A new, shorter method of preparing feed samples for phosphorus and sulfur analysis provides similar results to the traditional method while using fewer hazardous chemicals, say researchers.
Beta Hatch, a Seattle, Washington-based insect meal production company set up in 2015, has received backing from Cavallo Ventures, the venture capital arm of US agribusiness company, Wilbur-Ellis.
Newly formed food and feed processing company Philafrica sets out plans for expansion across Southern Africa, where it plans to invest $50-100m over the next two years, with the feed sector earmarked as a focus for growth.
The UK government’s 2% biofuel crop cap proposal would be disastrous for bioethanol producers, farmers and the feed sector, says head of government affairs at Vivergo Fuels.
Agthia Group and Anderson Hay and Grain are forming a joint venture to bring US forage and feed products to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and GCC (Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf).
Replacing conventional animal feed with the leaves from moringa and mulberry plants could be a “win win” for both industry and farmers, according to one of the authors of a report into the merits of new, unconventional animal feeds.
Animal feed production for the UK was up 6.4% for poultry and 1.4% for cattle and calves but down 5.3% for pigs in December 2016 compared to same month a year earlier.
The use of candy in feed garners attention in mainstream media after a spill of a load of Skittles, manufactured by Mars Inc, found on a roadside in the US.
We caught up with Christopher Nolan, managing director, global deals origination at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, who recently spoke at Alltech’s One conference, to hear about his views on amalgamation of the global feed sector.
Reports from CFI's Strategy Conference on Animal Agriculture
Hardy Animal Nutrition has been warned about its use of some additives in the production in its animal feed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The Masan Group has a acquired a 52% and 70% equity interest in Vietnam French Cattle Feed JSC – Proconco – and Agro Nutrition Company JSC – Anco – respectively - a deal which makes it the second leading animal feed producer in Vietnam.
A newly published survey of farmers, agriculture sector stakeholders and consumers shows attitudes towards the idea of using insects in animal feed were generally favorable.
The dip in crude oil and bioethanol prices along with the weakening euro against sterling is cited as the reason why Associated British Foods (ABF) has decided to take a £98 million ($149m) impairment charge on its share in bioethanol and feed joint venture,...
There are a limited number of nanomaterials in development for feed additives, but projects with some momentum behind them include one looking to replace antibiotics with nano-sized substitutes, finds an EFSA-commissioned report.
A group of UK politicians are calling for the government to migrate away from heavy dependence on imported soybean for animal feed and they want a Plan B for the development of alternative protein sources.
Competitive grain sourcing, lower poultry imports and feed production efficiency have helped generate a profit hike of 35% for the animal feed and flour division of United Arab Emirates (UAE) food group, Agthia, for the first quarter of this year.
A senior FDA official, in a move to quieten the outcry over the animal feed rule, said there is 'minimal' risk associated with feeding spent grains and it will revise the language around the regulation.
The availability and the price of feeds given to dairy animals will be threatened by the new animal feed rule, says US milk producers, angry at the FDA’s decision to include the animal feed by-products of alcohol manufacture in the regulation.
Average prices for compound feed across all animal categories in the UK have slipped in the past quarter, says Defra in its animal feedstuffs price report.
Insects in animal feed could soon become a reality if regulators, industry and researchers can combine their common interests to push this alternative protein source, claims a Dutch academic.
The approval of measures to boost dioxin monitoring by Germany last week has so far failed to stem the unease sparked by the situation as thousand protested in Berlin over the weekend and Russia announced a ban on German pork imports.
The German government has pledged to “significantly increase safety standards” after today publishing an action plan to boost dioxin controls in food and feed.
Greenpeace has attacked dairy giant Fonterra for using palm-based animal feed from cleared forests and for pushing an intensive farming model in New Zealand.
Legislation in the Netherlands has been passed that substantially
reduces the number of ingredients that can be used in the
manufacture of livestock feed. Food processors in Europe will be
looking closely to see whether such legislation...