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16 March 20262 min reading
71% of feed samples worldwide test positive for mycotoxins
Nearly three in four animal feed ingredient samples analyzed globally contained at least one mycotoxin, according to Cargill's sweeping 2025 surveillance report. The scale of contamination signals a persistent and industry-wide performance threat.
16 March 20262 min reading
Pet Food Institute names Elise Fennig as president and CEO
The Pet Food Institute has appointed Elise Fennig as its new president and chief executive officer, effective March 16. She takes the helm from Dana Brooks, who led the U.S. pet food industry's primary trade association for eight years.
10 March 20262 min reading
TMO launches 455,000-ton import move for the feed market
The Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has opened two separate import tenders within a short period to strengthen the supply of feed raw materials. The agency plans to procure a total of 455,000 tons of feed barley and feed corn.
06 March 20262 min reading
Global food prices rise for first time in five months, led by oils and meat
The FAO Food Price Index edged up in February 2026, snapping a five-month losing streak as higher prices for cereals, meats and vegetable oils outweighed declines in dairy and sugar.
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06 March 20265 min reading
India-US interim trade to ensure sustainable supplies of feed for the poultry sector
The interim trade agreement signed between India and the United States aims to strengthen feed supply security in response to rising demand. Tariff reductions on products such as DDGS and red sorghum are intended to ease the pressure created by supply constraints in maize and soy.
17 February 20263 min reading
Strengthening EU Competitiveness to reduce strategic dependencies in specialty feed ingredients: FEFANA’s perspective
Europe’s food security depends on a stable supply of specialty feed ingredients, yet high import dependency leaves the sector vulnerable to geopolitical risks and market shocks.
16 February 20265 min reading
A brief history of enzymes: Rethinking their use in animal nutrition
Once regarded as a niche solution, feed enzymes have moved to the centre of discussions around animal performance, feed efficiency and environmental sustainability. Yet much of the biological potential offered by key enzyme groups such as phytases and NSPases remains underutilised. Re-examining this potential could open the door to a new phase in animal nutrition.
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.
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10 March 202610 min reading
Beyond the black box: Building ownership into feed mill automation
Smart automation is no longer a competitive advantage, it is the baseline. What separates truly high-performing feed mills today is not whether they have automated, but how deeply they understand, own, and integrate what they have built.
16 February 202610 min reading
Baby food–level sensitivity in pet food production: Ready for the playing field of the future
Türkiye’s leading pet food exporter, Lider Pet Food, produces not only pet food but also ‘the recipe for happiness for our companion animals’ at its 70,000-square-meter technology hub in Manisa, Türkiye.
19 January 20266 min reading
Optimizing dryer performance: How ACE control improves feed mill efficiency
Volatile raw materials, rising energy costs and tighter quality demands are putting feed mills under pressure. Andritz outlines how predictive control can help operators stabilize drying, reduce energy use and improve yield.
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.
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16 February 202615 min reading
Global animal nutrition industry between risks and opportunities in 2026
Geopolitics, regulation, animal health risks, and cost pressures are setting the tone for animal protein and animal nutrition markets in 2026. This market outlook explores how these forces are reshaping production, trade flows, feed economics, and sustainability strategies across global supply chains.
16 February 20266 min reading
Europe’s feed market at a crossroads: Regulation, disease and global supply pressures
Europe’s feed market is moving through the 2025/26 season under uncertainty, driven by regulatory developments, animal disease risks and shifting global supply dynamics.
20 January 20266 min reading
Gut health in poultry: Where have we been; where are we going?
Poultry performance is inseparable from the functional integrity of the gastrointestinal tract, yet the concept of “gut health” has expanded to a point where it no longer offers sufficient precision for modern production systems.
21 November 20199 min reading
International standards in the global trade of grain and feedstuffs
The international trade of agri-commodities is essential factor in food security in a world of incr...
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16 January 20264 min reading
Physical and biochemical transformation of grain starch through flake technology: Corn and barley applications
Flake technologies enable a controlled physical and biochemical transformation of starch-based grains, improving energy utilization efficiency in ruminant nutrition.
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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15 September 2025 2 min reading

Evonik unveils plant-based feed additive for dairy cows at SPACE 2025

Evonik unveils plant-based feed additive for dairy cows at SPACE 2025Evonik adds a new natural feed additive for ruminants to its portfolio, targeting milk yield and stress management in dairy cows. Developed with French company Heidi Botanicals, BoruCare® Capsin will be commercially available in Europe from Q4 2025.

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Volac names new feed additives division leader

UK-based animal nutrition specialist Volac has named industry veteran Andrew Thompson managing director of its Feed & Forage Additives division.

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71% of feed samples worldwide test positive for mycotoxins

Pet Food Institute names Elise Fennig as president and CEO

TMO launches 455,000-ton import move for the feed market

Global food prices rise for first time in five months, led by oils and meat

India-US interim trade to ensure sustainable supplies of feed for the poultry sector

Strengthening EU Competitiveness to reduce strategic dependencies in specialty feed ingredients: FEFANA’s perspective

A brief history of enzymes: Rethinking their use in animal nutrition

European Sorghum Congress discusses 1001 reasons to invest in ‘grain of future’

Beyond the black box: Building ownership into feed mill automation

Baby food–level sensitivity in pet food production: Ready for the playing field of the future

Optimizing dryer performance: How ACE control improves feed mill efficiency

EFSA’s new chief: Feed safety is a cornerstone of the food chain

Global animal nutrition industry between risks and opportunities in 2026

Europe’s feed market at a crossroads: Regulation, disease and global supply pressures

Gut health in poultry: Where have we been; where are we going?

International standards in the global trade of grain and feedstuffs

Physical and biochemical transformation of grain starch through flake technology: Corn and barley applications

Investing smart in feed technologies

Transboundary epidemics are driving global livestock toward collapse

TADs: Driving global livestock toward collapse

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Evonik unveils plant-based feed additive for dairy cows at SPACE 2025

Volac names new feed additives division leader