Project to produce GE pig with better phosphorous digestion loses funding

16 May 2012 - Ontario pork has decided to cease funding for the Enviropig research project at the University of Guelph, to produce a genetically engineered pig that is better able to digest the phosphorous and thus reducing it in manure. Read more >>

People: Diamond V appoints dairy specialist

16 May 2012 - The Diamond VLatin America office has appointed Vicente Guerrero as Dairy Specialist. He will be responsible for providing technical support to dairy customers in Mexico and Latin America. Read more >>

People: CRF appoint research manager

15 May 2012 - Cooperative Research Farms (CRF), one of the largest privately owned livestock, poultry and equine research networks has appointed Ashley L. Wagner, Ph.D as Research Manager. Read more >>

New seed sorting technology promises value for feed processors

10 May 2012 - A new seed sorting technology currently being tested at the University of Saskatchewan’s Canadian Feed Research Centre (CFRC) in North Battleford promises to create value for farmers, deliver consistent product to processors, and protect export markets. Read more >>

Company update: Tyson Foods Q2

10 May 2012 - "Our multi-protein business again proved advantageous, producing solid earnings for the fiscal second quarter," said Donnie Smith, Tyson's president and chief executive officer. Read more >>

Unapproved antibiotics ending up in animal feed through DDGS

09 May 2012 - According to a new investigation has found that unapproved antibiotics are being routinely used in ethanol production and ending up in animal feed. Read more >>

Animal feed company expands operations in Colorado

09 May 2012 - JD Heiskell & Co, a grain, commodity trading and livestock feed manufacturing company based in Tulare, California, USA, is expanding its grain trading and origination operations in Colorado, including in Fort Morgan and Wiggins. Read more >>

Dr John Bonner to retire from CAST

08 May 2012 - Dr. John M. Bonner, who has served as the Executive Vice President and CEO of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) since July 2005, will be retiring effective January 31, 2013 to pursue other interests and spend more time with family. Read more >>

BASF to build new formic acid plant in the USA

08 May 2012 - BASF is to build a world scale production plant for formic acid at its integrated “Verbund” site in Geismar, Louisiana. Making it the only formic acid production plant in North America Read more >>

Algae could help feed the world

08 May 2012 - Algae as a base for fuel is becoming less common since subsidies dried up and speculative algae-based biofuel companies are having difficulties staying afloat. It takes too much time and money to find the right algal strains and to really bring algae-based fuels to scale. Algae as a food source have more future, Forbes writes. Read more >>

US Grains Council to work with Japan on DDGS registration

07 May 2012 - The US Grains Council is planning to work with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) to register new, low-oil/fat distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) for feed use in Japan. Read more >>

USA: New swine feed mill for Massachusetts

04 May 2012 - Seaboard Foods has begun work on a new feed mill west of Holyoke. The new plant will produce about 200,000 tonnes of swine feed for the Colorado-based live operations of the company and will purchase about five million bushels of locally produced grain annually to support the plant’s operations. Read more >>

UPDATE: Farms quarantined after BSE discovery

04 May 2012 - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have quarantined two farms as part of the investigation into the discovery of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow at a California dairy farm. Read more >>

Industrial enzymes market estimated to grow to US$6 billion

04 May 2012 - A new market research by MarketReseach.com estimates the global market for industrial enzymes to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1% to reach $6 billion by 2016. Read more >>

Diamond V awards scholarships to Future Farmers of America graduates

04 May 2012 - Two scholarships have been awarded to graduating Iowa high school members of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) by Diamond V, supplier of fermentation-based feed additives used to optimize digestive function and nutrition key to animal and aqua health. Read more >>

Feed sources looked at in BSE investigation

03 May 2012 - Investigators are looking into the feed source of the California cow who was confirmed to have Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), otherwise know as mad cow disease. Read more >>

AFIA opens ‘2012 Feed Mill of the Year’ contest

03 May 2012 - Applications for the American Feed Industry Association’s 2012 Feed Mill of the Year award are now available. Read more >>

Balchem expands production capacities to meet growing demand

02 May 2012 - Balchem Corporation, global specialist in choline chloride and encapsulated nutrient protection technology, announced plans for a new manufacturing facility in Covington, Virginia. The planned expansion will more than double output capacity for the Animal Nutrition and Health ruminant sector focusing on its new and improved encapsulation technology. Read more >>

Pig prices peak comes to an end

01 May 2012 - The four-year rally in pig prices seems to come to an end now the heaviest and most numerous US pig population was recorded and Chinese output also is creating a surplus. Read more >>

Increase feed efficiency to maximize returns

01 May 2012 - Since feed costs represent the largest portion of cost of production, it also represents the greatest opportunity for reducing costs- in particular the pig grow-finish barn. Feed efficiency can have the single biggest impact on feed cost per pig. Read more >>