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Feed Production by Region

AgGateway, USDA partner on data projects to benefit farmers

AgGateway and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have forged an agreement to work together on data projects to benefit American farmers in the transition to digital agriculture. The current agreement will consist of a series of efforts over the next 20 months; all results of the collaboration will be made publicly available.

May 1, 2018

Animal Nutrition Views

Could quorum quenching reduce animal antibiotic use?

Scientists discovered that bacteria constantly secrete signaling molecules (autoinducers) that are being detected by other bacteria, even by diverse species.

May 1, 2018

Aquaculture

Nutreco takes share in Internet of Things startup Eruvaka

Nutreco has invested in Eruvaka, an India-based Internet of Things (IoT) company that develops connected devices and mobile-based decision tools to help aquaculture farmers reduce risk and increase productivity.

April 30, 2018

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

BASF to use blockchain technology for livestock sustainability

BASF Corp. and arc-net are collaborating to use blockchain technology to capture and analyze sustainability parameters in livestock production along the value chain.

April 20, 2018

Poultry

German study on algal, insect proteins in broiler feeds

Replacing half of the soybean meal in broiler diets with alternative protein sources had no adverse impacts on chicken meat quality, according to a new study at the University of Göttingen in Germany.

March 14, 2018

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Technology, consumer desires will drive future of farming

Technology, scientific advancements and changing consumer desires will significantly affect the future of farming around the world, according to a panel of agribusiness experts.

September 26, 2017

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Technology can increase efficiencies in agriculture

Technology is disrupting agriculture, according to Robert Walker, CEO of Keenan, a farming solutions company in Ireland. Walker spoke Tuesday at ONE 17, The Alltech Ideas Conference, in Lexington, Kentucky.

May 23, 2017

Poultry

Projects aim to improve feed efficiency, meat quality

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and 11 other institutions have been awarded GBP2.2 million (US$2.7 million), allowing for three projects that will work to improve livestock feed efficiency and meat quality in Britain, according to a press release from SRUC.

March 24, 2017

Latest News

Seafoodexport to bring AlgaPrime DHA to European animal nutrition market

TerraVia and Bunge have announced that Seafoodexport will bring AlgaPrime DHA to the European animal nutrition market.

December 8, 2016

Poultry

EW Nutrition awarded twice for ingenuity at EuroTier

EW Nutrition receives two Innovation Awards at EuroTier 2016.

November 29, 2016

Feed Production by Region

New method converts biogas into animal feed ingredient

The Technical Research Centre of Finland has come up with a method to convert methane-rich biogas into high-protein raw material for animal feeds.

November 21, 2016

Latest News

Farmer-led committee seeks research proposals

Applications for research projects that can enhance Kansas wheat producers' profitability are currently being accepted by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Wheat Alliance and the Kansas Crop Improvement Association for the 2018 fiscal year.

November 7, 2016