AB Agri has partnered with agri-tech company Aceae Nutra on the development of an innovative new product made from tomatoes that could offer a new natural way to reduce traditional treatments in animals. AB Agri and Aceae Nutra are now working together to assess its application in livestock animals. AB Agri is currently growing the tomatoes for use in trials which will determine the product’s effectiveness in animals as a feed material. …
AB Agri has acquired the dairy consultancy business Kite Consulting and its associated company, Advance Sourcing. Kite Consulting is a dairy specialist, working across the food supply chain, from farmers and food processors right through to retailers. Kite’s highly talented and capable team is well regarded across the sector, particularly for its technical and business consultancy service, which supports dairy farmers to improve the efficiency of their business and herd. Kite Consulting’s change management work is focused on building business resilience across the agri-food supply chain. They also support the industry in its ambition to become more sustainable, including working towards reducing the carbon footprint of dairy production. Advance Sourcing provides specialist products that help create value for its clients by improving a herd’s performance.…
Peterborough, 19 July 2022 AB Agri has opened a new 240,000 tonne capacity feed mill in Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province, China, to further expand production capacity in the region as it grows its global footprint. The new 34,000 square metre site becomes AB Agri China’s second largest facility and comprises separate production lines for swine…
Peterborough, 4 July 2022 AB Agri has acquired Greencoat Limited, the animal supplement and care business including the NAF, NutriLabs, Natural VetCare and Greencoat Farm brands. Greencoat’s products are well known in the UK and EU, including the flagship NAF Five Star brand, which is synonymous with equine supplements across Europe. NAF Five Star is…
AB Agri has appointed Dr. Michael de Veth as Head of Dairy Innovation – a new role designed to support AB Agri’s growth plans across the global dairy sector.…
AB Agri has recruited business development specialist Graham Wong to head up operations in South East Asia as part of plans to significantly increase its market share in the region.…
AB Agri has appointed one of its longest-serving leaders to a new role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), as part of ambitious and fast-paced growth plans. Simon Heath, who was previously Managing Director of animal nutrition business unit AB Connect, is now supporting business development and strategy across all divisions of the AB Agri group.…
AB Agri has partnered with GMP+ International to launch a new online training academy for feed chain professionals to improve safety in the global feed industry. The new platform is also supported by three other international animal feed businesses in the framework of the Collective Knowledge Program of GMP+ Academy. It has been designed to create higher and more consistent feed safety management training courses. These training courses will be available to companies, teams, individuals, registered trainers and consultants.…
AB Agri has partnered with US biotechnology company Intralytix to explore the use of bacteriophages – the natural viruses of bacteria – in animal feed as an alternative to antibiotics and other drugs.…
A pioneering global partnership between responsible protein specialists Livalta, an AB Agri company, and technology leader Pond Technology will create the world’s first commercially viable production of algae-based animal feed ingredients from CO2 emissions.…
