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Huvepharma calls a halt to IPO process

01-Jul-2021 By Jane Byrne

Bulgaria headquartered animal health and feed additives company, Huvepharma, has decided not to proceed with a listing on Amsterdam Euronext, it has halted its planned initial public offering (IPO).

€10m backed EU research project aims at greater insights into animal-microbiota interactions

24-Jun-2021 By Jane Byrne

Animal nutrition and feed additive producer, Biomin, recently announced its involvement in a four-year long, €10m (US$11.9m) EU-backed research consortium effort to address the challenges of pig and poultry production.

Is Belgian animal nutrition ingredients distributor Azelis IPO bound?

18-Jun-2021 By Jane Byrne

Swedish private equity group, EQT, is said to be considering an initial public offering (IPO) of Azelis, according to a report on Bloomberg.

Huvepharma set to list on Euronext

14-Jun-2021 By Jane Byrne

Bulgaria headquartered animal health and feed additives company, Huvepharma, announced today it will list on the Euronext, Amsterdam.

DSM and Novozymes look to boost amino acid digestibility in poultry diets

10-Jun-2021 By Jane Byrne

The DSM and Novozymes feed enzymes alliance today announced the commercial release of a ‘breakthrough’ second-generation protease for poultry production, ProAct 360.

Brexit related feed trade problems persist

27-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

The AIC, the UK feed industry representatives, says some of its members are still encountering trade challenges as a result of the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement (TCA) between the UK and EU, which came into force on January 1, 2021.

Revamped AB Neo business sees collective strength in neonate nutrition expertise and innovation

11-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

AB Agri is bringing several independent businesses focusing on neonate feed products together under the umbrella brand of AB Neo.

ADM acquires Vietnamese premix player, strengthens its industrial and commercial coverage in a key feed market

29-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

Wisium, part of ADM’s international premix brand, is expanding in Vietnam with the acquisition of Golden Farm Production & Commerce Company Limited.

ForFarmers innovation lead: ‘If you don’t take research leaps, you may not get the breakthroughs’

23-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

Precision feeding in swine, and methane emissions mitigation strategies in ruminants are just two of around 50 research projects occupying the experts based at the ForFarmers Nutrition Innovation Center (NIC).

Rabobank seeks startups focused on feed efficiency for its FoodBytes! platform

09-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

Animal feed related startups, among others, are being encouraged to participate in this year’s FoodBytes! Pitch – Rabobank’s innovation discovery platform.

AFIA stresses importance of trade for US feed industry as it calls for TPA renewal

08-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is working to build upon the US animal feed industry’s success in exporting feed, feed ingredient and pet food products and it is encouraging TPA renewal.

DSM: Increased focus on sustainability in agribusiness sector, pressure growing on animal protein companies to step up

01-Apr-2021 By Jane Byrne

Sustainability led innovation is fundamental today for companies in the agribusiness sector, says DSM.

ADM set to close two animal nutrition factories in France

26-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is planning to close two production plants at its animal nutrition division in France, as first reported by Reuters.

Green Plains achieves ‘breakthrough’ in its ambition to produce high protein feed ingredients

23-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

Green Plains, which has been transforming its business from traditional ethanol into a sustainable biorefinery platform producing value-add ingredients, says it has achieved a milestone in terms of its protein production goals.

Nutreco sets out bold new sustainability strategy

12-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

Nutreco looks to accelerate action to slash greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, address climate change and decouple the business from deforestation risk in its new sustainability strategy.

Devenish seeking investment for global expansion

12-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

This week saw the Northern Ireland located agri technology company, Devenish, set out international growth plans and announce a strategy to raise capital in order to realize those ambitions.

UK feed exports to EU hit as not all countries applying the same controls

05-Mar-2021 By Jane Byrne

The AIC, the feed industry representatives in the UK, say challenges persist in terms of exporting feeds to the EU.

