Wageningen University & Research has launched the six-year VASCO project with almost €4 million in funding to convert protein-rich agricultural side streams — including rapeseed cake, potato waste and rejected legumes — currently used as animal feed or for biofuel into ingredients for human consumption. Fermentation and enzyme-assisted protein extraction are the two core processing routes.
An Ohio State University Extension specialist says reports of Gibberella ear rot during the 2026 corn silage harvest indicate likely Deoxynivalenol (DON) and Zearalenone (ZEA) contamination, and urges dairy producers to sample feed now and again at feed-out, while reviewing storage and nutritional management practices to limit herd impacts.
IFF has introduced Omni-Bos™ PHY, a phytase enzyme developed specifically for dairy cattle, with initial commercial launches planned across the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The product is designed to remain active in the abomasum and targets the longstanding limitation of conventional phytases in ruminant nutrition.
Scotmin Nutrition, part of the Fevara plc portfolio, has launched LithoNutri, a natural marine-derived rumen buffer produced from calcified red marine algae, targeting improved rumen pH stability and reduced risk of sub-acute rumen acidosis in UK dairy and beef cattle.
NRGene Canada has successfully reared black soldier fly larvae containing marine omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA by feeding the insects on fish-processing by-products from Ile-a-la-Crosse Fish Company, with the trial validated at semi-industrial scale in Saskatoon. The partners are now planning an on-site rearing facility in Saskatchewan.
NRGene Canada and Île-à-la-Crosse Fish Company have validated a semi-industrial process for rearing black soldier fly larvae on fish-processing by-products, producing MaxBSF™ larvae containing the marine omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA. The partners are now planning an on-site rearing facility in Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, using a hub-and-spoke supply model with neonates sourced from the FairGene joint venture in Alberta.
NRGene Canada and Ile-a-la-Crosse Fish Company have validated a semi-industrial black soldier fly (BSF) production process using local fish-processing by-products, yielding MaxBSF™ larvae containing marine omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA. The partners now plan an on-site rearing facility in Ile-a-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, as part of NRGene Canada's hub-and-spoke insect production model.
