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IFIF, Southeast Asian feed groups meet at Victam

The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) joined key Southeast Asian feed associations at the Victam International ASEAN Feed Summit to discuss critical feed safety, security and sustainability issues facing the region in 2015 and beyond.This first of its kind ASEAN Feed Summit, organized by Victam International, chaired by Pornsil Patchrintanakul, president of the Thai Feed Mill Association, and moderated by Alexandra de Athayde, IFIF executive director, brought together senior feed regulators and industry representatives from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

Pig Health & Disease

Video explaining Kemin’s active microbial wins top award

Kemin congratulates bioinformaticscompany Cortical Studios for itsaward-winning film, CloSTAT – anext generation probiotic, at the New York Festivals InternationalTelevision & Film Awards ceremony on April 8 at the annual NationalAssociation of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas.

Zinpro hires specialty market manager for U.S.

Zinpro Corporation recently announced the addition of David Spaulding to the newly created role of specialty market manager within the U.S. market.In this position, Spaulding will be oversee all specialty market sales activities within the United States.

Chr. Hansen reports revenue increase for 2nd quarter

Chr. Hansen has reported a strong second quarterfor fiscal year 2013/14, highlighted by revenues of EUR182 million (US$253) and10 percent organic growth. The animal health and nutrition company alsoreported revenues unchanged from the first half of the previous fiscal year atEUR353 million (US$490 million).

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Drug sponsors request FDA to withdraw drug application approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that five drug sponsors holding animal drug applications affected by Guidance For Industry (GFI) #213 have requested that FDA withdraw approval of a collective 19 animal drug applications because the products are no longer manufactured or marketed. Of these 19 applications, 16 are antimicrobials affected by GFI #213.

International Production & Processing Expo expands for 2015

The 2015 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is expected to exceed 450,000 net square feet with more than 28,000 attendees and 1,200 exhibitors. To accommodate this increase, IPPE has expanded into C-Hall of the Georgia World Congress Center.

US Grains Council releases corn export cargo quality report

TheU.S. Grains Council recently released its 2013/2014 Corn Export Cargo QualityReport, which found the average aggregate quality of the corn exported early inthe 2013-14 marketing year was better than U.S. No. 2 on all grade factors. Inaddition, the incidences of positive levels of aflatoxin and deoxynivalenol(DON) test results were very low.

Global animal feed additives market to reach $20 billion by 2020

According to a new research report by Allied Market Research,titled “Animal Feed Additives Market (Product, Livestock, Geography) - Global IndustrySize, Analysis, Growth, Trends, Share, Opportunities and Forecast 2013 – 2020,”the global animal feed additives market was valued at $14.9 billion in 2013 andis estimated to reach $20 billion, registering a compound annual growth rate of4.2 percent during 2013 - 2020. The increase in global meat consumption has boosted the demandof animal feed and feed additives market.

NGFA elects new officers

National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) members elected GaryBeachner, president and CEO of Beachner Grain Inc. in Parsons, Kan., as the association'snew industry chairman during the 118th annual convention March 30-April 1 in HiltonHead, S.C.Beachner also serves on the NGFA's Board of Directors and ExecutiveCommittee, and previously served a two-year term as second vice chairman.

Anitox hires global marketing director

Paulo Rezende has joined pathogen control specialist Anitoxas global marketing director.“Anitox is headed in a particularly interesting direction, sowhen the opportunity arose I knew I wanted to play a guiding role in thatjourney,” Rezende said.

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Groups request FSMA revision regarding brewers grain

The Beer Institute and the American Malting BarleyAssociation have filed joint comments to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) in an effort to protect the practice of brewers marketing their brewers’grain to local animal producers.The Beer Institute has been working with members ofCongress, regulators and organizations to present an economic and scientificargument that it is unnecessary for the FDA to add more regulation to brewers’spent grain and other brewing by-products.

USDA allocates $48 million to crop pest, disease management

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allocated $48.1 million, provided by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 farm bill), to projects across the country that will help to prevent the introduction or spread of plant and crop pests and diseases that threaten America's agriculture economy and the environment. Each year, invasive pests cost the U.S. economy approximately $120 billion by damaging crops, requiring costly response efforts and closing foreign markets to U.S. products from infested areas.

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