Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) generated substantial profits in the first half of 2022, saying it capitalized on its diversified business portfolio and global network to manage global trade challenges and the fall-out from the war in Ukraine.
The Singapore headquartered company aims to use the proceeds to fund an expansion into new markets; launch new products; accelerate R&D; and create new strategic partnerships, with a new JV facility elsewhere in Southeast Asia on the horizon.
Last week saw two corporate giants come together to initiate a project aimed at significantly expanding regenerative agriculture practices across their shared North American supply chains.
Texas, US based, Core Protein LLC, is bringing a court case against Unibio US APS over the protein innovator’s alleged threatened termination of an exclusive licensing agreement.
European based ingredient and technology suppliers, feed formulation experts and farmers have collaborated on the development and launch of a new shrimp feed.
Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco's livestock feed business, has launched a comprehensive antibiotic reduction campaign tailored to the challenges of livestock stakeholders globally.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is investing to accelerate Bactolife’s objective of developing effective and affordable food and feed ingredients to combat some of the largest gut health issues worldwide.
Animal nutrition has an important role to play in positively influencing animal resilience and much research is underway to unlock the potential of functional ingredients, says ADM.
There is a new focus in poultry microbiome research, with specialists now looking more at function and metabolic pathways, rather than the conventional approach that placed emphasis on microbial composition, says DSM.
UFAC-UK, the UK nutrition and supplement company, is to debut its palm-free fat supplement called Enviro-lac this month, it says it has been proven to increase dairy cow milk yields, quality and offer a lower carbon footprint than palm-oil supplements....
Smart silo technology provider, Nanolike, is continuing the expansion of its connected feed bin sensors internationally with the technology now available in 18 countries, including the UK.
Novus has been actively working to capture global industry expertise and share it in different formats with farmers involved in monogastric production.
Beta Hatch, currently the largest producer of mealworms in North America, is flagging the sustainability of its production site at its flagship operation in Cashmere, Washington.
Jefo Nutrition says there are over 30 different stressors can affect the health and performance of dairy cows. It has launched a new online resource identifying research and resources that help farmers understand and manage stress.
Danone Manifesto Ventures, the corporate venture arm of food and beverage company Danone, led a US$7m Series A funding round in Symbrosia, a Hawai’i-based startup that has developed a feed additive made from red seaweed.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition has developed a tool to predict the negative impact that heat stress has on milk yield and milk quality for dairy cows, milk yield for dairy sheep and goats and growth for beef cattle.
With Perstorp having recently been divested by its private equity owners, we get the low down on the implications of the acquisition for the Swedish company's animal nutrition business.
Andritz Feed and Biofuel launched process efficiency targeted technology at VICTAM International 2022, held in Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, The Netherlands, in tandem with VIV Europe.
DSM has reached an agreement to acquire Prodap, a Brazilian animal nutrition and technology company looking to drive efficiency and sustainability in animal farming.
US based Scoular, one of the leading feedstuffs, grains, and oilseeds distributors in Indonesia and Myanmar, is adding another market to its distribution footprint in the Asia-Pacific: Vietnam.
Single cell protein innovator, Deep Branch, is collaborating with the National Power Company of Iceland, Landsvirkjun, to assess the feasibility of building its first commercial-scale plant in Iceland.
Gnubiotics has secured a strategic partnership agreement with US agribusiness giant, ADM, on microbiome-targeted innovation for pet health and wellbeing.
Insectum ApS, founded in 2018 and based on the island of Funen in Denmark, is getting ready to roll out large, self-ventilating plug-and-play Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae rearing units.
Through its SeaFurther program, Cargill’s aqua nutrition business has identified ‘hot spots’ where salmon and trout companies can immediately improve their operations, to help reduce carbon emissions, one being feed formulation.
Evonik has resumed operations at its Mepron plant in Mobile, Alabama, meaning it will once again supply the US milk and dairy markets from a local source.
Beneo is investing €50m (US$52.8m) in a new pulse processing site in Offstein, Germany. The new facility will produce protein ingredients for food and feed.
Specialty chemical company, BASF, reports a renewed focus on agricultural innovation aimed at supporting food security for future generations, while minimizing the impact of farming on the climate and the environment.
Agribusiness giant, ADM, has announced a multi-million dollar project that will see its oilseed facility in Mainz, Germany have the capability to process non-GMO soybeans.
Trial work provides evidence DL-Methionine is more efficient than hydroxy analogues of methionine, not only for weight gain and FCR, but also in terms of protein retention, says Evonik.
Mini-insect farm developer, Better Origin, has raised $16m. The funding round was led by Balderton Capital but existing investors Fly Ventures and Metavallon VC also participated.
Belgian business, the Colruyt Group, is expanding its minority interest in The Seaweed Company to 21%. The retail group was already a shareholder in the Dutch startup.
US based Perdue AgriBusiness, an independent operating division of Perdue Farms Inc, is to plough US$59.1m into an expansion project at its soy crushing plant in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Arbiom has received a grant of €12m (US$13.2m) from the France Relance investment program. The French-US company is focused on the production of proteins for feed and food applications, based on the use of agricultural and wood residues.
