Higher soy price partly due to trade war The trade war between the US and China is affecting the soybean market to a great extent.
US farmers get $?12 billion in emergency relief On 24 July, the US administration announced a $?12 billion emergency relief fund for farmers who are struggling...
World record: Most combines working in one field A new Guinness World Record for the highest number of combines working simultaneously in one field has been set...
Extra funding for drought affected Australian farmers The Australian government will help farmers under intense financial strain due to relentless drought conditions.
Space-age technology for better crops in Ghana State-of-the-art technology should help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to deal with crop diseases.
Rise in US feed grain supplies US feed grain supplies rose 4.4 million metric tons in July as increased acreage for corn, sorghum, barley, and...
Feeding the world: Eat more maize We can feed the world if humans change their dietary choices. This will entail eating more maize for example.
German farmers step up drought aid call Because of the continuing drought and the associated crop damage, German farmers want compensation.
EU court: Gene editing is gene modification Novel gene editing techniques should be viewed in the same way as genetic modification. That has been the...
Drought hits animal feed supply down under The drought not only hits European farmers. In Australia, farmers are desperately searching for animal feed for...
European farmers suffer extreme drought It is not a normal headline associated with farming in Europe, nor is it fake news, but European farmers are...
Reserve your space in our Sustainable Livestock Special All About Feed is publishing a special edition on Sustainable Livestock Farming. This special magazine will be...
US corn to Colombia keeps on increasing Since the US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) entered into force into 2012, the volumes of corn exported...
Support for changes in Antarctic krill harvesting Representatives from the seafood industry, including BioMar, and conservation groups have agreed to support the...
Decline in FAO Food Price Index The International agricultural food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 2018, as trade tensions...
New guidance on nanotechnologies in food and feed EFSA has published its guidance on how to assess the safety of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications. The...
Earth as an apple I sometimes wonder how much we can take from the earth? Often, keynote speakers at international conferences...
A sustainable farm: Family owned or high-tech? Some people are still feeling nostalgic when it comes to farming. Their ideal picture is small scale farms,...
The environmental invasion: How much time do we have? I apologise for banging on about the environment. And I’ll get to the point of how it’s related to All About...
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...
Driven by safety levels Acceptable exposure limit levels, maximum ppm levels, maximum residue limits, somatic cell counts, action...
Blog: The hidden danger of what you don’t know Integrated data delivers real-time picture of customer profitability: The makeup of your sales can have a huge...
A matter of definition One of the main reasons the US is putting so much (tax)money into biofuels is their desire to become less...
The future of feed might be microbial protein A Danish company is using methane as raw material for single cell proteins. The result: a sustainable protein...
Nutritional value of fish silage in pigs By-catch fish and fish waste like heads and offal are usually disposed of, resulting in pollution to the...
Overcoming milk fat depression in grazing sheep Dairy sheep farmers often struggle with getting the fat and protein percentages in balance. This is especially...
Canola meal in swine nutrition Canola meal can be used as a cost-effective protein substitute for other protein sources such as soy bean meal...
New feed values of protein co-products Nowadays more alternative feed ingredients are available for nutritionists to formulate diets. New ingredients...
Gelatinised extruded feed: Does it matter? People often refer to the starch in feed as being “gelatinised” during extrusion. We argue that this is false....
Longer grazing steps increase acidosis risk With the latest research showing that acidosis can be an issue throughout the grazing season, not just in...
Effects of feed on health needs more attention Pigs do not only receive feed to help them grow, but also to keep them healthy. Professor Dr Josef Kamphues,...
Ambitious Rico in a huge feed mill park It is no secret that Vietnam is full of promise for the international livestock business. The country has a big...
Maximising the crop mineral status Animal producers are constantly looking for more efficient feed ingredients to increase bioavailability and...
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...
Fresh updates at the 1st Amino Acid Academy With the increased use of other protein sources in animal diets, the need for more information on how to...
Moulds in feed: Know how to prevent them Mould growth can occur in the field as well as during processing and storage of harvested products and feed...
EU subsidies vital for Finnish crop farm Two brothers from Finland who grow arable crops say receiving subsidies from the European Union is...
Romanian crop farm produces whopping harvests Romania has only been a member of the European Union (EU) for 10 years but already it is home to the EU’s...
Safe feed: A guarantee for good results Animal feed needs to be protected against the risks of bacterial contamination, which can cause a loss in...
Video: Feed important to achieve 40 piglets/sow/year During Eurotier in Hannover in November, Danish pig producer, Claes Erlang spoke at a seminar of Danish animal...
From steel to dryers and coolers Dutch company Geelen Counterflow produces dryers and coolers for the feed and food industry. Every year, over...
Updated photo report: World Nutrition Forum The sixth edition of the World Nutrition Forum was held in Munich, Germany from 15-18 October, 2014. The theme...
Jersey cows do well on unlimited feeding regime A new company starting in Lelystad, the Netherlands tests the difference between Jersey and Holstein cows, by...
Mato Grosso: soy state of the world Mato Grosso state is today Brazil's leading soybean producer. Annually, around 25 million tonnes of soy is...
PHOTO REPORT: Centralised silage making in the Netherlands During the harvesting season, dairy farmers in the Netherlands can bring their grass and maize to a centralised...
PHOTO REPORT: Feed Design Lab The Feed Design Lab (FDL) is an independent innovation centre in Wanssum, the Netherlands. It focuses on the...
Photo report: NutriFair 2013, Denmark The second edition of NutriFair, in Fredericia, Denmark is larger than the 2012 edition, but has the same...
