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From flooring to feed, closed lumber mill turns to organic feed production

26-Mar-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

A once-shuttered lumber mill is being refitted to generate organic dairy cattle feed for Silver Sage Farms and is set to start production this summer, says general manager.

Illinois feed mill warned about labeling, cleanliness

26-Mar-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Alpha Feed Mill needs to check it medicated feed labels and registrations, address new regulations and clean up its production facilities, say FDA inspectors.

Tariff tiff: Louis Dreyfus Company sees earnings boost

25-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

Agribusiness group, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), reported higher annual profits saying its oilseed division benefited from the US-China tariff war.

New investments in poultry feed mills in Egypt, more local corn planting

25-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

An increase in corn planting area in Egypt is a direct result of capital being ploughed into the country's poultry production and feed sectors, finds a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) GAIN report.

US injuries, deaths decline as grain dust explosions rise

25-Mar-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The number of grain dust explosions increased in the US last year, however, related injuries and fatalities fell, says expert.

UK regulator investigating ForFarmers deal

21-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking comment on ForFarmers UK's planned purchase of Bowerings Animal Feeds.

News in Brief

France: Strike, fire puts soybean crushing on hold at Bunge plant

19-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

Production at Bunge’s soybean crushing plant in Brest, France has been on hold for a number of days due to a strike following a fire in a storage silo, the company told Reuters yesterday [March 18].

Team pitches alternative to conventional fishmeal processing

18-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

The findings of a new study suggest that a novel production process can efficiently concentrate proteins from complex bone-rich fish by-products and produce a pure protein ingredient for aquaculture diets.

BioMar ties up loose ends in Chile with factory buy-out

15-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

Danish fish feed maker, BioMar, has acquired the 50% remaining shares in the Chilean factory, APSA, ending what is said was over 10 years of successful collaboration with salmon, trout and tilapia producer, AquaChile, in the operation of that facility....

Agrifirm sees increase in net earnings

15-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

Despite a slight decrease in revenue, Dutch feed and agribusiness group, Agrifirm, saw its net profit grow by 14.6% in 2018 to €44m (US$49.8m).

Coating bacteriophage may boost stability, use as antibiotic alternative in aquafeed

13-Mar-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Applying bacteriophage to fish feeding using a WPI coating may stabilize phage delivery and boost use over time, in water, and during fish digestion, says researcher.

Danish feed firm, BioMar, feeling the strain in Norway

08-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

BioMar, in releasing its financial results for FY 2018, said the business performed well in certain geographies and species, except in Norway where the company did not win the sales contracts expected.

Reports from IPPE

AFIA highlights FSMA rollout, streamlining ingredient approvals

08-Mar-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Supporting feed and ingredient producers through the increasing application of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements and improving ingredient approvals inform AFIA priorities.

Entobel builds commercial-scale insect protein factory in Vietnam

07-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

Entobel, a biotech company specialized in insect-derived feed protein, with production activities based in Vietnam since 2013, has raised €1m (US$1.13m) in funding, and its first commercial production plant is just about to go live.

Putting grass protein to the test in pigs

06-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

Researchers based at Aarhus University in Foulum, Denmark are optimistic they can partially replace traditional protein ingredients like soy with clover grass in organic pig feed.

De Heus takes majority stake in Ukrainian feed producer

05-Mar-2019 By Jane Byrne

Dutch feed manufacturer, De Heus, says it has signed a deal to acquire a majority stake in D-Mix in Ukraine, giving it a foothold in feed manufacturing in that country after 10 years of exporting product to Ukraine.

Reports from IPPE

AFIA: Good biosecurity essential for tackling ASF

05-Mar-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

AFIA works to address foreign animal disease concerns, promote a safe feed supply and prompt open communication about risk with biosecurity guidance development, says director.

Pipeline Foods grows organic footprint with facilities tie-up

01-Mar-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Pipeline Foods is expanding its position in the US organic feed and food grain supply chain with an investment in more facilities, staff and new regions, says CEO.

Guidance for EU insect food and feed sector in how to implement best hygiene practices

25-Feb-2019 By Jane Byrne

Brussels based, International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF), has just unveiled a guidance document on the best practices in quality and hygienic insect production

reports from IPPE

Assessing soybean meal for trypsin inhibitors

25-Feb-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Trypsin inhibitor levels in soybean meal vary by country and region, but they do not necessarily correspond with urease activity and need to be measured separately, says researcher.

French insect protein producer, Ÿnsect, raises $125m in an investment round

21-Feb-2019 By Jane Byrne

French mealworm derived protein producer, Ÿnsect, has just raised millions in an investment round.

Reports from IPPE

AgTech may boost feed traceability, improve ration formulation

21-Feb-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Sensors, AI or predictive processing and blockchain have been touted as some of the technologies set to revolutionize the feed and animal production industries. An industry expert gave IPPE trade show attendees the low-down on some of those.

ForFarmers shutting feed mill in the UK

19-Feb-2019 By Jane Byrne

ForFarmers UK is to close its site in Blandford, which is in Dorset in England, in the second quarter of 2019, with the loss of 30 jobs.

