Dairy farmers in the northern hemisphere should start thinking about managing this year’s silage in order to reduce input costs and improve their farm’s environmental footprint, a dairy consultant has said.
Progress has been achieved in advancing EU regulation concerning gene-edited plants, but there remains a need for refinement, highlight FEFAC and FEDIOL.
The transformative impact of interventions supporting Iraqi farmers is evident through the implementation of innovative animal feed crops and sustainable practices, according to Dr Salah El Hajj Hassan, the Iraqi representative of the UN Food and Agricultural...
Scientists have developed new prediction models that bring them a step closer to being able to meet the metabolizable protein requirements of beef cattle without under- or over-feeding.
In late December, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released an update on its efforts to reduce the use of soybean meal (SBM) in animal feed.
Cattle farmers have been advised that adding liquid molasses to straw can make it more palatable, allowing silage to be saved and fed to higher priority stock if reserves are tight.
Moving to a circular food production system will necessitate feed strategies based on co-products that will render the concept of FCR irrelevant, according to animal nutritionists.
To address the climate crisis, a paradigm shift in the global livestock sector is not an option—it is a necessity. But in a new study, agrifood and biodiversity experts ask how and where this transformation should occur.
More affordable feed, a key factor for production in the EU, is providing some relief for dairy farmers as farmgate milk prices decline globally, finds the latest dairy quarterly report from Rabobank.
Valio’s sustainability bonus scheme for Finnish dairy farmers was updated at the start of this month. The goal of the initiative is to increase cattle grazing, biodiversity, and climate actions.
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) have launched a new project aimed at benefitting 1,500 farmers in Niger.
Plants derived from random in vitro mutagenesis techniques should not fall under EU GMO regulation, confirms the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in a ruling this week.
UK feed industry representatives, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), acknowledged the progress made in the new UK environmental improvement plan but says more detail is needed.
Alltech Crop Science has acquired Ideagro, a Spanish company focused on the analysis and testing of food products, agricultural inputs and the development of microorganisms.
Last week saw US senator, Tammy Baldwin, lead a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter to the US FDA encouraging the agency to review the role that feed additives play in achieving the Biden Administration’s goal of halving economy-wide GHGs by 2030...
Leading European feed manufacturer, ForFarmers, expects raw material and energy prices to remain high, given the worrying political situation between Russia and Ukraine.
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) says the passing of HR 4996, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021, will address some of the bottlenecks stifling the export of feed, feed ingredients and pet food products at American ports.
Using nutrient kinetics as part of diet formulation enables pig producers to use raw materials in a targeted way, allowing higher inclusion levels of more cost-effective local feedstuffs, say two animal nutrition specialists.
EU compound feed production has been negatively impacted by the spread of animal diseases but boosted by the continuing global grain market rally this year, according to data from FEFAC.
The findings of initial research conducted in Northern Ireland indicate that willow leaves and branches could reduce methane emissions in livestock production.
Grōv Technologies announced that they have signed a definitive agreement with a dairy operation in drought stricken, West Texas, to build what will be the largest controlled environment feed center in the US.
A new project is looking to provide scientific support for accurate measurement of US dairy’s GHG footprint in relation to feed production and also set the stage for new market opportunities related to carbon, water quality and soil health.
Industrial compound feed production in the EU and UK remained stable in 2020 despite the combined effect of the spread of animal diseases including African swine fever (ASF) and Avian influenza (HPAI) along with the disruption brought on by the COVID-19...
Dairy nutrition and management consultancy firm, Dellait, has completed the acquisition of the Nutretain forage preservation business from BritAm Nutritional Concepts, Inc.
A European Commission study finds that the current GMO legislation, adopted in 2001, is not fit for purpose in terms of new techniques that alter the genome of an organism.
Grōv Technologies has signed a deal with River Ranch Dairy to help further its goal of becoming more sustainable and drought resistant through the adoption of Grōv's automated indoor feed technology.
Mootral, a Swiss-British Agritech firm, is launching the world’s first carbon credits generated from methane emission reductions in cattle, linked to its feed supplement made from garlic extracts - Mootral Ruminant - that it says is proven to lower methane...
Early examination of corn for use in 2021 feed production suggests the need for producers to continue to check for mycotoxin presence and be aware of where they source their feed ingredients, says Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco’s animal nutrition division.
US corn and soybean prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) bounced after the release of the prospective plantings report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday.
Biomin, which is now part of DSM, has announced the launch today of its mycotoxin control product, Mycofix Plus 5.Z with ZENzyme, in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
A grass biorefinery project run over two years in Ireland has just published its final results, with several co-products produced showing great promise for dairy and pig diets.
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.
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.
