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Associated British Foods acquires National Milk Records for US$ 60M to boost its animal feed firm, AB Agri

UK – Associated British Foods (ABF), a British multinational food processing, plans to buy local dairy technology firm National Milk Records (NMR) in a deal worth £48m (US$59.6m) to boost AB Agri, its agri-food unit. In an announcement to the London Stock Exchange, Kingsmill bread and Patak’s sauces owner said “AB Agri actively looks to add new, complementary capabilities through…

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Evonik launches Biolys®, a  L-lysine- dense product for animal feeds

GERMANY – Evonik, one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals, unveiled that it will launch its new generation Biolys®, which provides a higher concentration of L-lysine, for animal feeds on June 1, 2023, Feed and Additives has reported. With a presence in more than 100 countries globally, Evonik said that the move is envisioned in keeping with the tradition…

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USGC advocates for DDGS use by Mexican swine producer, former chair is appointed to MAIZALL board  

MEXICO- The US Grains Council recently toured Mexico and convinced Keken, a mega Mexican swine producer, to restart the use of distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS). The USGC held face-to-face meetings with leaders from Kekén, during which the Council addressed quality concerns that caused them to stop using DDGS half a decade ago.  The USGC also put the fully-integrated…

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IFEEDER installs new board members to support the animal nutrition industry

USA- The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) installed a new batch of board leaders and trustees during its annual board of trustees meeting on 16th May, during which they also discussed broadening awareness of its resources and initiatives to support the animal food industry. During the business meeting, the trustees recognized Schuster for his leadership as board chairperson…

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Cargill to build animal nutrition facility in Brazil, expands RegenConnect program to Europe

BRAZIL- Cargill Brazil is planning to spend US$20 million to build a mineral supplements production plant in the west-central state of Mato Grosso for cattle raised on pastures, according to a report by Reuters.  According to the cited statement, construction of the facility is expected to begin this month with completion slated for the end of 2024.  Mato Grosso is…

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Cargill expands retail feed operations with new Washington facility 

USA- Commodity trading giant Cargill is expanding its retail feed operations, constructing a production facility in Granger, Washington, US, focused on current and potential agricultural retail locations in the region.  Cargill broke ground on the project, which is under its Animal Nutrition business, in early May this year, with an anticipated operating date of fall 2024. Cargill’s Animal Nutrition business…

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South Africa’s oilseeds export to reach a record of 800,000 MT, a 14% high in MY 2023/24-USDA

SOUTH AFRICA – Oilseed production in South Africa is forecast to reach a historic high of 3.6 million metric tons with a planted area of 1.8 million hectares in the marketing year 2023/24, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). As a result, Post forecasts that South Africa’s oilseed export will reach a record high of 800,000 MT in…

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University of California embarks on a US$70m initiative to reduce methane emissions in dairy using CRISPR

USA- A team of scientists  from the University of California- Davis and Berkeley- are embarking on a US$70m donor-funded initiative to block methane emissions from cattle using CRISPR tools on microbes in the cows’ gut. The initiative “Engineering the Microbiome with CRISPR to Improve our Climate and Health,” is the largest financing effort by TED’s Audacious Project, awarded to the Innovative Genomics…

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USGC launches an updated high-protein corn co-products guide

USA- The US Grains Council (USGC) has released a handbook for new high-protein corn co-products from the ethanol industry in the United States and used in the feed industry.  Corn distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are a unique feed ingredient that is an excellent, abundant, and economical source of energy, protein, and phosphorus in diets for all animals while…

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Innovasea launches FlowFeeder for sustainable waterborne fish feeding

USA- Boston-based global leader in technologically advanced aquatic solutions, Innovasea, has introduced FlowFeeder, a waterborne feeding solution that gently delivers feed to fish below the surface, minimizing pellet damage and loss.  This kind of damage and loss is common with air-blown feeding systems making for inefficiency in feeding systems in aquaculture. “Air-blown systems are messy and leave behind a lot…

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