The Iowa Crop Improvement Association is supporting Iowa State University’s work on a new feed mill and grain science complex with a $1.5m gift to help fund construction and development.
Mountaire Farms was one of several US poultry companies with multiple feed mills, along with other production facilities, that earned awards of distinction for safety practices at the US National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry.
The FDA has published guidance around voluntarily bringing the remaining approved animal drugs containing antimicrobials of human medical importance under the oversight of licensed veterinarians in the US.
The US Department of Agriculture is providing $1.7m in funding to support Swine Health Information Center efforts to research and help address the outbreak and spread of African Swine Fever in Vietnam.
Work to build a new feed technology center at the University of Illinois is seeing in-state support from Illinois-based ADM and AGCO, which provided $2.5m in funding and 200,000 bushels of grain storage, respectively.
The Minnesota-based agro-giant, Cargill, announced last week that it was establishing a facility at the University of Illinois’ research park to provide students a place to evaluate and address feed and grain industry challenges.
Canadian feed manufacturer, Country Junction Feeds, has acquired Cowlick Minerals with an eye toward growing its ability to generate premixes and support cow-calf operators, says manager.
New technology developed to store, and transport black soldier fly larvae seeks to address producer challenges and help specialize and simplify the production process to increase small and mid-size facilities, says developer.
Tilapia processing waste may provide an alternative and less expensive protein source to use in place of fishmeal in shrimp feeds while supporting shrimp production, Brazilian researchers say.
Unibio is partnering with Core Protein to establish a methane-to-protein production facility in Texas to supply the US and international feed markets with single cell protein.
Perdue AgriBusiness acquires organic, non-GMO oilseed crush, production facilities from the financially troubled specialty producer, Hart AgStrong LLC to expand company production of specialty feed and food ingredients.
Co-Alliance and Farmer’s Grain & Feed Co. are in the start up phase and turning on their joint venture feed mill in Indiana following more than a year of construction.
Weather-delayed planting, variable crop maturity and crop damage could all provide a basis for mycotoxin presence in the current feed crop, says an expert with Alltech.
Cargill has received approval to grow biotech, omega-3 producing canola, in the US providing the next step in ongoing work to commercialize an alternative ingredient for use in aquaculture feeds.
The Portuguese government has taken a hardline position against the threatened strike there by truckers’ unions, demanding 50-100% minimum transport services during the work stoppage, a level that would certainly lessen the impacts of any industrial action.
Dairy cow nutrition is underpinning research priorities for a newly establish Dairy Innovation Hub in Wisconsin, which seeks to support dairy producers in the state, says professor.
A planned, indefinite strike by lorry drivers in Portugal could paralyze its feed industry and other agri-food sectors heavily reliant on goods deliveries, warns the country’s feed trade group.
The US National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has proposed revisions to the US grain inspection law to make it more reliable, transparent and cost-effective.
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company and BWC Industrial Services are contesting over $63K in combined fines issued by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following a feed storage facility fire and explosion at an grain silo in...
Severe weather and ongoing trade challenges between the US and China contributed to a decline in second-quarter earnings for Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).
The Deluxe Feeds feed mill in Sheldon, Iowa in the US is continuing to operate following an onsite fire and explosion, in which there were no injuries.
A new report recommends the introduction of E10, petrol containing up to 10% ethanol, in Ireland’s fuel mix. The study also discusses the potential for domestic production of ethanol and DDGS, the feed co-product.
La Coop fédérée is acquiring the integrated pork production assets of F. Ménard in a deal that includes hog production, animal feed milling facilities and processing sites.
Despite the expectation of a record corn crop and ongoing production expansion, poultry and swine producers face challenges in accessing the feed ingredient, says analyst.
Paul Featherstone, procurement director, Sugarich, a UK-based former foodstuff processing business, shares his concerns about any proposals to re-introduce swill back into the animal and, ultimately, human food chain.
With a return to average yields, the USDA forecasts record soybean production in Brazil for 2019/20 but predicts lower exports on the expectation of lower demand for soy from China.
US chicken industry changes position producers to weather variable feed costs and changes in trade and demand as the sector prepares for growing challenges, says analyst.
Market diversification, feed production and research into valued added processing of soy were some of the drivers for setting up a new soy crush and biodiesel production facility in Minnesota.
Global expansion plans and interest in supporting a developing dairy sector are spurring a dairy-focused joint venture for two international cooperatives.
The iGrain hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) app was developed to make it easier for grain managers in feed mills and other milling operations to utilize CO2 monitoring technology and to get definite answers regarding grain quality condition....
Cargill is working to acquire a Brazil-based producer of swine feed and nutritional products as part of an ongoing focus covering both the region and industry.
Spray dried porcine plasma (SDPP) producer, Darling Ingredients, continually runs tests to ensure virus inactivation through processing of that ingredient.
Insect growers, feed producers and other industry stakeholders are being asked to weigh in on proposed industry guidance regarding the Canadian registration process for insect-derived feed ingredients.
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Tracking feed intake, herd nutritional health and milk composition are a few of the areas addressed by new technologies developed for the dairy industry, but wide-spread adoption still faces some hurdles.
Two days into Victam International 2019 in Cologne, the evident trend on the show floor was the domination of aqua feed and pet food processing innovation, with feed machinery manufacturers citing growth and higher margins in both sectors as the rationale...
The outbreak of African Swine Fever in Asia may bring both challenges and opportunities to US feed producers as export demand dwindles initially and livestock producers seek to fill animal protein demands, says analyst.
A pollution exclusion in an insurance policy for Minnesota based fat recycling firm, Restaurant Recycling, protects the insurer from having to defend the feed ingredient producer in a lawsuit brought by a local pork producer over tainted feed, rules a...
SomaDetect’s milk sensor and analytical algorithms look to provide producers with information on cows’ reproductive status and health along with the influence of feed rations on milk components.
AquaSim, Skretting’s digital tool for helping shrimp and fish farmers optimize productivity, has been developed to include models for new species and to monitor new parameters such as temperature, oxygen and salinity.
In an effort to help address the spread of the African Swine Fever, OIE is starting a global program to control disease spread, eradication and related economic loss.
UK feed manufacturer, l’Anson Brothers, is to invest £12m (US$15.2m) in new production facility, in what will be the biggest single investment in the company’s history.
A paper detailing the research done into alternative processes for the production of expeller soybean meal (SBM) from European grown soybeans and trials done in broilers in the UK has just been published.
