Merger wave: Effect on crop seed prices The global seed industry has been reshaped by several mergers over the last years. What does this mean for seed...
Local feed sourcing can be expensive If European dairy farmers only use European feed ingredients for their cattle, it can increase the feed costs...
Scab in wheat: DON reducing technologies most costly Fusarium Head Blight (also called ‘scab’) is a costly disease for wheat and barley growers. But what are the...
Prices for pig feed reach historic lows in Russia The average price of pig feed in Russia has reached historic lows in December 2017. This has led to higher Feed...
More feed mills, lower feed costs An increase in the number of feed mills and a decrease of the global feed costs. This can be concluded from the...
Knowledge on precision feeding boosted Schothorst Feed Research teamed up with an agricultural college to focus more intensively on precision animal...
Scottish cereal harvest to go over 3 million tonnes Government estimates for this year’s cereal harvest in Scotland suggest the country will produce 3.08 million...
Webinar: Improving feed efficiency It is all about feed efficiency. Learn more about the recent insights in how to improve feed efficiency in a...
New issue All About Feed now online The July/August issue (number 6) of All About Feed is now available to read in our digital magazine section. In...
Feed additives effects against viral diseases The impact of viral diseases is huge in all species and it will cause direct economic losses. This topic was...
More wheat bran in diet, less energy digestibility New research is helping to determine the nutritional value of wheat bran in diets fed to pigs.
Gut health: Innovative solutions needed There is still a lot to discover regarding the digestive system, especially in farmed animals. Coping with...
Kemin launches new bio-surfactant Kemin has launched a bio-surfactant, which revolutionises the application process by directly dosing the...
NIR opportunities to be discussed at Victam Recent developments in near infra-red (NIR) spectroscopy have the potential to substantially improve feed...
GM proposal will lead to higher feed costs COCERAL, FEDIOL and FEFAC, representing commodity collection and trade, oilseed crushing and compound feed...
Newly designed AllAboutFeed magazine now online The June edition of AllAboutFeed is now available online. This issue covers the use of animal fat in diet...
Is farmed fish becoming more expensive? Is the cost of feed the only factor driving up the price of farmed fish?
Mycotoxins in plant meals: A risk for farmed fish The tendency and the economical need to replace expensive animal-derived proteins, such as fish meal, with less...
4 ways NIR can support precision nutrition With feed costs accounting for up to 80% of the total variable costs of animal production, precision nutrition...
Feed extrusion: A way to increase efficiency Pressured by the steadily increasing feed commodity prices and the stagnating sale prices of animal products,...
Preserving margins by optimising feed By improving the overall digestibility of feed, performance of laying hens can be further optimised, as shown by...
Shrink control with smart feed centre design The amount of feed you pay for is often not the same amount that is delivered at the feed fence and actually...
Making feed formulation software better Creating the best quality feed at the lowest cost, increasing efficiency and providing the best customer service...
10 lessons on mycotoxins in dairy: A case study Like most dairy farmers, the owner of a 1000-head dairy operation located northwest of Beijing, China was well...
Dairy nutrition: more important than ever Recently I attended the World Dairy Summit in Vilnius. It provided a lot of insights about the current and...
Animal plasma’s memory effect on young broilers The effect of using animal plasma in pig production is well documented. There is, however, also a lot to say for...
Innovad aims for further growth in animal nutrition Innovad’s ambition is to produce innovative molecules for animal diets. All About Feed talked to Ben Letor, one...
Feed efficiency: Finding ways to improve profitability Dairy farmers are continually striving to find ways to improve profitability, as they are permanently facing...
European feed industry demands room to manoeuvre The European feed industry represents, with around 153 million tonnes per year, about 15% of the global animal...
Aflatoxins: Major concern for the dairy industry Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2) are mycotoxins of major concern to the dairy industry. They can be found in...
Automatic control of moisture content in feed In animal feed production, accurate measurement and fine-tuning of the moisture content is very important. It...
The technological edge for animal feed producers As with other industries that rely on laboratory analysis, the feed industry is increasingly looking for ways to...
Tackling energy guzzlers in feed processing Reducing energy consumption is applicable to every type of business, but especially feed mills, as the...
Polychaetes as valuable fish feed ingredient Ragworms (polychaetes) are traditionally used as bait by fishermen. But processed ragworms are an excellent...
Calf care Just a few weeks ago I witnessed dairy cow embryos being sold at the World Dairy Expo in Madison Wisconsin for...