De Heus acquires Masan’s feed business in Vietnam

De Heus acquires Masan’s feed business in Vietnam

De Heus Vietnam has strengthened its strategic position in Vietnam by obtaining control of 100% of the feed related business of Masan’s feed business,...
FAO: World food prices reach new peak since July 2011

FAO: World food prices reach new peak since July 2011

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported in its monthly report that FAO Food Price Index averaged 133.2 points in...
Alltech’s 2020 Sustainability Report underlines its commitment to a Planet of Plenty

Alltech’s 2020 Sustainability Report underlines its commitment to a Planet of...

In its newly released 2020 Sustainability Report, Alltech emphasizes that, despite the challenges, the company believes agriculture has the greatest potential not only to...
Devenish and Mara secure funding to develop algae-derived products

Devenish and Mara secure funding to develop algae-derived products

Northern Ireland-based agri-tech company Devenish and Canadian partner Mara Renewables Corporation (Mara) have secured funding support to develop an innovative algae-derived poultry feed that...
Trouw Nutrition announces new predictive service tool

Trouw Nutrition announces new predictive service tool

Trouw Nutrition, the animal nutrition division of Nutreco, has introduced Watson service tool, which uses life cycle analysis (LCA) to predict how nutrition and...
Compound feed production expected to slightly decrease in 2021

Compound feed production expected to slightly decrease in 2021

European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) announced that 2021 EU compound feed production is expected to slightly decrease by 0.16% by the spread of animal...
Adisseo launches Rovabio PhyPlus

Adisseo launches Rovabio PhyPlus

Adisseo has launched the new generation phytase, Rovabio PhyPlus, which limits the antinutritional capacity of phytates to chelate valuable nutrients in the animal intestine. Adisseo...
ADM invests in Slovenia’s Acies Bio

ADM invests in Slovenia’s Acies Bio

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) announced an investment in Acies Bio, a Slovenia-based biotechnology company, to further expand its microbial science and technology innovation capabilities....
SeaBOS speeds up action for sustainable seafood

SeaBOS speeds up action for sustainable seafood

CEOs from 10 of the world’s largest seafood companies and leading scientists from several universities, which form Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS), agreed...
Cargill, Continental Grain to create poultry company

Sanderson Farms’ combination with Cargill and Continental Grain approved

Sanderson Farms stockholders approved the agreement for a joint venture between Cargill and Continental Grain to acquire Sanderson Farms. Upon completion of the transaction,...