developer undefinedFrom the Author - Page 259Feed AdditivesConnell Bros. acquires Enzyme SolutionsConnell Bros. Co. Australasia Pty Ltd., a subsidiary ofWilbur-Ellis Company, announced on January 16 that it has acquired the businessof Enzyme Solutions Pty Ltd. based in Melbourne. The acquisition will expandthe company’s ingredient portfolio within a wide range of industries, includingfood, home care, animal feed, and industrial applications.HomeUSPOULTRY videos highlight importance of CAFOsU.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) has created aseries of six short videos to help provide answers as to why concentrated animalfeeding operations (CAFOs) are an important part of the poultry industry. Theseries is called Poultry Insight, and the videos are a discussion with Paul Bredwell,vice president of environmental programs for USPOULTRY.Feed Mill ManagementIFIF/FAO feed industry manual of good practices published in FrenchThe International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched the French language version of the "Manual of Good Practices for the Feed Industry." This manual, the first of its kind, aims to increase feed safety and quality at the production level.PoultryAdifo strengthens market position in China and the USAdifo, a Belgian company specializing in software forthe food and feed industries, is about to acquire U.S. company BrilliantAlternatives and Chinese company Brill Resellers. The negotiations have enteredthe final stage. The acquisition will help Adifo significantly strengthen itsinternational position.HomeEvonik releases crop year reportEvonik has released its 2013 Crop Year Report, which includes analyses of more than 600 new crop corn samples and more than 400 samples of soybean meal from new crop soybeans. Corn dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) nutrient values in the current report are based on more than 5,000 analyses conducted in 2013.Company NewsAFIA accepting scholarship applications for spring 2014The American Feed Industry Association’s (AFIA) Equipment Manufacturers Committee is accepting applications from universities for its two new scholarship opportunities. The scholarships, valued at $2,500 each, will support students who have chosen educational pathways in the feed and grain industry at a qualified, higher educational institution.HomeSPACE board of directors elects new presidentThe board of directors of Salon des Productions Animales (SPACE), who met in Rennes, France, on January 20, unanimously elected Marcel Denieul as president of SPACE. He succeeds Jean-Michel Lemetayer. Denieul has been president of the Ille et Vilaine Chamber of Agriculture since February 2013.Feed Production by RegionAnitox names three new personnelPathogen control specialist Anitox has appointed three new personnel. Katie Major and Ashley Drake have joined the team as associate sales managers for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and North America respectively, and Lloyd Phillips has joined the technical team as feed milling technologist EMEA.HomeHubbard makes appointments on US, UK teamsHubbard LLC recently announced several appointments to its US and UK teams.Patrick Nicholls joined Hubbard UK as poultry technician in November 2013.HomeBunge Brazil president, CEO Parente to retireBunge Limited announced that Pedro Parente, president and CEO of its Brazilian operating company, will retire effective June 30. Mr. Parente, 60, has led Bunge's Brazilian operations since joining the company in January 2010.Mergers & AcquisitionsAdifo’s acquisition of Brilliant Alternatives, Brill in final stageNegotiations for Belgian Adifo’s purchase of Brilliant Alternatives and Brill Resellers has entered the final stage. The acquisition will help Adifo significantly strengthen its international position.Animal Feed Regulations & SafetyAnimal feed plant explosion kills two, injures 10 in Omaha, Neb.An explosion at animal feed plant in Omaha, Neb., has killed two people and injured at least 10 others, according to reports. The explosion and fire flattened part of the plant owned by International Nutrition, while about 38 employees were working in the mid-morning on January 20.Previous PagePage 259 of 437Next Page
