Conditions of feed grains and ingredients at harvest is raising concerns about safety as wet grain can lead to storage problems and prompt grain bin entry, says safety expert.
Delayed US feed crop harvests create challenges for feed crop production data collection and raise questions about corn and soybean yields and corn usage, say experts.
Bearish and bullish surprises in new feed crop production and use data. as the WASDE report shows an increase in corn and soybean yields balanced by a boost to corn feeding, says analyst.
Cargill has moved to clarify what its current trading relationship is with Nestlé, following the report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that the leading food and beverage company had stopped buying Cargill’s Brazilian soy because of concerns about the...
Following a year marked by uncertain in feed production and access to international markets, the US feed industry is approaching 2020 with greater optimism.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently reported that the world’s largest food and beverage company, Nestlé, has stopped buying Cargill’s Brazilian soy because of concerns about the link to deforestation.
Feed crop producers in Argentina increased forward sales of some oilseed based feed ingredients in the last quarter of 2019 in anticipation of a change in export taxes.
Global demand for protein following the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks and increasing sales in aquafeed helped boost Cargill’s second quarter returns.
Columbia Grain International is being fined $191,322 and cited for safety violations regarding feed grain handling, employee training and equipment use following an employee’s death.
Expanding federal funding for foundation agricultural and feed-related research is needed to improve sector productivity and prevent future problems like disease outbreaks.
Supplementing dairy cow diets with clay feed additives can support rumen pH while improving the degradability and use of feed ingredients, a researcher says.
There is little upside risk in feed prices internationally, and the outlook for global poultry in 2020 is slightly more positive than it was in 2019, when markets suffered from relative oversupply, according to Rabobank’s global poultry quarterly, released...
The US Grains Council (USCG) is focusing on supporting trade in current markets and expanding into others over the coming 12 months. The US soy sector, among other priorities, is looking to address infrastructure challenges.
In the US, 2019 was a year that started with a federal government shutdown and one that brought little that was positive in terms of production conditions or trade.
This year is almost behind us. It was one where the issue of climate change dominated the discourse and one where a lot of questions were asked of feed and livestock production in terms of their environmental impact.
A wet and delayed feed crop harvest season in the US is being punctuated with reports of fires in grain dryers; however, there are ways to help prevent incidents and reduce the cost of drying, says industry expert.
The creation of a portable spectrometer and informational databases is intended to allow grain or oilseeds to be scanned using a light source, providing nutrient content.
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...
Funding opportunities exist under a USDA's organic animal and crop production research initiative; to get support projects would need to address challenges linked to feed or integrated livestock and feed production systems.
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,
G3 Canada Limited is starting work on two new grain elevators as part of its ongoing plan to develop a rapid and reliable network for grain selling and exporting across Canada.
China and the US are establishing a ‘phase one trade deal’ to address initial trade barriers and improve purchases of US feed ingredients and agricultural products.
EU production of soybeans and pulses will continue to grow to address feed and food demand for locally produced plant-protein products, according to the EU Commission’s outlook for EU agriculture until 2030.
As global ending stocks increase, US corn and soybean production see yields remain steady and anticipated production declines may not materialize, says analyst.
Global demand is expected to remain high for beef, especially from China, even as the US sees limited production increases and export market competition from South America, say analysts.
Mid-lactation cows can eat cake, cottonseed cake, in place of soybean meal or expeller soybean meal, and maintain milk yields and body condition, say researchers.
Cargill looks to feed production, livestock, soil health and shipping improvements as part of its growing effort to reduce company emissions and limit global temperature increases.
Feed grain producers continue to see challenges from delayed spring planting as corn crops remain in the field and saturated soils raise questions about next year’s progress and planting decisions.
European organizations have been reacting with alarm to reports that farmers in Brazil are seeking to end the Amazon Soy Moratorium, a commitment made by traders and crushers not to buy soy from cleared land after 2008 in the Amazon.
Weather delays mean corn and soybean crops linger in fields in parts of the US and the slow harvest is altering US Department of Agriculture practices.
Across the food industry, there is still little awareness of the need to address the impacts of feed production within the meat, dairy and fish sectors, finds a report from the sustainability focused organization, Forum for the Future.
The EU feed industry is looking to plug what it sees as major gaps in EU pesticide legislation in relation to maximum residue levels (MRLs) for feed materials, such as co-products, to offset any impact on trade, both within the EU, and beyond.
Although challenges remain in using electronic sow feeding in the US, such systems can reduce feed waste and allow producers to individualize nutrition for each animal.
Researchers are developing a tool to provide an economic and environmental assessment of novel ingredients to support the use of new fish feeds that are nutritionally adequate and have little environmental effect.
TeleSense is creating a grain monitoring system – Cellular SensorSpear – that controls feed grain moisture and temperature post-harvest, with a focus on grain in transit or stored outside.
The reopening of the Chinese market to US poultry products is expected to boost demand for the feed ingredient and signal improving global trade relations; the change also comes as a new round of federal support for crop producers is set to start.
Some 58% of Germans are aware of the non-GMO ‘Ohne GenTechnik’ label, according to the results of a recent survey by market research company, Splendid Research.
US forage quality challenges could hinder livestock feeding and reduce body condition if mitigating steps to provide additional nutrients are not taken, says agronomist.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to establish a new testing program using accredited laboratories to examine the safety of animal feed and food in specific circumstances.
Cereal Docks, an Italian group, operating as a global agribusiness company in primary feed and food processing, said it has recently acquired chain of custody certification under the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) for its GMO soy crushing plant...
Indigo Agriculture is developing a multi-tier support program to address producers transitioning to the use of regenerative practices in the production of feed and grain crops.
Global feed prices are expected to stay relatively neutral in 2020; there are ample supplies that should keep feed prices at reasonable levels, says Rabobank. It released its annual global animal protein outlook today.
Supplementing sea bass diets with a higher level of taurine boosts fish growth and feed efficiency when using a low-fishmeal, high soy protein diet, researchers say.
