Processing equipment

Feed and food processing equipment firms, Ottevanger and Dinnissen, in strategic tie-up

16-Nov-2021 By Jane Byrne

An alliance has been announced between Dinnissen Process Technology, Bolster Investment Partners and the Triott Group owned Ottevanger Milling Engineers.

Construction work finally set to get underway on new I’Anson feed mill in UK

19-Oct-2021 By Jane Byrne

I’Anson Brothers Ltd, a fourth generation, family-owned and managed animal feed manufacturer, has signed contracts enabling work to begin on the construction of its new £20m (US$27.5m) mill in Yorkshire.

Delivering on sustainability ambitions: UK feed mills look to environmental management training

15-Oct-2021 By Jane Byrne

UK feed manufacturers have been undertaking customized training in environmental management of mill operations, reported UK feed industry representatives, the AIC.

Kansas to get new $325m soybean crushing plant

15-Oct-2021 By Jane Byrne

A new US$325m soybean processing facility to benefit supply chains for renewable fuels, food products and animal feeds will be constructed by Bartlett in southeastern Kansas, in the US.

Physical feed characteristics key for nutrient digestibility

14-Oct-2021 By Jane Byrne

Grinding ingredients into a specified size class may realize higher digestibility of nutrients in feed, according to a new paper.

Agronutris raises €100m, looks to industrial scale-up at northern France site

06-Oct-2021 By Jane Byrne

French insect protein startup, Agronutris, has raised €100m (US$115m), including €50m of equity.

Australian researchers ponder potential of mussel meal as fishmeal substitute in prawn diets

01-Oct-2021 By Jane Byrne

Green Blue Health Pty Ltd is running a study evaluating the use of mussel meal, at different inclusion levels, as a replacement for fishmeal in black tiger prawn diets.

Cargill extends research tie-up aimed at optimizing feeds for land based aquaculture

29-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

Cargill is continuing its alliance with The Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute on the development and of feeds for the growing land-based aquaculture industry.

Using vertical farms to grow feed: Grōv Technologies in Texas dairy deal

29-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

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.

Study: BSF meal improves survivability, yields and FCR in shrimp diets

28-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

A study led by Singaporean insect meal producer, Nutrition Technologies, found performance gains from partial substitution of fishmeal with BSF meal in shrimp diets.

3 key findings to heighten Salmonella control in US poultry feed production

27-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

New data could contribute to US feed mill microbiological safety standards, particularly when it comes to Salmonella control.

‘Feed mills that conserve energy now can ensure their future survival’

24-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

Air leaks and steam trap malfunctions: US feed industry trade body, the AFIA, had produced a guidance document aimed at, among other issues, preventing feed facilities from incurring unnecessary costs arising from wasted energy.

Cargill to partner with Dutch animal feed maker on new premix production facility in the Netherlands

22-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

Cargill Animal Nutrition is to enter into a strategic partnership with Dutch family-owned feed manufacturer, Fuite, to build a premix, concentrate and young animal nutrition production facility in Hasselt, the Netherlands.

ForFarmers to expand one feed mill in Belgium, close another

22-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

ForFarmers says it is looking to modernize its mill in Izegem in Belgium, while at the same time close another feed manufacturing facility in that country, in its strategy to ensure more efficient and sustainable production processes.

Scoular expanding on hike in demand for fishmeal

16-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

Growth in the aquaculture and pet food industries has increased the demand for fishmeal says US supplier, Scoular, as it launches a new brand for its marine ingredients business: Encompass.

Taking tilapia in sub-Saharan Africa to the next level: Aqua-Spark looks to catalyze investment towards scaling

16-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

Sustainable aquaculture investor Aqua-Spark is getting ready to launch a US$300m fund to finance developments in sub-Saharan Africa.

Spanish premix player acquired by Danish Agro subsidiary Vilomix

16-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

Vilomix Holding A/S has acquired the majority shareholding in Tegasa, a Spanish premix producer.

SCP pioneer raises US$39m in funding round led by BP venture arm

10-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

Single cell protein producer, Calysta, announced it has completed a US$39m financing round, led by the high tech capital arm of BP, bp ventures, to support global scale-up of production of its protein meal, branded as FeedKind, which is targeted at feed...

