Saudi investor buys mega farm in Australia An agriculture investment company based in Saudi Arabia has bought its first farm in Australia extending to...
Indonesian palm oil for biodiesel often not sustainable The palm oil that the European Union imports from Indonesia to use as a feedstock for biodiesel is often not...
ICCF: Guidance documents for feed ingredients The ICCF has released new guidance documents to help facilitate free and fair trade of safe and sustainable feed...
Aquaculture to become major protein source Growing at a rate of 6% per year the aquaculture industry is preparing itself to be a major source of protein...
Sorghum has been deteriorating for 6,000 years Sorghum, a cereal used to feed livestock and make alcohol has been damaged over the last 6,000 years by humans,...
"EU status of CRISPR-Cas is outrageous" Microbiologist John van der Oost is one of the pioneers concerning the new ground-breaking gene editing...
New China data: Global cereal data revised The world cereal production and stocks are revised, due to new figures from China. This is according to the...
China start to buy US feed ingredients again China has recently purchased US feed grains from the US. These sales provide reinforcement for Chinese buyers’...
Tannin-free sorghum: normal for EU countries EU sorghum varieties are tannin free. This is beneficial to use as a feed ingredient in animal diets.
What determines the bite mass of cows? The bite depth, bite area and bite volume are important data points to improve pasture management and feed...
Trump and Jinping to discuss lowering tariffs It seems that there is positive movement in the trade war between China and US. This could mean that the tariffs...
Broccoli proves a boon for poultry diets A meal made from the wasted stems and leaves of harvested broccoli has been found to improve the nutritional...
Global soybean market is changing The US used to be the top soybean supplier for China, but the trade war has dried up the flow of soybeans from...
Methane reduction tested at actual dairy farm Currently, for every litre of milk, about 13 grammes of this strong greenhouse gas gets into the atmosphere....
7 factors that influence intake and digestibility in cattle What are the actors that affect feed intake, digestibility, and utilisation of feed nutrients in cattle? And...
The uncertain Brazilian soybean situation Brazil is expected to produce less soybeans in 2019, which will reduce exports with 15% YOY, to 71 million...
Mixing technology to handle ‘soup’ Since ancient times, we humans have used animals as a basic technology to convert cheap, plentiful botanical...
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...
South African grain farmer does it all Even with pending uncertainties lying ahead for South African farmers, the majority of them are still ploughing...
SDPP is a safe feed ingredient – here is why African Swine Fever (ASF) not only affected pigs – it has also led to a series of bans of feed ingredients....
Finding the right charcoal source for a healthy animal gut Charcoals have been known and appreciated for many years for their purifying effects and to improve the safety...
Processing of selected oilseed by-products Agro-industrial by-products, especially residual oilseed cakes and meals from oil extraction, are available in...
MRC boosts cow nutrition research With almost 300 trials per year and over 1,600 different animal diets tested, the MiXscience Research Center...
Feed management to increase profits We all know that proper management of feed leads to reduced feed costs and improved production efficiency and...
Bitter tastants in feed ingredients Potatoes, lupins, peanuts – but also corn, wheat or soy – they all have one thing in common: they contain...
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...
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...