Animal Feed
MBO changes Agrosom to AgriFeed UK
Feed ingredients trader Greg Dunn has bought his UK agency from its German parent and will now trade under a new name. Mr Dunn founded Agrosom Ltd, based near Colchester, in 2009 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the German company Agrosom GmbH. But he has now bought...
CBA adds to technical team
Feed manufacturer Carrs Billington Agriculture has appointed nutritionist Dr Ruth Lawson to its technical team. Dr Lawson joins the Cumbria-based company as technical manager from the North Yorkshire feed business WE Jameson & Sons where she was a ruminant...
Chairman change for UKFFPA
John Knight, who is currently technical and compliance director at surplus food product reprocessor SugaRich, is the new chair of the UK Former Foodstuffs Processors Association (UKFFPA). Mr Knight’s career includes posts at Jas Wylie, Dalgety, and AB Nutrition. Mr...
Fire shuts ADM Erith oilseed crushing mill
One of the UK’s three major oilseed rape processing sites, the ADM facility at Erith east of London, is closed following a fire at the extraction area of its crushing plant last Friday. The incident required six fire engines and 40 fire crew to bring under control....
DSM acquires Biomin parent
Royal DSM, the Dutch multinational human and animal health and nutrition group, has acquired the majority of the Erber Group, subject to regulatory conditions, in a deal expected to close in the final quarter of 2020. The Group includes the Biomin feed additive...
Covid-19 to cut 2020 EU feed output by 3%-6%
EU feed trade body Fefac expects compound feed manufacture across the 27 member states in full year 2020 to fall by 3% to 6% from 2019 levels, due to Covid-19 disruption on top of “normal” market and animal disease factors. But the ongoing uncertainty makes it...