NEWS 22 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE September 2024 Finnish company that offers knowledge, tools and solutions to profitably upcycle organic waste into high-protein animal feed, Manna Insect unveiled that its FARM Hub has launched after going through a testing period. The FARM Hub includes lots of new content, such as Black Soldier Fly (BSF) farming training materials, webinar recordings, and a full BSF training course, together with a whole new learning center, a BSF business calculator, an insect farm management tool (Manna Insect Farming App), and an AI-assisted BSF knowledge base, and more, all for free. There's paid premium content as well, such as advanced training materials, a visual dashboard to Manna MIND customers, premium Farming App features and more. The company explains that all necessary content to getting started is there for free to watch, read, and to run BSF farms accordingly. Read more>> Manna Insect launches insect farming hub TARGAN, Inc., one of the innovative animal AgTech systems companies, secured its first international placement of WingScan™ as part of efforts to transform the production of animal protein worldwide. The company has announced that the automated chick feather sex identification system has been delivered and installed at Trouw Nutrition’s Ramsay Hatchery in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada. Eric Stejskal, General Manager, East Region of Canada at Trouw Nutrition North America, says: “TARGAN’s system is an impressive innovation and aligns well with our company purpose, to feed the future. We’re always looking for next-gen solutions to help ensure we feed our growing population, sustainably.” TARGAN states that with a throughput of up to 100,000 chicks per hour, depending on the configuration, the advanced imaging system uses artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve the equivalent performance of up to 32 or more manual bird sexers, with an in-field accuracy of up to 98%. Ramin Karimpour, TARGAN’s Founder and CEO, commented on the placement: “By automating the sexing process, hatcheries can tackle labour challenges, expedite delivery and shorten the time chicks spend at the site. The system itself is also less invasive on the bird, which increases animal welfare." “By automating feather sexing, more producers will be able to take advantage of the benefits of sex separated rearing. At the farm, sex-specific feeding strategies can be implemented, and barn space can be optimized. More consistent feeding and reduced competition among chicks lead to increased uniformity. This reduction in size variation benefits both primary and secondary processing stages, facilitating the introduction of new automated processes at the plant,” Karimpour adds. Read more>> TARGAN installs first sex identification system at Trouw Nutrition's hatchery
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