NouriTech™ and its lead investors, Calysta, Inc. and Cargill, were joined by state and local elected officials this week to officially break ground on a 37-acre Memphis feed production facility. The plant will be home to the world’s largest gas fermentation operation that will produce Calysta’s FeedKind® protein. "FeedKind protein is a new sustainable feed ingredient that is critical to helping meet sharply rising global demand for food. We are delighted to partner with Cargill and the Memphis community to launch construction at NouriTech of our first commercial scale manufacturing plant. This is the next step in bringing this important product to markets throughout the world.”

Omega Protein is preparing to launch its 105th consecutive fishing season in Reedville, Virginia, and the Company will christen its two newest fishing vessels, the Cockrells Creek and the Windmill Point. These new, updated vessels continue Omega Protein's efforts to advance its sustainable practices by modernizing its fishing fleet. These efforts, and the company's other sustainable operations, are documented in a short film, Omega Protein: Fishing for Life, which is being released in conjunction with the launch of the new vessels.

Multinational feed additives producer Nutriad added a French, Russian and Vietnamese version of their comprehensive website. These additions bring the total of languages supported by the Nutriad website to seven. "Enabling our customers to find information about Nutriad and the Nutriad product ranges Mycotoxin Management, Gut Health and Palatability in their own language confirms our ambition to communicate directly with producers on our solutions for animal health and nutrition.”

Ridley Corporation Limited announced that it has executed a Novacq™ Research Alliance Agreement with CSIRO, and has also extended its existing Novacq™ license agreement with the CSIRO. The LA scope has been extended to cover improvements to the NovacqTM Technology and new applications, including potentially using NovacqTM as a feed additive for species other than prawn and crustaceans, which may be developed during the course of the Alliance Agreement. “Through the strategic research alliance with the CSIRO, we will be looking to develop a comprehensive platform of Novacq™ data. We believe there is a reasonable likelihood that Novacq™ can have a positive application in other species, not only in the most likely application for fin fish, but also potentially for land-based animals.”

Nutriad, together with local partners, opened its new palatability factory in Nantong (China). The new factory, with a 10,000 Mt capacity/year, will operate under the FFI (Feed Flavour International) brand. Building on strong experience in swine nutrition, the new plant will also service aquaculture and ruminant applications. “As the Chinese industry has developed, both government regulations as well as customer demands have changed over the years. This new factory is in full compliance with the latest environmental and safety regulations and brings together our years of experience from producing and servicing customers across the world.”

The Alltech 37+® mycotoxin analytical services laboratory in Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland, was accredited in accordance with international standard. The laboratory, which opened in April 2016, is the third of its kind for Alltech, which has two similar laboratories in the U.S. and China. The proprietary 37+ LC/MS/MS analytical method, developed by Alltech, is included in the scope of accreditation. This analytical method is state-of-the-art in its detection and quantization of more than 37 mycotoxins at parts per billion (ppb) and parts per trillion (ppt) levels.

Evonik will increase its net price of MetAMINO® (DL-methionine 99% feed grade) by 7% in Europe with immediate effect. All existing contracts and supply agreements will be honored.

Coppens International, which joined Alltech in 2016, will be collaborating with Guabi, a leading fish feed producer in Brazil. Guabi, a 43-year veteran in the animal feed business, entered into a strategic partnership with Alltech earlier this year, and now Alltech is linking the two leading aquaculture feed producers from opposite sides of the ocean together to accelerate solutions for the aquaculture industry. Guabi and Coppens have already begun discussing new opportunities, and it is expected that algae technology will be a significant focus.

A total of 40 organizations, including 6 scientific and 34 company partners from 5 countries, are taking a farm-to-fork approach to addressing food safety and food security issues, in the form of the new K1 Center for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation (FFoQSI) in Austria. The goal of the four-year, sixteen million euro project is to make feed and food production better, safer and more sustainable, and to drive further innovation through basic and applied research. ”FFoQSI would create a unique hallmark of food chain integration in Europe for countries—particularly where small and medium size food supply chains are essential.”

Anpario is pleased to announce the appointment of Regional Sales Manager for Thailand, Indonesia Country Manager and Country Consultant for the Philippines and Bangladesh. “As part of our global restructure we have identified opportunities to grow our business and to promote the Anpario brand by increasing our local presence in countries and to strengthen our relationships with end users. The additional appointments will allow us to focus on an increased customer base and to target and build key business relationships in a greater number of countries.”

