Increased tariffs on feed and agricultural products, reduced market access and long-term market consequences are some of the fears mentioned as the US applies tariffs on trading partners.
Chr. Hansen says it has developed new probiotic Bacillus strains aimed at improving gut health in piglets; the Danish company is also undertaking further work to understand the mode of action of selected microbes for dairy health and production.
Tyson Foods is sinking $850m into the purchase of a rendering company as part of an ongoing push to increase company sustainability. It also is expected to increase Tyson’s footprint in the expanding feed ingredient sector.
The move by the EU Commission to ban poultry meat imports from 20 Brazilian processors would appear to be having a major impact on the sector there. Brazil's third largest poulttry processor, Aurora Alimentos, is set to pause work at one of its eight...
ADM says the additional manufacturing base, located in Effingham Illinois, will serve the livestock, poultry and pet food sectors. The factory went live on Monday [May 7].
DSM’s Q1 2018 results showed it benefited from the increase in vitamin A and E prices as a result of the global shortage, which set in after October 2017.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition says it is now in the process of generating mobile app versions of its rumen efficiency investigation (REI) audit tool for both the dairy and beef sectors, much like the app it has for silage evaluation, Lalsil.
A new aquaculture division is set to expand aqua feed ingredient and health product production while allowing for additional farmed species-focused research, says spokesperson.
German company, BASF, and Northern Ireland’s arc-net say they are collaborating to provide science-based data on environmental impacts along the animal production supply chain from feedstuffs and feed production to farming and manure management to slaughter....
Dairy farmers and feed compounders in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are the target customers of Berg + Schmidt's recently developed and locally derived rapeseed oil feed fat powders.
KnipBio and ICM have agreed a joint effort to work on a commercial-scale fermentation process for the biotech company's premium single cell protein ingredient for KnipBio Meal (KBM).
Traceable salmon production, feed innovation and antibiotic-free production are some of the elements involved with the establishment of a new, land-based salmon farm in Maine.
Unibio, a company producing a single cell protein for animal feed – Uniprotein – using methane as feedstock, has just made a new hire as it is set to ramp up production.
Amlan International says it has secured patents in China for several of its feed additives aimed at supporting intestinal health in poultry and post-weaning piglets.
The production of soybeans see more yield damage from the emergence of common ragweed than expected, however two-pass mitigation systems may provide a way to address the problem, says researcher.
German feed additives group, EW Nutrition, said it has acquired 51% of the shares in ICON, a company specialized in feed solutions for the Turkish livestock market.
BASF says it is on schedule in terms of getting its citral production plant in Ludwigshafen, in Germany up and running again after the fire at that facility in October 2017.
Evonik is shutting down its L-threonine production site in Hungary. The company said the factory in Kaba, which produces L-threonine under the brand name, ThreAMINO, would close at the end of next month.
Cargill has agreed to sell several Ontario-based grain and crop inputs sites, but plans to maintain its regional footprint through investments and updates in other company facilities.
A new North American coalition has formed to expand educational outreach and opportunities for insect producers that provide ingredients to the feed and food industries, says chairman.
ADM is restructuring its business units including its animal nutrition division as part of an ongoing effort to make the agribusiness group more agile.
Syngenta and feed grain producers, grain elevators and other industry stakeholders are asking the federal courts to approve a $1.5bn settlement in an effort to end an ongoing corn lawsuit.
Church & Dwight Co, the parent company of US feed additive and animal health company, Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production, has acquired a food safety focuses business.
Single-cell protein-based bio-astaxanthin may offer the aquafeed industry an inexpensive form of carotenoid for salmonids and shrimp, says KnipBio CEO.
Since the start of the year, several feed industry companies have announced new hires, advancement from within and the filing of new positions – some also have seen changes in leadership or to elected positions.
German chemical group, Evonik, is looking to promote its methionine product, MetAMINO, in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) based on what it sees as encouraging developments in meat production in those markets.
Insect feed ingredient producer Enterra is seeing new markets open as regulatory approvals for insect ingredient use expand in US, Canadian and EU markets.
Sustainability, outreach and research provide focus areas for the National Renderers Association as it looks toward product development and feed ingredients.
The global threat profile from mycotoxins in raw commodities and finished feeds is shifting significantly towards fumonisins, known to particularly affect corn and soy, according to detailed survey data from 2017.
Methane gas to feed protein producer, Calysta, says its protein product, branded as FeedKind, has been approved for use as an ingredient in organic systems for feed by Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G), the UK organic certification control body.
AFIA is seeking additional regulatory guidance and more information regarding work with animal feed-specific hazards and hazard mitigation in its ongoing efforts to help the industry address FSMA, says VP.
The US sorghum industry is denying any wrong-doing and calling for trade to continue as China begins anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations.
Archer Daniels Midland Company is expanding its specialty feed ingredients portfolio to include a fiber-degrading enzyme for use with poultry and swine diets, says nutritionist.
DSM and Evonik said that construction of their joint venture US$200m omega-3 fatty acid manufacturing facility at the Evonik site in Nebraska, US is underway and is proceeding according to plan.
Alltech is closing its algae facility in Winchester, Kentucky, saying the move was prompted by the need for more flexibility and less constraint in terms of algae production.
