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Feeding strategy speeds growth in Arctic charr, may unlock growth enhancing practices for farmed fish

15-Nov-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Improved understanding of refeeding and compensatory growth response in raised Arctic charr may provide new ways to enhance the growth of farmed fish, say researchers.

Evonik has acquired Belgian big data software provider Porphyrio

07-Nov-2018 By Jane Byrne

Evonik says it has completed the acquisition of Belgium’s Porphyrio, a KU Leuven spin-off delivering big data technology for poultry production to help farmers better manage, predict, and optimize their operations.

Dispatches from the Cornell Nutrition Conference

How NIR technology can reduce variability in dairy feeds and hike milk yield

06-Nov-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Miniaturizing NIR technology improves its utility and brings dairy producers closer to having daily feed assessments and improved corrections of feed variability needed for consistent milk production, says expert.

Evonik takes stake in smarter chicken farming start-up

05-Nov-2018 By Jane Byrne

Evonik, through its venture capital unit, has invested in a UK precision livestock start-up aimed at improving poultry production.

Summer rains may bring autumn mycotoxin challenges for US producers

31-Oct-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Wet weather in US corn-producing states is boosting mycotoxin presence in corn silage and could bring challenges for producers trying to use the feed ingredient, says an expert.

Dispatches from the Cornell Nutrition Conference

Dairy system model to examine complete production cycle

30-Oct-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

A new dairy system model would trace feed influence through the complete production cycle in an effort to improve system understanding, efficiency and environmental effect.

Evonik invests in technology that identifies gender of chick embryos in the egg

29-Oct-2018 By Jane Byrne

Evonik has invested in Dutch biotechnology start-up, In Ovo, a company focused on quick and reliable gender determination of chicken embryos in the egg to ensure the poultry farming industry can avoid the killing of male chicks.

Dispatches from the Cornell Nutrition Conference

Advancements in technology may lead to improved rumen function, fiber digestion

26-Oct-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

New technology could unlock additional nutrition from fibrous feed ingredients, as improvements in understanding the ruminal microbiome show potential paths to improve efficiency.

Dispatches from World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town

Research further demonstrates anti-inflammatory properties of AGPs, findings can support R&D on alternatives

23-Oct-2018 By Jane Byrne

A Biomin team has been working to shed some light on the mode of action of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs).

'Precision nutrition approach can lower feed costs and make dairy farming more sustainable'

23-Oct-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Tweaking the levels of crude protein and phosphorus in feed could provide dairy producers a way to reduce feed costs, improve farm profitability and limit unwanted nutrient emissions, says expert.

Dispatches from World Nutrition Forum in Cape Town

MyToolBox: Have mycotoxins finally met their match?

18-Oct-2018 By Jane Byrne

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...

US firm launches online forage analysis and additive supplementation guidance service

11-Oct-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

BioZyme is launching a new online tool aimed at informing cattle producers of hay quality and establishing if additional nutrition is needed.

Bühler looks to optimize feed and food drying

25-Sep-2018 By Jane Byrne

Bühler has launched a cloud-based digital feed and food drying service, MoisturePro, that it says boosts yield, while reducing costs and the environmental footprint of thermal processing in the feed and food industries.

Evonik adapts analytical NIR services to include unground raw feed materials

07-Sep-2018 By Jane Byrne

German specialty chemicals company, Evonik, says it has expanded its high-precision Near Infrared (NIR) analytical services to enable the content of raw, unground feed materials to be assessed as soon as they arrive at the feed mill.

US: Studies track in-feed FMD, ASF infection

07-Sep-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Ongoing swine health research seeks to track the potential for virus-infected feed to cause the related disease in pigs, says swine health center director.

Cargill invests in Indonesian aquaculture, feed center

30-Aug-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Feeding practices and standards for several freshwater species are among the educational focuses of Cargill’s Indonesia-based innovation center.

Supersize me: feeding Britain’s poultry mega farms

10-Aug-2018 By Lynda Searby

In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council, predicted the rise of poultry ‘mega farms’. FeedNavigator catches up with him to find out what implications this would have for the feed industry.

Feed, grain producers’ sentiment tanks as trade uncertainty continues

10-Aug-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Sentiments on the health of the US agricultural economy dropped in July, likely reflecting expected losses in income for feed crop producers and export market uncertainty, says analyst.

Feed link to PBDE accumulation in farmed salmon investigated

01-Aug-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The dominant factors governing polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners (PBDE) concentration in Atlantic salmon fillet are uptake via contaminated feed and fish growth, finds a study.

Dairy-focused app designed to aid trend tracking, boost performance

27-Jul-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Phibro’s feed additive-focused app aims to give dairy producers usable trend data on feed formulation, intake, animal production and health parameters.

