The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Center has received a £10 million, five-year funding package to support the sustainable growth of the sector and re-affirm Scotland’s position as a global leader in innovation and seafood production. Driving innovation, developing skills and talent, and sharing knowledge were highlighted as priorities for the next five years.
The new facility joins a growing list of investments by ADM in Vietnam, marking its fifth plant dedicated to animal nutrition in the country, and reflecting the company’s commitment to being the go-to partner for livestock, aquaculture and companion-animal customers around the globe.
The company partnered with Alexandra Cousteau to activate projects designed to create the blueprint for the oceans by 2050.
The company board has approved an internal restructure plan which will see a significant reduction in staffing levels throughout the organization. A leaner, simplified and flatter reporting structure has been proposed to improve customer alignment while removing an estimated $5 million annualized costs from the organization.
A novel study developed a tandem chemical and enzymatic treatment of soybean meal to reduce the antinutritional factors and to produce modified soybean meal, EnzoMealTM for fish feed. Rainbow trout showed better performance when fishmeal was replaced by processed soybean meal.
Grain traders, crushers and compound feed manufacturers engaged in constructive dialogue aimed at mitigating impacts on trade of the ongoing regulatory transition to lower maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pesticides in commodities.
Northeast Nutrition Inc., a Cooke feed mill located in the Truro Business Park in Nova Scotia, Canada, has increase its fish feed capacity from 65,000 tons up to 100,000 tons.
The 4-year project, NextGenProteins, will optimize and validate the production of three alternative proteins – microalgae, insects and single cell proteins - to demonstrate their suitability in an industrially relevant environment as addition to, or substitute of, traditional protein sources.
Some of the key achievements during his leadership have been the creation of Mowi’s own fish feed operations, significant growth in value-added processing, substantial farming volume growth and most recently, the launch of the company’s branding strategy. Ivan Vindheim was appointed as new CEO of Mowi ASA.
Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC acquired the assets of Rangen, Inc., a privately-held, 90-plus year-old aquaculture and general feed production company with production facilities in Buhl, Idaho, and Angleton, Texas, USA.
The agreement was signed at the 59th IFFO Annual Conference in Shanghai, China.
The company is delivering solid results across the globe. A strong financial result in Q3 brings the group to raise the overall guidance for the year once again.
Nofima researchers tested canola oil and Schizochytrium sp. and found that both of them provide good performance, quality, composition of fatty acids and health for the salmon.
If farmed salmon receive the minerals in their feed in organic forms, they need smaller amounts. As a result, less of these minerals enter the environment. That is one of the main conclusions of a four-year research project at the Institute of Marine Research.
Cargill’s Feeding Intelligence is a platform to support farmers and help them tackle today’s complex animal nutrition and health challenges
The EU, the ACP and the FAO partnered to develop a five-year program to boost the development of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
The Seafood Stewardship Index (SSI) provides a ranking of 30 of the most influential seafood companies in the world on their commitments, transparency and performance to meet the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
FDA has given the green light to ultra-low gossypol cottonseed which makes the protein safe for animal and human consumption.
