Protein & amino acids

Irish insect protein biotech firm secures €1m funding for industrial scale-up

10-Mar-2017 By Lynda Searby

Three young Irish entrepreneurs are on the cusp of bringing to market insect protein and oil after securing second round funding of €1m for their “revolutionary” insect farming venture, Hexafly.

Cargill collaborates with New Hope on soybean facility in China

08-Mar-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Cargill is set to open in an oilseeds facility as part of a joint venture with China's New Hope.

VIV Asia 2017 Preview

Vietnamese production base keeps costs low for Belgian insect meal producer

07-Mar-2017 By Jane Byrne

Entobel is aiming to achieve 100,000 tons a year of insect meal production by 2025.

USDA sees a return to 'normal' levels

Fishmeal production expected to jump in Peru

07-Mar-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Fishmeal production along with corn and soybean meal imports are on the upturn in Peru based on feed demand, says USDA.

Methionine price declines to level out: Evonik

03-Mar-2017 By Jane Byrne

Evonik said lower prices in its animal nutrition business was one of the main reason for a 13% drop in fourth quarter earnings in 2016.

Mexican trout producer asks fish to eat their greens

02-Mar-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Trout-producer, NemiNatura, is starting work with a trial aquaculture diet that seeks to maintain fish performance without using marine animal proteins.

Special edition: Asia Pacific Feed Developments

Asia Pacific: FAO championing use of locally available feed resources

27-Feb-2017 By Jane Byrne

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is carrying out development work in relation to livestock feed in the Asia Pacific region.

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What is needed to reduce the inflammation of the gut in birds?

21-Feb-2017 By Jane Byrne

Find out during our online webinar next week where we discuss ways to boost the intestinal health of poultry, a critical aspect of welfare and productivity.

Special Edition: Asia Pacific Feed Developments

Vietnam: Debate over influence of international feed players on pricing

20-Feb-2017 By Jane Byrne

Foreign feed companies are extending their reach in the Vietnamese market, according to the country’s ministry of agriculture.

Reports from IPPE

Soy protein may have role to play in antibiotic-free poultry production

15-Feb-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Antibiotic-free poultry diets may see a boost from enzymatically treated soybean meal in starter feed, says Hamlet Protein.

Demand for cheaper cattle feeds hurt Finnish group's Q4 2016 sales

14-Feb-2017 By Jane Byrne

Finnish food and agribusiness, Raisio, estimates its operating profit for 2017 will fall slightly short of earnings for 2016, and predicts exchange rates will continue to hit its EBIT.

Reports from IPPE

AB Vista: NIR tools can reduce losses linked to feed ingredient variability

14-Feb-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

NIR technology is moving beyond analysis of traditional components such as fibre and protein to include measurements of phytate, energy and reactive lysine, says AB Vista.

Engineering deal ushers in insect meal factory builds in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and the US

13-Feb-2017 By Jane Byrne

South Africa’s AgriProtein is collaborating with engineering group, Christof Industries, to build up to 25 cost-efficient, high-volume fly farms a year in global locations.

Nutreco challenge – which feed innovations have made the grade?

10-Feb-2017 By Jane Byrne

Dutch feed group, Nutreco, said it has selected 10 finalists for the closing phase of its Feed Tech Challenge event this month in the Netherlands.

Organic feed supply squeeze forces UK dairy farmers to act

09-Feb-2017 By Jane Byrne

The pressure on the UK organic protein feed supply is motivating some farmers to start cultivating domestic sources.

Danish Agro 'consolidates' its position in Europe

08-Feb-2017 By Jane Byrne

The Danish Agro group, which operates, primarily, in the Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea region, has posted pre-tax profits of €84m for 2016 - an improvement of 3.8% on 2015.

Reports from IPPE 2017

Can spray-dried plasma boost gut health in young poultry?

07-Feb-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Spray dried plasma may help improve feed efficiency, gut health and calm immune response for young birds, says expert.

Focus on fisheries management not FFDR, says marine ingredients industry group

03-Feb-2017 By Lynda Searby

IFFO speaks out against proposals to reduce the Forage Fish Dependency Ratio (FFDR) within the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s Salmon Standard, arguing that “direct, effective management” of fisheries is a better approach.

Nukamel in piglet feed collaboration with ASN

31-Jan-2017 By Jane Byrne

Piglet production in Latin America is the target segment of a new European feed ingredient alliance.

Special Edition: Ruminant Nutrition

Feeding cows milk that may contain antibiotic residues - what's the risk?

31-Jan-2017 By Jane Byrne

EFSA says the feeding to calves of colostrum and milk containing residues of antimicrobials that could select for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria should be avoided.

What fats offer the best response in salmon diets?

21-Jan-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Terrestrial lipids offer similar growth pattern for Atlantic salmon, say researchers.

Amaranth leaf offers potential protein for fishmeal replacement

19-Jan-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Tilapia growth and production supported on a 80% fishmeal replacement diet, say researchers.

'Political in-fighting has taken priority over the economic realities' - UK feed group aghast at Brexit plans

17-Jan-2017 By Jane Byrne

An EU divorce without single market access or customs union membership poses a huge threat to the UK food and agriculture industries, says agribusiness trade group.

'The industrial scale will be in the many 10s of thousands of tons per annum'

Bühler and Protix align for 'breakthrough' in large scale insect production

16-Jan-2017 By Jane Byrne

Protix and Bühler have joined forces to develop "cost-effective, industrial scale" insect feed production technology.

Cargill points to animal nutrition for Q2 boost

12-Jan-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Animal nutrition, protein and feed crop sales helped improve second quarter returns for Cargill.