Special Edition: Lowering the carbon footprint of feed

Do PEF category rules allow sound analysis of the ecological impacts of feed? Yes, says FEFAC

24-Jul-2018 By Jane Byrne

The EU feed industry finally has a robust and harmonized calculation methodology to assess the environmental footprint of compound feed production, and it is available to anyone that wants to use it, says trade group.

Special edition: lowering feed's carbon footprint

Feed goes green

23-Jul-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

In recent months, several companies have been highlighting efforts to reduce the carbon footprint generated by their feed production, while others have talked about ways to reduce the methane produced by cows.

Environmental questions raised about use of arsenic-based poultry feed additives

20-Jul-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

A team of researchers from the University of Alberta examined the transfer of arsenic (As) from feed additives through the production of chickens into poultry litter.

Intelligence below the surface: Fish-like sensor seeks to cut feed waste, support precision aquaculture

19-Jul-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Feed efficiency, fish health and water condition monitoring are all elements of Aquaai Corporation’s new sensing system designed to swim with farmed fish, says co-founder.

USDA seeks input on efforts to deter fraud in organic raw material supply

18-Jul-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) is counting on industry involvement as it looks to strengthen the regulations that govern enforcement in the US organic program.

Reports from VIV Europe 2018

‘Smart data is data that is biologically relevant, and data that can be actionable’

16-Jul-2018 By Jane Byrne

Big data is all about the volume and veracity of data but smart data considers whether the data is useful or not for a particular stage in the value chain, says Dr Tomas Norton, based at the Division of Animal and Human Health Engineering, KU Leuven in...

US organic feed crop demand sparks industry partnership

09-Jul-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

US company, AgriSecure, is partnering with Farmer’s Business Network to boost the organic feed grain production sector and improve traceability and availability for feed grain buyers, says CEO.

Move to increase barley use in feed in Canada

04-Jul-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Canadian Bio-Systems (CBS) has been closely examining the nutritional elements in feed barley in an effort to improve supports for the grain’s use in feed.

US team looks at practices to extend long-term use of forage fish in feed

03-Jul-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Cutting the use of fishmeal for non-carnivorous fish, terrestrial species along with improving the use of alterative ingredients are steps needed to extend the supply of fishmeal through 2050, says researcher.

Iowa State moves forward with new feed mill, research facility

02-Jul-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Iowa State University is moving forward with a $21.2m feed mill and grain science facility to support the state’s grain and livestock industries.

Cargill starts feed research with new style of artificial rumen

28-Jun-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Improved feed and feed ingredient research and faster nutritional trials are some of the reasons Cargill researchers have designed a dual-stream artificial rumen.

Reports from VIV Europe 2018

Big data 'can optimize feed production processes, provide real insights for farmers'

28-Jun-2018 By Jane Byrne

Big data from the feed mill’s perspective was the focus of a presentation at a Porphyrio seminar at VIV Europe 2018 last week.

Study shows feed efficiency gains in Canadian egg production over time

26-Jun-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Innovation in feed formulation has helped the Canadian egg industry reduce its environmental footprint during the last 50 years, says researcher.

Call for AgTech revolution to embrace the whole feed to food supply chain

25-Jun-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The use of AgTech needs to go beyond a focus on the farmer and integrate other parts of the production chain including feed mills and processors, says Robert Walker, CEO of Keenan, the Alltech owned cattle feed machinery business.

Canada sees multiple pathways to sustainable beef

08-Jun-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Technology, third-party audits, multiple stakeholders and financial incentive are all elements playing a role in developing a sustainable beef industry in Canada, says VP.

US: Cargill in water and cattle sustainability initiative

05-Jun-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Cargill is starting a three-year collaborative project with The Nature Conservancy and Nestle Purina to reduce the water used in feed crop production and improve the sustainability of cattle production in Nebraska.

Nutreco reaching for the moon in radical innovation chase

31-May-2018 By Jane Byrne

As the winner of its 2018 feed tech challenge is announced, Viggo Halseth, chief innovation officer at Nutreco, gives us his perspective on the victor. He also discussed the Dutch group’s innovation pipeline, and its hunt for what he called “moonshot”...

What role exists for IoT technologies in the feed industry?

31-May-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Dairy and beef producers may be among those most interested in using connected technologies to track livestock, feed intake and dietary reformulations, according to recent industry analysis.

ABN looks to make farm data capture ‘relevant and effective’

29-May-2018 By Jane Byrne

ABN, a UK manufacturer of pig and poultry compound feed, has recently rolled out a technical suite designed to improve efficiencies across poultry businesses.

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