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Africa secures first green biorefinery for sustainable animal feed

22-Nov-2022 By Jane Byrne

A biorefinery in Uganda is up and running – producing protein from local elephant grass. It is a project under the umbrella of the EU-African BIO4Africa consortium.

Estonian insect farming startup flying high

09-Nov-2022 By Jane Byrne

Tallin-based Flyfeed, an insect farming startup, has developed and tested its production technology, signed letters of intent with top-tier companies, and it has also built a team of employees, partners, and advisors in under one year. In addition, it...

Balancing feed form and mill throughput

08-Nov-2022 By Jane Byrne

In the current environment of high energy costs, how can feed producers make quality feed without extended conditioning times and without risking poorly conditioned meal leading to blockages and increased mill maintenance?

‘Taking a holistic view of operations can generate environmental gains’

26-Oct-2022 By Jane Byrne

Bühler sees higher demand for consultancy services in relation to reducing energy consumption at feed plants in European markets, particularly over the past few months.

The US perspective: Preventive maintenance programs key to optimized feed plants

26-Oct-2022 By Jane Byrne

To what degree is energy efficiency a priority for US feed mills today? We spoke to Gary Huddleston, director of feed manufacturing & regulatory affairs, American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) to find out.

ForFarmers looks to balance FCR with lower energy consumption during processing

26-Oct-2022 By Jane Byrne

With escalating energy prices, uncertainty in gas supply and the need for feed mills to be sustainable, the focus on lowering energy consumption in the industry has never been higher but energy savings in the plant should not be at the expense of the...

Mitigating energy and production costs in feed milling

26-Oct-2022 By Jane Byrne

As rising gas and electricity costs pressure feed mill profitability in many markets, feed compounders are looking to maintain maximum feed plant capacity, lower the total costs of ownership of their processing plants, and optimize use of resources to...

AB Agri opens ninth animal feed manufacturing facility in China

21-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

AB Agri has opened a new 240,000 tons capacity feed mill in Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province, China, to further expand production capacity in the region.

Lallemand expands animal nutrition targeted live bacteria production capacity in UK

13-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

The investment sees it boosting energy efficiency at the plant by 20%.

Tyson Foods buys strategic stake in Saudi agribusiness operations

12-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

US meat processor, Tyson Foods, is taking a stake in Saudi Arabia-based Tanmiah Food Company.

Little hope government measures will alleviate Kenya feed crisis

07-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

The government of Kenya, in June, issued additional tariff exemptions for new ingredients to address rising feed costs.

FDA issues FSMA guidance for US feed mills

07-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says new guidelines can help feed mills develop a safety plan to prevent or significantly minimize hazards.

Bühler forms feed JV in Mexico with IMDHER

06-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

Bühler has created a joint venture with Mexico’s IMDHER, aimed at driving process efficiency, quality, and sustainability in the feed industry.

EU renewable ethanol plants saw greater feed output than fuel in 2021

05-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

European renewable ethanol industry representatives, ePURE, say its members produced more animal feed than ethanol last year, citing audited data.

ForFarmers and 2Agriculture join forces in the UK

01-Jul-2022 By Jane Byrne

Feed manufacturers, ForFarmers UK and 2Agriculture, have agreed to merge their businesses into a joint venture to serve a wider customer base.

Cargill extends insect protein partnership with Innovafeed

30-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

Innovafeed and Cargill have extended their partnership from three to 10 years to jointly develop and market insect meal.

Gates Foundation funding Nutreco’s roll out of factory-in-a-box feed mills in Africa

28-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

Nutreco has received a grant totaling US$4.8m to establish feed mills to hard-to-reach communities in Africa.

EIT Food reveals new cohort of impactful agrifood startups

23-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

EIT Food has announced the latest group of companies to join its Food Accelerator Network (FAN) – a total of 61 agrifood startups have been selected to receive support and investment opportunities to grow and scale.

