Archives for November 29, 2018

Reports from EuroTier 2018

What production trends are driving swine feed innovation at Agrifirm?

Pig farmers in Northwestern Europe are working under tremendous constraints today, in terms of a shift away from antibiotics usage, the removal of zinc oxide and a reduction in copper inclusion levels. Agrifirm says it was mindful of those developments...

French insect feed protein producer gets €40m cash injection

InnovaFeed, an Evry, France-based biotech company producing Black Soldier Fly (BSF) derived protein for the feed industry, has raised another €40m in funding from international investors, bringing to over €55m the total amount of funds it has generated...

Reports from EuroTier 2018

Cargill and Cainthus moving to next phase in digital technology deployment

Cargill, which has a strategic partnership with Irish technology start-up, Cainthus, to bring its groundbreaking AI technology to dairy farms across the world, said it would be accelerating the commercial deployment of the visual tracking system from...

US biotech company flirts with initial public offering

Canola seed developer Cibus is filing paperwork related to a potential initial public offering as the company plans for future growth.

Increasing daily feedings may boost shrimp growth, economic return

Feeding farmed shrimp more often could increase shrimp growth and boost returns for producers, says a researcher.