News & Analysis on the Global Animal Feed and Pet Food Industries
Tyson Poultry Inc, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, last week pleaded guilty in a federal court and agreed to pay a $2m fine over an accidental feed discharge resulted in a fish kill in Missouri.
An audit of control systems used on US imports of organic feed grains and other products found areas where transparency, control and oversight were lacking.
Dutch feed manufacturer, ForFarmers, said it has developed the NOVA range to feed sows and gilts throughout their reproductive cycle; the products are aimed at boosting lactation, performance and sow longevity.
Corbion has fielded the winning bid for algae-product producer, TerraVia, after the company voluntarily entered a 'stalking horse' period.
The French group said it is in the process of acquiring a new factory located in the Binh Dinh province in central Vietnam, and has also greenlighted several other investment projects in that South East Asian country.
PEDv has the potential to spread in feed or dust, but the use of a rice hull and medium chain fatty acid flush may help reduce disease presence in a feed mill, says a researcher.
The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) in the US is set to work with the country's Department of Labor in an effort to call attention to safety concerns for members of the grain and feed industries.
Special Edition: Middle East and Africa Feed Developments
A currency devaluation and production challenges may have limited US feed grain imports to Egypt, but conditions could be changing, says analyst.