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April 2011

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Understanding the 2011 planting outlook, ethanol and food pricing

The USDA released its annual Prospective Plantings report this morning, showing U.S. farmers intend to plant 92.2 million acres of corn, 76.6 million acres of soybeans and 58 million acres of wheat this year. The corn and wheat numbers are higher than the trade expected, while the soybean number is slightly below the average trade estimate. Corn and wheat plantings would be above 2010 levels, while soybeans would be slightly below. Based on this acreage estimate, corn yields would need to average 159.7 bu./acre to maintain carry-out levels from USDA’s March WASDE report. To increase carry-out stocks to near one billion bushels, an average yield of 163.5 bu./acre would be needed. Such a yield is entirely possible and in line with trend yield growth from the last 15 years. Read more ...

US farmers ready to meet domestic and world demand for coarse grains

US grain production is the talk of the world as USDA announced the 2011 farmer planting intentions of 92.2 million acres of corn, three million acres of barley and 5.6 million acres of sorghum. For corn, this represents a nearly four million-acre increase from 88.2 million acres in 2010, approaching the 93.5 million acres in 2007, which was the largest corn acreage since World War II. With grain prices, world food demand and corn stocks on everyone’s mind,grain customers worldwide are keenly focused on US planting intentions this season. “This healthy expansion of corn planted area comes at a time when world coarse grains demand is increasing,” said Thomas C. Dorr, US Grains Council president and CEO. Read more ...

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USA Rice issues report on gluten-free product market

USA Rice Federation released the March issue of The Rice Advisor (member log-in required), a monthly research report on trends for products using rice as an ingredient. This edition gives a snapshot of the gluten free market, including rice product categories, top manufacturers of gluten

free products, and opportunities for rice in the market.

Increased awareness of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity has led to significant growth in the gluten free product market. Gluten-free food and beverages reached sales of 2.64 billion in 2010, a 30 percent increase since 2006 according to a recent Packaged Facts study, and are projected to grow to US$5.6 billion by 2015. As a prominent ingredient in glutenfree products, rice will continue to benefit from growth of the market. Soy demand leads to 76.6 million US acres of soybeans US farmers have taken notice of the growth in global demand for US soybeans maintained in part by the United Soybean Board (USB) and the soybean checkoff. According to the 2011 Prospective Plantings report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), US farmers will plant 76.6 million acres of soybeans this year. USDA estimates this year’s soybean crop may be one percent lower than last year. But if the numbers hold, the 2011 soybean crop could be the third-largest planted area on record. “The checkoff has done a good job of keeping US soybeans competitive in the market,” says Jason Bean, soybean farmer from Holcomb, Mo, and chair of the USB production research program. “Checkoff dollars have provided research to ensure a good quality US soybean. If we have a desirable product, we’ll be able to sustain and increase our demand.” Read more ...

Researchers make bioplastics from meat and bone meal

A research team has developed a new process that utilises meat and bone meal (MBM) as raw materials to produce partly biodegradable plastic. The research was presented at the American Chemical Society’s 241st National Meeting and Exposition by Fehime Vatansever and her associates of the Clemson University, South Carolina. The US Food and Drug Administration implemented a ban on using MBM as cattle feed in 1997 to reduce the spread of the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). This ban made MBM as a waste material to be disposed in landfills. Instead of disposing MBM as waste material, the research team decided to use it to produce bioplastics that are free from petroleum. Read more ...

Linseed in cattle diet reduces belching

Feeding cattle linseed can reduce the amount of methane by up to 40 percent, according to studies presented at the British Society of Animal Science annual conference. The linseed encourages the growth of good bacteria in the cow’s stomach whilst rejecting the type of bacteria that produces methane. More than 100 dairy farms with 30,000 cows which produce milk and cheese for major retailers are already adding linseed to cattle feed as part of a industry-wide plan to bring down emissions from cows. Linseed produced in the UK can also help farmers reduce dependency on imported feed like soy or wheat, that is going up in price. Read more ...

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New distributor for Vitamex in Central America

Chemsol has been appointed as distributor for the Vitamex Functional Feed Ingredients division in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala. It is a first presence in this area and future expansion on the American continent is planned in the coming months. The Vitamex FFI division focuses on providing ‘natural health’ to the pig, poultry and cattle industry and offers a selective, in-house developed portfolio of feed ingredients. The company has proven the benefits of Medium Chain Fatty Acids (MCFA) in animal feeds as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoters. This knowledge on MCFAs is implemented in its Aromabiotic product range for pigs, poultry and cattle. Read more ...

Company information: Provimi 2010 results

Provimi shows strong performance in 2010 with a profit of €54.1 million (US$76.6 million) from continued operations. In 2009 a loss of €31.3 million (US$44.318 million) was recorded. Turnover in 2010 increased by 10.8 percent to €1.615 billion (US$2.287 billion). “Provimi has a clear strategy to focus on its core animal nutrition business. There are considerable growth opportunities in the fast growing emerging markets for our animal nutrition business today, driven by the rise in protein consumption, and we remain focused on expanding our presence in those regions,” Ton van der Laan, Group Chief Executive Officer commented. Read more ...

April 04, 2011

Appointment Of IFIF's New Executive Director

The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) announces the appointment of Alexandra de Athayde to the position of Executive Director of IFIF based in Brussels, Belgium. Alexandra is new to IFIF but brings extensive agriculture and international experience encompassed through her 14-year career representing the industry with governments and businesses. In her new role, Alexandra will lead IFIF as the representative body of the global feed industry and an essential participant in the food chain that provides sustainable, safe and nutritious food. "I couldn’t be more pleased with this appointment” says Dave Cieslak, Chairman of IFIF. “Alexandra brings a wealth of global experience to IFIF and with her knowledge of the industry she will strongly support IFIF's mission to provide a unified leadership to represent, defend and promote the global feed and food chain and contribute to the supply of safe, healthy food and high standards of health for animals and people." Alexandra previously held positions within the Monsanto Company Corporate Affairs Department in Brazil, U.S.A, and Europe. She focused on building coalitions with industry partners in the Food/Feed Chain, farm industry organisations, governments, academic community, and other stakeholders, with an emphasis on agricultural biotechnology policy, to create awareness and acceptance in the world regions. She has also worked for the Brazilian Government as Adviser to the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Adviser to the Foreign Trade Secretary. Alexandra holds an International Executive M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States of America and a B.A. degree in International Relations from York University in Canada. She has lived in Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, India, U.S.A, Canada and she speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish and French. She currently resides in Brussels with her husband and son.

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About IFIF

The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) represents over 80 percent of the global animal feed industry, and the members of the federation are dedicated to ensuring the animal feed they produce meets the need for sustainability, safety and nutrition. For more information on IFIF visit www.ifif.org.

Feed Expo changes dates and times

The entire week in which the International Feed Expo will be held has been officially designated as "IFE Week," with an emphasis on educational programs rounding out the week-long event. With the Expo starting at noon on Tuesday, the shift will help allow an increase in the amount of educational programs available at the front and back-end of the Expo. “Our long-standing Pet Food Conference, International Poultry Scientific Forum, Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit, and AFIA Education Programs are an important part of IFE and offer added value to those attending the Expo,” commented Joel G. Newman, president and CEO of the American Feed Industry Association. The following dates and times for 2012 apply: Tuesday, January 24: 12.00 – 17.00 hrs. Wednesday, January 25: 9.00 – 17.00 hrs. Thursday, January 26: 9.00 – 15.00 hrs. US farmers increase corn plantings The United States Department of Agriculture announced the 2011 farmer planting intentions of 92.2 million acres of corn, 3 million acres of barley and 5.6 million acres of sorghum. For corn, this represents a nearly 4 million-acre increase from 88.2 million acres in 2010, approaching the 93.5 million acres in 2007, which was the largest corn acreage since World War II. With grain prices, world food demand and corn stocks on everyone’s mind, grain customers worldwide are keenly focused on US planting intentions this season. Read more ...

Chinese meat processor apologises for contaminated pork

Shuanghui Group, China's top meat processor, apologised Thursday for using clenbuterol contaminated pork and confirmed a heavy loss, the Beijing News reports. Wan Long, chairman of the board at Shuanghui Group, made an apology to consumers on behalf of the company at a conference attended by all management team members, headquarters' staff, dealers and media. Read more ...

U.S. farmers ready to meet domestic and world demand for coarse grains

U.S. grain production is the talk of the world as USDA announced the 2011 farmer planting intentions of 92.2 million acres of corn, 3 million acres of barley and 5.6 million acres of sorghum. For corn, this represents a nearly 4 million-acre increase from 88.2 million acres in 2010, approaching the 93.5 million acres in 2007, which was the largest corn acreage since World War II.

With grain prices, world food demand and corn stocks on everyone’s mind,grain customers worldwide are keenly focused on U.S. planting intentions this season. “This healthy expansion of corn planted area comes at a time when world coarse grains demand is increasing,” said Thomas C. Dorr, U.S. Grains Council president and CEO. Read more ...

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The rush to condemn genetically modified crops

In spite of more than twenty years of scientific, humanitarian, and financial successes and an admirable record of health and environmental safety, genetic engineering applied to agriculture continues to be beleaguered by activists. Gene-spliced, or so-called genetically modified, crop plants are now grown on nearly150 million acres in the United States alone, helping farmers to increase yields, reduce pesticide spraying, and save topsoil and without injury to a single person or damage to an ecosystem. But this remarkable record hasn’t kept radical environmentalists from condemning and obstructing the technology. When they can’t sway public opinion with outright misrepresentations or induce regulators to reject products, activists have resorted to vandalism of field trials and, finally, to harassment with nuisance lawsuits. Read more ...

Ants and termites boost dryland wheat yields

Ants and termites have a significant positive impact on crop yields in dryland agriculture, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications by scientists at CSIRO and the University of Sydney." Ants and termites perform the same ecosystem service functions in dryland agriculture that earthworms perform in cooler and wetter areas, but the potential for ants and termites to provide these benefits has received little attention until now," said CSIRO's Dr Theo Evans. "We already knew that the activities of ants and termites affect soil structure, aeration, water infiltration and nutrient cycling in natural ecosystems but we wondered whether they also perform these services in agricultural landscapes." Read more ...

