French sustainable farming initiative, Fondation Avril, together with AGROPOL, the association responsible for international cooperation and development in the French vegetable oils and proteins sector, have signed an agreement, in Paris, with the agriculture...
Limited availability and high prices are two factors restricting the use of pulses in the European feed complex, says EU compound feed manufacturer trade group, FEFAC.
Product prices, reduced choice for farmers are among the factors that are prompting the European Commission to open an in-depth investigation in to a proposed merger.
More feed and crop research is needed to improve the total productivity and sustainability of animal agriculture in the face of future challenges, said experts.
US farmers’ groups and feed crop growers are criticizing Dannon for its move away from biotech crops, while the company maintains the decision offers more options for consumers.
Australian cattle farmers are working with the University of Queensland to develop on-site production of duckweed and microalgae to feed their animals.
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.
UK feed and agribusiness group, Wynnstay, in releasing its half year results yesterday, said it does not expect last week’s EU referendum vote to have an immediate impact on the sector.
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been offered several suggestions on how to better gauge and understand the economic effects of unintended mixing between biotech and other feed crops.
The US-based agri-giant said earnings rose in animal nutrition, led by operations in the US and Vietnam, as it released its Q3 results for fiscal year 2016 and first nine months to end of February, but, overall, it noted a tough trading environment.
US animal production may be set to increase as feed prices are expected to remain low for the near future, even with a potential reduction in planting.
Several US feed grower and producer groups are supporting the initial process of a voluntary, federal labeling plan for products that have or include bioengineered traits.
The move from Chinese state-owned food and feed giant, Cofco, to acquire 100% of Noble Agri, the agriculture arm of the Noble Group, shows the market in international trading is shifting, says an analyst.
We ask the head of a US feed trade group, an agricultural economist and a feed additive supplier to tell us what their chief concerns are over the next 12 months.
Several US feed organizations and producer groups have questioned the lack of federal language on the labeling of products containing biotech ingredients in the recently passed US fiscal 2016 omnibus bill.
Vitamin A boosted corn, improved feed crop production practices and soybean yield development will be among the projects looked at within a new facility at Purdue University.
Increasing global temperatures could have a negative influence on animal production, given that heat stress can result in poorer growth and reproduction rates along with a downturn in the generation of milk and eggs, found a new US report.
Early fears on the possibility of high mycotoxin levels in feed crops have not been realized in some Corn Belt states in the US, agricultural experts say.
The recently released FEFAC soy sourcing guidelines risk legitimizing business as usual, and lowering Dutch, European and even global ambitions on responsible soy, says a group of mainly Dutch NGOs.
The feed industry and agricultural sectors in Ghana are set to get help from the American Soybean Association (ASA) backed World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) program.
US fermentation technology specialist, Diamond V, has been engaging with academia to ensure curriculum development within agriculture industry orientated education programs reflects the needs of the marketplace.
EU farm, livestock and cereal groups this week said a European Commission proposal to allow member states impose their own bans on genetically modified (GM) crop imports would undermine the single market and would result in a hike in the cost of feedstuffs.
The EU feed manufacturers’ federation (FEFAC) has published draft soy sourcing guidelines it hopes will help resolve the current disconnect in the European debate over responsible soy cultivation and facilitate greater mainstream market supply for sustainable...
The newly announced USDA grant for organic agriculture research, education and extension projects will indirectly help grain and feed producing farmers to grow more organic products, says a Washington based lobby group.
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