BioMar: Novel ingredients can drive fish health and aquaculture sustainability
Research coming out of BioMar’s R&D department shows novel ingredients are delivering more than just good sustainability metrics.
Manufacturers
Agrifirm names new chief executive officer
Netherlands based animal feed and agribusiness group, Agrifirm, has announced a successor to its current CEO, Dick Hordijk.
De Heus expands presence in Indonesia with new feed facility
De Heus has bolstered its operations in Indonesia with the opening of a new production facility in Purwodadi, Central Java.
Cargill expands US operations with acquisition of two feed mills
Cargill has strengthened its US operations by acquiring two feed mills from Compana Pet Brands, located in Denver, Colorado, and Kansas City, Kansas.
ForFarmers and team agrar join forces in Germany
ForFarmers and team agrar, part of the DLG Group, have announced a joint venture aimed at consolidating their feed operations in Germany.
Animal health has ‘untapped innovation potential’, says Elanco – How to fix it?
We caught up with Elanco EVP of innovation and regulatory affairs, Ellen de Brabander, to discuss the recent divesture of the animal health giant’s aqua business, its high hopes for the methane-reducing feed supplement Bovaer, and how the newly created...
Nutreco champions protein production from varied sources as cell feed plant goes online
Nutreco’s new cell feed production facility represents a significant milestone for the cultivated meat industry, addressing key challenges related to cost and scalability.
Skretting looks to precision nutrition for environmental gain
Skretting has introduced AmiNova, a feed formulation aimed at reducing the environmental impact of aquaculture. The company looked to enhance precision in fish nutrition by focusing on an ideal digestible amino acid profile rather than just crude or...
Nutreco: New regulation set to transform corporate sustainability reporting
Nutreco is taking a new approach to sustainability reporting.
Nutreco reveals switch to green electricity
Nutreco, headquartered in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, pledged today to transition all its operations to green electricity from renewable sources.
Mole Valley Farmers makes key organic poultry feed supplier list
Mole Valley Farmers' acquisition of ABN's Devon mill and its conversion into an organic operation is paying off.
De Heus expands global footprint with major investments amid pending governance shift
De Heus has been actively pursuing its global expansion strategy, with the Dutch feed maker focused on establishing a local presence to offer farmers top-tier animal feeds and guidance.
Nutreco CEO set to exit the business
Fulco van Lede, the CEO of Nutreco, has announced his intention to step down from his position this summer after leading the company for the past three years.
ForFarmers nominates first female executive board member
Marloes Roetgerink is set to make history as the first female executive board member of Dutch animal feed giant, ForFarmers, upon her appointment as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Strong end to the year drove record high earnings for BioMar
A strong Q4 2023 performance drove a record-high full-year EBITDA for Danish aqua feed manufacturer, BioMar, with the business performing better than had been expected due to improvements in the salmon division.
BioMar looks to manage stress and boost performance in salmon
In the last 10 years there has been increased use of mechanical and other forms of treatment to help with the challenge of sea lice, increasing the cost of salmon production and also involving stressful events for the fish such as handling.
News
Animal feed producer makes senior appointment ahead of £20m mill opening
Animal feed manufacturer I’Anson Brothers Ltd has appointed Andrew Richardson as its new commercial director.
Skretting and Zooca Calanus collaborate on zooplankton for shrimp feed
Skretting and Zooca Calanus are hoping to give the shrimp industry a much-needed productivity boost by partnering to bring fresh whole Calanus finmarchicus copepods to the global market.
‘We want to make it the 21st century’s great crop’: Why Terviva aims to plant 200 million pongamia trees in the next 10 years
Pongamia is a small crop for which Californian agtech firm Terviva has big plans.
ForFarmers UK strengthens equine feed position with Thunderbrook acquisition
ForFarmers UK is reinforcing its presence in the equine feed market by acquiring Thunderbrook Equestrian Ltd, a move led by Pavo, ForFarmers' global equine sector organization.
Auchan, BioMar, and Earthworm unite for sustainable shrimp launch
French retailer, Auchan, Danish feed manufacturer, BioMar, Ecuadorian shrimp farmer, Edpacif, and global NGO, Earthworm Foundation, have teamed up to launch an eco-friendly shrimp product.
BioMar reports solid third quarter earnings
BioMar saw a 5% year-on-year increase in volume sales in the third quarter of 2023 with positive contributions from all divisions.
ForFarmers sees increase in gross profit
ForFarmers' financial results for Q3 2023 show a recovery of underlying EBITDA. While sales volumes declined compared to the same period in 2022, they were roughly equal to Q2 this year.
Belgian regulator green lights sale of ForFarmers' compound feed assets
Belgium’s competition authority has approved the sale of ForFarmers’ compound feed activities in that market to Arvesta.
