed sector representatives, the AIC.
The FDA is seeking public comment on a potential approach to defining how long certain medically important antimicrobials are used for in feed for farmed animals in the US.
A new digital resource has been created to help companies in the animal feed supply chain better understand and address how the demand for animal protein products – and subsequently animal feed – affects the environment, including air, land, soil, water...
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has responded positively to the UK government’s new consultation, launched today, on the future legislative approach to gene editing of crops and livestock in England.
Sweden’s Perstorp Group, a global leader in the specialty chemicals market with a focus on polyols, advanced chemicals and animal nutrition, has been granted a liquidity enhancing Revolving Credit Facility of SEK 600m (US$73.1m)
The strike by oilseed workers in Argentina has been brought to an end. Soy crushing companies signed a contract with the country’s oilseed workers unions last week.
In an exclusive, Asbjørn Børsting, FEFAC president, looks ahead to what is in store for the EU feed industry for the coming year, highlighting priorities for the sector and pending challenges.
The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) US$200K for 2021 through the Market Access Program (MAP) to support increasing access to US feed products abroad....
Dutch fish feed and animal nutrition group, Nutreco, is aiming to source soy and oil palm ingredients by 2025 that are free from both legal and illegal deforestation, with the purpose of limiting its impact on biodiversity and climate change.
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) is calling on the UK government to negotiate an ‘orientation phase’ starting from January 1 next year that can be staggered over the coming 12 months, with it citing a lack of preparation on behalf of officials...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reporting, for the second consecutive year, an increase in the sales of medically important antibiotics for farmed animals in the US.
The Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) is exploring new ways to further refine and improve the accuracy of traceability at the farm level in Brazil’s Cerrado region, as it members achieve and even surpass the targets the group set around soy sourcing traceability...
Valio, Finland’s largest dairy cooperative, and Netherlands-based Royal DSM, have signed a collaboration agreement to reduce the carbon footprint of dairy production in Finland.
As Brexit negotiations teeter on the brink of collapse, European farmers, the EU agriculture trade and food sectors have outlined five actions for the European Commission and the UK
EFSA has adopted the renewal guidance for EU feed additive applications, aimed at helping applicants with the preparation of dossiers for the renewal of the authorization of feed additives in line with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
The UK’s National Pig Association (NPA) has stressed the sector’s commitment to sustainable sourcing of soy, as the UK government looks to introduce new laws designed to halt agri-commodity related deforestation.
The risk of avian influenza moving into previously unaffected European countries is high, according to an update published today by EFSA which shows that the virus is spreading rapidly across the continent.
Almost all supermarkets in France – Carrefour, Casino, Auchan, Lidl, Système U, Mousquetaires and Leclerc – announced measures to end the use of soy produced on deforested land this week, according to a release from French campaigners, Canopée.
AIC Services, part of the UK feed trade group, Agriculture Industries Confederation (AIC), has established a training program for its Feed Adviser Register (FAR) members on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and how effective nutrition can form part of the...
Following a cyber incident at the start of the month, UK fuel, food and feed distributor, the NWF Group, says it acted promptly to instigate precautionary measures, engaging specialist external support to limit the damage and manage the incident.
Recently released economic research from the University of Kent, University of Reading and IHS Markit, reveals the extent to which UK consumers dislike food produced using production methods such as hormones in beef, and chlorine washed chicken.
Agribusiness giant, Bunge, says its recently released 9th Non-Deforestation Progress Report highlights additional progress the group has made toward its goal of achieving deforestation-free value chains worldwide by 2025.
As the Agriculture Bill was passed into UK law yesterday [November 11], lauded as a 'landmark moment' for post-Brexit farming, an online conference, run by UK feed industry representatives, stressed the importance of sustainability and trade....
Earlier this week we heard about the wish-list of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) as the Biden administration prepares the transition to power. Now it is the turn of the US National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) to lay out its priorities...
The latest USDA world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE), released on Tuesday, provides further insight into where markets could be going, according to the AHDB.
As US President-elect Joe Biden prepares for the transition of power, we talk to Constance Cullman, president and CEO of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), as to what the organisation is hoping for in terms of support for the feed sector,...
NWF Group plc, the specialist distributor of fuel, food and feed across the UK, has reported that its IT systems in its feeds and fuels division have been hacked.
Sales of antibiotics for livestock in Europe have fallen again, with the latest data signifying a reduction of over a third in antimicrobial usage in farm animals in the region between 2011 and 2018.
The decreasing number of ‘generic’ feed additive products and supplier companies in the EU was identified as a growing concern by industry during a virtual conference today.
EU feed trade group, FEFAC, has welcomed the European Commission’s recognition of feed materials and additives as part of the solution to help reduce methane emissions from cattle farming.
The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has penalized Hi Peak Feeds Limited over safety violations that led to an incident, nearly two years ago, where part of an employee’s arm was severed by a moving conveyor.
EU associations representing a raft of food and feed sectors have been stressing in recent weeks that molasses should not be included in the list of potential advanced fuels under the EU Renewable Energy Directive (REDII).
The EU Commission has asked EFSA for an opinion on the risks for animal and human health linked to the presence of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) in feed and food.
Gain Animal Nutrition has identified the contaminated ingredient that led to issues with its horse feed products in France earlier this month. Its bagged ruminant feed gets the all-clear.
China’s commerce ministry (MOFCOM) has ended its anti-dumping investigation against imports of methionine originating in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan, and will not be implementing tariffs on such imports.
Ireland’s Gain Animal Nutrition has placed a “temporary hold” on the sale of some of its bagged ruminant feed product lines as a “precautionary measure”.
Greenpeace has released misleading, inaccurate data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from EU animal agriculture, alleges a UC Davis professor in a Twitter tirade.
One of the terminals at Port of Itaqui, in the state of Maranhão in Brazil, has obtained Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS) Chain of Custody certification, with soy trader, Cargill, helping to speed up the process, according to a report from the RTRS...
A no-deal Brexit would be extremely harmful for the EU agri-food chain, says three lobby groups in a joint statement released yesterday [September 24].
