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Animal Feed Manufacturers

Vilofoss acquires Spanish company CPC

Vilofoss, one of the three largest premix and nutrition companies in the European market for livestock production, has just acquired Complementos de Piensos Compuestos (CPC), a Spanish family-owned business. CPC produces 15,000 tons per year with a turnover of DKK120 million (US$17.9 million).

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Country Junction Feeds to acquire Federated Co-operatives mill

Canada’s Country Junction Feeds, headquartered in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, has announced a major expansion of its operations with the agreement to acquire the Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) feed mill in Edmonton, Alberta.

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US ag commodities groups oppose higher tariffs on Chinese goods

The U.S. Trade Representative has moved forward with increasing the tariff rate from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Farmers across the country are extremely concerned by the actions taken today by President Donald Trump and his administration.

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AFIA names Constance Cullman as president, CEO

The American Feed Industry Association’s Board of Directors has selected Constance Cullman, current president of Farm Foundation, to succeed Joel G. Newman as president and CEO of the association, upon his retirement later this year.

Alltech gift expands capabilities of new Illinois Feed Technology Center

The highly anticipated University of Illinois Feed Technology Center is set to greatly improve the university’s capabilities in animal nutrition. Now, with the gift of a Wenger extruder and auxiliary processing equipment from global animal health and nutrition company Alltech, those capabilities will be expanded even further.

Bunge appoints Gregory A. Heckman as CEO

Bunge Ltd., a global leader in agribusiness, food and food ingredients, has appointed Gregory A. Heckman as CEO, effective immediately.

ICCF publishes two guidance documents

The International Cooperation for Convergence of Technical Requirements for the Assessment of Feed Ingredients (ICCF) Steering Committee is pleased to announce that it has endorsed its first two guidance documents on ‘Stability Testing of Feed Ingredients’ and ‘Sub-chronic oral toxicity testing in laboratory animals’ at its meeting on March 14 in Bangkok. These documents were finalized after a two-month open public consultation, which closed in January 2019.

Cargill invests US$112 million China corn processing facility

Cargill will invest US$112 million to expand the capacity of its corn processing facility in Songyuan, Jilin province, China.

IFEEDER celebrates 10 years of research, education projects

The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) is proud to celebrate a decade of service to the animal food industry, conducting many high-priority research and education projects that protect the animal food industry’s license to operate and provide scientific-based information to decisionmakers and consumers so they can make informed policy and purchasing decisions.

University of Arkansas, Adisseo to expand poultry research

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and Adisseo, a France-based animal nutrition company, have entered into an agreement to expand collaborative research in poultry health and nutrition that began last fall.

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Organic Trade Association launches Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions program

In a major step by the organic industry to fight against fraud in the global organic system, the Organic Trade Association has launched its groundbreaking Organic Fraud Prevention Solutions program.

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WH Group profit drops 4 percent in 2018

Citing challenges with the global trade situation and African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks, China’s WH Group reported a 4 percent drop in profit, but a 1 percent increase in revenue for 2018.

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