Commodities bull 'has a good bit more life'

Although “staggering” price increases for many key commodities have occurred since 2007, with several at or near historic highs, this should not be a major contributor to inflation, says O.A. Cleveland, Jr. “The bull market in commodities has a good bit more life,” he said in a discussion at the Starkville, Miss, Rotary Club. “It could last another five years or more. But I don’t see inflation as a problem.” Cleveland, who is Extension agricultural professor emeritus at Mississippi State University, says “a lack of money supply available to consumers” will hold inflation in line. “They don’t have the spending power they had prior to 2008. Unemployment remains high, which also serves to limit consumer cash for purchases; those who are out of work are using what cash they have for food and necessities. Read more ... BASF increases prices for nature-identical carotenoids Germany based chemical company BASF globally increases prices for all nature-identical carotinoid formulations containing canthaxanthin, citranaxanthin, C30-ester and beta-carotene by approximately 12 percent, effective immediately or as existing commitments allow. The products affected are all grades for human and animal nutrition including Lucarotin, Beta-Carotene, Lucantin Red, Lucantin Yellow and Lucantin CX Forte. All existing contractual obligations will be honoured. Lucantin Pink (astaxanthin) is not affected. This increase is necessary to compensate for negative impacts resulting from a combination of increased energy and raw material prices, higher logistics costs and negative exchange rate effects. Read more ...

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Cellulosic ethanol poised for surge finally

Around the country and especially in the Midwest, a number of proposed plants that would turn corn cobs, wheat straw and other plant-based feedstocks into fuel and sell it on the market are working to secure the last stages of financing, and some could become operational in the next few years. A smattering of smaller pilot plants are already operating, helping companies to hone the technology and economics of their product. “With the right policies, we could unleash literally dozens of projects,” Brooke Coleman, executive director of the recently formed Advanced Ethanol Council, a coalition that includes cellulosic companies, said in an e-mail. “Companies are ready to go.” Read more ...

April 05, 2011

Oxidised carotenoids enhance feed efficiency

A non-antibiotic product from Chemaphor Inc. enhances feed efficiency and growth in food animals. Recently released research shows that weaned pigs fed a diet containing OxC-beta, a proprietary, concentrated mixture of fully oxidised carotenoids, show improved growth performance that is comparable to currently available antibiotic growth promotants. OxC-beta is owned and intellectual property-protected by Chemaphor Inc. Research carried out in young pigs by Dr. Dan Hurnik at the University of Prince Edward Island’s Atlantic Veterinary College, demonstrates that a low amount of OxC-beta, added to regular swine feed, promotes growth of the animals and improves conversion of feed into body mass. Read more ..Cargill acquires ethanol facilities In a week’s time Cargill has purchased two ethanol/alcohol facilities; one in the US and one in the Netherlands. In the US Cargill has purchased Tate & Lyle's corn wet mill ethanol plant in Fort Dodge, Iowa. "We believe that a highly efficient, well-located corn wet mill ethanol plant fits well into our bio-product portfolio," said Alan Willits, president of Cargill Corn Milling North America. The Fort Dodge asset is a corn wet mill ethanol facility. The existing facility has the ability to grind 150,000 bushels of corn per day and produce 115 million gallons of ethanol per year. Read more ...

Radiation rumours rattle Japanese exports

With the radiation problems of the Fukushima plants in Japan still not being solved, more countries start worrying about products that are imported from this country. Canada has tightened its controls on Japanese imports to include all food and animal feed products from areas affected by Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said that it requires documentation proving the safety of food and feed products before it will allow them into Canada. The federal agency has also begun testing radiation levels of Japanese products, it said. Read more ... US field crops will require 237 million acres to meet demand Ongoing analysis by the Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) group, concludes that in order to build US and global supplies to acceptable levels, more acres of corn, cotton, soybeans and wheat will need to be planted this year in the United States than ever before. It is projected that 237 million acres of these four major US crops need to be planted in 2011.

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The findings are based on the Rabobank FAR team's global agribusiness marketplace report, "The Battle For Acres: US Field Crops in Competition." As the leading provider of financial services for the global food and agriculture industry, Rabobank created and maintains the FAR unit to conduct ongoing research and analysis on issues of importance to agriculture around the world. Rabo AgriFinance, part of Rabobank, provides this exclusive information to its client producers and agribusinesses in the US Read more ...

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US wheat associates touts US - Latin America trade relationship

US Wheat Associates (USW) says President Obama’s recent visit to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador highlighted the special trade relationship that the US shares with its Latin American neighbours. For example, Latin America accounted for more than seven million metric tons (mmt) of US wheat exports in 2009-2010, roughly one-third of all US wheat exports that marketing year. In Brazil, the two governments signed a trade and economic co-operation agreement (TECA). This agreement establishes a US-Brazil Commission on Economic and Trade Relations, which will work to reduce barriers to trade and promote economic growth. TECAs are often the first step in the process of exploring and negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs). Read more ...

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Canadian Court finalises Colombia Free Trade Deal

Last week, Canada's Constitutional Court gave the go-ahead to place into effect a free trade agreement between Canada and Colombia. The agreement could take effect as soon as July 1. The National Association of Wheat Growers is quick to point out the Colombia-Canada agreement has moved with lighting speed compared to a similar measure negotiated between Colombia and the US that has yet to be sent to Congress for approval. The US market share has already been reduced because of trade preferences Colombia enjoys with Argentina. In fact, while Colombian flour millers tell US Wheat Associates they want to be able to keep buying US wheat, the tariff disadvantage the US product will face will force them to buy from Canada, costing US wheat producers nearly US$100 million per year. Read more ...

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Corn sets all-time settlement high

US corn futures matched their all-time high Monday as growing concerns federal forecasters will slash the outlook for supplies provided fresh fuel to a 10-month rally. Corn for May delivery matched the June 2008 alltime high of US$7.65 a bushel and set a new record settlement price of US$7.60 1/4 a bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade. The previous highs were set in June 2008 during a broad-based surge in commodity prices that was quickly undercut by the global financial crisis. Since last summer, corn futures have more than doubled on strong export demand, record US ethanol output and steady buying by domestic livestock producers. Farmers have struggled to keep pace, even though the US crop last year was the third largest on record. Read more ...

Beef Industry Increases Aid to Japan

The Cattlemen's Beef Board and the Federation of State Beef Councils, working through the Beef Checkoff Program, has doubled its investment now totalling US$200,000, ( UK£123,164) to help feed consumers in Japan who were injured, misplaced and left homeless and hungry by the devastating earthquake and tsunamis there. The funds will be handled through the Japan Relief Program established by the US Meat Export Federation. 11

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"It's just about impossible to imagine the challenges those folks in Japan are facing right now," said Beef Board Chairman Tom Jones. "As human beings, we all feel a deep sense of sympathy for them. As producers, we want to provide some critical nutrition that the folks in Japan absolutely need to help them get through. And thanks to our checkoff program, we are going to be able to accomplish that." Read more ...

Riceland Awarded US$136.8 Million In Suit Against Bayer CropScience

A Stuttgart jury on Friday awarded Riceland Foods Inc. US$136.8 million (UK£84.244 million) in its lawsuit against Bayer CropScience over genetically modified rice. The award is believed to be the largest in Arkansas history. The circuit court jury said Bayer CropScience owed Riceland US$11.8 million (UK£7.267 million) in compensatory damages and US$125 million (UK£76.978 million) in punitive damages. (An earlier version of this story gave an incorrect figure for the compensatory damages.) In an e-mailed statement Friday night, Bayer CropScience expressed its disappointment with the verdict and said it was considering its legal options. It also noted that Arkansas law limits punitive damages to US$1 million UK£616,000). Read more …

April 6, 2011

ISRMAX ASIA 2012-The Most Comprehensive Expo for the global Rice Industry, now in Bangkok.

Pixie Consulting Solutions Ltd. in conjunction with Impact Exhibition Management Co. Ltd. is pleased to announce ISRMAX Asia 2012 a B2B exhibition on the food that feeds more than half the world, from August 29-31, 2012 at Impact exhibition and convention center (one of Asia’s largest Convention Centres), Bangkok (Thailand). Thailand’s strategic location and Bangkok’s well developed infrastructure make it an ideal location for such an exhibition. ISRMAX Asia 2012 will feature all the machinery related to storage, weighing, cleaning, drying, milling, sorting, bagging of rice and renowned brands of Jasmine, Basmati and other varieties of rice from all parts of the world. Visitor segments will include Trade Counselors, Consultants, Rice millers, Rice importers/ buyers, retailers, hoteliers and many more. ISRMAX has shown a significant growth in popularity and size since its introduction in India in 2010 and expects to continue this upward trend in 2012. It has flourished as a key meeting place for rice expertise. Staged by Pixie Consulting Solutions Ltd., the debut event in Karnal (Haryana), India in February 2010 welcomed 183 exhibitors which rose to 195 in 2011 giving it an annual growth of six percent. The number of registered visitors was 13,848. Much of this growth can be attributed to the increasing awareness and quality consciousness among buyers and increasing competition among the suppliers. Manufacturers of rice worldwide are keen to adopt the most advanced processing technology so as to be able to produce best quality rice. Therefore companies that can provide such technology with the right quality and appropriate prinattakornp@impact.co.thce will be at the event to display their products and services. Trade specific associations will render their support to the event and will organise extensive seminars concurrent to the event where speakers will cover the most current and relevant topics in the industry. Formal supporters of the event include Thai Rice Exporters Association, Thai Farmers Association, Thai Agricultural Merchants’ Association, All India Rice Exporters Association and few more 12

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New amino acid requirements for gestation sows

Genetics improve continuously, but nutritional requirements of the improved animal often do not follow suit. Canadian researchers reviewed the amino acid needs of modern sows, writes Greg Simpson in the latest edition of Pork News & Views of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture. In the last few years, researchers at the University of Alberta’s Swine Research and Technology Centre have been examining the amino acid requirements of gestation sows. Their research has provided evidence that while great strides have been made in swine genetics over the last few years, the recommendations for daily amino acid intake during gestation needs revision. Read more ...

