Stalemate at EU glyphosate talks, no vote taken
The glyphosate dossier is to be handed over to the Commission, following on from the PAFF committee's failure today to generate a vote on the controversial herbicide.
Archives for May 18, 2016
Reports from CFI's Strategy Conference on Animal Agriculture
Can gene splicing help with antibiotic reduction in animal production?
Advances in selective breeding have helped ensure feed efficiency, but challenges to future research employing genetic manipulation tools remain, heard delegates at a Center for Food Integrity (CFI) event in Illinois.
Reports from CFI's Strategy Conference on Animal Agriculture
'The days of non-transparent [use of] antimicrobials in food animals are coming to an end,' says US academic
While a sea change is expected in the future application of antibiotics in US animal production, more usage data is require to further optimize their benefits for farming, say experts.
Special Edition: Aqua Feed Advances
Raisioagro fish feed production to get makeover
Finland’s Raisioagro is investing €4m (US$4.5m) in its fish feed factory in Raisio in south western Finland.
Concerns over heavy metal levels in Asia-Pacific feeds
Of the 1,375 samples of minerals, premix and complete feeds from 16 Asia-Pacific countries submitted for testing, 20% had contamination levels exceeding EU allowable limits for heavy metal contamination of arsenic, cadmium and lead, said Alltech.