‘To achieve the maximum feasible utilization of PAPs in feed, we don’t require every mill to be using them’

10-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

Processed animal protein (PAP) producers and the EU feed industry will need to collaborate closely to optimize the use of such by-products, says EFPRA.

Foods of Norway project: ‘Large-scale production of feed products from wood is possible’

09-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Lallemand Animal Nutrition, and Borregaard say they have nailed large-scale production of yeast from local, sustainable resources.

Pond Technologies and AB Agri partner to allow scalable production of algae from carbon emissions

08-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

An alliance between Livalta, an AB Agri division, and Canada’s Pond Technology is set to see viable production of algae-based animal feed ingredients from CO2 emissions.

‘A huge step forward for the sector’ - Ÿnsect boss reacts to EU pig and poultry feed market opening up to insect protein

08-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

Pet food and aquaculture will undoubtedly remain very important markets for European insect protein producers but the lifting of the ban on the use of animal PAPs in pig and poultry feed represents a huge step forward for the sector, says an insider.

Trouw Nutrition ploughs £2m into NI facility to future proof Irish business

07-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

Trouw Nutrition has reinvested £2m (US$2.7m) into its Northern Ireland mill with the aim of increasing production capacity and modernizing its operations to support future expansion.

Study: Methods to evaluate pellet quality needed to optimize salmon feed

07-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

The impact of physical pellet quality on salmon performance should be given more focus, concludes a recent study.

Victam, VIV to run joint event in Bangkok in September next year

02-Sep-2021 By Jane Byrne

Victam Asia, in co-location with Health & Nutrition Asia, is now scheduled to run in September 2022.

Pig sector sees consumer and retailer views as key in debate on use of PAPs in feed in UK

27-Aug-2021 By Jane Byrne

Producers in the UK deserve the same opportunities as their counterparts in the EU, says the NPA; it was reacting to the formal adoption this month by the EU Commission of an amendment to the EU feed bank regulation, relaxing the rules on the use of PAPs...

INSEACT raises US$1.3m to convert palm oil waste streams into shrimp feed using BSF

23-Aug-2021 By Jane Byrne

Singapore-based insect ingredients company, INSEACT, announced that it has raised US$1.3m in an oversubscribed seed funding round.

India: Growing investment in feed manufacturing to support poultry sector, integration model gaining strength

23-Aug-2021 By Jane Byrne

Feed availability and price volatility will continue to challenge the poultry industry in India, triggering companies to diversify feed sources and to invest in feed manufacturing, finds a Rabobank report.

Mealworm ingredient producer Beta Hatch closes $10m growth funding round

20-Aug-2021 By Jane Byrne

The round was led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood, with strong support from existing investors, Cavallo Ventures and Innova Memphis.

EU authorizes use of PAPs in pig and poultry feed

17-Aug-2021 By Jane Byrne

Today sees the EU Commission adopt the decision to amend the feed ban regulation, allowing the use of processed animal proteins (PAPs) and insects to feed non-ruminant farmed animals such as pigs and poultry.

Little expectation any PAP approval in UK would be met with widespread industry buy-in

29-Jul-2021 By Jane Byrne

Processed animal proteins (PAPs) are an important source of highly concentrated proteins but are expected to provide a relatively limited contribution to reducing the EU and UK deficit in home-produced proteins for feed use, said the AIC

Animal nutrition helps deliver record Q2 earnings for ADM

28-Jul-2021 By Jane Byrne

Archer-Daniels-Midland’s quarterly profit jumped on strong corn sales to China and oilseed crushing margins.

De Heus expands production capacity in its home market with acquisition of Coppens Diervoeding

21-Jul-2021 By Jane Byrne

De Heus is to acquire Coppens Diervoeding, a feed manufacturer strategically located in Helmond, in the Netherlands, with a 400k capacity feed plant and a strong regional position within the pig and broiler sector.

Deadline extended in fish-free salmon and shrimp feed sales competition

09-Jul-2021 By Jane Byrne

The F3 - Future of Fish Feed has extended its registration deadline for The F3 Challenge – Carnivore Edition.

