Twelve Netherlands-based students, participating in ForFarmers’ Sustainable Business Challenge since early November, presented their final ideas on a sustainability case, linked to the circular farming model, on December 13.
US agribusiness, Land O’Lakes, and edible oils and fats maker, Bidco Africa, have just opened a $12m backed feed production site in Kenya this week as part of their JV; the plant sees increased production, new feed lines and improved feed quality and...
Purina Animal Nutrition is working to expand its pilot program aimed at increasing the recycling of used feed tubs and packaging material as part of a company focus on developing sustainable solutions.
Canada's Northeast Nutrition is concluding work on its multi-year, CAD $20.3m revamp and expansion project intended to increase the amount of salmon feed generated on site and support industry growth.
Twelve Netherlands-based students are working for ForFarmers on a sustainability case in relation to circular farming over the next few weeks as part of a Dutch initiative called the Sustainable Business Challenge.
Danish fish feed manufacturer, BioMar, announced strong financial results in Q3 yesterday [November 7], with the group raising its overall guidance for the year.
A renovated Cargill feed production facility in Temple, Texas has gone live; it has been expanded to 70,000 square feet to address feed demand in the region.
The founding partners of the Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI) are establishing a legal non-profit institute, under the same name, to expand its work and make the data more widely available to stakeholders throughout the global food value chain.
ABN, the UK manufacturer of pig and poultry feed, says it is working hard to encourage the next generation to move into the industry and, in that context, is offering scholarship placements of 12-months duration to UK two university students.
The goal of a new feed formulation developed by BioMar, branded as Salvea, is to have a carnivorous fish ration with the lowest possible impact on wild ocean resources, while ensuring a high nutritional performance for fish growth, and keeping a lid on...
Animal nutrition and protein was one of two of Cargill’s business segments that saw a hike in adjusted operating earnings. Industrial and financial services was the other.
Skretting has developed a new diet for shrimp that it claims achieves faster gut transit time, enables increased feed intake while retaining FCR, which in turn leads to improved growth.
UK feed and nutrition group, AB Agri Ltd, announced that it is to establish a technology center for Intellync, its data and technology business, in Kilkenny, Ireland, creating up to 50 new roles over five years.
Revenues for UK agriculture business, AB Agri, will be well ahead of last year, driven by higher feed volumes and higher feed prices, reflecting an increase in raw material costs, according to a pre-close trading update from parent group, Associated British...
Danish companies, fish feed manufacturer, Aller Aqua, and fishmeal and fish oil producer, TripleNine, have entered a research collaboration to identify components of marine raw materials that may benefit fish health and growth.
Canadian feed manufacturer, Country Junction Feeds, has acquired Cowlick Minerals with an eye toward growing its ability to generate premixes and support cow-calf operators, says manager.
The 44 salmon farming companies that make up the Salmon Group, a Norway based network and purchasing cooperative, have signed a deal with leading fish feed manufacturer, BioMar, for a bespoke feed formulation that comes with a 20% lower carbon footprint.
Leading Australian feed manufacturer, Ridley Corporation, officially opened its new extrusion plant in Westbury, Tasmania, last week. The factory is targeting the salmon and fish feed sectors as well as pet food producers.
The Deluxe Feeds feed mill in Sheldon, Iowa in the US is continuing to operate following an onsite fire and explosion, in which there were no injuries.
Cargill cites global trade challenges and disease outbreaks as negative influences while reporting an earnings drop for its fourth quarter and full-year results.
Aquafeed company, BioMar, has launched a digital transparency tool, Discover, that potentially allows shoppers to scan an on-pack QR code to access precise information about the origins, sustainability and nutritional profile of seafood products.
ForFarmers UK has announced its plan to shut down its site in Crewe in the final quarter of 2019, a move it said is in line with the Dutch group’s overall efficiency plans, announced earlier this year, whereby the group aims to decrease overall operating...
Danish feed group, BioMar, said it is involved in lowering the environmental footprint of trout production in China as the Chinese government rolls out new guidance to accelerate the sustainable development of its aquaculture industry.
In a move in line with ForFarmers’ previously announced rationalization plan to save €10m in costs through modernizing existing mills and shutting others, the company is shifting feed manufacture from its mill in Helmond in the Netherlands to another...
ForFarmers has been shortlisted for this year’s Antibiotic Guardian Awards in the UK under the animal health, agriculture and food supply category, as a result of the work it has done on antibiotic reduction in that country’s pig sector.
AquaSim, Skretting’s digital tool for helping shrimp and fish farmers optimize productivity, has been developed to include models for new species and to monitor new parameters such as temperature, oxygen and salinity.
UK feed manufacturer, l’Anson Brothers, is to invest £12m (US$15.2m) in new production facility, in what will be the biggest single investment in the company’s history.
Dutch group, Nutreco, is reportedly in advanced talks to buy the animal feed business of South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corporation, as reported by Bloomberg.
Cargill’s animal nutrition business is expanding its recall of select Southern States feed products due to aflatoxin levels that exceed the action levels of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
We talk to Michael Duncan, business development manager, young stock and dry cow specialist with feed company, ForFarmers UK, about his job and his career goals.
Moving forward as an independent, animal health focused company, Elanco Animal Health is set to develop product lines for poultry and aquaculture while keeping its attention on the ruminant and swine sectors, says VP.
In an effort to support the expanding demand for animal proteins, Kemin Industries says it is increasing the production of metal propionate trace minerals at its production facility near Chennai in India.
A once-shuttered lumber mill is being refitted to generate organic dairy cattle feed for Silver Sage Farms and is set to start production this summer, says general manager.
