Press releaseFrom the Author - Page 34Company NewsMerck Animal Health to expand facility in De Soto, KansasMerck Animal Health unveils its largest economic development project in recent history.PoultryUpcycled grape pomace in chicken feed may improve gut healthThree Cornell University researchers explored how to optimize spent grape pomace as a sustainable dietary ingredient with health and nutritional benefits for broiler chickens.African Swine FeverSampling, lab capacity could be weak links in ASF outbreakThe model, PigSpread, used population and movement data from one densely populated swine state to simulate the spread of ASF in large and small outbreak scenarios.Company NewsIdeagro begins operations in Brazil with the opening of agricultural research centerInvestment in its first unit outside Europe, in partnership with Uningá, will enable analyses and development of biotechnological solutions focused on the national market.Company NewsZinpro Corp. to relocate to new global headquartersZinpro CorporationThe company’s global headquarters is moving to a custom-built, modern space near its current location in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.CommoditiesFFAR grant opportunity to advance crop and animal systemsThe Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is providing up to US$4 million in funding through the Crop-Animal Systems Research Request for Applications.Avian InfluenzaCDC taps Texas A&M to assess avian flu among dairy farm workersThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a more than US$3 million, one-year grant to a multidisciplinary research team led by experts at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health to assess the presence of avian influenza among dairy farm workers in Texas.International TradeHarvest Group establishes operations in KenyaCommodities merchant and distributor Harvest Group SA has announced the official launch of its operations in Kenya, leveraging the country’s strategic position as a regional trade hub and gateway to Africa’s rapidly expanding markets.Dairy Cow Health & DiseaseResearchers work to develop H5N1 vaccine for dairy cowsThe Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Genvax Technologies are investing $278,163 into a Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) grant to develop an H5N1 vaccine for dairy cows.Circularity/UpcyclingMiAlgae submits plans for production facility in ScotlandMiAlgae repurposes whisky industry byproducts to grow microalgae as a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to fish-derived omega-3s.Carbon Emissions ReductionResearchers target dairy GHG emissions with feedUniversity of Florida researchers are testing a new type of cattle feed that could help dairy cows release less methane gas from burps and flatulence and use nutrients more efficiently.Carbon Emissions ReductionPerdue Agribusiness partners with Eion on carbon removal projectEion, a company that turns the science of enhanced rock weathering (ERW) into a scalable climate solution, has reached a carbon insetting agreement with Perdue AgriBusiness, a subsidiary of Perdue Farms.Previous PagePage 34 of 69Next Page
