Emma PenrodEmma Penrod has covered science and business, with an emphasis on health, the environment and agriculture, for more than a decade. Penrod covers the animal feed industry for WATTAgNet.com and can be contacted at [email protected].From the AuthorCommoditiesUSDA: Low corn prices spur greater feed useThe uptick in demand shouldn't trigger higher prices, barring disruptions due to bad weather or geopolitical conflict.Animal Feed Additives & IngredientsIFFO study sees promise in algae, single-cell proteinsNovel ingredients could play a key role in the growth of aquaculture, IFFO technical director says, but some aren't keeping pace with the industry's need for scale.Animal Feed Additives & IngredientsKelp could improve the nutritional value of insect mealA study focused on marine byproducts determined that raising insects on seaweed could improve the nutritional content of insect meal.Animal Health & VeterinaryStudy points to increase in mass salmon death eventsA variety of natural and human-caused conditions could contribute to the increase in size and frequency of mass salmon die-offs, researchers say.CommoditiesUS farmers plan 6 million fewer acres for major cropsGrowers may have adopted a wait-and-see approach in the face of drought and geopolitical instability.Animal Health & VeterinaryStudy identifies gene associated with recovery from ASFThe discovery could be used to breed pigs with better immune responses or resistance to ASF, researcher says.Animal Feed Additives & IngredientsImproved productivity, efficiency may cut feed costsCrops and livestock are more productive than they have been in the past, and that's keeping commodity prices low despite uncooperative weather patterns, economist says.Animal Feed Regulations & SafetyCrickets could remediate mycotoxins, USDA trial concludesCrickets fed diets intentionally contaminated with fumonisin produced meal containing only trace amounts of the mycotoxin, study says.Regulatory UpdatesKansas walks back state bill allowing hemp in animal feedA new version of the bill would slash licensing fees for hemp producers, but would not legalize feeding hemp to animals.Animal Feed Additives & IngredientsYeast supplements boost piglet health, but reason remains unclearProviding yeast supplements to gestating and lactating sows appears to modulate the piglet immune system, a study finds, but the exact cause remains unclear.Sustainability in Feed ProductionUS dairy farms progressing on most environmental metricsThe industry's carbon intensity has improved since 1971, USDA research says, but another key metric — water use — has worsened.Animal Feed Additives & IngredientsHemp feed application expects green light in AugustAfter three years of evaluation, an AAFCO committee has given hemp seed meal a tentative nod of approval ahead of its annual meeting.Page 1 of 36Next Page