Agri-Business
Farm input costs in the UK have increased by an average of 44% since 2019 according to research by the Agriculture and Horticulture...
Global animal feed production remained steady in 2023 at 1.29 billion metric tonnes (BMT), a slight decrease of 2.6 million metric...
Interest in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has focused substantially on the military and political situation, with some arguing...
Regular cleaning of feed storage is "vital" to maintain the health and welfare of animals and reducing the potential risk of mad cow disease.
Pig/Poultry
Scotland's Rural College is set to explore the viability of red seaweed as a sustainable substitute for soybean meal in UK chicken feed.
The livestock sector must “transform” along with other elements of global agri-food systems to be more efficient
Dairy
Having good feed efficiency within winter milk systems is vital for a margin to be achieved on milk...
Wynnstay has announced that it and Humphrey Feeds & Pullets will combine their poultry feed and pullets offering into one focussed poultry brand
Despite a dip in inflation for prices paid for goods, price inflation continues to sit at "historically high" levels, according to AHDB
Animal feed and fertiliser importers have been urged to pass on any savings to farmers who are...
Farmers have been advised to consider prioritising summer feed contracts against further turbulence in the raw material markets.
ForFarmers and Boparan have decided to abandon a proposed joint venture which would have seen the...
Global feed production remained steady in 2022 despite significant macroeconomic challenges that...
N.Ireland
The latest Feed Forum update from the Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) has been...
The CMA has referred the anticipated partnership between ForFarmers and Boparan for an in-depth investigation.
A new report projects that China’s soya bean imports will slow down and eventually decline...
The NIGTA is highlighting the role now being played by feed compounders in helping to reduce the levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
It has been estimated that up to 25 million tonnes of maize remains in Ukrainian feed stores. This is crop that was harvested last autumn.
The continuing dry weather and poor growing conditions in Northern Ireland have created an unprecedented demand for feed materials
Opinion
The silence from Ireland’s compound animal feed industry, regarding the impact of Brexit on the sector, has been pretty deafening.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is not supporting calls for dairy farmers in Northern Ireland to...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is not supporting calls for dairy farmers in Northern Ireland to cut back production levels, according to the organisation’s Chief Executive Wesley Aston.
Arable
Global feed production tonnage is estimated to be at 995.5m tonnes, a 1.5% increase on last year, according to the latest Alltech Global Feed Survey.
