Press releaseFrom the Author - Page 34Consumer TrendsSurvey: 70% of consumers say animal diet highly importantUnited Soybean Board research finds consumers desire to know more about their meat choices, such as what poultry and livestock consume.Mergers & AcquisitionsBrenntag Specialties expands partnership with Royal AvebeThe expanded distribution agreement now offers Royal Avebe potato starch and protein products to Brenntag customers in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.Animal Feed ManufacturersBioflytech makes progress on second black soldier fly plantBioflytech is making progress on the construction of its new black soldier fly production plant in Palas de Rei, in the Spanish autonomous region of Galicia.Company NewsEvonik appoints new head of amino acids businessDr. Dirk Hoehler has been named the new head of the Essential Nutrition product line, under which Evonik is consolidating its amino acids portfolio.African Swine FeverAPHIS marks ASF preparedness, prevention accomplishmentsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is celebrating the agency’s many successful efforts to prevent African swine fever from reaching the United States and prepare for a possible introduction of the disease.Animal Health & VeterinaryFDA releases new plan on antimicrobial stewardshipThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has released a new five-year plan on antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary settings.AquacultureGrant will go toward new N.C. shellfish aquaculture facilityThe U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a US$734,000 grant to the North Carolina Coastal Federation Inc. in Newport, North Carolina, to construct a new shellfish aquaculture facility.African Swine FeverUSDA hosts third African Swine Fever Action WeekUS swine producers, small farms and pig owners encouraged to learn more about ASF and what they can do to help protect the US swine herd.Circularity/UpcyclingFirst US Leiber facility will upcycle brewers’ yeast for feedLeiber, a German manufacturer that processes brewers’ yeast into animal nutrition, biotechnology and nutraceutical products, will invest up to US$20 million to establish its first U.S. operation, in Rockingham County, Virginia.Sustainability in Feed ProductionEuropean feed industry increases responsible soy usageProvisional data from 2021 indicates that members of the European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) reported an increase in responsible soy usage of 21% compared with 2018.Sustainability in Feed ProductionDSM-Firmenich develops new single-cell proteinsSCPs have the capacity to produce net-zero carbon proteins, company says.Circularity/UpcyclingDivert breaks ground on food waste processing facilityLongview, Washington, facility will be the first of its kind in the state and will process food waste into carbon-negative renewable energy.Previous PagePage 34 of 40Next Page
