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Mergers & Acquisitions

Lesaffre and Zilor enter joint venture

Lesaffre has completed the acquisition of a 70% stake in Biorigin, a business unit of Zilor, leading to the creation of a joint venture.

CP Foods reports record quarterly profit

Strong performance in the first three months of the year delivered a record profit for the Thailand-based food company.

Darling Ingredients announces dual listing on NYSE Texas

Darling Ingredients will retain its primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange and will also trade under the DAR ticker symbol on NYSE Texas.

Elanco appoints Robert VanHimbergen as chief financial officer

Elanco Animal Health

VanHimbergen succeeds Todd Young, who will remain with the company as an adviser through August 31 to facilitate a smooth transition.

Bob VanHimbergen

Animal Feed Additives & Ingredients

AFIA concludes Capitol Hill meetings, installs new leadership

The American Feed Industry Association’s (AFIA) Board of Directors advocated for key policy priorities impacting the animal food industry on Capitol Hill and conducted other official business, including installing new board leadership and directors.

Business & Markets

Nebraska poultry industry's growth fanned by AFAN

Success of Lincoln Premium Poultry and Hendrix Genetics operations has the Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska hoping for further in-state sector growth.

Valerie Parsons, Nebraska Department of Agriculture; Lyndsy Jenness, Nebraska Public Power District; and Steve Martin, Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (AFAN), exhibited at PEAK in April to answer questions about agricultural opportunities in Nebraska.

Animal Feed Manufacturing

FEFAC expects marginal decrease in 2025 EU feed production

Market experts for the European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) forecast continued stability in the EU compound feed production market for 2025.

Hands Holding Feed

ABB to supply automation, electrical systems for Bovaer project

ABB has been selected to supply automation and electrical systems by animal nutrition and health specialist DSM-Firmenich, as part of a project to develop a cattle feed additive production facility to support methane reduction goals in the livestock sector.

Dairy Cows Eating

DLG Group launches internal transformation program

“ReGen,” as the program is called, aims to deliver DKK1 billion (US$151.5 million) in EBITDA improvements over the next three years.

Triott companies to operate under Ottevanger name

Within the Triott Group, the companies Ottevanger, PTN, Almex, IVS and Inteqnion will operate under the name Ottevanger beginning in 2026.

Business & Markets

JBS dual listing gains shareholder approval

The Brazil-based meat and poultry company expects to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange on June 12.

Jbs Brazil Flag In Background

Widespread rains ease drought in key US agricultural areas

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows significant improvements in the High Plains, Northeast, and parts of the Midwest and Southeast, though some areas face expanding drought conditions.

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