A move is on to increase sorghum production in Europe, with a reduction in the dependency on imports and the crop’s digestible energy value in feed as some of the reasons behind the push.
Dutch feed company, Agrifirm, says it can deliver feeds of EU origin but the market must take account of the fact that costs rise the more local protein inputs are included in the final feedstuffs.
ForFarmers says it is looking to grab the number one spot as supplier of piglet feed to sow farmers in North West Europe with a new range it has developed with Trouw Nutrition.
The use of phosphorus in fertilizers and in animal diets could be reduced by fine-tuning fertilization and feeding to actual nutrient requirements, say the authors of a new report calling for stewardship to tackle global phosphorus inefficiency.
Barentz Animal Nutrition, which has just acquired its JV partner, AgriNutrition, is aiming to be the leading specialty feed ingredient distributor in Europe by extending its geographical reach, and investing in new protein sources such as insect and bacterial...
Dutch livestock feed group, ForFarmers, which operates in the UK through subsidiary BOCM Pauls, is continuing its European consolidation strategy by acquiring feed co-product company Wheyfeed for £5 million ($6.8m)