Hamlet protein now also on Bangladesh feed market

Hamlet Protein has appointed is Nature Care Mfg. Ind. Ltd. for distribution of its products in the Bangladesh market. The combined forces of both companies will develop the efforts of Hamlet Protein to increase its activity into poultry and aqua feeds. The agreement was signed during the International Poultry Show and Seminar 2011’ in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh in March, organised by the Bangladesh Branch of the World’s Poultry Science Association. Read more ... Turkey integrator Procavi opens new feed mill Spanish feed miller Procavi, specialised in turkey feeds, has launched a new feed processing plant in the municipality of Carmona in Seville. Total investment was €3.2 million (US$4.571 million) and production capacity is around 40 tonnes per hour, enough to daily feed 1.2 million turkeys. The company, with a market share of 39 percent and owned by the Fuertes Group, has invested more than €12 million ( US$17.14 million) in the last two years aimed at increasing its competitiveness and business efficiency. Read more ...

Intelscan presents new version of moisture sensor

Icelandic supplier of on-line moisture sensors and water control systems for the feed industry will introduce a new version of the iScan moisture sensor at the Victam International exhibition in Cologne, Germany, from May 3 – 5. The new version answers strict demands from customers for increased reliability, robust design and highest industrial standards. With new and improved WAGO analogue digital converter, which is used in high vibration industrial environments such as in ships and trains, the new version of the iScan moisture sensor is able to meet toughest demands. Control of automatic water dosing, for example, is considerably improved. Read more ...

Canada wants animal feed safety confirmation from Japan, radiation testing started

Imports from Japan concerning food and animal feed has become a concern for Canada. The country is calling for tighter measures to be carried out on products from affected areas in Japan, in the midst of the country’s nuclear disaster. Paperwork displaying details on food safety should be provided to Canada before food and animal feed products are permitted into the country. This announcement was made by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, it stated that the new requirement of documentation, as of Friday, is so that safety of products can be proved. 13

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Feed millers swing to cheaper wheat

High corn prices are set to prompt animal feed manufacturers to use more wheat, it has been suggested. Jonathan Bouchet from OTCex Group, a Paris-based brokerage, told Bloomberg that corn has now reached its highest per-bushel price in two years. However, this is in turn is pushing the value of wheat up, with stockpiles dwindling and prices having risen 4.5 percent in the last three months, although it is expected that wheat will still be better value than corn. "The whole grain market is related through animal feed because producers tend to switch from corn to wheat. Right now wheat is supported by the corn story," Bouchet told Bloomberg. Read more ...

People: Danisco

Veterinarian, Dr Guillermo Gaona-Ramírez, has recently joined the Danisco Animal Nutrition team as a Technical Sales Manager. He will be covering the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and will be reporting to Enrique Betancourt, Latin American Sales Director. As well as providing technical support, Guillermo will also help develop sales of Danisco’s probiotic and enzyme products for poultry producers in the Andean countries. Highly experienced, Guillermo was formerly a broiler veterinarian for Mac Pollo S.A. in Colombia and has a diploma in poultry production from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. His most recent role has been as poultry technical manager in Latin America for Ralco Nutrition.

Minimal fine for Harles & Jentzsch in dioxin scandal

Feed ingredient supplier Harles & Jentzsch in Uetersen, Germany might get away with a mild penalty for causing the dioxin scandal earlier this year. Indications are a fine of €20,000 (US$28,536.98). Harles & Jentzsch (H&J) is considered having caused the dioxin scandal in Germany, resulting in the killing and destruction of thousands of animals and blocking of almost 5,000 farms, resulting in a dramatic loss of revenue for the meat and egg sector. Agriculture law experts say the German Feed Law offers room for interpretation. H&J apparently did not contaminate feed with dioxin, but only feed fats, or a component of animal feed. Read more ...

Auburn breaks ground on animal nutrition facility

Auburn University in Alabama has broken ground for a already in 2009 announced US$6.3 million (UK£3.866 million) facility designed to help animal industries ensure production of high-quality feed, university officials said. Animal scientists say high-quality, nutritious feed is key to the success of any poultry, livestock or fish farming operation, but that few US universities have focused their attention on the subject. The new Auburn University Poultry and Animal Nutrition Centre, to be built north of Auburn off Auburn Lakes Road, "significantly advances Auburn’s teaching, research and extension efforts in the critical areas of feed science, technology and manufacturing,” said Don Conner, head of Auburn’s Poultry Science Department. Read more ...

Novus International awarded AFIA IT Innovation Award

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has handed out its first AFIA Information Technology (IT) Innovation Award to feed ingredients supplier Novus International. The runner-up was awarded to Feed Energy Company of Des Moines, Iowa.

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In 1993, Novus pioneered a vendor-managed inventory for bulk liquid feed ingredients with the introduction of a patented automated remote monitoring system known as AIMS. This system provided improved inventory management of Novus’s bulk liquid ingredients via the telecommunications system. In 2009-10, Novus upgraded the AIMS infrastructure by incorporating the latest satellite communications and remote monitoring technology throughout its bulk liquid product supply chain. Read more ...

Book Review: Enzymes in Farm Animal Nutrition (2001) ISBN 0 85199 393 1

In 2001 Michael R Bedford and Gary G Partridge edited Enzymes In Farm Animal Nutrition, a book dedicated to the use of enzymes within the animal feed Industry, although enzymes have only recently been included in animal feeds as early as 1984. The use of exogenous enzymes in animal nutrition dates back to the mid 1920s, this rapidly expanding field is becoming increasingly multi-disciplinary as more is understood of the mode of action of feed enzymes. Chapter one, written by C Sheppy, looks at the current markets and the likely trends. In this chapter Sheppy covers global animal feed production and the background to enzyme technology. As well as why use enzymes in animal feed and how they work and are used in animal feeds. The current feed enzyme market is look at along with future needs and opportunities. Chapter two written by MK Bhat and GP Hazlewood looks at the enzymology and other characteristics of cellulases. Looking at the structure of cellulose and hemicellulose and the enzymology of cellulase and xylanases also the architecture and classification they also look at the wide range of other applications for cellulase and xylanases. In chapter three written by D D Maenz, enzymatic characteristics of phytases as they relate to their use in animal feeds. The author cover the structure of phytic acid in animal diets, and their effects and the occurrence of phytic acid in plants. Digestion and Utilisation of phytate and improving the digestibility of phytate through in feed supplementation. In Chapter four B V McClearly, look at the analysis of feed enzymes, some of the procedures used for assays will be described and also some of the problems and limitations of the current assay procedures will be looked at and discussed. In chapters five, six, seven and eight the subject covered will be maize factors affecting its digestibility and variability in its feeding value and vegetable protein meals and the effects on enzymes along with enzyme supplementation of poultry diets based on viscous cereals. Also the role of efficacy of carbohydrase enzymes in pig nutrition. In later chapters the subject material covered is the interaction between cereal identity and fat quality and content in response to feed enzymes in broilers, digestion of phosphorus and other nutrients and the role of phytases and factors influencing their activity. Enzymes in ruminant diets, microbial interactions in the response to exogenous enzyme utilization. Enzymes: Screening, expression, design and production along with liquid application systems for feed enzymes Process stability and methods of detection of feed enzymes in complete diets and future horizons.

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This publication looks at the use of enzymes in animal feeds, to improve digestibility and the current state of knowledge (2001) of such enzymes, including their mode of action and the interaction with the intestinal physiology, economic and environmental impacts and applications of enzyme technology into the diets of different animal species. I feel this book would be a good source of information to the many scientist who work in the feed industry and the development of new feeds for agricultural livestock. Its would also be a valuable resource to students and lectures.

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Illegal pig feed additive scandal hits consumer confidence

China’s government is taking steps to restore consumer confidence in pork, both at home and abroad, following the discovery of clenbuteroltainted pork, an illegal feed additive which is dangerous to humans. Since this latest food scandal came to light last month there have been several media reports highlighting the current and previous instances, which have raised serious questions about the safety and reliability of Chinese food and other products plus the affect it has on China’s image overseas Read more ...

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India’s oilmeal exports the highest in three years Due to a high demand from international bird feed and animal feed industries, India’s oilmeal exports are up 158 percent to 579,907 tonnes in March, from 224,407 tonnes for the same period last year, according to Mumbai-based Solvent Extractors Association (SEA). In terms of volume the overall shipment of oilmeals rose 57 percent to 5,071,779 tonnes in the financial year (from April 2010 to March 2011), compared to 3,224,787 tonnes in the previous financial year. In value terms total exports grew 59 percent to Rs 8,220 crore (over €12.8 million) in 2010-11, compared to Rs 5,176 crore (€0.8 million approx) in the previous financial year. Read more ...

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Research: Probiotics and direct fed microbials in poultry

Combined American/Argentinean research looked at the effects of using probiotics/direct fed microbials for salmonella control in poultry. In this paper the researchers summarise the safety and efficacy of individual monocultures for prophylactic and/or therapeutic efficacy against Salmonella infections under both laboratory and field conditions. They also describe the development of novel, cost-effective, feed-stable direct fed microbials (DFM) with potential for widespread utilisation and improved production, delivery and clinical efficacy for animal use. Bacterial antimicrobial resistance in both the medical and agricultural fields has become a serious problem worldwide. Read more …

Zagro’s Successful Exhibition @ VIV Asia 2011

Bangkok, March 9-11, 2011- Zagro and its animal health sales and technical team of 38 personal celebrated a remarkable success as they exhibited at the 3 day international trade show for animal production and processing, VIV Asia 2011, at BITEC, Bangkok. This large scale exhibition offered plenty of opportunities to the entire feed to meat supply chain, where it attracted a record number of 28,978 visitors this year 2011. Zagro’s booth ideally located at hall three, booth A014, was flocked and filled by visitors for the three day event. Zagro sent out their gratitude to all the visitors, customers and exhibitors likewise, who took the time to visit their booth.

