Though many organizations are struggling in the current economic conditions, others with strong cash positions may see this as a time to grow through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In the feed industry June and July saw over a billion dollars change hands through M&A deals intended …
Banks will succeed Noel White as CEO on Oct. 3
Consumer demand in China seems to be gradually recovering from the impact of COVID-19. Prices of key ingredients in feed are heading back to their pre-pandemic levels, or at the very least stabilising. Reports from Hubei Province in China, once hard hit as the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbr…
BOXMEER, Netherlands — The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands has set up a new artificial intelligence (AI) lab, together with four industrial partners including Marel. This lab aims at improving decision-making in manufacturing and maintenance using artificial inte…
WASHINGTON — The National Turkey Federation applauds the introduction of S. 4353 by U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.), which would ensure independent turkey farmers are eligible to apply for future Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments.
145-year-old organization has a new leader for the first time in 28 years
DES MOINES, Iowa — Kemin Industries has acquired a U.S. patent application for a method to control African swine fever virus (ASFv) in feed and feed ingredients using Sal CURB® Liquid Antimicrobial, a global pathogen control product manufactured by Kemin.
GEORGETOWN, Del. — Nineteen U.S. senators have written a letter to senate leaders asking that future legislation helping the country recover from the economic damage of COVID-19 include direct federal aid to chicken growers who have lost at least 5 percent of expected revenue during the pandemic.
BUFFALO, Minn. — With 16-plus hours of poultry content to be covered at the Midwest Poultry Federation Virtual Convention & Trade Show, the federation continues its longstanding tradition of providing excellence in education across the turkey, egg layer/pullet, broiler and organic poultr…
WASHINGTON — In recognition of National Hot Dog Day today, members of the North American Meat Institute worked with Feeding America to donate more than 325,000 hot dogs to foodbanks across the nation for people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
TUCKER, Ga. — The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award. The award recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry and egg production. Those eligible for the award include an…
New site is part of $100M North American investment
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 9 signed Executive Order 2020-145 which outlines workplace safety guidelines for meatpacking plants to keep employees safe.
DENVER — Rural industries are grappling with how to adjust their businesses to remain relevant and sustainable in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Agricultural supply chains have been massively disrupted and lost revenue. Water and power suppliers have adapted as commercial customers we…
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC), at its recent virtual 2020 Annual Meeting, recognized the efforts of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in eradicating virulent Newc…
