The EU Parliament adopted its position yesterday [Thursday June 1] for negotiations with member states on a due diligence proposal to hold companies accountable for their environmental impacts.
Reports from the Blue Food Innovation Summit in London
At the industry level, there is a need for effective and rapid analytical methods for feed mycotoxin detection at the required thresholds, in the parts per billion (ppb) range, for efficient mycotoxin risk management.
Existing investors in Viterra, Canada’s biggest pension funds, would back a potential merger between the Glencore Plc entity and Bunge Ltd, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The number of outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in pigs and cases reported in wild boar in the EU fell in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to a report published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Reports from the World Nutrition Forum in Cancun, Mexico
The aquaculture industry’s progress on sustainability relies on diversifying the types of ingredients it uses in its feed formulations but the drive to extend the raw material basket with novel inputs such as insect meals, single cell proteins and algal...
A new €12m EU-funded initiative to develop new products from algae has just been unveiled. Animal feed is one of multiple target markets for the project.
The EU Commission’s Mars bureau this week nudged its forecast for the EU’s 2023 rapeseed yield higher to 3.34t per hectare, led most likely by an increase in the French crop. Should that be achieved, it would be the highest yield since the high of 3.61t...
The maker of Babybel expects that introducing the feed additive across the majority of its milk supplying farms in Slovakia would yield an overall yearly reduction of 11,000 tons of CO2e.
Reports from the World Nutrition Forum in Cancun Mexico
Feed additives have a role to play in busting methane emissions (CH4) but current FDA policy is preventing US farmers from gaining access to such tools, says a leading expert.
Denmark’s Innovation Fund - together with Carus Animal Health and a raft of other Danish and British companies - have invested just over 20 million DKK (US$2.9m) in a project focused on the use of bacteriophages to control bacterial diseases in aquaculture,...
Moscow’s signing up to a third extension of the Black Sea grain export deal, confirmed late Wednesday, keeps open the safe corridor for Ukraine’s grain shipments and removes doubts over access to Russia’s substantial exportable wheat supplies too, commented...
The Curt Bergfors Foundation received more than 1,000 nominations for this year's Food Planet Prize. Nine companies and projects have been selected as finalists.
Renewal of the UN brokered Black Sea grain export corridor remains a key watchpoint in markets, with it set to expire on Thursday this week, notes the AHDB.
Valio’s sustainability bonus scheme for Finnish dairy farmers was updated at the start of this month. The goal of the initiative is to increase cattle grazing, biodiversity, and climate actions.
Farmers can improve efficiency and life expectancy in insect farming with a better understanding of insect behavior and needs through using artificial intelligence (AI), the co-founder of a Singapore-based start-up has revealed.
In March this year, Nordic Halibut signed a three-year contract with feed supplier, Skretting. The two companies will collaborate on the next generation of halibut feed.
There is no single solution to mitigate the impact of removing zinc oxide from piglet diets. However, if a producer can optimize gut health, maintain good biosecurity, and support colostrum delivery, then it is possible to manage the removal of zinc effectively,...
The market for insect meal is 'massive' if the product can be produced at the right price, the co-founder and co-ceo of Malaysia-based BSF ingredient producer, Nutrition Technologies, told this site.
MarinTrust, the program dedicated to marine ingredient production factories, allowing them to gain recognition for their sourcing and production of marine ingredients globally, is launching an open public consultation on the revision of its Factory Standard.
Green Plains sold 52,000 tons of its feed ingredient, Ultra-High Protein, in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 40,000 tons over the same period in 2022, according to its Q1 2023 financial results.
Protein innovator, Arbiom, says aquaculture is still a target market for the company, as it releases the results of a new scientific study evaluating the effectiveness of its alt protein ingredient, SylPro, in pet food.
A program funded by UK supermarkets - Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Waitrose – has delivered 42,400 tons of verified deforestation and conversion free (DCF) soy into the supply chain from 32 participating farms located in the Cerrado region of Brazil.
Wheat futures staged their biggest rally in six months after an alleged attack on the Kremlin heightened Russia-Ukraine tensions, stoking doubts over the renewal of the Black Sea grain export deal, warned CRM Agri.
As industry experts warn that some US soy crush expansion projects could be put in jeopardy by EPA proposals, ADM confirms its soybean crushing plant in Spiritwood, North Dakota, is set to come on stream in Q3 2023.
Professor Matt Bell, director of agriculture at Hartpury University, one of the UK's leading specialist education providers in agriculture, has created a ‘breeding index’ to select dairy cows based on traits key to enhancing the sustainability of...
The prevalence of infectious diseases in the aquaculture industry requires a multi-pronged approach to control; the experts agree there is no one silver bullet in terms of managing health and welfare in fish and shrimp farming.
The EU needs to safeguard market access to essential supplies of feed grains and vegetable protein meals to its feed and livestock sectors, said FEFAC referring to the move by Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Bulgaria to impose import restrictions on Ukrainian...
Finland based startup, eniferBio, has generated €11m (US$12.05m) in a series A funding round, led by Dutch aquaculture investment fund, Aqua-Spark, with Tesi, Valio, Voima Ventures and Nordic Foodtech VC also participating.
UK insect production technology provider, Entocycle, is collaborating with Leeds University on a project to advance research into the use of pig manure as a rearing substrate for insects.
DSM is in exclusive negotiations with Adare Pharma Solutions in order to acquire Adare Biome, a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of postbiotics, for €275m (US$301.3m).
French insect-based ingredients producer, Ÿnsect, is to increase its focus on high-margin markets like pet food and human consumption. It is also closing a production plant in the Netherlands and letting around 20% of its staff go.
MicroHarvest has been selected as a winner in the 2023 BloombergNEF (BNEF) Pioneers awards, which recognize early-stage companies working to introduce technologies and products that can push the world to a net-zero global economy.