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  • Ronnie Tan joins U.S. Grains Council as regional aquaculture consultant

    Ronnie Tan joins U.S. Grains Council as regional aquaculture consultant

    November 27, 2019

    In this role, Tan will augment the council’s work to develop and target technical education and trade servicing programs related to the region’s growing aquaculture industry.

  • Skretting to supply Atlantic Sapphire in Denmark and USA

    Skretting to supply Atlantic Sapphire in Denmark and USA

    November 27, 2019

    Skretting won the contract to supply Atlantic Sapphire. The contract covers the majority of Atlantic Sapphire’s feed requirement in Denmark and the USA.

  • Canadian Cooke feed mill expands production

    Canadian Cooke feed mill expands production

    November 13, 2019

    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.

  • Wilbur-Ellis acquires Rangen

    Wilbur-Ellis acquires Rangen

    November 12, 2019

    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.

  • Cottonseed protein approved for aquafeeds

    Cottonseed protein approved for aquafeeds

    October 24, 2019

    FDA has given the green light to ultra-low gossypol cottonseed which makes the protein safe for animal and human consumption.

  • AFIA appoints Constance Cullman as new CEO

    AFIA appoints Constance Cullman as new CEO

    October 17, 2019

    Constance Cullman was appointed president and chief executive officer of the association and the president of the industry’s public charity, the Institute for Feed Education and Research.

  • A new methane-to-protein plant to be built in Texas

    August 22, 2019
    Unibio and Core Protein initiate a project to construct protein production plant in Texas using Unibio’s technology.
  • USDA deregulates Cargill's proprietary canola for cultivation

    USDA deregulates Cargill's proprietary canola for cultivation

    August 7, 2019

    The deregulation of canola in the U.S. gives aqua farmers and feed manufacturers access to sustainable aquafeed source of long-chain omega-3s.

  • EU-US feed industries join forces to tackle global challenges

    EU-US feed industries join forces to tackle global challenges

    June 7, 2019

    The American and European feed industries have renewed their longstanding partnership to increase mutual cooperation on sustainable feed production, feed safety management, communication, trade and pre-competitive research.

  • Hawaiian researchers get promising results with a new herbivorous fish

    Hawaiian researchers get promising results with a new herbivorous fish

    May 2, 2019
    Kampachi Farms has been studying the suitability of nenue (Kyphosus vaigiensis), a herbivorous reef-fish, as a potential new species for aquaculture. The study showed that this species can thrive on diets based on aquatic plant material as well as corn and wheat.
  • U.S. fund acquires the Center for Aquaculture Technologies

    April 25, 2019
    The Center for Aquaculture Technologies was purchased by Cuna Del Mar LP, a US-based aquaculture investment fund.
  • ADM opens a new animal nutrition facility in the USA

    April 17, 2019
    Archer Daniels Midland Company has opened a new high-tech livestock feed facility in Quincy, Illinois. This is the fourth cutting-edge animal nutrition manufacturing facility in North America that has opened in recent months in value-added products and solutions for both production and companion animals.
  • U.S. - Plant Based Products Council launched

    January 30, 2019

    Archer Daniels Midland Co., Cargill, Tate & Lyle and Ingredion are among the founding members of the Plant Based Products Council, which will seek more sustainable consumer products and packaging through greater use of plant-based materials.

  • Cargill opens new R&D facility in Montana

    December 14, 2018

    Cargill has opened its new omega-3 research and development facility in Great Falls, Montana. Cargill's new oilseed variety was developed in Montana for Montana growing conditions through a Cargill and BASF partnership. Cargill will contract with growers to begin planting the new variety in the 2020 crop season, eventually reaching 500,000 acres of farmland throughout the Great Falls region.

  • Nuseed omega-3 canola deregulated for cultivation in USA

    August 30, 2018

    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has deregulated Nuseed’s proprietary omega-3 canola for cultivation in the United States, an announcement welcomed by Nufarm Limited. Nuseed’s omega-3 canola secured authorization for cultivation, food and feed from Australian authorities earlier this year. “USDA approval represents another very significant milestone in the development and commercialization of this important new product. It further validates the safety and quality of the product and the regulatory progress being made in multiple jurisdictions.”

  • Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada first independent research organization to receive license from CFIA-CCVB

    August 9, 2018
    The Center for Aquaculture Technologies Canada (CATC) has received a license from the Canadian Center for Veterinary Biologics of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA-CCVB) for its aquaculture research facility located in Souris, Prince Edward Island Canada.
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