Sustainability

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Outlook 2017

How will the next 12 months play out for the US feed sector?

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

A US grain commodity analyst sees what is in store, and US feed trade groups weigh up what is likely to unfold in terms of regulatory changes, and interactions with the new US administration over the next 12 months.

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Dispatches from World Nutrition Forum

What makes a more feed efficient dairy cow?

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Cows with reduced maintenance needs and better energy efficiency may eventually lead to less feed use in the dairy industry, says researcher. 

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Dispatches from EuroTier 2016

ForFarmers: 'High level of correlation between market share and profitability'

By Jane Byrne

ForFarmers reported the pressure on the Dutch dairy sector to meet phosphate emission levels could see a significant reduction in herd sizes next year, but such a development is expected to have a limited impact on the company’s dairy feed volumes overall.

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New Cargill dairy feed plant in India

By Jane Byrne

Cargill has inaugurated a $10m dairy feed plant in the Punjab in India that aims to produce 10,000 metric tons of feed per month and feed 75,000 cows per day.

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Forest to feed: Norway shining spotlight on yeast protein

By Jane Byrne

Yeast derived from processing of low-value and non-edible lignocellulosic biomass is a potential sustainable source of protein in farmed animal diets including fish and piglets, says a Norwegian academic.

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Special Edition: Animal husbandry: genetics, nutrition and management link

Feed efficiency improvements boost dairy sustainability

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Nutritionists have a role to play in reducing the environmental footprint of the dairy industry, says researcher.

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Reduction fisheries told ‘can do better’

By Lynda Searby

A third of fisheries supplying the feed industry with fish oil and fishmeal require “significant improvement” in terms of their sustainability performance, finds a new report from the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP).

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Fortune favors the brave and…Novozymes, Nestlé and Nike

By Jane Byrne

Feed enzyme innovation and a tie-up with Monsanto on corn and soy yield enhancement are said to have propelled Danish firm, Novozymes, into the top ten of Fortune magazine’s list of 50 companies ranked for their sustainability efforts.

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Commission biofuel plan puts EU protein production at risk: FEFAC

By Jane Byrne

EU feed industry representatives urge the EU Commission to evaluate the impact of the proposed phase-out of crop-based biofuels after 2020, warning such a move will have a detrimental impact on the sector’s capacity to use locally produced proteins.