The veteran’s view: US soy industry slowing shifting away from volume over value model

16-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

A transformation is underway in the US soybean market, says former Bunge procurement director, Gordon Denny, who also advices the United Soybean Board and US Soybean Export Council.

Carbon-capture to feed startup sets up pilot plant in Denmark

15-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

Algiecel says its pilot-scale, mobile container-based photobioreactor utilizing algae to sequester CO2 emissions from industrial processes is now operational.

Elevated copper in feeds: Valley View Milling sent FDA warning letter over alleged lack of plant safety controls

15-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

Kansas, US based feed manufacturer, Valley View Milling, was sent a warning letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May after an agency probe found evidence of ‘significant violations’ of feed regulations at its facility.

Californian dairy cattle feed supplier Western Milling snapped up by Viserion International

14-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

Viserion Milling, a newly formed subsidiary of Viserion International, is to acquire Western Milling, a diversified California-based agribusiness, from Kruse Western, Inc.

VIV Europe 2022: Perstorp executive talks gut health, sustainability goals and the ambitions of its new owners

09-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

With Perstorp having recently been divested by its private equity owners, we get the low down on the implications of the acquisition for the Swedish company's animal nutrition business.

IFTC 2022: Coarser diets may boost broiler chicken performance

09-Jun-2022 By Jane Byrne

A Norwegian expert see benefits in redefining the grinding and pelleting process for optimized micro- and macrostructure of broiler diets.

New Bühler center designed to facilitate growth of insect protein industry

29-May-2022 By Jane Byrne

Bühler has officially opening its new Insect Technology Center (ITC), which is located in Uzwil, Switzerland.

Green Plains in aqua feed tie-up with Riverence Group

20-May-2022 By Jane Byrne

Omaha, Nebraska, headquartered, Green Plains, has formed a joint venture with leading US trout producer, Riverence Group.

Hydroponic feed producer aligns with Deloitte on methane reduction carbon credit scheme

18-May-2022 By Jane Byrne

US headquartered, HydroGreen, is partnering with Deloitte to develop a carbon credits program for the global market, based on its hydroponic fodder production system.

Canada: Insect protein startup to build new facility as investors provide US$52m

27-Apr-2022 By Jane Byrne

Canadian insect protein ingredient company, Entosystem Inc, has raised CAD$66m (US$52m), from both public and private investors, to start building a second production facility.

Avril is planning to expand sunflower seed crush capacity in France

15-Apr-2022 By Jane Byrne

French oilseeds and animal feed group, Avril, delivered a solid financial performance in 2021, but its feed business suffered.

Better Origin raises $16m to expand reach of its AI powered mini-insect farms

07-Apr-2022 By Jane Byrne

Mini-insect farm developer, Better Origin, has raised $16m. The funding round was led by Balderton Capital but existing investors Fly Ventures and Metavallon VC also participated.

Devenish and Perstorp team up on feed mill moisture management

01-Apr-2022 By Jane Byrne

Northern Ireland headquartered firm, Devenish, has partnered with speciality chemicals company, Perstorp, to launch a new moisture management technology designed to help animal feed mills to improve milling efficiency.

Finnish SCP startup building pilot plant, planning financing round

29-Mar-2022 By Jane Byrne

Aqua feed targeting Finnish biotech, eniferBio, is gearing up for a Series A investment round.

Arbiom awarded €12m from French government fund to build first plant

17-Mar-2022 By Jane Byrne

Arbiom has received a grant of €12m (US$13.2m) from the France Relance investment program. The French-US company is focused on the production of proteins for feed and food applications, based on the use of agricultural and wood residues.

Feed additives tracker: Chinese lockdowns could cause disruption but market focus is on war and sanctions

14-Mar-2022 By Jane Byrne

China is seeing its biggest COVID-19 outbreaks in two years, with partial or citywide lockdowns in multiple places and mostly for non-essential services. We look at the implications along with potential market disruption from the Black Sea conflict.

Protenga raises $2m to scale its insect farming technology

10-Mar-2022 By Jane Byrne

Protenga has closed a US$2m venture debt facility with a syndicate of Singapore-based investors to develop its next generation production facilities and launch YumGrubs, its new pet food brand.

