Campaigners call Louis Dreyfus’ pledges on soy a ‘breakthrough’
Agribusiness giant, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), announced a zero deforestation policy for its soy supply chain yesterday [July 3].
Archives for July 4, 2018
Brexit bolt: Agribusiness firms look to set up hubs outside UK
A workshop organized recently in London by the Agri-Brexit Coalition heard UK agribusiness companies are already moving operations out of Britain and others are taking 'irreversible decisions' on site location and investment.
Reports from VIV Europe 2018
Establishing the pig’s gut microbiota as early as possible is key, says a swine specialist
Heidi Hall, technical manager for swine at Anpario, outlined at VIV Europe 2018 in Utrecht last month how acid based eubiotics help regulate the microbial population of the animal’s gut.
Move to increase barley use in feed in Canada
Canadian Bio-Systems (CBS) has been closely examining the nutritional elements in feed barley in an effort to improve supports for the grain’s use in feed.
FDA highlights human health risk from medicated feed additive
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding producers to be careful when using medicated altrenogest additives approved for inclusion in swine and horse feeds.