Bühler Group is kicking off an IoT Solutions Exhibition in Uzwil, Switzerland, today with 48 hours of live tweeting from the company’s IoT edge gateway, installed on an in-process Aeroglide dryer.
Alltech now has the ability to test for over 40 different mycotoxins in animal feed samples. The Alltech 37+® mycotoxin analysis test is the cornerstone of the Alltech® Mycotoxin Management program, and farmers will now see an additional five mycotoxins that have recently gained attention in scientific research for becoming important to the agriculture industry.
The Alltech Coppens Aqua Centre officially opened its doors following extensive refurbishment, and released a new video highlighting the changes to the facility. The innovation centre will be a leading international aquatic research facility focused on excellence in feed solutions for aqua producers around the world. "What you have here is the hybrid of a farm and a research center so all of the research being done in this facility is being done with the single goal of improving commercial feeds."
KnipBio, Inc. has announced its support for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14). SDG 14 deals with sustainability of the ocean and is designed to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development. "Aquaculture offers the best solution to preserve wild fish populations while simultaneously meeting humankind’s nutritional needs, but there is a problem: aquaculture itself is threatened by a shortage of the high-quality protein needed to feed species such as salmon, trout, and shrimp. KnipBio is committing to produce at least 40 thousand metric tons of KnipBio Meal, our premium fishmeal replacement, annually by 2020 in support of the UN’s SDG 14 action plan."
Cooke Inc., parent company of Cooke Aquaculture Inc., and Omega Protein Corporation have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Cooke will acquire all outstanding shares of Omega Protein for $22.00 per share in cash. The transaction price represents a premium of 32.5% to Omega Protein’s closing share price on the date of transaction. “Omega Protein will provide us with another platform in Cooke’s growth strategy through further diversification in the supply side of the business. We believe this will be a very good fit between our two cultures."
KnipBio, Inc. announced that it has received a significant purchase order for the company’s innovative fishmeal alternative, KnipBio Meal. The multi-tonne order is from an aquaculture industry leader operating across the Asia/Pacific region, and comes after the customer found promising preliminary results from a series of KBM feed trials conducted with both shrimp and finfish at various stages of growth in both laboratory and field conditions. "This order has enabled KnipBio to significantly scale-up our fermentation process so that we are now able to produce up to ten metric tonnes of KBM per month."
Bühler has celebrated the groundbreaking of its Innovation Campus in Uzwil, Switzerland. Completion of the building is expected during the first quarter of 2019. The innovation campus consists of two key elements: upgraded technology labs and a new innovation building. “We are creating a space that brings together visionaries and long-term thinkers of the start-up scene and universities with engineering teams that hold Bühler’s long-standing applied and tested know-how in processing technology."
Unibio has announced that they have been selected to form part of the PROVIDE project in cooperation with Innovation Fund Denmark. The aim of the 5-year research project is to increase the value of residual products and optimize resource utilization. The project has a total investment of DKK 14,780,000 (GBP 1,764,000). "Taking part in the PROVIDE project is a big opportunity for Unibio. Besides collaborating with some very knowledgeable institutions and companies, the focus on creating added value from our core protein product holds great potential for the company."
ADM Animal Nutrition™ has announced that PROPLEX® DY, a high-quality protein source for aquaculture, swine and poultry, has been approved for registration in the Philippines and Vietnam. Produced from the wet corn milling process, PROPLEX® DY is composed of dried Saccharomyces yeast. “PROPLEX® DY is one of a multitude specialty ingredients ADM has developed to help feed and aquaculture producers optimize productivity and maximize profitability.”