A coalition of associations from the EU agri-food chain launched a joint code of conduct on agricultural data sharing in Brussels yesterday [April 23].
EFSA said it did not have enough evidence to conclude on the efficacy of a probiotic – a Bacillus subtilis strain – to improve growth when used in the diet of weaned piglets.
Technology is allowing producers a way to find already cleared land to grow soybeans sustainably in Brazil’s Cerrado and Amazon regions, keeping forests intact while maximizing economic returns, says a major soy trader and an environmental organization....
On a global level, farm animals are 30 to 40% below their genetic potential due to suboptimal farm conditions and health status; a tremendous opportunity exists to improve poultry performance, says Leo den Hartog, director of R&D at Trouw Nutrition...
UK agriculture business, AB Agri, recorded revenue growth for H1 FY2018, according to the financial results for the 24 weeks ending March 3 reported by its parent group, Associated British Foods (ABF).
Feed and feed ingredients traveling across Atlantic or Pacific trade routes may have the ability to carry unwanted swine diseases, including the African Swine Fever Virus, say researchers.
The European Commission has published guidance aimed at facilitating public and private understanding of the EU legal framework for the conversion of former foodstuffs into feed.
Unibio, a company producing a single cell protein for animal feed – Uniprotein – using methane as feedstock, has just made a new hire as it is set to ramp up production.
A potential candidate in the hunt for effective alternatives to in-feed antibiotics in pig and poultry feed is resistant starch (RS) due to its prebiotic effect, say the authors of a review in Animal Nutrition.
The EU Commission’s new proposal for the disclosure of confidential industry studies used in EFSA’s evaluation of products from feed additives to GMOs contains positive elements but fails to enable meaningful independent scrutiny of the data, says one...
Amlan International says it has secured patents in China for several of its feed additives aimed at supporting intestinal health in poultry and post-weaning piglets.
The production of soybeans see more yield damage from the emergence of common ragweed than expected, however two-pass mitigation systems may provide a way to address the problem, says researcher.
US wheat co-products may have less variation by mill than those in other countries, and the co-product red dog may provide a greater nutritional value, says researcher.
BASF says it is on schedule in terms of getting its citral production plant in Ludwigshafen, in Germany up and running again after the fire at that facility in October 2017.
