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Alltech hires beef specialist

Dr. Sebastian Mejia Turcios focuses on sustainability and the application of research to improve beef cattle operations.

Brand Insights

Safer and Smarter Animal Feed Production

Format Solutions, a Datacor Company

Discover how advanced formulation software can revolutionize your production processes, ensuring consistent quality and adherence to industry standards.

Safer and Smarter Animal Feed Production

DSM-Firmenich, BFG Philippines partner on sustainable poultry production

The two organisations have come together to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to implement DSM-Firmenich’s Sustell, a life cycle assessment (LCA) platform to measure and improve the environmental footprint of animal proteins.

Regulatory Updates

FDA guidance keeps use of AAFCO-defined ingredients in feed products

The FDA has published final guidance that will allow animal feed manufacturers to continue using ingredients, previously reviewed for safety and published in the 2024 AAFCO Official Publication, in products sold in interstate commerce.

Brenntag launches new technology

New service tool allows companies to assess and manage their carbon footprint more effectively.

Alternative Protein

Nutreco opens first cell feed production facility

Nutreco has opened the world’s first dedicated food-grade powder production facility for cell feed, in Boxmeer, The Netherlands.

BioMar achieves UK’s first ASC feed certification

Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has named BioMar UK the first ASC certified feed production facility the United Kingdom.

Catalytic impact fund achieves milestone

The environmental impact of the second year of the Responsible Commodities Facility Cerrado Programme has been calculated, independently verified and published.

African Swine Fever

Researchers receive USDA grant to improve ASF surveillance

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign received a three-year grant of $650,000 to develop sensitive, rapid, low-cost and portable point-of-use biosensors to improve on-farm detection and surveillance of African swine fever (ASF) virus.

Brian Cunningham, Intel Alumni Endowed Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Ying Fang, professor of pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine (center) and lab members to develop portable point-of-use biosensor for detection of African swine fever virus in farm environments.

Animal Feed Manufacturers

DSM-Firmenich opens new animal nutrition factory in Brazil

The plant will produce 100,000 tons of supplements annually for the health and nutrition of beef and dairy cattle.

Dsm Brazil Factory Opening

Agrifirm CEO Dick Hordijk to lead Topigs Norsvin

Topigs Norsvin has named Dick Hordijk as its new CEO, effective March 31, 2025. Hordijk will remain CEO of Royal Agrifirm Group until January 1, 2025, as previously announced.

Alltech releases sustainability report

The report emphasizes the company's dedication to sustainable and ethical practices.

Carbon Emissions Reduction

Researchers find cause and solution for GHGs from silage

A team of Kansas State University researchers has identified silage as a significant yet overlooked source of nitrous oxide emissions, while simultaneously developing methods to dramatically reduce these greenhouse gases from agriculture.

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