Cherkizovo Group ploughing over $166m into pork and feed mill production

25-Feb-2022 By Jane Byrne

The Cherkizovo Group, Russia’s largest meat producer, is expanding its pork and feed mill production in the country’s Tambov region.

Bühler champions pelleting innovation that cuts carbon emissions at feed mills

16-Feb-2022 By Jane Byrne

Bühler says innovative services it introduced in 2021 in relation to pelleting and moisture control for feed millers reduces the energy consumption of the feed pelleting process and lowers the C02 footprint of feed plants by 4%.

Skretting ARC renamed as Nutreco business doubles down on aqua feed innovation efforts

09-Feb-2022 By Jane Byrne

Skretting ARC has been renamed and restructured into a multi-functional unit incorporating the global marketing, sustainability, and digital teams, along with its experts involved in basic and applied research.

InnovaFeed readies for major US expansion, targets pet food industry

08-Feb-2022 By Jane Byrne

French innovator, InnovaFeed, has announced a strategic partnership with ADM Petfood to pioneer large scale commercialization of insect protein in pet food in the US.

Positive data seen for Volta Greentech's methane emissions targeted seaweed product in beef cattle study

07-Feb-2022 By Jane Byrne

Swedish startup, Volta Greentech, which is developing a supplement derived from the red algae, Asparagopsis, to reduce methane emissions in cattle, reports a research milestone.

Another soybean processing plant announced for Nebraska

04-Feb-2022 By Jane Byrne

A new, soybean crushing plant is to be built in Madison County near Norfolk, Nebraska, pending state and local approvals.

Nutreco forms animal and fish feed joint ventures in Kenya and Uganda

01-Feb-2022 By Jane Byrne

Nutreco has received regulatory approval for its partnership with Unga Group Plc, to form two joint ventures in the East African region.

US: Kent Nutrition Group’s Michigan feed facility wins top industry award

28-Jan-2022 By Jane Byrne

Kent Nutrition Group’s (KNG) feed plant in Mason, Michigan has been named the AFIA's commercial dry feed facility of the year.

CP Foods ending coal use at aqua feed mills in Thailand

27-Jan-2022 By Jane Byrne

CP Foods (CPF) says two of its aqua feed mills and a duck-fowl feather processing plant in Thailand are currently phasing out the coal fuel consumption, a process set to be completed by Q4 2022.

DLG backs Danish insect protein startup business, Enorm closes funding round of €50m

27-Jan-2022 By Jane Byrne

Danish insect protein startup, Enorm Biofactory, has closed a funding round of €50m (US$55.9m).

Dutch and Norwegian investors plough $7m into African tilapia farming group

14-Jan-2022 By Jane Byrne

The Dutch sustainable aquaculture fund, Aqua-Spark, has invested, alongside NORFUND in the Lake Harvest Group, a leading African tilapia farming group.

DEG extends $17.5m loan to Vietnamese feed and farming group

14-Jan-2022 By Jane Byrne

DEG, the investment arm of German state-owned development bank KFW, has extended a US$17.5m loan to Nova Consumer group, a Vietnam-based feed manufacturer.

Guest article

Taking detours, but not deterred: AFIA focuses on changes to benefit the industry for the long-haul

22-Dec-2021 By Jane Byrne

We get the perspective of Constance Cullman, president and CEO of the American Feed Industry Association, and president of the US Institute for Feed Education and Research, on the next 12 months. She also reviews what was achieved by the trade representative...

IFC is weighing up an investment in Vietnam's feed and farming group Mavin

21-Dec-2021 By Jane Byrne

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, is potentially looking to provide millions in backing to the vertical pork and feed integrator.

Egypt sees massive investment, expansion in aqua feed production

20-Dec-2021 By Jane Byrne

There has been significant local and foreign investment in the fish feed industry in Egypt in recent years, especially in aqua feed extrusion technology, according to a new paper.