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14 January 20262 min reading
Skiold appoints new Head of Sales for EMEA
Skiold has appointed Martin Rindom as Head of Sales for the EMEA region. In his new role, Rindom will oversee sales activities across the company’s core business areas, including feed production, grain and seed processing, and livestock housing systems.
14 January 20262 min reading
Adisseo improves CDP climate disclosure rating to B
Adisseo has received a B rating from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for environmental transparency in its latest assessment.
14 January 20262 min reading
ADM–Bayer partnership in India to scale soybean program fourfold
ADM and Bayer are expanding a joint program in Maharashtra, India that directly affects soybean origination, sustainability standards and long-term feed raw material availability.
14 January 20262 min reading
COFCO opens new wheat corridor as Argentina ships first cargo to China
COFCO International has loaded the first-ever bulk commercial shipment of Argentine wheat bound for China, formally opening a new trade flow between the two countries.
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15 December 20252 min reading
European Sorghum Congress discusses 1001 reasons to invest in ‘grain of future’
The 4th European Sorghum Congress, held in Budapest, brought together a wide audience—from researchers and producers to industry leaders and policy-makers—to examine sorghum’s rising profile across feed, food and energy value chains.
15 December 20254 min reading
Mycotoxins in animal feed: The rising threat and how to tackle it
Mycotoxins remain a serious and persistent challenge in animal farming. These toxic fungal metabolites contaminate feed and raw materials, posing a substantial risk to animal health, productivity and food safety.
01 December 20255 min reading
VIV MEA 2025 concludes successfully: A global gateway driving food security and innovation in MENA
The 5th edition of the feed-to-food trade show for the Middle East and Africa wraps up with strong participation and impactful outcomes.
17 November 20259 min reading
Global soybean complex outlook 2025–26
Are soybean prices in the 2025/26 season still driven only by weather or yield? Not anymore. Soy has evolved into a strategic system shaped by policies, sustainability regulations, and geopolitical balances.
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16 January 20269 min reading
EFSA’s new chief: Feed safety is a cornerstone of the food chain
EFSA’s newly appointed Executive Director, Dr. Kriz, sets out a new roadmap for the Authority built around speed, innovation and cooperation. Positioning feed safety as the starting point of the food chain, EFSA frames the transformation of scientific risk assessment and stronger international coordination as strategic priorities.
16 December 20255 min reading
Intercéréales unites French cereal industry from farm to export
France’s largest cereal producer, Intercéréales brings together farmers, storage operators, and processors to safeguard quality, drive innovation, and promote sustainable practices across the sector. Its collaborative approach ensures French cereals remain competitive at home and in international feed markets.
05 December 20256 min reading
USSEC CEO: We are optimistic on U.S.–China soybean trade
USSEC CEO Jim Sutter shares his perspective on the evolving U.S.–China soybean trade, global market opportunities, and the growing role of sustainability in feed supply chains. His insights highlight both the optimism surrounding renewed Chinese purchases and the strategic advantages of U.S. Soy for importers worldwide.
17 November 20254 min reading
New standard for micro-dosing accuracy
KSE Process Technology has introduced a breakthrough in micro-component dosing with its KCD wiw micro system. By combining single-gram accuracy with energy efficiency, the innovation addresses both cost and safety challenges in feed production.
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16 January 20264 min reading
Physical and biochemical transformation of grain starch through flake technology: Corn and barley applications
In recent years, the criteria used to evaluate technological investments in the feed industry have undergone a marked transformation.
16 January 20266 min reading
Investing smart in feed technologies
Volatile input costs, rising energy prices and shifting regulations are forcing feed mills to rethink how and where they invest. Growth is no longer measured by capacity alone, but by efficiency, flexibility and the ability to operate reliably under pressure. Across markets, investment decisions are becoming more selective, more strategic and more closely tied to long-term resilience. The question facing the industry is no longer how much to build, but how wisely.
15 December 20255 min reading
Transboundary epidemics are driving global livestock toward collapse
Transboundary animal diseases (TADs) are emerging as a defining risk for the global livestock and aquaculture economy, threatening a sector worth up to USD 3.3 trillion. With annual losses already reaching hundreds of billions of dollars, countries are under growing pressure to reinforce cooperation, sustain prevention efforts and protect food security from escalating animal health threats.
15 December 20251 min reading
TADs: Driving global livestock toward collapse
As transboundary diseases spread faster and funding walls close in, the livestock sector is edging toward a dangerous tipping point. The world’s feed and protein supply chains are now exposed to system-wide shocks that no single country or institution can contain alone.

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TYPES AND IMPORTANCE OF MAINTENANCE IN FEED PLANTS

30 May 20192 min reading

Productivity is considered one of the most important concepts of the market economy. Therefore, production is programmed to continue uninterruptedly in feed plants. This depends on the full capacity and smooth operation of the machines. Therefore, the way of minimizing the potential disruptions in production is to address the issue of maintenance in a comprehensive way.

As it is known, maintenance is performed without any breakdown and it provides some benefits such as prolonging the lifetime of the machinery and equipment, increasing the efficiency and preventing negative effects on the product quality. Each part or machine that has broken down or has a poor efficiency adversely affects the speed and quality of production.

A halt of production is not a desired incidence for companies which are in harsh competition in every aspect, particularly in terms of quality and production capacity. For this reason; daily, weekly, monthly and yearly maintenance and repair of the machinery used in production should be carried out on time. Thanks to the regular and timely mechanical maintenance and repair, the plant both can save a considerable amount of time and there will be no halt of production due to unexpected failures.

As Feed Planet, the specialty magazine of the feed industry, we have focused on maintenance in feed plants in this issue. We hope that the articles in this file will benefit our valuable readers.