Feed Industry News from North America

Cargill teams up with KSU to build animal feed research centre

Cargill is to give a US$500,000 grant to the Kansas State University (KSU) to help with the construction of the Cargill Center for Feed Safety Research. The facility will conduct studies with pathogens such as salmonella and E. coli to address current food and feed safety issues facing the feed industry.

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Glycerin touted as viable feed source for livestock

Glycerin, a byproduct of biodiesel—an alternative energy source gaining popularity in the U.S. — is now being touted as a viable food source for livestock.

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Calif. animal feed mogul donates $100M to UCLA

Animal feed mogul Meyer Luskin and his wife, Renee, have donated $100 million to the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Subsidies for ethanol drive up feed costs

Escalating costs of livestock feed are putting the squeeze on dairy farmers in the Inland Empire.

And government subsidies for corn-based ethanol, which drive up the demand for the corn used in feed, are to blame for the price hikes, farmers said.

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New feed mill boosts Moncton

The announcement Co-Op Atlantic will build a new $7.5 million feed mill close to the heart of Moncton to replace its aging, outdated mill on Halifax Street, is welcome news and shows the company's faith in both Moncton and the province's agricultural sector.

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