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Mr Poh Beng Swee, CEO and Chairman of Zagro Asia a strong believer in networking and contact recommendation, mentioned in the post-exhibition message that was sent out to their booth visitors, “should opportunities arise that you may become our partner in this vision, whether as a solution provider or as our customers, we would be more than delighted to strengthen the relationship and are looking forward to be in touch with you. We believe Zagro’s product range is wide enough to be able to meet most of your requirements. Should it not cater to what you need we’d appreciate introductions to your contacts who may find our solutions beneficial.” Zargo believes that biennial event contributes a significant role as Asia’s demand in livestock farming continuously expands hence the decision to officially register’s as exhibitor for the VIV Asia 2013. Zagro hopes to see you there! The European Feed Ingredients Platform (EFIP) seminar: Plea for harmonising feed safety protocols The European Feed Ingredients Platform (EFIP) last week organised a symposium on "The Contribution of Sector Guides and Certifiable Codes to Feed Safety in the EU". The event took place at the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels. Within the European Union many countries have developed their own feed safety protocols following national legislation. Often the protocols do not differ much from country to country, but are not recognised across borders. EFIP tries to streamline these processes. On the one hand this would make comparisons and standards much easier, but on the other hand it would also minimise the number of audits (and costs) at inspected locations. Read more ...

April 12, 2011

Combating plant diseases is key for sustainable crops

Climate change is likely to make plants more vulnerable to infectious disease, which will threaten crop yield and impact on the price and availability of food. Dr Adrian Newton, presenting his work at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Harrogate, explains how exploiting diversity in crops is the best option to improve food security in a changing climate. Pest and disease management has helped double food production in the last 40 years, but 10-16 percent of the global harvest is still lost to plant diseases each year costing an estimated US$220 billion (UK£135.021 billion). Climate change is impacting on the micro-organisms that cause these diseases. Read more ...

State beef councils unite to support Japanese disaster relief Japan continues to suffer aftershocks following the March earthquake and tsunami, which may go down in history as the world's most costly natural disaster. US beef producers are committing to relief efforts.

The US Meat Export Federation approached the beef checkoff about joining an industry relief campaign to buy and send beef to Japan to help feed homeless, injured and displaced citizens. When the executive committee of the Federation of State Beef Councils met in late March and discussed supporting this critical international need, Vice Chairman Craig Uden says the decision was unanimous. Read more ...

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EPA revitalisation at Victam in Cologne

The European Probiotic Association (EPA) has just created a new Scientific Committee and is celebrating its resurrection with a seminar at Victam International in Cologne, Germany. The EPA is proud to announce the creation of its Scientific Committee, formed of internationally renowned experts representing different aspects of animal nutrition and microbiology. The members of the EPA Scientific Committee are: Prof. Joaquim Brufau; IRTA (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries), Spain. Dr François -Joël Gatesoupe; INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) and Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer), France. Prof. Jean-François Guillot; Université de Tours and member of SCAN (Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition), France. Prof. Jamie Newbold, Aberystwyth University, Wales. At this occasion, EPA members invite interested parties a press conference and cocktail during Victam International in Cologne, on the 3rd May 2011 from 4:00 PM. Read more ... DPR launches Web-based special local needs pesticides database The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has developed an easyto-use, Web-based database to provide access to special local needs (SLN) pesticides registrations, Chief Deputy Director Chris Reardon announced. States have authority to register additional uses of a federally registered pesticide if there is a demonstrated local need. However, pesticides must first be registered by both the US Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and DPR before they can be sold or used in California or registered as a SLN. Over the years, DPR has issued hundreds of SLNs, some of which are registered for use in a specific county and others approved for use statewide. Read more ...

Plans in motion for world’s first bio-methionine plant in Asia

CJ CheilJedang (CJ Group) and Arkema have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a bio-methionine and thiochemicals platform in South East Asia (Malaysia or Thailand). The project entails the construction of the world’s first world-scale methyl mercaptan integrated bio-methionine plant, which will enable CJ to respond to strong demand for methionine, a sulfur amino acid widely used for animal feed in Asia, and Arkema to better serve its Asian customers from a new industrial platform. The project represents overall investments of US$400m (UK£245.493 million) split equally between both partners. The project would pool together two sets of complementary expertise. CheilJedang has indeed developed a new innovative and highly competitive industrial bio-fermentation process to produce L-methionine from plant-based raw materials. L-methionine is digested more efficiently by animals than DL-methionine currently on the market. Meanwhile Arkema has extensive know-how and experience in the production process of methyl mercaptan, a sulfur-based intermediate that is key to the manufacture of methionine. Read more ...

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April 13, 2011

EU grants Kemin extension for active microbial product

Kemin has received an extension on the compatibility of CloSTAT™ with four additional coccidiostats in Europe Kemin is pleased to announce that the patented strain of Bacillus subtilis PB6, CLOSTATTM, has received an extension from the European Commission (Regulation (EU) N° 168/2011) allowing it to be used in combination with four additional coccidiostats, increasing its total compatibility to nine coccidiostats. This extension was granted after a positive assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and approved by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health. Read more ... GMP + limits Gatekeeper Option for transport From January 1, 2013 it will only be possible to use certified transport for the transportation of GMP+ feed in the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany and probably France. The details of this decision to limit the Gatekeeper Option for Transport will be worked out this year together with the partners, and will be implemented in the relevant GMP+ standards. The decision to limit the use of the Gatekeeper Option for Transport reflects the wishes of the market to create transparency and is also in line with the feed legislation which requires companies to take their own responsibility. The decision could be made because in the above mentioned countries through the efforts of transport companies now sufficient certified transport is available. Read more ...

China may cancel soybean imports

Chinese soybean importers may cancel some shipments due to the fall in soymeal prices and poor crushing margins, an official with state grain trader Cofco Ltd said. China is the world leader in soybean imports, so any sign that they maybe cutting imports could put pressure on global prices. US soybean futures for May delivery fell 1.5 percent to US$13.72 (€9.47) a bushel in mid morning trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Soybean imports from April to September, the second half of the marketing year for the crop, are expected to fall from the previous year, despite imports in October-March being up about 20 percent from a year earlier, Cofco's manager for oils and oilseeds information, Liu Ni, said at the China International Edible Oils & Oilseeds Conference. Read more ...

EU votes to broaden proposed GM crop bans

European Union governments should be allowed to ban the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops based on environmental concerns including the prevention of "super weeds," EU lawmakers said on Tuesday. Critics of GM crops say herbicides used in conjunction with the plants such as Monsanto Co's Roundup Ready promote widespread weed resistance, or super weeds. EU countries should also be free to ban GM crops to protect local plants, habitats and alternative farming practices such as organic production, the European Parliament's influential environment committee said in a vote in Brussels. The European Commission in July proposed draft legislation that would give governments the power to decide on bans in a bid to break a deadlock in EU GM crop approvals, after just two varieties have been approved for cultivation in more than 12 years. Read more ...Corn

hogs acreage increase

Although the 2011 battle for crop acreage isn’t completely over, the market now has a much better handle on what to expect as we move into the growing season. The long awaited Prospective Plantings Report indicated high prices will pull a little over 8 million more acres into total crop production this year compared to 2010. 22

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Corn was the big winner with a 4 million-acre jump in planting intentions. The 92.2 million-acre estimate is the second largest since World War II and gives the corn market a fighting chance to rebuild its depleted stockpile. The national average yield will need to bounce back to 2009 levels for significant progress to be made on that front, but with soil moisture plentiful almost everywhere corn is grown in the United States that’s a strong possibility. Read more ...

Western water council considers water sharing recommendations

The Western States Water Council the water policy arm of the 18 Western Governors this week will consider recommendations from diverse Western water leaders representing agricultural, environmental, and urban interests. The report “Agricultural/Urban/Environmental Water Sharing: Innovative Strategies for the Colorado River Basin and the West” is the result of convening representatives from The Nature Conservancy, Family Farm Alliance, Western Urban Water Coalition and two dozen others who set aside long-held positions and built new alliances for creative water sharing strategies for mutual benefit. The full report is available at http://www. cwi.colostate.edu/watersharing. Read more ...

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The large amount of tillage done last fall, and the good soil conditions even where no fall tillage was done, raise questions of how much tillage is needed this spring. While many producers are doing spring tillage as usual, others are thinking that this may be the year to do less, said Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois Extension agronomist. Nafziger said there are two fundamental reasons to do (or not do) tillage. “First, we need to be able to place seed well, at uniform depth and with good seed-to-soil contact,” he said. “We may not need tillage to accomplish this. Where we do need tillage, we should create good conditions for the seed while keeping moist soil formed around the seed. Read more ...

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People: Additions to the team at Perendale Publishers Limited

This month Perendale Publishers sees an expansion to it's sales and production teams, at its Cheltenham UK office, in response to growing interest in its digital information distribution initiatives. Local marketing specialist Lee Bastin (who replaces Catherine Shortall) has been appointed International Marketing Manager and joins newly appointed Chinese-national Sophia Pang Linbin, who is working on sales and magazine distribution in Asia. "I am thrilled to be joining Perendale Publishers as International Marketing Manager - especially during such an exciting period of expansion and innovation," says Lee. "As a marketing and brand development professional with a background in advertising and the print industry, I feel I can make a positive contribution to the company and become a valuable and ongoing part of it's future development," he adds. Lee's experience and understanding of a publishing-related disciplines make him ideally suited to contribute to the company's sales and marketing efforts, as well as complimenting the design and production team. Sophia will be aiding the company's developments into the Chinese market. 23

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"Magazine publishing is changing in all sectors as the digital landscape re-shapes itself," says Perendale's owner and publisher Roger Gilbert. "In trade publishing, we must adopt to the new ways our readers expect to find and use information. By strengthening our teams with the addition of Lee and Sophia we will deliver better services to loyal readers and those seeking to find specific information while meeting the key objectives of our advertising clients. We were innovative leaders in our field in 1891 when our first magazine GFMT - was launched and we are innovative leaders today as we adapt to the digital era in the 21st Century," he says. In addition to the two head office appointments, we are also strengthened our operations outside the UK with imminent appointments in Latin America, Australia and the recent appointment of an agent within China: Talent Asia Services Ltd based in Hong Kong (talenta1@netvigator.com). Perendale Publishers publishes Grain and Feed Milling Technology, International Aquafeed and The International Milling Directory. It has recently launched a new Book Review Service, reviewing key agriculture and aquaculture titles for readers and now provides a leading blogging service - the Global Miller - which carries the latest news and information that millers will find useful on a day-to-day basis.