Evonik: Veramaris algal oil does not contain or consist of GMOs

18-Feb-2019 By Jane Byrne

Evonik says the algal oil produced through its joint venture with DSM – Veramaris - is a non-GMO product, and was recently recognized by a non-GMO standard in Germany.

UK ethanol and feed producer Vivergo Fuels recorded huge losses before shutdown

15-Feb-2019 By Jane Byrne

Accounts just filed by Vivergo Fuels, a UK ethanol producer and a leading feed - DDGS - supplier in the UK market, show that, in the year up to the end of August, just before the plant closed, it made a loss before tax of £68.6m (US$87.9m).

Portuguese insect feed start-up to build first full-scale production unit in 2019

05-Feb-2019 By Jane Byrne

Portuguese start-up, EntoGreen, says construction will begin on its first commercial scale black soldier fly (BSF) derived feed protein facility at the end of this year. The company was established in 2014.

ASF spread sparks AFIA biosecurity guidance review, suggestions

01-Feb-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The America Feed Industry Association (AIFA) is asking compound feed, premix and feed ingredient manufacturers to reassess their biosecurity practices as African swine fever continues to spread internationally.

German retailer puts algal oil fed salmon on shelves

31-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

German retail chain, Kaufland, which is part of the German Schwarz Group along with discounter Lid, will be offering an omega-3 rich algal oil fed salmon at its stores from this year.

special edition: feed protein innovation

Showcasing feed protein developments and innovation

30-Jan-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Broilers, swine production support global feed growth past 1.1bn metric tons

30-Jan-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Global feed production set a new record in 2018 with 3% growth, reaching total production levels of more than 1.1bn metric tons, says Alltech CEO.

special edition: feed protein innovation

Trials underway on Arbiom's wood to feed protein ingredient

18-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

Arbiom, a developer of non-food biomass processing technology, announced last month that it had successfully produced tonnage quantities of its high protein feed ingredient derived from wood at a combined 80,000-L industrial fermentation scale, with partners...

Special Edition: Feed Protein Innovation

How to drive efficient duckweed production using dairy factory wastewater

15-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

In late 2017, we reported on an Irish project, Newtrients, involving the capture of essential nutrients from dairy processing wastewater to grow duckweed as a novel feed protein. Some 13 months on, we hear from the project leader as to the targets met...

US companies form JV to improve aquaculture feed

20-Dec-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Green Plains Inc. and Optimal Fish Food LLC are looking to nutritional quality and new ingredient use in an aquaculture-focused joint venture.

Spotlight on former foodstuffs sector: Concern over packaging residues in feed

18-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

An article in the Guardian, published on Saturday December 15, has raised the issue of plastic packaging residues in animal feed.

Ridley salmon feed plant build progressing quickly, set to go on stream in first half of 2019

18-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

Ridley Corporation Limited, the Australian feed manufacturer, says it is expecting its new fish feed extrusion plant in Westbury, Tasmania to be commissioned ahead of schedule.

special edition: aquaculture feed innovation

Skretting has upgraded its integrated feed concept for RAS

14-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

Skretting, a pioneer in diets specifically designed for recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), has upgraded its integrated feed concept for the closed containment farmed fish production method.

Special Edition: Aquaculture Feed Innovation

Danish insect production kick-started

13-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

Danish company, ENORM, has been awarded a grant from the government to establish the country’s first industrial insect production site, based on the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) .

‘Large mills are seeing the economies of scale and the opportunities provided by liquid solutions’

11-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

Finding ways to improve feed mill efficiency, ramping production, reducing process variability, ensuring feed safety and reducing costs are critical, and moving from dry to liquid supplements can help in this regard, says a Kemin executive.

Reports from EuroTier 2018

Production of novel feed protein from rapeseed and European grown soybeans – where is it at?

05-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

Aarhus University’s Knud-Erik Bach Knudsen, leader of the work package on alternative protein feed ingredients and real-time characterization under the Horizon 2020 backed Feed-a-Gene project, was presenting on achievements to date of that work at EuroTier...

ADM recalls select cattle feed products

05-Dec-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is in the process of recalling some of the cattle feed products manufactured at a company facility in Columbus, Nebraska after discovering a production malfunction.

BioMar continues investment in Ecuadorian shrimp production hub

04-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

The BioMar Group says it has decided to invest in additional capacity at its factory in Ecuador to accommodate a hike in volumes sold.

Special Edition: Aquaculture Feed Innovation

AgriProtein buys Belgian insect protein producer

03-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

AgriProtein is to acquire Belgian insect feed company Millibeter. The deal is subject, though, to shareholder approval.

French insect feed protein producer gets €40m cash injection

29-Nov-2018 By Jane Byrne

InnovaFeed, an Evry, France-based biotech company producing Black Soldier Fly (BSF) derived protein for the feed industry, has raised another €40m in funding from international investors, bringing to over €55m the total amount of funds it has generated...