Archer Daniels Midland Company is expanding its specialty feed ingredients portfolio to include a fiber-degrading enzyme for use with poultry and swine diets, says nutritionist.
The US agribusiness gaint has been working with German chemical group, BASF, to develop a strain of engineered canola seed that can produce omega-3 long-chain fatty acids.
Ruud Tijssens, director of corporate affairs, at Dutch feed group Agrifirm, will be presenting on the regional raw material protein production trend at Feed Protein Vision.
Weather events from a series of cyclones to severe storms to inland floods to a crop freeze, drought and wildfire wreaked havoc for many sectors in the US last year including crop and livestock production; the disasters resulted in around $306.2bn in...
Research at Aalborg University in Denmark suggests that green bio-refinery processes have the potential to generate organic protein-rich animal feeds from green crops for pigs, poultry and dairy cows.
The low number of pigs weaned per sow per year in all UK systems is still a major cause of that market’s relatively high cost of production and a factor that needs to be addressed if UK pig production costs are to remain competitive with the rest of Europe,...
Canadian feed manufacturers can temporarily break from adherence to regulatory specifications on vitamin A and E levels while global supplies remain limited.
Minneapolis headquartered agribusiness giant, Cargill, reported profits were down as it announced its 2018 Q2 financial results yesterday; however, it said its animal nutrition and protein segment was the largest contributor to adjusted operating earnings...
Vitamin shortage, feed’s role in the circular economy, future EU protein policy and the public image of the sector will be some of the dominant themes of 2018 for the European feed sector.
US agricultural producer sentiment turned lower in November, driven by a decline in optimism about future economic conditions in agriculture, says David Widmar, senior research associate at the Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture.
A House of Commons committee inquiry heard oral evidence from livestock industry players about the implications of uncertainty generated by Brexit for trade in agricultural goods.
Blockchain can benefit agribusiness by bringing down trade transaction costs, increasing transparency in supply chains, giving smaller companies competitive strength and also bringing new business opportunities in terms of data services, says an expert.
As vitamin E and A prices increase due to the recent supply constraints, animal nutrition companies are proposing interim strategies to lower financial stress for end users.
Scientists in Ireland are working on a process to produce duckweed for use in animal feed by capturing essential nutrients in wastewater from dairy processing plants.
The US feed crop harvest ends as emerging weather patterns suggest wet weather and the possibility of delayed access to fields in the spring for parts of the Midwest.
Precision feed and nutrient recommendations for multiple sites and across time periods are some of the elements altered in a new style of feed formulation software.
The economic contributions of grain exports, feed production’s “ripple effect” and the importance of trade for more than producers were topics that featured prominently in recent feed and grain sector analysis.
The online grain sales platform FarmLead is expanding its services to offer users a richer picture of market prices, and historical trends for grains and feed ingredients, says CEO.
Grain surplus, export competition and trade agreements may bring headwinds to US grain producers, but the outlook is more positive for feed grain users, says expert.
Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in August and may have left upwards of $200m in agricultural related losses in its wake, including in feed, animals and infrastructure, say economists.
Environmental protections and feed sector consolidation are playing roles in the growth and development of the aquaculture industry in China, says regional expert.
To help farmers improve the marketability of their feed and food grains, FarmLead is now offering a grain testing service which provides 24-hour access to labs and results, says CEO.
Cargill’s new software tool is said to contain key production components related to broiler economic performance to deliver optimal feeding strategies.
Production in Africa may offer options for feed exporters as industries grow, however some challenges to internal animal production remain, says analyst.