Nutreco starts research partnership in China

Nutreco starts a research partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture Feed Industry Centre (MAFIC) of China. The MAFIC institute is part of the China Agricultural University in Beijing, which is China's leading university on animal nutrition. This new cooperation between Nutreco R&D and MAFIC is the start of a long term research program on swine and poultry nutrition with researchers from both parties working together on several joint projects. In this way, they can share nutritional knowledge for mutual benefit. Furthermore, it offers Nutreco additional opportunities to expand its international research network and to conduct highly qualified research. Read more ...

Research: Influence of cereal type and dietary fiber on broiler performance Researchers at the Department of Animal Production of the University of Murcia in Spain studied the influence of cereal type and the inclusion of sunflower meal as a source of additional dietary fiber on nutrient retention, growth performance and digestive organ size in broilers from one to twenty-one days of age.

Two experiments involving male Ross 308 broiler chicks were conducted to study the influence of type of cereal (sorghum or wheat) and the inclusion of sunflower meal (SFM) as a dietary fiber source on nutrient retention and growth performance. The experiment involved two feeding periods, starter (1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 days of age) and finisher (11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;21 days of age) and four experimental diets per period. Read more ...

Evonik expands tryptophan capacity in Slovakia

Evonik Industries from Germany will increase its production capacity for L-tryptophan at its daughter company Evonik Fermas in Slovenska Lupca, Slovakia. The tryptophan plant will be expanded to a final capacity of 2,000 tonnes/year, with significant additional volumes coming on stream by August 2011.

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Appropriation bills have more impact than budget

Some in agriculture have expressed concern with the fiscal year 2012 budget resolution offered by House Budget Chair Paul Ryan, R-Wisc. Among other things, the proposal would make heavy cuts from commodity, crop insurance and trade promotion programs. The plan would cut farm programs by US$30 billion (€20.72billion) over 10 years, a reduction that would put considerable pressure on 2008 Farm Bill energy title programs, and slashes conservation funding by US$18 billion (€12.435billion) over the next decade. There is some opposition from other House members as to the size of the cuts to agriculture. Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee Collin Peterson, D-Minn., says that planned cut is three times the US$10 million (€6.908 billion) in farm program cuts that President Obama's deficit commission had called for. Read more ...

April 15, 2011

Dietary yeast extracts tested as alternative to antibiotics in poultry

A dietary yeast extract could be an effective alternative to antibiotics for poultry producers, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) study. Microbiologist Gerry Huff with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Fayetteville, Ark, and her colleagues have been studying the effects of yeast extract as an immune stimulant and alternative to antibiotics in conventional turkeys. Non-pharmaceutical remedies and preventatives are particularly needed for organic poultry production, according to Huff, who works in the ARS Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit (PPPSRU) in Fayetteville. ARS is USDA's principal intramural scientific research agency, and this research supports the USDA goals of ensuring food safety and promoting international food security. Read more ...

Filtering out pesticides With genetically modified bacteria

Genetically modified bacteria could be used in air filters to extract pesticide vapors from polluted air thanks to work by researchers in China published this month in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution. The bacteria Escherichia coli is perhaps best known as a bacterium that can cause food poisoning and in one form, the O157:H7, can damage the kidneys and even be lethal. However, E coli, is commonly used in biological research as a model organism for a wide range of beneficial experiments. Now, researchers in China have discovered that a genetically modified form of the bacteria can be used in a biofilter to extract the toxic pesticides, parathion and methyl parathion from the air. Read more ...

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Soy basis firm; farm movement slows

US cash basis bids were mixed Thursday, with soy basis firm amid limited farm movement of supplies. "Country movement of soybeans has ground to a halt, leaving commercial elevators to fill needs, and these sellers tend to be more resilient, especially in a declining market which provides margin returns," said Karl Setzer, analyst with MaxYield Cooperative, in a market note. Meanwhile, export basis continued to weaken on soybeans as it is increasingly apparent buyers are much more interested in South American supplies than the US as the Brazilian harvest wraps up, Setzer added in the note. The export basis, or difference between cash prices and futures, was unchanged for wheat, corn and soybeans at the Louisiana Gulf, according to US government data. Read more ...

Wheat slumps on needed rains - Grain and Soy Review

US wheat futures ended lower Thursday, falling to two-week lows on forecasts for rains to reach some of the dry areas of the hard red winter wheat belt. Forecasts for some much needed rainfall in the southern Plains next week enticed traders to reduce risk exposure in wheat markets. Wheat for May delivery, the most actively traded contract, ended down 12 1/4 cents, or 1.6 percent, to US$7.40 1/2 a bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade. Rains are forecast to hit some of the driest areas of the winter wheat belt this week, with another system expected to move into parts of the parched southern plains next week, said Tim Hannagan, analyst at PFG Best in Chicago. The market was focused on weather, led by the Kansas City hard red winter wheat contract, and despite the rains expected to miss some of the driest areas, it provided enough jitters to encourage traders to reduce some risk exposure. Read more ...

Leading agriculture investment set to bring together 80 plus investors in Singapore in June 2011

On June 29-30, this unique forum will bring together institutional and private investors with top Ag fund managers, to debate strategies for participating in agriculture and surrounding investments. Among timely discussions including, private equity investment in the full agriculture supply chain and the challenges and benefits of investing internationally, time has been set aside specifically for one-on-one networking for contacts and details to be shared and business to be done. Confirmed participants already include: Emergent Asset Management, Macquarie, Duxton Asset Management, InvestAg Savills and many more. This is a unique chance to network with investors and Ag managers, and to effortlessly catch-up on where allocations are being made and how best to develop the ideal Ag portfolio. Read more ... April 18, 2011

EU lawmakers in favour of widening GM crop bans

European Union governments will be able to restrict or ban GMO crops on a case by case basis under measures approved by the European Parliamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-party environment committee earlier this week. Critics of GM crops say herbicides used in conjunction with the plants promote widespread weed resistance, or super weeds. EU countries should also be free to ban GM crops to protect local plants, habitats and alternative farming practices such as organic production, the European Parliament's influential environment committee said in a vote in Brussels. Read more ...

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India benefits of non-GMO demand Japan and European Union India’s oil meals exports to Japan in FY11 jumped more than two-fold to 1.259 million tonnes as the latter prefers non-genetically modified (GM) crop produced by India, according to an industry body. India had shipped 475,000 tonnes of oil meal (used as cattle and poultry feed) in FY10 fiscal, according to the Mumbai-based Solvent Extractors Association (SEA).

He noted that India is basically a non-GM crop producer when it comes to oil seeds, while other major producing nations like Argentina, the US and Brazil largely produce GM crops. Among the shipment of oil meals to Japan, the soy meal export have increased the most. Soy meal shipments in FY11 have increased by 169 percent to 1.241 million tonnes compared to 461,000 tonnes in the year-ago period. Reads more ...

Japan’s compound feed situation after earthquake

Since the earthquake and subsequent tsunami stuck Japan on March 11, surrounding Japanese feed millers have stepped up to fulfil the demand in the affected area, the US Grains Council’s Tokyo office reports. “With the flow of compound feed from outside areas, combined with feed produced in some of the mills in the Tohoku area which were capable of working, livestock farms in the Tohoku area could get roughly half of its normal demand during the month since the earthquake,” said Hiroko Sakashita, USGC associate director in Japan. While livestock in the Tohoku area are on a significantly reduced feed ration, a livestock expert informed the Council that animals will survive but will experience some growth reductions. Read more ...

Profit taking weighs on front-month corn-Grain and Soy Review

Corn futures finished mixed Friday, with nearby, old crop contracts sliding to a two-week low, as traders booked profits on prior gains in the absence of fresh news to attract buyers. After setting a fresh all-time record of US$7.83 3/4 on Monday, the market has been dragged lower this week by profit-taking and pressure from other commodities, due to worries about the global economy and demand. In particular, worries about inflation in China, which could prompt the government to enact measures to control growth that could curb commodity demand, weighed on the markets, analysts said. Corn for May delivery, the most actively traded contract, ended down 12 1/4 cents, or 1.6 percent, to US$7.42 a bushel at the Chicago Board of Trade. The new crop December contract rose 1/2 cent or 0.1 percent to US$6.56. Meanwhile, new crop contracts that represent crops farmers are preparing to plant in the spring and harvest in autumn managed to shrug off the pressure that nearby contracts faced. Read more ...

The rush to use crops as fuel raises food prices and hunger fear.

The starchy cassava root has long been an important ingredient in everything from tapioca pudding and ice cream to paper and animal feed. But last year, 98 percent of cassava chips exported from Thailand, the world's largest cassava exporter, went to just one place and almost all for one purpose: to China to make biofuel. Driven by new demand, Thai exports of cassava chips have increased nearly fourfold since 2008, and the price of cassava has roughly doubled.

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Each year, an ever larger portion of the world's crops cassava and corn, sugar and palm oil is being diverted for biofuels as developed countries pass laws mandating greater use of non-fossil fuels and as emerging powerhouses like China seek new sources of energy to keep their cars and industries running. Cassava is a relatively new entrant in the biofuel stream. Read more ...