Evonik is to expand its portfolio in Asia with the probiotic Ecobiol®. It will be launched at VIV Asia in Bangkok. Ecobiol® is designed for the use in aquaculture and poultry production. Ecobiol® helps to maintain the natural gut balance and has a positive effect on the gut microbiome that has been scientifically proven (in-vitro- and in in-vivo).

Nutriad participated in the yearly aquaculture seminar organized by its Vietnamese distribution partner Tan Sao. This year’s seminar was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event addressed challenges for farmers on health and nutrition. Alexander Van Halteren, Business Development Manager Aquaculture Nutrition, presented a talk on Functional Feed Additives Improving Disease Resistance and Growth Performances in Shrimp. Ho Gim Chong, Commercial & Technical manager Aquaculture, South-East Asia, shared farm trial results on managing White Feces Syndrome of Shrimp in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Geelen Counterflow has won the 2017 Breeam Award for Office New Construction. The new office generates 50% more energy from its solar panels than the building needs for ventilation, heating, cooling, light and computing. However, the main reason for the high BREEAM score is the fact that the entire office is built out of massive timber, without adhesives. “We hope that this office will serve as an example to other construction projects. Energy-neutral construction in massive timber is just one of the ways in which we can make a small contribution to keeping our planet healthy for future generations.”

Unibio opened its first commercial production facilities in Kalundborg, Denmark, in November 2016. The new U-Loop® fermentation plant was officially opened by H.R.H. Prince Joachim of Denmark. The facilities in Kalundborg produce a highly concentrated and sustainable protein, UniProtein®, to be used as a direct supplement in animal feed compounds. A second full-size commercial plant is expected to be completed and producing UniProtein® by H2 2017

1140 agribusiness professionals from across the globe provided their views on the use of phytogenic feed additives (PFAs, or botanicals) as part of the 2017 Biomin Phytogenic Feed Additives Survey. According to Biomin projections, the PFA market could surpass US$1 billion by 2023. Digestibility enhancement ranked as the number one reason that the livestock industry uses phytogenic feed additives. The antimicrobial effects of phytogenics ranked second overall—while they constituted the top motivation for respondents in the Western hemisphere.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition confirms is taking part in the 4th edition of Aquatic Asia 2017. As a growing player in Asian aquaculture, proposing microbial-based solutions for fish and shrimp nutrition and bioremediation products, Lallemand Animal Nutrition is a natural partner for this event dedicated to Biosecurity, Feed and Recirculation Aquaculture, in a context where disease represents the biggest game changer in the aquaculture industry.

Omega Protein has become the newest industry partner at the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCeMFiS). In joining SCeMFiS, Omega Protein partners with an organization that shares its commitment to sustainable fishery management. It includes private and publicly traded companies, trade organizations, non-profits and government agencies. “Since SCeMFiS’ inception, Omega Protein has had respect for the organization and has continued to be impressed by the quality of the research being conducted. The objective of SCeMFiS is to develop research proposals to address scientific uncertainty in order to develop best management practices. We felt that there was no better group with which to partner than SCeMFiS, and we are excited to join.”

AB Agri, the agricultural division of international food and ingredients retail group Associated British Foods, is launching a new business specifically focused on servicing the Asia market. ISN, which will bring together the technical capabilities and specialist nutrition expertise from across the division, will offer Asian feed manufacturers and livestock and aquatic producers practical and effective feed solutions precisely tailored to the challenges these customers face. ISN is unique in the way that it works; its complete independence and integrity ensures that only the best solution is presented to the customer, whether that is from the ISN portfolio or other global resources.\"

Heliae and Syndel announced on Tuesday the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement to supply the aquaculture market with Nymega™, a new DHA precision formulation ingredient for feed formulators. “Nymega’s simple profile allows formulators to target specific DHA content, providing key benefits across fish species and at multiple growth stages – at a price that is affordable. Heliae is proud to partner with Syndel on this product launch."

A total of 183 startups from 38 countries applied to be a part of The Pearse Lyons Accelerator, a late-stage, agri-tech accelerator run by Alltech and Dogpatch Labs. The accelerator will commence with 10 startups that have been chosen to take part in a mentorship program for agri-business innovators with a proven technology that is ready for market. eFishery from Indonesia is the only aquaculture-related participant, with their fish feeder that automatically senses the appetite of fish and adjusts the amount of feed accordingly.