Ann ReusAnn Reus is a senior reporter at WATT Global Media who covers the animal feed and nutrition industries.From the AuthorBusiness & MarketsCargill to exit aquafeed business in VietnamCargill has exited the aquafeed business in Vietnam and will close two plants in the country.Consumer TrendsConsumer confidence in eggs, dairy strong despite H5N1 outbreaksU.S. consumer demand for eggs and milk remain strong, despite H5N1 outbreaks in poultry and dairy cattle.Regulatory UpdatesInnovative FEED Act introduced in US SenateCompanion bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in March with broad bipartisan support.Antibiotic-free ProductionExclusive interview: The state of worldwide antimicrobial resistanceDavid Nickell, vice president sustainability and business solutions at DSM-Firmenich Animal Nutrition and Health, offers his insight into how and why antimicrobial use in agriculture has declined.NewsfeedNew process uses cow dung to create cellulose materialsFor the first time, manufacturing-grade cellulose has been created by using animal waste as a raw material.Feed AdditivesGroups petition HHS secretary to reduce or eliminate ractopamine levelsMore than 50 groups, led by Friends of the Earth, have sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Martin Makary asking the agency to reduce or eliminate allowable levels of ractopamine in farmed animals.Feed Mill of the FutureHow AI can transform feed manufacturingArtificial intelligence can lead to improved efficiency, predictive maintenance and real-time optimization, while emphasizing the continued importance of human expertise.Feed Mill of the FutureCan the US achieve greenhouse gas-negative agriculture?Although agriculture sometimes has a bad reputation when it comes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Professor Marty Matlock says the ag sector is part of the solution to the global GHG emissions imbalance.Animal Health & VeterinarySenators urge USDA to include turkeys, dairy cattle in avian flu strategyMembers of the Senate Agriculture Committee are pressing U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to broaden the USDA's strategy for managing avian influenza to include measures for turkeys and dairy herds.Business & MarketsBill that takes aim at Proposition 12 introduced in US SenateThe Food Security and Farm Protection Act, co-sponsored by Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Joni Ernst (Iowa) and Roger Marshall (Kansas), would prohibit any state or local government from interfering with commerce and agricultural practices in another state outside their jurisdiction.Business & MarketsFeed vitamins market expected to stabilize in 2025Long-term vitamin demand usually follows demand for compound feed, which is rising as global animal protein consumption rises.Avian InfluenzaHPAI testing improvements suspended after HHS staffing cutsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is suspending efforts to improve testing for highly pathogenic avian influenza due to staffing cuts throughout the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a Reuters report.Page 1 of 107Next Page
