Bühler offers cloud platform for food & feed
Microsoft’s annual Ignite Conference in Florida is hosting the launch of Bühler Insights™, one of the first cloud-based frameworks for digital services in the food…
Aviagen’s new Asia-Pacific business manager
Aviagen has appointed Dr Rafael Monleon as business manager for Asia Pacific, effective next month. In the interim, all commercial business managers will report directly…
Bird flu H7N3 spreads in turkeys in California
USDA officials have confirmed a 2nd outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N3 avian flu in a California turkey flock, this time in Stanislaus. It follows the first outbreak…
Thailand to reduce off-season rice
The Thai Agriculture Ministry targets reducing off-season rice cultivation in 2018/2019 from 12.2 million rai (1.9 million hectares) to two million (0.32 million hectares), said…
Trans fat ban could boost Thailand’s food exports
A new Public Health Ministry regulation prohibiting production, import and distribution of trans fats, food containing trans fats or partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) will boost Thai food exports, according to…
New precision-feeding solution
Trouw Nutrition’s recent launch of the NutriOpt On-site Adviser delivers the company’s nutritional expertise with just a handheld scanner and smartphone. André Brand, marketing director for NutriOpt, added that…
Chiang Mai Chai Pattana targets food business
Swine producer and meat packer Chiang Mai Chai Pattana is redefining its business model by getting into the food business and improving operational efficiency, according to Peerapong Cherdsatirakul, managing director….
Nutriad now in Japan
Nutriad has reached an agreement with Watanabe Chemicals to distribute its products in Japan. This will make Nutriad the first European producer to introduce a sodium butyrate portfolio…
Novus ‘Pushing Boundaries’
Novus International’s recent 2018 Poultry Nutrition Forum in Bangkok tackled a plethora of issues facing customers in Asia. Topics ranged from strategies for feeding laying hens beyond 100 weeks,…
Hy-Line distributor opens world’s largest layer hatchery
Hy-Line International recently marked the grand opening of the world’s largest layer hatchery in China’s Hebei Province. Owned by Huayu Agricultural Technology Co Ltd, the Huayu International Poultry Incubation Center…