WWF and Tesco: Insect meal could reduce the UK's future soy imports by one fifth if scaled up

02-Jul-2021 By Jane Byrne

Total demand for insect meal from the UK’s pig, poultry and salmon sectors could reach around 540,000 tons a year by 2050, finds a new report from the WWF and UK retailer, Tesco.

New NGFA manual on firefighting in grain elevators relevant for feed mills

02-Jul-2021 By Jane Byrne

The US National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has published a new guide for operators of grain handling facilities and firefighters to develop grain handling facility firefighting procedures.

Feed protein producer Unibio generates $15m in financing round

29-Jun-2021 By Jane Byrne

Single cell protein developer, Unibio, today announced the successful completion of a US$15m bridge round financing, predominantly from existing shareholders.

Feed acidification would appear not to increase phytase efficacy

24-Jun-2021 By Jane Byrne

A Norwegian study showed phytase supplementation in pig feed improved phosphorus and calcium digestibility. However, no increased phytase efficacy was seen with the addition of formic acid in the ration, despite earlier research supporting such findings.

Change to regulation around use of PAPs in feed set to come into force in autumn

24-Jun-2021 By Jane Byrne

The umbrella group of the EU insect production sector - the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) - has welcomed the ENVI Committee’s vote backing the authorization of PAPs such as insect derived protein in poultry and pig feed.

Australia: Off-take agreement for methane busting feed additive in cattle

23-Jun-2021 By Jane Byrne

In what is claimed to be a world-first off-take-agreement, CH4 Global will provide Australian company, Pirie Meats, with an Asparagopsis seaweed supplement for up to 10,000 head of cattle, cutting methane emissions by up to 90%.

Feed additive tracker: Port congestion causing headaches for trade, amid climbing inflation

16-Jun-2021 By Jane Byrne

Freight markets are escalating amid deteriorating port conditions, with massive congestion occurring across multiple hotspots. Meanwhile, as economies recover from the pandemic-driven downturn, inflation is climbing, note analysts.

New ASC standard aimed at supporting the adoption of sustainable feeds

16-Jun-2021 By Jane Byrne

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has just launched a feed standard to tackle any unsustainable and irresponsible practices across the aquaculture feed supply chain.

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.

Russia: Cherkizovo Group unveils plans to invest over $44m in new feed mill, backs ag sector talent development

11-Jun-2021 By Jane Byrne

Russia’s largest meat producer, the Cherkizovo Group, has announced a series of investments aimed at boosting regional pork and poultry production over the next two to three years, including the construction of a feed plant.

METEX assessing impact of leakage incident at its amino acid production facility in northern France

27-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

METEX says a review is underway of an incident that occurred at its amino acids production plant in Amiens, northern France.

Cargill’s Diamond V to return Iowa state tax credits, CPM and IFF expand production in that US state

25-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

Cargill will return about US$2m to state of Iowa in tax credits after failing to hire as many employees for a facility in Cedar Rapids as originally pegged, according to local media outlet Des Moines Register.

Ceres adds to canola crush projects in Canada

25-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

Agribusiness, Ceres Global, today announced to build a US$350m integrated canola processing facility in Saskatchewan, Canada, to help meet the current and growing global demand for canola products.

Ridley to ‘reset’ its manufacturing cost base, divests Tasmania based fish feed plant to Skretting

25-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

Nutreco’s aquaculture division, Skretting, is to buy Ridley’s extrusion facility in Westbury, Tasmania, in an effort to boost its production capacity in that market.

Partnership advancing technology behind conversion of CO2 into algae at industrial scale

21-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

A UK headquartered CO2 conversion technology provider is actively engaging with international feed manufacturers as regards take up of its algae output for use in animal feed.

Swedish startup secures additional funding, looks to optimize production of seaweed additive to tackle methane emissions in cattle

21-May-2021 By Jane Byrne

Swedish startup, Volta Greentech, which is focused on using seaweed to reduce methane emissions in cattle by up to 80%, has just closed a SEK 17 million (€1.7m) funding round to further expand its pilot production, and to prepare for the setting up of...