2012 Budget proposal passes House

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's 2012 budget proposal passed the House Friday by a vote of 235 to 193. Voting was mostly along party lines. House lawmakers also voted down additional budget proposals from House Democrats, the Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Conservative Republican Study Committee, the Congressional Black Caucus and moderate Democrat Jim Cooper of Tennessee. It is likely the proposal will not see the light of day in the US Senate. The bill will, however, be a part of the larger fiscal spending discussion, along with the main Republican proposal and President Obama's own vision for long-term spending. Read more ...

Planting screeches to a halt

If you're itching to get back into the field to get your 2011 crop planted, one look at the weather for the next couple weeks indicates your best bet may be to just sit back and relax. It may be a little while before you can get back into the field. "When it comes to the weather for the second half of April, what we have in store this year for the nation's midsection is about as bad as one could imagine for fieldwork," Freese-Notis Weather Inc, meteorologist Craig Solberg said Monday morning. "Extended periods of dry weather during that time frame are completely out of the question, and even stringing together as little as two straight days of completely dry weather is going to be a real chore." Read more ...

April 19, 2011

How will the world double crop production by 2050?

Current projections hold that the population of the world will increase from 6.9 billion in early 2011 to somewhere between 9.0 and 9.3 billion by 2050, an increase of over 30 percent. When that increase is coupled with increased prosperity in developing countries and the desire for a diet that includes more meat, it is projected that the production of agricultural crops will need to increase by 70 to 100 percent. The question facing policy makers is what it takes to accomplish that amount of increase over the next 40 years. The multinationals that are engaged in seed research and sales argue that such an ambitious agenda will only be achieved if trade policies are liberalised and they are given free rein to sell their genetically modified seed everywhere. They also argue that farmers in the major grain exporting countries will be needed to feed the world. Read more ...

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This book looks at the successes across Africa, Asia and Latin America of policies, programs and investments in pro-poor agricultural development that has helped to feed millions. The book looks at 20 success stories, that include the efforts to breed wheat that is resistant to rusts. The major experiment in China moving away from collective farming to individual family farms. The rediscovery of soil, crop, trees and livestock management in the arid region of West Africa. Each chapter deals with the countries and specific project carried out in those countries. Chapter one covers the 50 years of progress, how in the 1950s there was roughly a billion people worldwide going hungry everyday. Even though the world's population has increased, the figure of those that are going hungry has not changed. Countries that were once considered as dire cases, like China and India, have experienced agricultural booms; China had some 303 million hungry people between 1979-81 and in 2003 -05 this figure was reduced to 122 million. Chapter two deals with the effort to contain wheat rust: wheat rusts have been found on wheat specimens dating back 3300 years. Through international research, sharing of information and genetic material, strains of wheat have been developed that are rust resistant and high yielding. In later chapters subjects look at are the green revolution in Asia, improved maize crops in Africa, community forests in Nepal, zero tillage soybean cultivation in Argentina, rice production in Bangladesh and hybrid rice in China. Improving crops for arid lands, mungbean improvements in Asia. This book is an extremely interesting read, that shows how if we work together that we can overcome problems and improve peoples lives. Feeding the world in the future will become harder as the population increases and the available land for agriculture decreases. The cases shown in this book shows that long-term projects and investment can work with international cooperation. I believe this book would be a useful resource for future decision makers, as well as post graduate level students looking at the reasons why some project work and some fail - in my opinion a good book worth the read. Crops top energy among investorAgricultural commodities have proved significantly more popular than energy among buyers of exchange-traded products, despite the high-profile threats to oil supplies and Japan's nuclear reactor crisis. Exchange-traded commodities and funds saw inflows of more than US$600 million (UK£369.026 million) in March, the fifth successive monthly increase, analysis by Societe Generale showed. However, investors pared exposure to exchange-traded energy products by more than US$500 million (UK£307.522 million), despite the month bringing continued tensions in the Middle East and North Africa, which bought New York oil prices to a two-year high during the month. Read more ...

15.4 million farmers can’t be wrong about GM crops

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The European Commission report on GM crops’ socio-economic implications should encourage European policymakers to reflect on this important topic and the social and economic benefits Europe is missing out on by not approving more GM crops for cultivation. The European Commission report recognises that farmers cultivating GM crops “could benefit from higher yields.” Read more ...

USDA and DOE announce biomass funding

To support President Obama's goal of reducing America's oil imports by one-third by 2025, the US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) today jointly announced up to US$30 million (UK£ 18.451 million) over three to four years that will support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. The projects funded through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) will help create a diverse group of economically and environmentally sustainable sources of renewable biomass and increase the availability of alternative renewable fuels and biobased products. Advanced biofuels produced from these projects are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a minimum of 50 percent compared to fossil fuels and will play an important role in diversifying America's energy portfolio. Read more ...

Continuous corn disease considerations

When corn is planted back into corn residue, producers should be aware of the increased potential for certain diseases, says Doug Jardine, Kansas State Research and Extension plant pathologist. Not all diseases are affected by crop rotation, however. The following is a brief summary from Jardine of how soil and leaf diseases differ between continuous corn and rotated corn. With continuous corn, there is a greater probability of developing lesion nematode problems. Root rots, such as Fusarium root rot, could potentially be more severe. Root rot often develops into stalk rot. Root rots also are weather dependent, so just being in continuous corn does not necessarily lead to more root rot every year. Gray leaf spot could be more of a concern, since the disease overwinters on corn residue. Read more ...

April 20, 2011

Hybrid rice spells crop disaster in Noakhali

Farmers in Bangladesh who planted imported Chinese hybrid rice seeds are suffering massive crop losses. Meanwhile, China's leading hybrid rice seed company, Yuan Longping Hightech Agriculture is pursuing investments in Zambia and Brazil. Thousands of farmers are struggling to stomach a massive crop loss of hybrid rice 'Jhalak' in Noakhali district.The district's Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said Jhalak was cultivated on 1,665 hectares of land, of which crops of 465 hectares were entirely ruined and that of the rest partially. DAE officials and importer of Chinese-origin Jhalak paddy seed, Energypac Agro Ltd, blamed fluctuating temperature and blast disease for the debacle. The officials said the district's Boro rice production target would fall short by at least 2000 tonnes this season due to the setback. A visit to the area last week revealed that flower-spikes of most of the plants in the field have dried or are drying before the paddy ripened. Read more ...

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Iowa farms host EPA administrator

US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack invited EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to Iowa "to help her understand and appreciate what we are doing in agriculture. I think it's important for administrator Jackson to actually be on a farm and see what is taking place." He noted the visits to livestock and crop farms and the biodiesel plant gave Jackson an "opportunity to talk to farmers and to set the record straight on a number of issues from dust, to spilled milk to cow taxes. At the same time it's an opportunity for her to learn what American farmers are doing in terms of concentration and the absolute commitment that farmers have to conservation." Gordon Wassenaar, a Prairie City, Iowa, row crop producer, left, explained to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson how he uses hi-tech equipment such as auto steering. Read more ...

Block says S&P warning adds urgency

Former Ag Secretary John Block says with ratings agency Standard and Poor's lowering its outlook on US debt farmers and others face a grim economic landscape without swift action by Washington. Block says the US must cut spending and raise some taxes or face the loss of its triple-A bond rating that allows the government to borrow money so cheaply. Standard and Poor's warned that the US could lose its coveted status as the world's most secure economy if lawmakers don't rein in the nation's nearly US$14.3 trillion debt (UK£8.725 trillion). S&P changed its US debt outlook from stable to negative. Block says that adds new urgency to the debate over whether to allow continued borrowing by the Treasury. Read more ...

USDA seeks farmers market information for directory

The US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is opening the updating process for the USDA National Farmers Market Directory, the official count of the nation's farmers markets. For the first time this year, the directory will also track farmers markets with multiple locations and operating days. "The USDA National Farmers Market Directory not only counts, lists and maps the country's more than 6,100 farmers markets, it is also a fantastic resource for those interested in local food production, small producer success, and public policy about regional food systems," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

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Weather extremes hang over planting season

April is a month when you can really see some weather extremes, but what we saw yesterday was simply incredible. We set record low maximum temperatures yesterday in southeastern Iowa as places there did not see readings get out of the 30s and low 40s. However, as close by as St. Louis we were scoring record HIGHS yesterday as the high temperature there got to an incredible 88 degrees. In other words, we had high temperatures differences yesterday of nearly 50 degrees over the span of only about 200 miles! It was this extreme temperature contrast that set off yet another major severe weather outbreak the past 24 hours in the southern/eastern Corn Belt through the northern Delta, with lots of reports of tornadoes, high winds, and large hail. Probably most notable about that severe weather was reports of winds in excess of 100 miles per hour at locations in both Illinois and Ohio. Read more ...

April 21, 2011

Agriculture: Growing threat of wheat rust epidemics worldwide

Researchers meeting at a scientific conference in Aleppo this week reported that aggressive new strains of wheat rust diseases called stem rust and stripe rust have decimated up to 40 percent of farmers' wheat fields in recent harvests. Areas affected are North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caucuses, including Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Turkey, Iran, Uzbekistan, Morocco, Ethiopia, and Kenya. "These epidemics increase the price of food and pose a real threat to rural livelihoods and regional food security," said Mahmoud Solh, Director General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA). Read more ...

Widespread planting anticipated for Genuity Roundup Ready Alfalfa Strong demand for Genuity Roundup Ready Alfalfa is being reported this season now that farmers can grow the technology for the first time since 2007. “We are seeing a lot of excitement and pent-up demand for Genuity Roundup Ready Alfalfa this year, following a recent US Department of Agriculture ruling that authorised the resumption of sale and planting of the technology,” said Steve Havera, Monsanto Traits Marketing Manager in St. Louis. “Growers recognise that this technology can allow them to increase yield potential of alfalfa that is higher in quality due to the unsurpassed weed control achievable for the life of their alfalfa stands,” he added. Read more ...

High crop prices seen increasing Canadian acreage analysts

Canadian farmers are looking at the 2011 growing season as an opportunity to take advantage of historically high crop prices, and planted acreage should see an increase, according to trade estimates ahead of the Statistics Canada planting-intentions report on April 26. There is almost certainly going to be an increase in seeded acreage this spring, said Ron Frost of Frost Consulting in Calgary.

