developer undefinedFrom the Author - Page 241Formulation & NutritionBASF to adjust nutrition and health division to focus on growthBASF is implementing a series of measures within its nutrition and health division to strengthen the competitiveness of its performance products segment. The nutrition and health division bundles BASF’s products and solutions for human and animal nutrition, the flavor and fragrance industry as well as the pharmaceutical industry.Animal Feed Regulations & SafetyFDA to reconsider FSMA rules on brewers’ grainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will revise proposed rules for livestock feed after hearing objections about costs that could be incurred by brewers who sell or donate their spent grain – a natural byproduct of the brewing process – from beer making to local farmers. The rules were proposed as part of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).Company NewsNutreco first quarter revenue up 8.4 percentNutreco reported revenue of 853.3 million Euro (US$1.18 billion) in the first quarter of 2014. That is an increase of 8.4 percent from the same period last year.PoultryZinpro Corporation realigns US sales teamZinpro Corporation, aleader in trace mineral nutrition, recently realigned its U.S. sales team toform a single sales region. With this newly established structure, new rolesand responsibilities within the sales team have been announced.EquipmentClextral preconditionerClextralThe Clextral preconditioner is an equipment component in feed extrusion lines that makes it possible to hydrate, preheat and homogeneously mix powdery raw materials with injected fluids (steam, water and potentially oil or slurries). This operation is carried out on a continuous basis by two horizontal intermeshing counter-rotating shafts fitted with adjustable paddles.Receiving and TransportationJoskin Silo-Space silage trailersJoskin Silo-Space silage trailers are available as double or triple axle with a high-capacity tapered body that makes the unloading operation easier and prevents blockages. Loading volumes are between 40 m3 and 50 m3.HomeBrewers’ yeast specialist Leiber renames subsidiary in PolandLeiber GmbH renamed its Polish subsidiary, InterYeast, to Leiber Sp. z o.o., in March. To commemorate the company’s 60th anniversary, all locations of the brewers’ yeast specialist manufacturer now include the denomination Leiber as part of their company names.HomeNGFA testifies on effect of rail disruptions on grain industryThe National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has urged the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) to require Class I rail carriers to report and make publicly available several specific service-related metrics in the aftermath of the serious disruption in rail service that began last fall.In written statement submitted April 17, the NGFA told the STB of the impacts and costs rail service disruptions have had on grain elevators, grain processors, integrators and exporters.HomeSoybean planting intentions reflect strong world demandThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) survey of U.S. crop producers in March 2014 revealed intentions to plant 81.493 million acres of soybeans this year. That is 3.765 million more than reported as planted or intended to be planted in June of last year, 4.96 million more than actually planted in 2013, and 4.042 million more than the previous record acreage in 2009.HomeTriplenine to build fishmeal plant in ShandongDanish fishmeal and fish oil producer Triplenine plans to invest 105 million Danish krone (US$19.4 million) in a new plant in Shandong province, China, according to reports.Triplenine says the Danish state fund IFU will provide an additional DKK35 million (US$6.5 million) to fund the project.MycotoxinsBiomin, Boku win Houska Prize for fumonisin researchThe Vienna-based B&C Foundation has awarded the first place in the Houska Prize to Biomin for its fumonisin-degrading enzyme FUMzyme.The Boku Vienna project – the joint Biomin-Boku mycotoxins research -- “stood out with a highly topical scientific concept” while offering “a prime example of successful cooperation between (academic) research and corporate partnership,” according to the B&C Foundation.HomeNational Geographic examines future of global food productionNational Geographic has launched an online portal, The Future of Food: How to Feed a Growing Planet, to explore the issues surrounding how people eat and the future of global food production. The initiative will aggregate content from an eight-month series in National Geographic magazine and digital-only material, covering topics such as sustainability, crop yield, food policy, climate change, aquaculture and more.Previous PagePage 241 of 437Next Page
