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Mergers & Acquisitions

Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition acquired by equity firm, will operate as Rangen

An affiliate of Balmoral Funds LLC has acquired Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition LLC, a provider of custom nutrition products in pet, aquaculture and livestock markets, from Wilbur-Ellis Holdings II LLC.

Merger Acquisition

Brand Insights

Keep up with advances in piglet nutrition that balance health, performance, and feeding costs

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Keep up with advances in piglet nutrition that balance health, performance, and feeding costs

Mergers & Acquisitions

First Milling expands production in Saudi Arabia with acquisition

The newly acquired Al-Manar Feed Co. animal feed production plant, located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, will add daily production capacity of 450 tons, bringing First Milling’s total feed production to 1,350 tons per day.

Merger Acquisition 2

Avian Influenza

One Health response required to address H5N1 outbreak, report says

A newly published invited review in the Journal of Dairy Science presents a comprehensive look at the effects of H5N1 virus and calls for a One Health approach in response.

Member of ForFarmers’ supervisory board to step down

Erwin Wunnekink, a member of ForFarmers’ supervisory board, will step down from his position as of November 1, the company announced.

Alltech Vietnam receives recognition

Company honored for its commitment to sustainability.

Alberta farmers can salvage poor crops for livestock feed

The governments of Canada and Alberta, through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, increased the low yield allowance so farmers can use poor crops for feed.

Feed Ingredients

United Soybean Board launches website to support livestock nutrition, health

New website shares the latest soy research insights and practical applications for the poultry and livestock industries.

Soybeans And Pods

Business & Markets

ForFarmers reports higher volume, strong profit in first half

ForFarmers saw its total feed volume rise in the first half of fiscal 2025, as the company’s profitability remained strong.

Company Growth Profits

Bipartisan bill would boost open ocean aquaculture

The Marine Aquaculture Research for America (MARA) Act of 2025 would create opportunities for the aquaculture industry to grow, the bill's co-sponsors say.

Business & Markets

Seaboard pork sales down due to lower hog volume

Seaboard said this was primarily due to availability of hogs and timing of deliveries to the processing plants, which decreased sales.

Earnings Stock Market

Regulatory Updates

Bipartisan bill would allow states to regulate processing, sale of local meat

The Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption (PRIME) Act would give individual states the freedom to permit intrastate distribution of custom-slaughtered meat such as beef, pork, goat or lamb to consumers, restaurants, hotels, boarding houses and grocery stores.

Pork Cuts Butcher

Mergers & Acquisitions

Cargill to acquire Mig-Plus, expanding animal nutrition business in Brazil

Cargill has made a binding offer to acquire 100% of the operations of Mig-Plus, a family-owned Brazilian company specializing in animal nutrition solutions for multiple species, primarily swine and ruminants, with a product portfolio that includes premixes, feed concentrates and complete feeds.

Cargill Mig Plus

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