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"The incentive is there for acreages to be maximised to what's available. When you combine the price incentive with the solid moisture conditions across the Canadian prairies, there will likely be one of our lower summer fallow numbers," Frost said. "That's assuming the weather cooperates throughout the month of May." Jerry Klassen, manager of GAP Grains in Winnipeg, agreed there would be more acres planted this year, and said canola would see a sizeable increase from the 16.82 million acres planted in 2010. Read more ...

China secures corn for animal feeds

China, the world's second-largest corn consumer, will limit corn consumption in non-feed sectors to ensure supply for animal feed mills and to help control prices, corn traders and local media reports said. Beijing has asked banks to halt loans to companies, excluding state stockpiling agencies that would have used the funds to buy corn for non-feed processing purposes, local media reported. The government has released millions of tonnes of corn from stockpiles to reduce supply pressures, but China's corn prices have still risen about 17 percent since the start of October, when food inflation started to gain significant momentum. Read more ...

Perstorp opens new plant in India

Feed additive producer Perstorp has opened a feed additive production plant in Vapi, India. Opening a production location in Asia is part of Perstorp’s plan to increase its presence on the Asian feed additives market. Marc Kinjet has been appointed as Business Development Manager Asia to oversee continued growth. Perstorp has long been looking for the right opportunity to strengthen its position in the growing Asian market where they see a fast growing demand for its feed additives. As a result of the strategic direction it was decided at the beginning of 2010 to use the existing infrastructure and invest at Perstorp’s production site in Vapi, India. The facility has now been optimized to produce high quality feed additives. The main focus of the plant is the production of preservatives, which includes mould inhibitors, anti-oxidants and acidifiers. Read more ...

Australian GM label call criticised

A senate hearing in Australia has been told that opposition to genetically modified (GM) crops is being driven by “a non-scientific, fact-free, alarmist and scare-mongering” minority in the community. The Senate Community Affairs Committee is investigating proposed legislative amendments that would compel food producers, manufacturers and distributors to label food for presence of GM materials. But Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) chief executive, Steve McCutcheon, said the legislation was looking to establish a labelling standard inconsistent with existing arrangements and for a purpose unrelated to food safety. FSANZ did not approve food items, including GM foods, that were unsafe, and it was already mandatory for GM food labelling so shoppers could make informed choices. Read more ...

Direct fed microbial to lower feed costs

With corn feed prices continuing to rise, direct fed microbials or probiotics offer economic and health benefits. New study results reveal feed cost saving of one to five percent when Ganpro direct fed microbial (DFM) is added. As feed prices top US$7 per bushel, direct fed microbials (DFMs) provide poultry, swine, dairy and cattle producers a much needed option for lowering feed expenses while increasing feed efficiency and livestock weight gain.

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Manufactured by Ganeden Biotech, a US-based probiotic manufacturers, Ganpro is all-natural, appropriate for livestock of all ages and is easy to implement across a wide range of diets and feeding situations. Read more ...

Grapas conference at Victam cancelled

The Grapas Conference, scheduled to take place May 5, 2011 at Victam International treade show in Cologne, Germany has been cancelled. The organisers stress that the GRAPAS trade show, Victam, Fiaap and all related conferences and events will still take place as scheduled. Meanwhile, the deadline for registration at the feed conferences taking place during Victam 2011, Aquafeed Horizons and the Fiaap Conference, has been extended to April 25th. After this date, registration will be accepted on-site on a space-available basis only; discounts for groups, exhibitors and returning delegates will not apply. The feed conferences at Victam 2011 offer feed industry professionals access to a high level of expertise from leading edge applied science researchers, regulatory bodies and industry specialists: Read more ...

Antibiotic misuse in China underestimated

Antibiotics added to the feed of livestock to increase productivity are not just limited to clenbuterol, and authorities are largely blind to such adulteration, according to an industry insider. A scandal uncovered last month involved pork produced by Shuanghui Group, China's largest meat producer, which was tainted with clenbuterol, which had been added to pig feed. "In 2006, of 210,000 tons of antibiotics produced in China, 97,000 tons were directly used in livestock feed," said professor Xiao Yonghong, head of the National Antimicrobial Resistant Investigation Net under the Ministry of Health. Xiao said that the misuse of antibiotics can be disastrously detrimental to a wide range of people. Read more ...

Research grant for efficient beef growing project

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April 26, 2011

China helps set up first feed mill in Fiji

The Fijian government on Thursday commended China for helping establish the first feed mill in the island nation. Lt. Colonel Mason Smith, permanent secretary of Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture, told media that engineers from China are in Fiji to set up the country's first feed mill at the Koronivia Research Station, as a response to the plight of livestock farmers.

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According to the official, it will take Chinese engineers two weeks to set up the mill and another two weeks to train officials of his ministry to operate it. The feed mill would be commissioned in the third quarter of the year. Read more ...

Orffa successfully introduces Excentials in India

Established in 2010, Orffa’s Indian subsidiary Orffa Animal Nutrition, organised a seminar tour in the Indian market. The aim was to supply customers with solid scientific data on heat stress management and at the same time to introduce the Excential product range. The first seminar took place in The Residency Hotel in Coimbatore on Tuesday March 22, Sri Amman Enterprises, distributor for Excentials product range in the Southern provinces (Tamilnadu and Kerala states) co-organised the seminar. With a total of 50 participants attending around 90 percent of the regions’ poultry industry was covered. Read more ...

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Kansas State University announced the upcoming Advanced Feed Manufacturing Short Course to be held on June 13 – 16 in Manhattan, Kansas. This is an interactive course that provides participants with an in-depth understanding of the specifics of feed processing. It targets individuals with feed industry experience that understand the basic principles of feed manufacturing. The fundamental processes will also be reviewed. “Participants that attend the short course will be provided the information to hone their leadership skills and receive valuable information to improve the operations at their facility,” explained Keith Epperson, AFIA vice president of manufacturing and training. “From improving maintenance, enhancing their quality program and improving the bottom line the course will provide detailed information in many areas.” Read more ...

AFIA submits comments to FDA on unapproved animal drugs The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) strongly encouraged Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue regulating veterinary medical food as “foods” in recent comments submitted to FDA. AFIA members manufacture and market a range of animal feed products that are commonly referred to by both industry and FDA as “veterinary medical foods.”

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In China, chickens and pigs hold the largest proportion of livestock feeding. According to animal nutrition, methionine is the primary limiting amino acid for chickens, while lysine is the primary limiting amino acid for pigs. In addition, restricted by China’s level of livestock feeding economy and self-sufficiency of feed amino acids, it has become increasingly apparent that China’s feed amino acid consumption structure is dominated by methionine and lysine, and supplemented by threonine and tryptophan. Read more …

Provimi further invests in Poland

Provimi one of the leading feed manufacturers in Poland recently introduced a new marketing strategy and implemented an innovative investment process in the largest factory in Poland. The investments are part of the development plan for its Polish label, for which the company will allocate 50 million zloty (€12.66 million) (US$18.517 million). Since the beginning of 2011 Provimi has been working on transforming the existing organization of regional sales into one that is focused on animal species, divided into three groups: cattle, pigs and poultry. This division is mainly to increase the effectiveness and operational efficiency of the company. Read more ...

Understanding how crops deal with stress - yield's biggest enemy

Like people, plants experience stress, and also, like people, the response to that stress can determine success. People can exercise, or rest, or talk about the problem. For plants, ways to deal with stress are internal. And ISU researchers are trying to understand how they do it. Stephen Howell is a professor of genetics, development and cell biology and former director of the Plant Sciences Institute at ISU. His research is featured in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read more ...

Significant changes to the farm bill are likely in 2012

“Changes in the 2012 Farm Bill appear both likely and may be significant, if not radical,” says Jon Scholl, president of American Farmland Trust (AFT). “Our country’s economic situation will be the most significant driver and agent of change in the 2012 Farm Bill.” The Wall Street Journal reports that Standard & Poor’s has just lowered its outlook on the government’s debt level to negative the first time for such a rating. The article also notes the federal government is just weeks shy of hitting its US$14.2 trillion (€ 9.719 trillion ) debt ceiling authorized by Congress. Read more ...

April 27, 2011

Spectacular innovations at Victam in Cologne

It is less than a week before the Victam International, Fiaap and Grapas exhibitions start at the Koeln Messe in Cologne, Germany. The new venue and spectacular innovations by leading companies promise a very interesting exhibition, setting the standard for global feed and flour milling. More than 20 companies from all over the world have entered the Victam/ AllAboutFeed innovation contest for this year’s much appreciated Innovation Award. Three international and independent judges had a hard time in picking the best innovation. The Awards will be presented on May 3, at the end of the first day of the exhibition on the Victam stand at 18.00 hrs. Read more ...

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Australian scientists work to produce omega-3 from canola

Three Australian organisations have joined together to produce specialty omega-3 oils from canola varieties, breaking the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reliance on fish stocks. Oilseed company Nuseed, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Grains Research and Development Corporation have joined together in an AUS$50 million (UKÂŁ32.866 million) research collaboration which will use leading edge gene technology to develop and commercialise vegetable oil which will contain the same high quality, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) rich long chain omega-3 that traditionally comes from fish. The goal is to take research to the commercial stage, producing healthy, long-chain omega-3 oils for the human food market but, more particularly for the lucrative aquaculture industry. The research partners were looking at ways to incorporate omega-3 enriched canola oil into fish feed. CSIRO Food Future Flagship director Bruce Lee said the organisation had been working on the project since the early 1990s. Read more ...

Phytogenic feed additive gets positive response for use in weaned piglets

The phytogenic feed additive Fresta F, produced and marketed by Delacon, has received a positive scientific opinion by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the safety and efficacy in use for weaned piglets. The feed additive is a preparation of partially micro-encapsulated essential oils from caraway and lemon, dried spices and dried herbs.

