Animal Feed
Comment: Don’t skimp on silo safety
On farm silos to store feed and other essential inputs are such an on-farm fixture that they become “part of the furniture” and are often taken for granted. But the national stock is ageing. Without regular checks and maintenance, a silo can fail, with severe...
Brinicombe strengthens its B2B business
The Denis Brinicombe Group has restructured and strengthened its B2B Nutrition trade and contract manufacturing arm to support the business across Great Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe. David Mills joins the company as GB business development manager. Mr Mills...
Feed business lifts ADM full year revenues
Multinational agricultural commodity trader and processor ADM has reported lower full year profitability from revenues marginally up on the previous year. However, the last quarter showed improvement in both sales and profitability. The business made net earnings of...
Green light for new I’Anson feed mill
Independent feed manufacturer I’Anson Brothers, based at Masham in North Yorkshire, has secured planning permission from Hambleton District Council for a new £12 million feed mill on the nearby Dalton Industrial Estate. Plans for the new 23,000 sq ft facility were...
Drive to raise farm silo safety standards
The AIC and leading feed silo manufacturer Collinson have collaborated over an initiative to ensure that feed silos in the UK are safe to work with. The project was prompted by an early 2016 incident in Holland where a feed delivery driver was killed by a customer’s...
NWF feed volumes up at H1
NWF Agriculture has increased its feed volumes over the first six months of its financial year, against a smaller year-on-year national feed market. But lower commodity prices have reduced revenues while profitability is unchanged. The Feeds division of the NWF Group...
