NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE September 2025 9 Cargill’s Animal Nutrition and Health business opened its new retail feed facility in Granger, Washington, USA. This milestone marks a significant investment in the Pacific Northwest, expanding Cargill’s capabilities to serve current and future ag retailers. Cargill highlights the new construction as deliberately modernizing production practices using technology and best practices from the company’s vast footprint to ensure the safety of its feed and people. Technologies implemented include automated bag check weighing, ultra-low tolerance mixing and dosing systems, AIbased bag sealing assurance, pedestrian sensing mobile powered equipment, and full automation throughout all production lines. “We are excited to see this new facility opened and operational at full capacity. Our presence in Granger is in response to the growing demand for animal feed in the west, as the trend of ranching and farming continues to rise,” said Phil Graham, Managing Director, Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health North America. “We look forward to partnering with current and future ag retailers as the industry continues to grow.” In addition to aiming to meet the growing needs of lifestyle and backyard farmers, this new retail feed facility: • has the capacity to produce and package 120,000 tons of animal feed annually, • brings 21 new jobs to the local community, • eliminates more than approximately 2 million truck miles and 5,000 tons of CO2 annually, • supports a wide range of feed forms including meals, pellets, crumbles, grains, textured, and blended products. Read more>> Cargill opens new retail feed facility in US Photo: Cargill Today’s sows are designed for more – more piglets, a longer lifetime in production. Novus, with its Made of More™ approach, will debut a new book on this topic on September 5th, 2025. Titled “Nutrition and Production Strategies for Today’s Sows”, the book features 12 chapters carefully curated to serve as a reference guide, highlighting best practices and considerations for sow production. This is Novus’ second book focused on sows; Nutrition of Hyperprolific Sows was published in 2019. “The response we received from the first book was outstanding,” says Marisol Castillo, Executive Manager of Global Swine Solutions at Novus. “The primary focus of that book was nutrition. We knew there was much more to share about modern sows – their physiology, how environment affects performance, and insights on the gilt phase. There’s just so much research out there that we wanted to share.” The topics covered in the new book include sow and gilt nutrition, genetics, breeding, lactation, farrowing, and mortality. The authors come from familiar companies and respected academia. “Because so many things can impact sow health and performance it was important to seek perspectives from a variety of sources,” adds Castillo. “The chapters include detailed research, new ways of thinking, and first-hand accounts from people who have dedicated their lives to this industry.” Read more>> New Novus book to focus on modern sow nutrition and production Photo: Freepik
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