NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE October 2025 101 Forever Feed Technologies (FFT) announced that JR Automation (JRA), made a strategic investment valued at over $4m to deploy eight indoor FFT Grow Systems™, with core components ordered in Q4/2025. Each FFT Grow System is expected to produce up to 50 tons of ForeverFeed™ sprouted grain per day using 95% less water than field grown alfalfa. FFT integrated its proprietary indoor growing protocols with JRA’s automation and digital technology expertise to design and build a patented, large-scale growing system capable of feeding more than 2,500 dairy or beef animals. Forever Feed Technologies contracted with JR Automation, one of the global leaders in advanced automation, to complete the first FFT Grow System™ in October 2024 at the FFT Innovation Center on the River Ranch Dairy in Hanford, California, US. This combined effort produced the world’s best commercial-scale indoor growing system for animal feed, according to the announcement. Multiple FFT Grow Systems will soon be deployed on large dairies and beef operations to give producers added security and resilience from any disruption to feed supplies or market conditions. The FFT Grow System will also help farmers meet the industry’s long-term sustainability goals. “The FFT Grow System is cutting-edge AG technology,” commented Jack de Jong, CEO of Forever Feed and owner of River Ranch Farms. Read more>> Forever Feed Technologies secures $4m strategic investment ©2025 Forever Feed Technologies Researchers from UK-based Kent University, working with a local farm, found promising results in the sustainable growth of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) – which offer an innovative way of tackling food waste, environmental impact and cost. Working with bio conversion hub producer Inspro, the researchers from Kent’s School of Natural Sciences have tested a novel bio-conversion unit (BCU) based at Bank Farm in Aldington to assess its viability for extensive BSFL production at an industrial scale. This provides real-world analysis of how BSFL could be used to provide an eco-friendly approach to animal feed. BSFL are recognised as a sustainable feed additive for livestock and can help create a more complete system for farms by recycling food waste into eco-friendly protein and fertiliser. The BCU’s effectiveness in converting organic byproducts into valuable biomass through the production of BSFL was assessed to reduce the farm’s reliance on environmentally taxing feed sources, such as soy and fishmeal. The researchers analysed the gut microbiome of the larvae to understand how it behaves when reared on different waste diets at a large scale. They found that larvae reared on low-bioburden substrate (waste with very few germs) in the BCU demonstrated comparable or improved protein and fat content compared to those reared on animal feed. Read more>> BSFL research shows promise for eco-friendly feed Photo: TaraPatta | Shutterstock
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