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AVMA to collaborate with FDA on antimicrobial use

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has created a committee specifically to provide input to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on policies and regulations governing veterinarians' involvement in the use of antimicrobials in food animals. The new Steering Committee for FDA Policy on Veterinary Oversight of Antimicrobials includes five members who will be charged with working with the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine to help develop practical means to increase veterinary oversight of antimicrobial use. "Antimicrobial resistance and the debate on their judicious use is an important issue facing veterinary medicine today. This committee was assembled to help the FDA examine both the need for increased veterinary oversight in order to minimise any potential increase in human antibiotic resistance while still ensuring that these important medicines continue to remain available to veterinarians when needed," said Dr. John Brooks, chair of the AVMA Executive Board. "Each of these members was selected for their understanding of this delicate balance and for their ability to tackle tough issues objectively with the public well-being in mind." Read more ...

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Kiotechagil launches new enzyme range

Kiotechagil, the international supplier of high performance natural feed additives, has launched Feedzyme, a new feed additive enzyme range that covers nearly all feeding situations. “Our Feedzyme enzymes offer a unique, environmentally friendly means of improving the digestion of feed, resulting in healthier animals with improved feed conversion, reduced feed costs and improved litter or dung quality,” said Kiotechagil’s Mike Rogers. The benefits of using enzymes as feed additives include boosting enzyme activity in the immature gut of young animals. By supplementing existing digestive enzymes the Feedzyme range promotes more complete digestion enabling the incorporation of less digestible feed raw materials, often of cereal origin. This permits the use of raw materials like DDGS in low energy diets, without compromising overall performance. Read more ...

Organic farming grows to US$29-billion industry

The organic industry grew at a rate of nearly eight percent in 2010, bucking the current trend whereby "flat is the new growth" for many other segments of the economy. Further, some sectors of the organic market enjoyed annual growth of well over 30 percent, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) revealed in releasing findings from its 2011 Organic Industry Survey. In 2010, the organic industry grew to over US$28.6 billion (UK£17.263 billion). "While total US food sales grew by less than one percent in 2010, the organic food industry grew by 7.7 percent," said Christine Bushway, OTA's CEO and Executive Director. "Consumers continue to vote with their dollars in favour of the organic choice. These results illustrate the positive contribution organic agriculture and trade make to our economy, and particularly to rural livelihoods," Bushway said. Read more ...

USDA rule encourages purchase of local agricultural products for nutrition programs

Agriculture Under Secretary Kevin Concannon announced that United States Department of Agriculture's child nutrition programs are implementing new rules designed to encourage use of local farm products in school meals. The final rule, published in the Federal Register, will let schools and other providers give preference to unprocessed locally grown and locally raised agricultural products as they purchase food for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk, Child and Adult Care, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable, and Summer Food Service programs. The rule is part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 signed into law by President Obama and one of the key provisions to bolster farm to school programs across the country. "This rule is an important milestone that will help ensure that our children have access to fresh produce and other agricultural products," said Agriculture Under Secretary Kevin Concannon. "It will also give a much-needed boost to local farmers and agricultural producers." Read more ...

Changes abound in pesticide application industry

A growing trend in US agriculture is more farmers and ranchers are purchasing equipment to apply pesticides versus hiring custom applicators. Many producers have either never sprayed or it has been a long time since the last application. Meanwhile, the pesticide application industry has changed dramatically.

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A major emphasis in pesticide application education and training is underway to assist these applicators in the safe and efficient use of current pest control equipment. Robert Wolf shared a plethora of knowledge on this subject during the Southwest Ag Summit in Yuma, Ariz., in March. Wolf recently retired as professor and application technology specialist with Kansas State University (KSU) and now operates Wolf Consulting & Research LLC in Mahomet, Ill. Read more ...

More groups involved in GIPSA rule proposal

The American Angus Association and Certified Angus Beef LLC have joined the discussion on United States Department of Agriculture's proposed Grain Inspection Packers & Stockyards Administration Rules. Both groups want to see certain "word changes" in the proposed rules. In a letter sent to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Certified Angus Beef President John Stika wrote that unless heavily edited, they believe the proposed rule will cause cattlemen and brand partners great economic hardships as their investment in premium genetics meet a constricted market. The USDA agency last summer unveiled its proposed rule changes that govern livestock marketing. A divide soon appeared within the beef industry over lengthening the comment period, and whether the proposed changes themselves needed changes. "Fairness" debates began from coffee shops to editorials and letters to USDA expressing either support or concern over vague language. Read more ...

April 28, 2011

Press Release: Merger of ESM (UK) Ltd and Satake Europe Ltd

The name of ESM (UK) Ltd is now redundant and the newly combined businesses will trade under the name of Satake Europe Ltd. Satake Europe Ltd is a division of Satake USA Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Satake Corporation, Japan. We are pleased to announce this merger to all our customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as it will facilitate greater efficiencies within our business and as such will allow us to reflect such benefits when dealing with your requirements. Should you have any questions or require further clarification, please contact a member of the Satake management team or refer to our website www.satake-europe.com

Australian farmers fight sale of AWB to Cargill

The New South Wales Farmers Assocation (NSWFA) is continuing its fight to stop the sale of AWB to US agribusiiness Cargill, telling Canberra that the move is against national interest and threatens the viability of family farming in Australia. The NSWFA grains committee objected to the AUS$1.2 billion (€0.883 billion) sale following its announcement last December. NSWFA wants to maintain Australian ownership of AWB and convert it into a co-operative structure similar to CBH in WA. They are looking for government assistance to help purchase the AWB commodity trading business, estimating its value at about AUS$850 million (€625.365 million) but don’t want government legislation reintroduced, to make grain acquisition compulsory, citing a distinct “lack of political will” in that area. Read more ...

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Valuable animal proteins are safe for feed use

Draft legislation published by the European Commission confirms the safety, feed value and environmental importance of processed animal protein, according to EFPRA, the body which represents European animal by-product processors. “We are pleased that after thorough examination of safety and value of processed animal protein, the EU Commission has moved to amend the regulations,” says Niels Leth Nielsen, EFPRA President. “Assuming that the new legislation is approved by member states later this year which we hope it will b this valuable feed ingredient could be back in selected rations within a year. “The legislation will restrict the use of processed animal proteins to feed for omnivores and carnivores including pigs, poultry and farmed fish. The ban on feeding animal proteins to ruminants remains in place. Read more

Wheat tumbles on improved weather - Grain and Soy Review US wheat futures tumbled Wednesday on a combination of investors reducing risk exposure in the market and weather conditions that should ease stress to crops in the US and Europe. Wheat for July delivery ended down 35 cents, or 4.1 percent, at US$8.12 (UK£4.875) a bushel at Chicago Board Of Trade. At the Kansas City Board of Trade, hard red winter wheat for July delivery lost 3.9 percent to US$9.23 (UK£5.542) a bushel. Hard red spring wheat for July delivery closed down 2.8 percent at US$9.54 (UK£5.728) 1/4 a bushel at the MGEX in Minneapolis.

Broad based selling was consistent across the grain complex at CBOT, reflective of investors reducing risk in the absence of a fundamental change in the market, said Shawn McCambridge, grains analyst with Prudential Bache in Chicago. Traders reduced risk after recent gains, worried Federal Reserve's rate decision and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's history making news conference might sway the US dollar or other markets that influence commodities, McCambridge said. Read more ...

Adjusting No-Till burndown programs for later planting

Wet weather and delayed planting have several effects on no-till burndown programs, especially in soybeans. First, the weeds get bigger and what is a relatively tame burndown situation in April can become pretty hairy by the first two weeks of May. With this and the price of glyphosate in mind, the rate of glyphosate in any glyphosate-based burndown treatments should be increased, preferably to 1.5 lbs. acid equivalent (ae)/acre. Second, in the rush to plant when it finally dries out, it can be difficult to keep 2,4-D in the burndown mix and wait yet another seven days to plant soybeans. Here’s a review of soybean burndown options for this situation. Read more ...

China to limit corn use in non-animal-feed projects

In an effort to secure grain supplies for livestock farmers China is taking steps to limit the use of gain and edible oils as raw materials in nonanimal-feed projects, according to China’s top economic planner, the National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC). Corn is used to make non-feed products ranging from ethanol to starch and sweeteners, which consume about one-third of China's corn output. This consumption diverts supply from animal feed millers in the world's most populous country, raising the prospect of corn shortages, as consumption is expected to grow much faster than output. Within the new guidelines processors will be barred from buying more corn than their consumption level in 2009 and the government will increase value-added taxes on corn-based products. Read more ...

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Company update: DSM Q1 2011

Life Sciences company DSM reported its Q1 results this week. EBITDA from continuing operations was up 14 percent to â&#x201A;Ź 325 million (US$481.455 million). 2011 is expected to be a strong year for DSM towards achieving the 2013 targets. Life Sciences results were driven by ongoing good performance in Nutrition and Materials Sciences posted solid results reflecting volume gains and pricing strength. Feike Sijbesma, CEO/Chairman of the DSM Managing Board, said: "Our robust performance in Q1 2011 represents further progress towards our 2013 targets as we continue to successfully execute our strategy. In the quarter we successfully completed our acquisition of Martek, welcoming its employees to DSM. The integration of Martek started immediately and the contribution to our profit is in line with expectations. Our business outlook for the rest of the year is positive and we expect 2011 to be a strong year for DSM." Read more ...

Russia: Cherkizovo launches US$685 million poultry project

Russia's biggest meat producer Cherkizovo said it had started building a huge poultry complex worth US$685 million (UKÂŁ411.268 million) in Yelets in the central Russian Lipetsk region. The complex will have broiler sites with 10 million poultry places, parent stock and reproduction flock sites for 900,000 heads and slaughtering and processing facilities, Cherkizovo said in a statement.

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It will also include facilities to produce 512,000 tonnes of poultry feed per year and to store up to 50,000 tonnes of frozen products. The complex is expected to be built in 2013 and to reach full capacity by 2015. Of the total investment 80 percent were provided by Gazprombank, a former banking unit of Russian energy giant Gazprom, as a 10-year loan, Cherkizovo said. Read more ...

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