The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-07-12
AB Agri acquires animal supplement and care business Greencoat Limited | Food Business Africa Magazine
UK— UK feed manufacturer, AB Agri, has acquired Greencoat Limited, the animal supplement and care business including the NAF, NutriLabs, Natural VetCare and ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed mergers & acquisitions
2022-07-12
General Mills on track to meet 2030 regenerative agriculture goal | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — General Mills, a Minnesota based food company now has more than 225,000 acres of regenerative-managed farmland in its supply chain, keeping toward its ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed sustainability
2022-07-12
#Snack Tuesday: New products from Simple Mills, Pladis, Crumbl Cookies, Kellogg's, ICEE and Little Debbie | Food Business Africa Magazine
#Snack Tuesday this week features exciting new products from Simple Mills, Pladis, Crumbl Cookies, ICEE and Little Debbie.Simple Mills launches Nut Butter S ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-07-12
Kenya extends duty exemptions to additional feed ingredients | Food Business Africa Magazine
KENYA— The Government of Kenya has issued additional tariff exemptions for genetically engineered Bt. cottonseed cake, distillers’ dried grains with soluble ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-07-12
EU renewable ethanol plants produce more feed than fuel in 2021 | Food Business Africa Magazine
EU— EU renewable ethanol refineries produced more animal feed than fuel in 2021, according to new data compiled by the European ethanol trade association (e ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-07-11
USDA Invites Stakeholder Comments on New Inspection Technology Evaluation for Official Grain Inspection
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeks public comment on a new Inspection Technology Evaluation (ITE) process to facilitate the use of... Read more
2022-07-11
Consider the Value of Soil Residue Before Baling or Burning Wheat Stubble
Following wheat harvest some producers might be thinking about baling or burning their wheat stubble. Producers may consider burning for several reasons: as a management practice to control plant... Read more
2022-07-11
USDA Announces Loan Rates for 2022-Crop Peanuts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced 2022-crop loan rates for four types of peanuts. The rates take effect Aug. 1, 2022, which is the... Read more
2022-07-11
Idaho Farmers Plant 25,000 Fewer Potato Acres in 2022
Idaho farmers planted 25,000, fewer potato acres this year, an 8 percent decrease compared with 2021. Read more
2022-07-11
Seven Grams of Fertilizer Is All It Takes: Growing Optimal Corn in South Dakota
When we think of the fertilizer industry, most of us think about large cargo ships, unit trains or large, big-wheeled spreaders full of fertilizer heading to Midwestern corn fields. Have we really... Read more
2022-07-11
2022 Crop Acreage Updates
Last week USDA-NASS published their annual
June Acreage report. The report provides state-level planted and harvested acreage estimates for all principal crops. We can compare estimates from the... Read more
2022-07-11
USDA Highlights Importance of Innovation at G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists
At the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture underscored the importance of agricultural research and development in tackling the challenges of... Read more