Novus in R&D alliance with biotech company Agrivida

14-Jan-2021 By Jane Byrne

Feed additives player, Novus International, has announced a technology partnership with US biotechnology company, Agrivida.

UK feed imports faring better than exports following EU exit

12-Jan-2021 By Jane Byrne

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.

Round-up: EFSA publishes feed additive authorization renewal guidance, RTRS seeks feedback on new soy standard and Azelis signs UK distribution deal with Perstorp

08-Jan-2021 By Jane Byrne

EFSA has published new guidance on the information applicants need to include in their dossiers for the renewal of the authorization of feed additives.

Will BASF and Adifo software tie-up see the end of ‘least cost' feed formulation model?

11-Dec-2020 By Jane Byrne

BASF and Adifo say their new software partnership will advance feed formulation and support more sustainable animal protein production as sustainability can now be a used as a parameter in feed formulations and rations.

Evonik develops mobile NIR tool aimed at improved ingredient management and feed quality

03-Dec-2020 By Jane Byrne

Evonik has launched AMINONIR Portable, a mobile near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) service that includes amino acid calibrations.

Dietary fiber has potential to boost intestinal health in monogastric animals

25-Nov-2020 By Jane Byrne

Dietary fiber has received a considerable amount of attention in recent years with fiber components demonstrating beneficial effects in chickens and pigs.

Industry flags challenges for ‘generic’ feed additives linked to limits of EU regulation

27-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

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.

Tool to make Salmonella detection in poultry feed less challenging

26-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

In detecting Salmonella in feed, it is essential to use suitable methodology, says a team of researchers based at the USDA-ARS National Poultry Research Center, in Athens Georgia and pathogen control provider, Anitox.

Indukern refutes reports it is shedding feed and pharma distribution division

08-Oct-2020 By Jane Byrne

Spain headquartered, Indukern Group, has rebuffed any suggestions it is looking to divest its chemical distribution business focused on the feed, food, vet and pharma sectors.

Feed additives and pesticide residues risk analysis models under spotlight

31-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

EFSA and the EMA have been requested to help EU Commission to develop a common approach on exposure assessment methodologies for residues from veterinary medicinal products (VMPs), feed additives and pesticides residues in food of animal origin.

New $5m Chinese animal nutrition factory gives DuPont increased agility

31-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

DuPont announced last week the opening of a new animal nutrition manufacturing plant in Wuxi, China to the value of around US$5m.

Sustainability is core to DSM, says VP as company launches strategic animal farming initiative

25-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

DSM says it is building on its work to date on feed enzymes, on algae derived omega-3 and on methane emissions reduction to lead what it terms a robust and achievable transformation worldwide in sustainable animal protein production.

Supporting the dairy cow’s immune system

21-Aug-2020 By Lynda Searby

Large scale on-farm studies involving over 1,200 herds across the US and Europe are said to demonstrate the ability of a nutritional supplement from Phibro Animal Health to help dairy cows maintain a healthy immune system.

CBS reveals US expansion plans and ambitions to harness post-antibiotic opportunities

14-Aug-2020 By Lynda Searby

Canadian Bio-Systems (CBS), the Calgary-headquartered manufacturer of enzyme supplements and enhanced yeast products, has set out its stall in the US market with the launch of CBS America.

People on the Move: August 2020

11-Aug-2020 By Jane Byrne

We track hires and retirees over the past month in feed, premix and additive companies as well as people taking on roles in feed related associations.

EFSA backs mycotoxin-deactivating silage additive

21-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

Biomin says a positive opinion from EFSA could pay the wave for EU authorization of its FUMzyme branded mycotoxin-deactivating enzyme for use in silages.

Vietnam postpones move to impose maximum levels for Salmonella and heavy metals in feed ingredients

03-Jul-2020 By Jane Byrne

The Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has decided to postpone the implementation of new maximum levels (MLs) for Salmonella and heavy metals in feed ingredients of plant origin for one year, until July 1, 2021, for further review...

