animal feed

Written by John Swire Anpario, the independent manufacturer of natural sustainable animal feed additives for health, nutrition and biosecurity is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian (John) Hamilton as a non-executive director of the company with effect from April 2021. Ian has an...

With the consultation due out on the exit scheme next week, is anyone interested in taking this payment and what would it need to be to incentivise you?

Written by John Swire Strong trading, especially in the Americas, Europe and China, helped Anpario plc increase sales by five percent to £30.5m and profit before tax by 22 percent to £5.4m in its results for the year ended 31 December 2020. Anpario is a leading the independent manufacturer of...

Written by cpm Download PDF There could be exciting prospects on the domestic market for beans in both animal feed and for human consumption. CPM rounds up some of the latest advances. It’s a bit of a no-brainer in the animal feed market – there’s no obvious reason why you shouldn’t grow an LVC...

Ahead of tonight's online bunfight, I thought I'd start a new thread for this year's beet crop. I assume all growers have signed up for the meeting? With the 3 year contracts ending next year, this year could be the 2nd last year of having a viable sugar industry in this country. Or maybe...

Hello Everyone I work for a feed merchant, dont hold it against me, i cant say which company for obvious reasons. id like to hear your opinion on brewers grains considering where the current market is. would any of you consider contracting brewers grains for 6 months (april to september) at...

With gov saying they want to increase it to 10% in fuel.... Does it need to be assured?? Can not see why it would but does it ???

Now this really boils my pish Vegans have bought a local house with ten acres of boggy scrub attached, and set up a "sanctuary". They've very successfully raised money by "crowd funding" for fencing and materials. Now they're looking for volunteers to look after the animals they've "saved"...

New crop UK feed wheat futures are now pricing to limit exports in the 2021/22 season. This is because UK supply and demand could be tight again next season unless we get bumper yields. At present, UK feed wheat (Nov-21) is currently pricing at a much narrower discount to Paris milling wheat...

Written by Iain Hoey Beginning on Monday next week (1 March), AHDB is launching Carbon Week: a week-long focus on carbon featuring five free webinars to outline the fundamentals of carbon within UK agriculture, bringing levy payers an essential guide to carbon and carbon footprinting. Designed...

A move to E10 could open up a more profitable avenue for bioethanol production increasing in the UK. With one plant currently mothballed and another running on maize, the incentive to move back to wheat (if competitively priced as a feedstock) to increase production is building. So, let’s...

Written by John Swire ABN, Britain’s leading manufacturer of pig and poultry feeds unveils ambitious investment plans to meet the demands of feeding a growing UK population ABN, part of AB Agri, Britain’s leading manufacturer of pig and poultry compound animal feed, has today announced it...

Written by William Kellett The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has published its latest Cereal Supply and Demand Estimates report. The estimates are based on data through to December 2020 and industry discussions. The balance sheet shows the deficit from November removed...

The latest AHDB UK Cereal Supply and Demand Estimates have been published today. The estimates are based on data through to December and industry discussions. The balance sheet shows the deficit from November removed, with a surplus of 73Kt before exports are taken into account. Through to...

How We Can Reduce Our Environmental Impact Through More Sustainable Practices With recent media and government focus on global issues such as climate change, deforestation, and sustainability, and in particular, how the agricultural sector is contributing to these, we are continually reviewing...

Written by Rachel Martin The carbon footprint of British pig farming has reduced by almost 40% over the last 20 years, according to a new study led by the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast. The independent research, which was funded by the EU, drew its...

The following question has been put to the Agricultural Industries Confederation in an email dated 22/02/2021... We've had farmers asking if we might put a specific question to you. I note in your earlier correspondence the 'gatekeeper' methodology used to ensure the safety of imported...

Through the tail end of last year, signs were showing that strong wheat prices were eroding the premium of beans over wheat. Prices published by Defra show that, in December, the premium of feed beans over feed wheat had dropped to £25.06/t, from £41.03/t a year earlier. This was the lowest...

Written by Rachel Martin Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has announced the introduction of a pilot payment scheme for protein crops will begin in time for the 2021 scheme year. It’s hoped the scheme will reduce Northern Ireland’s dependence on imported plant protein and will also encourage...

Written by William Kellett Global animal nutrition provider, the Denis Brinicombe Group, has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of animal health co-ordinator, Hayley Cook. Cook’s new position coincides with the recent expansion of Brinicombe’s product portfolio, including the...