NEWS 6 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE November 2023 Taking steps to protect feed from contaminants is advised for livestock farmers and feed mills post this year’s harvest, said feed quality experts. This is especially important in higher-risk production regions of Canada and the U.S. – such as Southern Ontario and key pockets of the midwest – that received high rainfall over the growing season. In addition, mitigation is an important consideration everywhere given the higher costs invested in raising livestock. “The flags are up that protecting feed quality will be important this year post-harvest,” says Paul Garvey with CBS Bio Platforms. “We’re advising farmers and feed mills to plan and have mitigation options ready. Grain management technology can help you safeguard your feed to protect feed supply, animal health, and productivity.” "Harvest in some areas is delayed with late summer and fall rains. As a result, sampling and testing for mycotoxin levels is also behind. But all indications point to taking action," he says. “Here in Southern Ontario, for example, we had much higher than normal rainfall levels in late summer, including some flooding, in major corn growing regions. The corn crop has been stressed and harvest will be later. The good news is we’re expecting strong yields. But anytime in the past we’ve stressed the crop and had a later harvest, it’s been more prone to mycotoxin concerns. Taking steps to protect feed is a good insurance policy to protect the investment in each animal.” Garvey states that the stakes are higher today than in past years because that investment is much higher due to significantly priced commodities and other factors impacting input costs. “With beef calves, for example, the price of animals going into the feedlot has more than doubled compared to recent years.” Read more>> CBS Bio Platforms warns farmers and feed mills about mycotoxin dsm-firmenich develops carbon net zero Single Cell Proteins dsm-firmenich has announced that it has developed new, industry-leading, Single-Cell Proteins (SCPs) that have the capacity for the production of net-zero carbon protein to help meet demand and feed the global population within planetary boundaries. The company stated that SCP will ensure the sustainability of food systems by partially decoupling animal production from conventional inputs and associated challenges, e.g., fertilizer use, deforestation, and water while helping to fill the projected protein gap. The use of SCPs as an animal feed ingredient is a game-changer that can reduce the land and water footprint required for animal farming and contribute to 1.5 degrees of global warming goals, according to dsm-firmenich. SCPs are in essence a protein production powerhouse produced by fermentation technology. These proteins have an incredible potential for scalability. With very high growth rates these organisms can produce a considerable amount of protein compared to their initial weight and are the frontrunner when it comes to emerging proteins. These naturally occurring microorganisms can convert platform molecules into proteins, perfectly suited to replace fishmeal, wheat gluten, guar meal, soy or pea protein concentrates, and other plant proteins. SCP provides a readily available, protein-rich microbial biomass, in the form of yeast, bacteria, or fungi. This can be achieved by combining biotechnology with new bioscience to train and evolve microorganisms to become super protein producers and maximise the nutritional value of the non-protein part of the cell structures. Read more>>
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