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Study: Reduced dietary protein decreases piglet diarrhea post-weaning januari 22, 2021

A low dietary protein allocation post-weaning can reduce the diarrhea frequency and thereby reduce the need for antibiotic treatments when medicinal zinc oxide is banned, reports a Danish team.

EU mulling trade barriers for unsustainable food imports: ‘The EU alone will not save the planet’ januari 22, 2021

The EU is working to clean up its own food supply chain, from farm to fork. But is this enough? MEPs raise concerns that accepting imports of unsustainable agri-food products is âinconsistentâ and âunethicalâ.

Northern Ireland feed companies ‘still learning’ about the finer points of the EU-UK trade deal januari 22, 2021

There are lots of positives for Northern Ireland businesses arising out of Brexit, but companies are also facing administration headaches due to new constraints imposed on the imports of goods from Great Britain.

Five issues that will shape the feed industry for the coming year januari 21, 2021

Industry concerns vary from region to region and from species to species but there are some common challenges for the global feed and farming sectors throughout 2021, says Erik Visser, CEO of Danish soy protein producer, Hamlet Protein in an outlook.

Lowering the footprint of feed: Suppliers to the ready januari 21, 2021

Alltech and AB Vista are both rolling out new services this week aimed at supporting manufacturers to produce and market more sustainable feed.

Smart farming: Lallemand teams up with tech provider to boost efficiency of farm trials januari 21, 2021

UK agri-tech company, Poultry Sense, and Lallemand Animal Nutrition have joined forces, aiming to improve the reliability and credibility of data gained from commercial farm trials.

New project to tackle bovine mastitis januari 21, 2021

A research project to tackle bovine mastitis and reduce the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in dairy cattle â the widescale use of which can contribute to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) â is being launched by the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queenâs University Belfast in Northern Ireland in partnership with AgriSearch […]

Mexican authorities to clarify whether GM ban applies to corn imports for use in feed januari 19, 2021

Mexican officials will meet with producers to decide on whether a new ban on genetically modified corn will apply to animal feed.

EU approves Chr Hansen’s triple strain probiotic for poultry januari 19, 2021

Danish company, Chr Hansen, sees its triple strain probiotic, branded as GalliPro Fit, authorized for sale in the EU.

ForFarmers attains UK wide coverage for organic layer feed range januari 18, 2021

Such national rollout has been accomplished by installing a specialist holding tank at the companyâs Selby, Penrith and Portbury mill sites along with a dedicated delivery system to enable the incorporation of organic soy oil into the range, said ForFarmers UK.

Fermentation specialist Biomedican to spin off astaxanthin unit januari 18, 2021

Fermentation specialist Biomedican plans to spin off a subsidiary that will be focused on astaxanthin production via a bioengineered yeast, the company said recently.

USDA engaging with dairy farmers to mitigate risk while report sees rise in milk production across the US januari 18, 2021

Nearly three-quarters of all US dairy operations with established production history are enrolled in a risk management program for 2021 run by the USDA, known as the DMC.

Dutch livestock sector faces new nitrogen law januari 15, 2021

The Dutch parliament, last month, approved a new law that aims to curb nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands.

Lockdowns, freight and currency challenges fueling high feed additive prices januari 15, 2021

Kemiex sees rising ingredient prices for a set of reasons: freight related disruptions and charges, a new wave of COVID-19 lockdowns, elevated raw material prices for fermented feed additives and dollar weakness.

People on the Move: Hired and Retired January 2021 januari 15, 2021

We track career ladder climbs in the feed industry and in the animal nutrition and health spheres over the past month.

Consultation into GMOs threatens damage to NI–UK trade januari 14, 2021

The UK Governmentâs review into the future of gene editing could see a damaging shift away from EU food standards, warned the chairman of Stormontâs Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

Ÿnsect hails EFSA opinion as major step forward for the European insect protein industry januari 14, 2021

French insect protein producer, Ånsect, says an EFSA opinion that mealworms are safe for human consumption is decisive for the European and French insect protein industry.

Salmon soy suppliers make zero deforestation commitment januari 14, 2021

Brazil based soy suppliers to the salmon industry will implement a 100% deforestation and conversion free soybean value chain with August 2020 as their cut-off date. No soy grown on land deforested after this deadline will be traded.

Novus in R&D alliance with biotech company Agrivida januari 14, 2021

Feed additives player, Novus International, has announced a technology partnership with US biotechnology company, Agrivida.

WASDE: Large cuts to US corn production estimates januari 13, 2021

US corn production estimates were downgraded further in the January WASDE, lowered to 360.25MT from 368.49MT in the December report, according to CRM AgriCommodities in its analysis of the latest USDA data.