F3 Fish-Free Feed Challenge: US team stresses ecological focus of contest

11-Jan-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

An ongoing international aquaculture feed competition is supporting new ideas for feed formulation and may help improve the long term sustainability of the aquaculture industry, says a US participant.

US: Mad Agriculture seeking FDA approval for poultry targeted insect meal

10-Jan-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Mad Agriculture is working to produce insect-based feed and reduce the need for fishmeal in animal diets, says CEO.

Investors back KnipBio's alternative fish feed protein

07-Jan-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

A new funding round will support KnipBio's alternative fish feed protein development and commercialization efforts, says CEO.

Alltech algae feed supplements find Canadian approval

06-Jan-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Alltech’s algae-based DHA supplements for terrestrial production animals see approval for use in Canada.

Idaho producer ups sustainability effort with recycled fish feed ingredient

06-Jan-2017 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Fish Breeders of Idaho is setting up a feed facility to recycle a waste product into a high-price feed ingredient.

What is the state of the feed industry in 2016?

22-Dec-2016 By Jane Byrne

The FeedNavigator State of the Industry 2016 report indicated the feed sector is struggling to recruit employees with the appropriate skill base.

Special Edition: Existing and emerging feed risks

New EU rules to boost food and feed safety one step away from adoption

21-Dec-2016 By Jane Byrne

The legislative process is nearly complete for the revised EU rules on official controls of food and feed safety, with the regulation likely to be published in March next year.

Outlook 2017

60 second interview: 'Consolidation trend a real opportunity for both the industry and Cargill'

20-Dec-2016 By Aerin Curtis

The integration of EWOS, antimicrobial resistance, and talent development: Cargill feed executive looks back and forward

US: Ridley business recalls beef cattle feed

16-Dec-2016 By Jane Byrne

US firm, Ridley Block Operations, a division of the Alltech owned Ridley Inc, has initiated a voluntary recall of a single batch of a beef cattle feed product due to concerns there is a risk for the target animal.

Outlook 2017

What bumps on the road should the meat supply chain watch out for in 2017?

12-Dec-2016 By Jane Byrne

Power shifts, margin squeezes, the potential of alternative proteins in food and feed, value added meat products, uncertainty around currency movements and trade talks will likely be the dominant themes of the animal protein supply chain in 2017, finds...

Outlook 2017

Fishmeal prices predicted to soften in 2017 (compared to 2016)

09-Dec-2016 By Jane Byrne

Fishmeal production is set to increase, and prices should weaken in 2017, compared to this year’s level, says a Rabobank analyst.

US: ADM continues animal nutrition business expansion

09-Dec-2016 By Jane Byrne

ADM is to build a new feed facility to replace its existing production plant in Columbus, Nebraska, a location the producer said is key to its US business.

Researchers find ideal histidine levels to boost tilapia growth

06-Dec-2016 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Targeted histidine levels point toward improved growth, muscle development in Nile tilapia, say researchers.

French insect protein producer scaling up

60 second interview: InnovaFeed bitten by the bug

02-Dec-2016 By Jane Byrne

August saw French insect protein producer, InnovaFeed, set up R&D laboratories at Genopole in Evry, a hub near Paris focused on biotech, genomics and genetics research.

Center also looking at beta glucans impact on sea lice

Canadian researchers explore fish feed effects on blood chemistry, immune responses, gut microbiota

01-Dec-2016 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Pinpointing fish nutritional requirements and using feed to combat diseases are research priorities for aquaculture, says Canadian expert.

International teams picked for fish-free feed competition

01-Dec-2016 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Eight competitors have been selected to move forward in a fish feed challenge aimed at reducing dependence on fish meal and fish oil in aquaculture.

Fungi-treated soy protein may outperform soybean meal in calf starter pellets

01-Dec-2016 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

In starter pellets, less microbially enhanced soy protein maintains calf growth performance and weight gain compared to soybean meal and may require less feed, say researchers.

Dispatches from EuroTier 2016

Feed climbs up the rankings at Roquette

30-Nov-2016 By Jane Byrne

Feed ingredient sales have become increasingly critical to Roquette’s overall income, accounting for 25% of its $3bn turnover now.

Gas to feed protein: Cargill and Calysta reveal US plant location

29-Nov-2016 By Jane Byrne

Cargill’s corn oil production site in Memphis, Tennessee will be the location of the first commercial scale facility for manufacture of Calysta’s gas to feed protein, FeedKind.

Evonik splashes €45m on methionine production technology

29-Nov-2016 By Jane Byrne

Evonik is paying €45m for amino acid technology from French group, METEX.

Investors give South African insect feed firm massive dollar injection

29-Nov-2016 By Jane Byrne

South African insect derived feed producer, AgriProtein, has generated USD$17.5m in capital to fund expansion into Europe, North and South America and Asia.

Finnish model envisages pig farmers making protein feed from manure

25-Nov-2016 By Jane Byrne

Researchers are looking to generate protein for animal feed from biogas production sited on pig farms, reducing dependency on imported proteins like soy.

Dispatches from EuroTier 2016

Sow diets on Trouw Nutrition’s radar

23-Nov-2016 By Jane Byrne

Trouw Nutrition’s LifeStart swine team is increasingly focused on sow nutrition and the role that plays in preparing the piglet for future challenges.

Tyson Foods CEO to step down, 2017 forecast not so bright

23-Nov-2016 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The announcement of the pending departure of Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith coupled with the company's forecast that profits for FY 2017 would be lower that previously stated, sent the meat processor's shares downward on Monday.