There was no definite outcome arising out of the MEP debate yesterday on the recent ECJ judgement on gene editing, but some members made an oral request to the European Commission representative to clear up any legal uncertainties in relation to that...
Vilofoss, the premix and nutrition subsidiary of Denmark’s DLG Group, has established a cooperation with milk and dairy products manufacturer, Prabhat Dairy, as part of the Indian's company’s ambition to develop its animal nutrition business.
Feed and agricultural industry members are asking for the US Trade Representative to ensure that agriculture and in any upcoming trade negotiations with the EU.
In the weeks ahead trade disputes, currency, weather and conditions of crops in Europe and South America will likely be key drivers behind oilseed markets, said the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in a report yesterday [January...
Market challenges, political instability in some regions and adverse regional market conditions contributed to lower financial returns for Cargill’s second quarter.
Tropical forage legumes may provide a cost-effective alternative to the use of soybean meal and sorghum silage in feeds for dairy cows, while supporting milk production, say researchers.
The global feed amino acids market is projected to grow to US$6.66bn by 2022 from a baseline value of US$5.37bn in 2017, according to analysts at MarketsandMarkets.
Combing a cow’s own genetics with strategies that target changes in her rumen flora may be able to reduce methane emissions more effectively than by only selecting for low methane-emitting cows, according to a study from Denmark.
Reuters reported on Christmas Day that China had detected the African swine fever (ASF) virus in protein powders derived from pork blood and manufactured by a Tianjin-based company.
New trading partners, diversified markets, easing political tensions and developing regulations are among the topics US feed industry members are watching as the sector moves into 2019.
In a roadmap published yesterday, the European Commission has promised to tackle global deforestation, in particular trying to address and reduce the EU’s role in that.
Although the truce between the US and China has not yet translated into US soybean exports fully, it has certainly created more positive undercurrents in the market, now trading near the highest levels since August, reported CRM Agri in its weekly market...
ForFarmers has announced that its underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) in 2018 would show a modest decline compared to 2017.
Fermented feeds are underused in broiler nutrition, compared to practice in the pig sphere, and further research is required to exploit such feed as a viable source for chickens, concluded the authors of a newly published review.
Skretting, a pioneer in diets specifically designed for recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), has upgraded its integrated feed concept for the closed containment farmed fish production method.
Danish company, ENORM, has been awarded a grant from the government to establish the country’s first industrial insect production site, based on the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) .
After the drama in the House of Commons earlier this week, in which the meaningful vote on Brexit was delayed, the UK prime minster, Theresa May, faced a leadership challenge, and no Brexit option would now seem to be commanding anything like a parliamentary...
Feed additives with immunostimulant properties may provide a survival boost to farmed fish facing a disease challenge and improve biomass, say researchers.
The limited impact of the WASDE report on prices suggests that other global factors, such as the US and China trade situation, are of greater significance for markets at this point in time.
Finding ways to improve feed mill efficiency, ramping production, reducing process variability, ensuring feed safety and reducing costs are critical, and moving from dry to liquid supplements can help in this regard, says a Kemin executive.
Auchan supermarket in France is now selling own label insect fed trout in 52 of its stores in the North of France region with the objective of extending the initiative to all its supermarkets in France by the end of 2019.
Products containing biotic substances from plants – phytoalexins – that reportedly show beneficial properties for animals, and novel encapsulation technologies to protect those active substances are ID4FEED’s unique selling propositions (USPs), says the...
Aarhus University’s Knud-Erik Bach Knudsen, leader of the work package on alternative protein feed ingredients and real-time characterization under the Horizon 2020 backed Feed-a-Gene project, was presenting on achievements to date of that work at EuroTier...
The Belgian authorities recently notified the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) over their identification of the presence of an unauthorized genetically modified strain of bacteria - Bacillus subtilis KCCM-10445 - in vitamin B2 (80% feed...
The Polish government look sets to postpone the impending ban on genetically modified (GM) livestock feed and GM derived feed ingredients through to December 31, 2020.
Cow nutrition, especially in the dry period, in the last three months, seems to be of high importance for the ability of the calf to deal with pathogens, to respond properly to vaccines and to deal with feed ingredients, said Dr Hans-Joachim Schuberth...
DSM said its move to innovate, to extend its eubiotics platform underlines its commitment to support industry’s efforts to reduce the use of antibiotics, as it launches a new poultry targeted essential oils product.
Pig farmers in Northwestern Europe are working under tremendous constraints today, in terms of a shift away from antibiotics usage, the removal of zinc oxide and a reduction in copper inclusion levels. Agrifirm says it was mindful of those developments...
InnovaFeed, an Evry, France-based biotech company producing Black Soldier Fly (BSF) derived protein for the feed industry, has raised another €40m in funding from international investors, bringing to over €55m the total amount of funds it has generated...
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is asking the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revise its methodology when determining support levels for feed crop and agricultural producers in an expected second support round.
Lowering protein levels and increasing fermentable carbohydrates in concentrates fed to dairy cows on pasture may boost nitrogen use efficiency and reduce emissions into the environment, say researchers.
Functional lipids and medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) fit quite well with the aquaculture business, says an executive at Berg + Schmidt, the German fats supplier.
French company, Phileo Lesaffre Animal Care, launched a new generation of its live Saccharomyces cerevisiae product, ActiSaf Sc 47 HR+, and a new technical service at EuroTier last week.
Cargill has been involved in a strategic partnership with phytogenic feed additive producer, Delacon, since July 2017. We spoke to Tarun Keswani, regional director for Cargill’s micro nutrition business in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), at EuroTier...
A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report estimates that Polish corn production in marketing year (MY) 2018/19 will be reduced by 20% on the previous year’s output, coming in at 3.2m metric tons (MMT).
