Press releaseFrom the Author - Page 7Animal Feed Regulations & SafetyAFIA unveils 2025-26 policy priorities to strengthen US animal feed industryThe American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has released its 2025-26 policy priorities, reaffirming the animal food industry’s commitment to advancing policies that improve the business environment for U.S. animal feed manufacturers.CommoditiesRaboResearch: Tariffs disrupt global pork trade, while disease risks and volatility riseAccording to a recent RaboResearch report, pork prices have rebounded and remain strong despite shifting trade flows and growing economic and consumer uncertainties.Animal Feed ManufacturingMontenegro modernizes smallholder feed productionFarmers have planted a variety of seeds with high biological value for animal feed production – such as alfalfa – supplied by FAO.Company NewsForFarmers sees strong Q1 2025 growth in feed volumes, profitsForFarmers reports 17.5% volume growth in Q1, boosted by acquisitions and joint ventures.Company NewsCorbion joins the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership as associate memberCorbion joins the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) as an associate member, reinforcing its commitment to responsible aquaculture and helping advance SSP’s vision of a cleaner, more sustainable shrimp industry.Company 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.Previous PagePage 7 of 43Next Page
