Zero Waste Scotland wants to educate the market about the potential of insect farming for feed and other sectors. It is running a series of online events around that objective this month.
An agrifood innovation initiative, EIT Food, has launched a new search to find the next 100 high-impact agrifood entrepreneurs who can transform the food and animal feed system to one that is healthier, innovative and more sustainable.
US feedstuffs handler, Scoular, recently announced that it has selected Jerome, Idaho, as the location to manufacture a new plant-based alternative protein made from barley.
Investment in new biorefineries and optimization of cultivation practices, along with securing 500,000 hectares of grassland, are some of the steps needed for Denmark to completely replace imported soybean with home-grown grass protein for animal feed,...
The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) has launched a program to facilitate the breeding of high-protein corn varieties and promote the development of animal husbandry, according to a report by the state news agency, Xinhua.
Norwegian cooperative, Salmon Group, is engaging with local start-up, Metapod, to pave the way for the use of a new, locally produced protein source - grasshopper derived meal – in its feed.
Paris headquartered insect feed producer, nextProtein, has just raised €10.2m, in a series A funding round, to scale up its operations to 100,000 tons a year by 2025.
The EU Commission has been urged to lift certain restrictions on protein crop production in Europe to address what the EU farming lobby terms ‘a growing risk’ to supply.
The FeedNavigator Summit 2020 Young Animal Nutrition (YAN20), last month in Amsterdam, showed the industry is becoming more refined in its understanding of when and what to put into young animal diets but knowledge gaps remain.
Arbiom says its wood-to-food protein demonstrates lower impact on climate change compared to other proteins, making it one potential candidate to plug the protein gap.
The EU Commission now envisions authorizing poultry and pig processed animal proteins (PAPs) for use in pig and poultry diets, respectively, along with approval for use of insect PAPs in monogastric diets all in the same regulatory package.
Startup, microTERRA ,is developing a bioreactor to turn wastewater generated by aquaculture into a source of protein that can be used in tilapia feeds.
The global demand for insect protein is increasing rapidly, said German separation process specialist, Reinartz, which is active in the development of machinery for the efficient extraction of proteins from insect larvae.
Supplementation of up to 15% grass protein in the rations of organic pigs in Denmark had no negative impact on their weight, growth, feed intake and feed utilization, according to research conducted at Aarhus University in Foulum.
A UK feed project, being carried out through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), is aiming to pinpoint the ideal seaweeds for use in ruminant feeds based on their nutritional value, with a particular interest in protein content.
The global black soldier fly market will grow at a CAGR of 33.3% from 2019 to 2030 to reach US$2.57bn in a decade, according to new market analysis from Meticulous Research.
Our January special edition is focused on protein innovation in animal feed, a topic that we also explored extensively in 2019. The photogallery provides highlights of that earlier coverage.
Brazilian researchers find ideal crude protein level for broiler rations to ensure performance during thermoneutral or heat stress conditions while reducing nitrogen excretion.
Darling Ingredients today announced that it has acquired the 50% joint venture interest of EnviroFlight, LLC owned by Intrexon Corporation, thereby making it the full owner of the US insect protein producer.
The results of a new study suggest that partially replacing conventional protein sources with inactivated Cyberlindnera jadinii yeast, derived from sugars from Norwegian spruce trees, in diets for young pigs is possible without compromising energy and...
We talk to UK feed and ag inputs representatives, AIC, about the trade group's efforts to further the sustainability agenda with its members, who are responsible for some £9bn (US$11.8bn) of farm trade,
We take a trawl through the archives but only as far back as last month to see what were the stories that gained the most traction with the audience. Again, Cargill related developments proved to be of interest to readers, and the click to open rate was...
Lowering barriers to imported soybeans could improve use of crush capacity, reduce costs and support the expansion of the livestock sector in India, says analyst.
UK company, Premier Nutrition, has launched a feed ingredients matrix, with global relevance, to help nutritionists formulate livestock rations more accurately.
French mealworm derived feed protein producer, Ÿnsect, has been selected as one of France’s 40 most promising startups – the NEXT40 index, a list of companies deemed to have the strongest prospects for global growth.
New technology developed to store, and transport black soldier fly larvae seeks to address producer challenges and help specialize and simplify the production process to increase small and mid-size facilities, says developer.
Swine precision feeding systems may need new methionine to lysine ratios, however, the individualized system may allow for swine production with lower protein feeds while supporting gain, researchers say.
Cargill and French insect protein producer, InnovaFeed, have entered into an alliance to jointly market fish feed that includes insect protein, a move the partners said will enable them to support the growth of sustainable aquaculture.
The European Commission today [May 20] published a revised EU Feed Protein Balance Sheet, which it said provides a comprehensive overview of EU feed supply.
In Ireland, the deputy president of dairy farmer representatives, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association, is urging the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine to make it a statutory requirement for feed millers to publish the PDI content...
Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition Europe (AANE), along with dropping the Eurolysine name, has changed its EMEA business model; the company is increasingly focusing on a more customized approach in terms of its amino acid portfolio.
TerViva is planting pongamia trees and developing a process to remove bitterness as part of its effort to produce and generate an alternative protein for use in animal feed, says senior VP.
Production of the feed protein ingredient fishmeal could see 25% production drop following a period of warmer water temperatures, but exports are set to increase, says agricultural specialist.
Entobel, a biotech company specialized in insect-derived feed protein, with production activities based in Vietnam since 2013, has raised €1m (US$1.13m) in funding, and its first commercial production plant is just about to go live.
Researchers based at Aarhus University in Foulum, Denmark are optimistic they can partially replace traditional protein ingredients like soy with clover grass in organic pig feed.
Portuguese start-up, EntoGreen, says construction will begin on its first commercial scale black soldier fly (BSF) derived feed protein facility at the end of this year. The company was established in 2014.
Calysta, a manufacturer of fish and animal protein feed products using methane conversion technology, has made it onto a roll-call of leading companies involved in sustainable innovation, the Global Cleantech 100.
Arbiom, a developer of non-food biomass processing technology, announced last month that it had successfully produced tonnage quantities of its high protein feed ingredient derived from wood at a combined 80,000-L industrial fermentation scale, with partners...