Demand grows for innovative private label pet foods
A desire for innovative, specialised pet foods means that private labels now account for 34% of the market
Omni launches new vegan dog food to capitalise on growing demand
Vegan dog food that's a blend of yeast and plant proteins with a texture, taste and nutritional profile of meat is selling well, but is vegan food healthy for carnivorous pets?
Oman: Skretting and IFFC align on fish and shrimp feed market expansion
Skretting Middle East and Africa has chosen Oman’s International Fish Feed Company (IFFC) to represent its brand and make its products readily available in the Omani market.
Cargill championing the use of regen-ag practices for aqua feed raw materials
Cargill is increasingly focused on fishery improvement programs and is “pioneering” the use of regenerative agriculture practices in raw materials for global aquaculture, according to its latest Aqua Nutrition Sustainability Report.
Challenging first six months for ForFarmers
ForFarmers saw a sharp drop in gross profit and underlying EBIDTA in the first six months of this year.
ForFarmers expands feed operations in Poland
ForFarmers/Tasomix is to acquire Polish feed producer, Piast Pasze. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Sanders looks to expand its animal nutrition footprint in France
Sanders, the animal feed business unit of French agribusiness entity, Avril, has entered into talks with Soufflet Agriculture for the takeover of its animal nutrition operations.
Construction gets underway of De Heus aqua feed plant in Uganda
De Heus Animal Nutrition held the groundbreaking ceremony this week for its new plant in Njeru, near Jinja, in Uganda.
Aquaculture news round-up: Hatchery and RAS feed developments
BioMar and Skretting reveal focus on hatchery feeds, while premix producer, VDS, and Aller Aqua team up on a range of feed products designed for use in a shrimp RAS system.
Mole Valley Farmers reopens Devon feed mill
Mole Valley Farmers has opened its newly upgraded feed mill in Lifton, England, following a £4m investment.
Skretting flags increased transparency in latest sustainability report
Skretting says its sustainability report 2022 shows an unparalleled level of openness compared to previous years.
Brazil: Cargill to build feed supplement plant in Mato Grosso, US company also looks to acquire pig feed manufacturing facility
The Brazilian unit of US agribusiness giant, Cargill, is set to construct a new facility in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Cargill expanding its retail feed operations, Washington state awaits new facility
Cargill is building a new facility in Granger, Washington, solely focused on producing feed for current and potential ag retail locations in the region.
Dairy and beef farmers to gain from Scoular’s $20m expansion of Idaho facility
Scoular is ploughing $20m into an expansion of its feed blending facility in south-central Idaho; it will serve the growing and changing needs of dairy and beef producers.
ForFarmers sells Belgian compound feed activities to Arvesta
ForFarmers is to divest its compound feed assets in Belgium to agricultural and horticultural business, Arvesta.
Skretting educating consumers about role aquaculture and feed plays in sustainable food systems
The Feed Iceberg is a new campaign from Skretting.
BioMar looks to ensure optimal environmental conditions for shrimp
BioMar has gone beyond feed in terms of its innovation strategy and has entered the world of pond and tank health with a new bioremediation range, SmartCare Balance.
BioMar to source ‘low-impact’ soy from US supplier Benson Hill
Non-GMO soy producer, Benson Hill, has struck an aqua feed ingredient supply deal with BioMar.
Spierings confirmed as new chief executive of ForFarmers
Theo Spierings has been appointed as CEO of the Netherlands based feed manufacturer, ForFarmers.
Mining the microbiome: Nutreco and BiomEdit pair up on next gen feed additive development
Dutch animal nutrition and fish feed player, Nutreco, and BiomEdit, a spinout from Elanco Animal Health, are teaming up on long-term strategic research work as well as engaging in a commercial partnership around microbiome technology.
Higher prices drive profits for BioMar
BioMar says it grew its reported revenue by 41% in Q3, even with slightly lower volume sales than last year, while earnings recovered significantly compared to the same quarter in 2021.
ForFarmers nominates former head of Fonterra as next CEO
The supervisory board of ForFarmers has nominated Theo Spierings as the feed manufacturer’s next CEO.
US pork producer switches to solar energy to power feed mill
The Maschhoffs, one of the largest family-owned hog producer networks in North America, with 150,000 sows and production sites in six states, is using a 3.06-Megawatt solar array to power a key feed mill.
ForFarmers: Market volatility likely to continue
The erratic nature of the markets due to the war in Ukraine and the exceptionally long and hot summer played a role in ForFarmers’ Q3 2022 financial results.
New Ecuador R&D hub: Skretting looks to deepen understanding of shrimp nutrition
Skretting opened its aquaculture innovation center in Guayaquil, Ecuador this week. It has been designed to perform trials on whiteleg shrimp.
Demand from non-feed sectors restricting supply of US liquid feed ingredients
Attendees at the AFIA annual Liquid Feed Symposium (LFS) in New Orleans, Louisiana, earlier this month heard about tightening supply for many liquid feed ingredients.