Special Edition: Gut health and immunity

Yeast culture can boost intestinal health of aged layers

29-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

Yeast culture supplementation improved the performance of aged laying hens, potentially through the upregulation of intestinal digestive enzyme activities and intestinal health-related gene expression, finds a study.

FDA move will boost feed trade: AFIA

23-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) says the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has achieved a long-awaited major milestone that will boost the trade of US feed products abroad.

DuPont launches ‘gold standard’ in phytase enzymes

02-Jun-2020 By Jane Byrne

DuPont today announced the launch of the a new phytase enzyme, Axtra PHY GOLD, which it flagged as capable of delivering significant feed cost savings to producers, while helping to reduce challenges faced during feed production like environmental impact.

Coronavirus: UK businesses get guidance on reformulation and labelling of feed

17-Apr-2020 By Jane Byrne

The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has provided legal clarification on reformulation and feed labelling in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) and other UK organizations had requested the guidance.

COVID-19: Likely drop in EU feed demand in H2 2020 due to market disruptions

16-Apr-2020 By Jane Byrne

The EU feed sector has noted significant improvement of the COVID-19 outbreak triggered EU ‘Green Lane’ system over the past week, said FEFAC. However, it is still not business as usual throughout the feed supply chain, other obstacles remain.

FEFAC: Feed safety will not be compromised by new EU Commission COVID-19 measures

01-Apr-2020 By Jane Byrne

The EU Commission published measures on March 30 that allows member states to carry out official controls on the agri-food chain - animals, plants food and feed - on a more flexible basis, in order to tackle the specific challenges of the situation due...

US: Coronavirus prompts demands for changes to feed, grain transport rules

27-Mar-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The US National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) is seeking clarity and flexibility in federal transportation regulations for feed, feed ingredient, grain and agricultural products to support producers during the COVID-19 outbreak.

US feed companies must provide data to aid exports to China

18-Mar-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

As elements of the phase one trade deal between the US and China are implemented, the US Food and Drug Administration is gathering details about feed companies that wish to export to China.

Jump in online animal feed sales in China due to coronavirus

12-Mar-2020 By Jane Byrne

E-commerce sales of animal feed have risen in the past few weeks in China, according to Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace, as reported by Reuters.

The second of a two-part dive into US trade deals

US trade deals spell change for the feed industry

09-Mar-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Improving facility, product registration and renewal processes and ending ingredient bans were top priorities for the AFIA during trade deal negotiations with China, says expert.

special edition: reports from IPPE

AFIA outlines feed industry priorities at IPPE

28-Feb-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The American Feed Industry Association is promoting steps to improve feed industry biosecurity and supporting US-based and international work to improve feed ingredient registration, says VP.

special edition: reports from IPPE

US feed industry talks sustainability at IPPE

26-Feb-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The US Poultry & Egg Association, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) sponsored an Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit at IPPE to address how to optimize US feed and animal production practices...

Coronavirus: Spike in demand for feed, food and pharma ingredients

24-Feb-2020 By Jane Byrne

The coronavirus outbreak has triggered a spike in spot demand for food, feed and pharma ingredients along with price volatility in the past two weeks, says Kemiex.

Part 1 of a two-part dive into US trade deals

US trade deals spell change for the feed industry

24-Feb-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The revised trade agreement negotiated by the US, Mexico and Canada is expected to improve provisions on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and reduce non-trade barriers, says expert.

special edition: reports from IPPE

AB Vista showcases gut-training ‘stimbiotic’ additive at IPPE

21-Feb-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

AB Vista is highlighting the role its blended ingredient plays in prompting the monogastric gut microbiome to develop more rapidly and improve fiber degradation.

special edition: reports from IPPE

Novus head looks to support employees, streamline focus

20-Feb-2020 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

A review of core business and acquisition opportunities is underway at Novus International, along with moves to ensure staff are empowered, says incoming CEO.