Emma Penrod

Cargill shutters Chinese feed mills in face of ASF

Company executive cites loss of demand, global trade tensions as reason for sudden closures

July 13, 2019

“This is a 24-month, 36-month kind of resetting of the world’s population of animals,” says company executive, who doesn't expect shuttered plants to reopen.

Manufacture of algal fish-oil alternative begins in Nebraska

$200 million plant is capable of supplanting 15% of world’s fish oil supply, CEO says

July 12, 2019

Emma Penrod

Veramaris aims to meet consumer demand for sustainable aquaculture with global distribution of algal oil.

Canada looks to streamline registration for insect meals

Canadian Food Inspection Agency seeks input regarding rules for new insect-based feed ingredients

July 11, 2019

Emma Penrod

Canadian Food Inspection Agency hopes a consolidated package of requirements will simplify the registration for new insect-derived feed ingredients.

Dutch insect farm gears up for growth as demand rises

A startup no more: Protix launches full-scale operations with plans to build additional insect farms

July 11, 2019

Emma Penrod

Consumers, company founder says, are looking for alternatives that will be enabled by insect-based feed ingredients.

Researchers: Chinese ASF outbreak most likely a man-made disaster

Poor biosecurity practices, not disease virulence, are to blame for size of Chinese outbreak, scientists say

July 3, 2019

Emma Penrod

A researcher who predicted the Chinese outbreak of ASF says a vaccine may not be enough to stop the spread of disease in the world’s largest pig herd.

Why researchers say developing a vaccine for ASF will take years

Despite being a relatively stable virus, vaccine development for ASF has proven especially challenging

July 3, 2019

Emma Penrod

After multiple failed attempts, researchers are hot on the trail of potential vaccines for ASF. But safety tests could still take years, researchers say.

Commercial poultry feeds may contain insufficient fiber

Study aimed at finding low-cost feed alternatives comes to unexpected conclusions

July 1, 2019

Emma Penrod

Scientists looking for ways to release nutrients from rice bran conclude a review of commercial milling practices may be in order.

Feed industry expanded in 2018, but growth across species was uneven

Poultry and aquaculture post gains, while pigs and cattle struggle with disease and fickle consumer trends

June 25, 2019

Emma Penrod

Poultry and aquaculture feed production continue to lead the pack, while swine producers struggle with outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) and ruminants — especially beef cattle producers — contend with shifting consumer preferences.

Growth of poultry sector brings increased regulatory, public scrutiny

While scrutiny comes with challenges, some industry leaders see opportunity for outreach

June 25, 2019

Emma Penrod

Increased production in the poultry sector has increased scrutiny of the industry among regulators and the public.

Cattle feed production lags behind industry’s otherwise steady growth

Outside Asia, consumer demand continues shift away from beef and dairy

June 24, 2019

Emma Penrod

Consumers continue to express desire for white meat and alternative proteins, causing feed production for beef and dairy cattle to stagnate.

African swine fever leaves 'huge hole' in pork production

Anticipating a precipitous drop in Chinese pork production, other countries look to fill the gap

June 24, 2019

Emma Penrod

Uncertainty regarding trade, foreign diseases and ingredient supply have enveloped the pork industry in uncertainty. But some producers are looking to expand.

Continued aquaculture growth drives enthusiasm, innovation in aquafeed

For aquafeed, it seems, there is nowhere to go but up.

June 24, 2019

Emma Penrod

Although consumer demand remains flat, global population growth, coupled with finite natural resources, mean aquaculture, and aquafeed in particular, are likely to expand.

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Cargill shutters Chinese feed mills in face of ASF

Manufacture of algal fish-oil alternative begins in Nebraska

Canada looks to streamline registration for insect meals

Dutch insect farm gears up for growth as demand rises

Researchers: Chinese ASF outbreak most likely a man-made disaster

Why researchers say developing a vaccine for ASF will take years

Commercial poultry feeds may contain insufficient fiber

Feed industry expanded in 2018, but growth across species was uneven

Growth of poultry sector brings increased regulatory, public scrutiny

Cattle feed production lags behind industry’s otherwise steady growth

African swine fever leaves 'huge hole' in pork production

Continued aquaculture growth drives enthusiasm, innovation in aquafeed

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