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Feed Production by Region

Farmers in Carolinas prepare for Hurricane Florence

Farmers in the Carolinas are bracing for Hurricane Florence and trying to prepare their farms as much as possible before the Category 2 storm hits.

Feed Production by Region

Nutriad opens refurbished UK office

lobal feed additive leader Nutriad, recently opened its refurbished and renovated offices in Chester (UK), home of the paltability center of excellence for the global group.

Feed Production by Region

Novus reinforces presence, key objectives in Latin America

The Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team at Novus recently announced their commitment to increasing customer focus and investing further in the regional sales organization through a new regional structure and business management.

African Swine Fever

International Pig Forum China postponed

Due to the African swine fever outbreak in China, the International Pig Forum China 2018, scheduled for September 15-16 in Nanjing, China, has been postponed. A new date has not been set.

Feed Production by Region

Canada invests $12M to advance canola sector

Canada’s canola sector is strong and growing. In 2016, Canadian canola seed and oil exports accounted for almost 15 per cent of total agriculture and food exports, valued at $9.2 billion. Canola has also been the largest crop in Canada in terms of market receipts since 2010, and accounts for more than one-fifth of all Canadian cropland. The Government of Canada knows that research and innovation are vital to ensuring Canadian canola farmers have a sustainable and profitable future.

African Swine Fever

Pork industry focuses on feed ingredients to combat ASF

With the expansion of the current outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in China, the National Pork Board, along with the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV), the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are working even more closely together to help keep the United States free of ASF and all other foreign animal diseases (FADs). This includes focusing on the importation of feed ingredients, a key area of potential high risk of disease transport.

Feed Production by Region

Cowpea can help feed, food security in Africa

Farmers in the Nigerian state of Sokoto are increasingly growing cowpeas for animal feed, not just for food, and it offers diversity in arid regions where food supplies are uncertain.

Feed Production by Region

Cattle, horses in danger of slaughter due to hay shortage

Hay prices may force horse and cattle owners to sell stock to market because they can't afford to feed them.

Feed Production by Region

2018 Dairy Outlook: Feed volumes hinge on trade, consumers

Global dairy producers face several key challenges over the next 12 months, including milk oversupply, a looming trade war and the effects of climate change. In turn, market conditions will impact dairy cattle feed production.

Feed Production by Region

Balchem Corp. acquires Bioscreen Technologies

Balchem Corp., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Balchem Italia S.r.l., has acquired Bioscreen Technologies S.r.l., a small privately held manufacturer of encapsulated and fermented feed nutrition ingredients, headquartered in Bertinoro, Italy. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Feed Production by Region

Vietnam fears foreign domination of feed market

Latest official figures show significant growth in Vietnam’s animal and poultry feed production, but an increasing share is going to foreign investors.

Poultry

Jamaica Broilers acquires Georgia feed mill

The Jamaica Broilers Group is again expanding its presence in the United States, with the acquisition of a feed mill in Georgia.

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