New Zealand's interim Climate Change Committee has released advice to the government there on how to reduce agriculture's methane and nitrous oxide emissions; it recommends a farm-level levy/rebate scheme to motivate and reward actions.
There has been plenty of buzz about single cell proteins for use in animal feed over the past few weeks. FeedNavigator trains its spotlight on the trend.
Autonomy in feed production for Egypt’s largest dairy business, Dina Farms, is one of the reported ambitions of its owner, Qalaa Holdings, a listed Egyptian investor in energy and infrastructure ventures in the Middle East and Africa.
Dietary sodium butyrate (SB) significantly boosted the growth, feed utilization, and immune response in Nile tilapia challenged against Aeromonas hydrophila infection compared to fish getting the control diet, according to a study by an Egyptian research...
Delayed planting continues to prompt questions about US feed crop acres and production and now highlights the uncertainty of some USDA data in the WASDE report, says analyst.
Cargill cites global trade challenges and disease outbreaks as negative influences while reporting an earnings drop for its fourth quarter and full-year results.
The outbreak of African Swine Fever in China is highlighting the need for feed to be considered as part of a swine producer’s biosecurity plan, say experts.
A set of new, online tools is aimed at making information about nutritional components in cattle feed and the economic value of feed or feed ingredients more accessible to livestock producers.
Missed the feed industry news concerning corn prices, ASF, ADM or Nutreco while taking advantage of summer break? We’ve pulled together the big traffic getters for FeedNavigator in June to provide a quick recap.
Weather delays in the planting season raise questions about the total acres planted along with the potential implications for feed crop development and yields, says analyst.
The world’s first financial facility to offer green bonds for sustainable soy production in Brazil was launched yesterday [July 4] at London Climate Action Week.
Increased cattle production in Brazil may raise the risk of deforestation to meet feed needs; however, increasing industry transparency and cattle tracking could alleviate some of that risk, says analyst.
Prairie AquaTech earns international recognition for innovation with its aquafeed ingredient, which has been linked to reductions in phosphorus excretion.
With a return to average yields, the USDA forecasts record soybean production in Brazil for 2019/20 but predicts lower exports on the expectation of lower demand for soy from China.
US chicken industry changes position producers to weather variable feed costs and changes in trade and demand as the sector prepares for growing challenges, says analyst.
The amount of planted corn acres in the US is provoking a bearish market response, despite uncertainty remaining about the total number of acres planted in corn and soybeans.
China is seeing exceptionally high poultry prices due to the shift from pork to poultry as a result of the worsening situation with African Swine Fever (ASF), noted Rabobank it its latest poultry quarterly.
Market diversification, feed production and research into valued added processing of soy were some of the drivers for setting up a new soy crush and biodiesel production facility in Minnesota.
Wet weather and delayed planting are raising fears about forage and hay availability for US livestock and dairy producers and sparking the US Department of Agriculture to change when cover crops can be harvested or grazed on prevented planting acres.
O&T Farms is tracking the use of omega-3-based feed additives in breeding poultry feeds to understand what implications maternal nutrition may have for offspring.
Changing how feed is grown and the kinds of rations used with poultry are aspects of Cooks Venture's push to move poultry production from “sustainable” to “regenerative” agriculture, says CEO.
Despite the remarkable progress made in poultry nutrition over recent decades, a researcher claims the broiler industry, by increasing the dietary nutrient densities in order to lower FCR, has progressively disregarded the original goals of pelleting.
Fermentation of plant-derived proteins can enhance food safety, improve protein digestibility and beneficially affect the intestinal microbiota and animal health, says Jürgen Zentek, professor at the Institute of Animal Nutrition, the Free University...
Supporting the development of a healthy gut in pigs does not rely on antibiotic use, but changes in nutrition and management may be needed, says expert.
Delayed corn production and lost acres, along with questions about soybean production levels, point to the probability of higher feed costs for producers, says analyst.
Adding a blend of xylanase and protease to the diets of newly-weaned pigs may improve gut development, weight gain and growth performance, say researchers.
Plant breeding innovations need to be treated differently to GMOs in order to leverage their potential to contribute to sustainability goals, said FEDIOL in a vision document for the EU agri sector released today ahead of its AGM in Brussels.
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The outbreak of African Swine Fever in Asia may bring both challenges and opportunities to US feed producers as export demand dwindles initially and livestock producers seek to fill animal protein demands, says analyst.
Fish facing mycotoxin challenge from plant-based feed ingredients may see improved antioxidant status and reactions when supported with tea tree oil in their diets, say researchers.
In an effort to help address the spread of the African Swine Fever, OIE is starting a global program to control disease spread, eradication and related economic loss.
Whilst there is unlikely to be any relief from high feed prices in the short term for the soymeal-reliant poultry industry, an increase in soybean plantings in India in 2019 is “highly likely,” according to an analyst.
By ‘optimizing’ nutrient input, livestock producers can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says the UK's Feed Adviser Register, whose members are now trained to help farmers mitigate environmental impact through nutrition and feed management.
The weather-related delay in feed crop planting, along with financial support for producers may lower the amount of non-planted feed crop acres and alter the type of feed crop planted, say analysts.
A paper detailing the research done into alternative processes for the production of expeller soybean meal (SBM) from European grown soybeans and trials done in broilers in the UK has just been published.
Ongoing trade uncertainty and continuing tariffs are prompting a new round of federal support for US feed crop and agricultural producers as disruption to international markets continue.
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.
The diversified business model and geographical exposure of the Carr’s Group, the UK agriculture and engineering outfit, limited adverse impacts from the drop in feed volumes caused by the mild autumn and winter experienced across the UK and Europe and...
African Swine Fever (ASF) will have a huge influence on feed prices and trade flows of meat and soybeans over the coming months, said the new boss at Bunge.
