Dairy Diary: March business update
What’s NEW in the dairy farming world? We report on the launch of a dairy farmer and veterinary-focused initiative focused on of herd monitoring and identification technologies and the 2025 Asia Import Risk Analysis, which has recently been released. Read an update on these developments and more on the latest dairy sector news…
EW Nutrition acquires majority stake in Green Innovation
EW Nutrition, provider of animal nutrition solutions, has acquired the majority stake in Austrian company Green Innovation, producer and patent-holder of several in-feed solutions in the gut health space. This is EW Nutrition’s 4th acquisition in the last 5 years. The financial details of the sale remain confidential.
UK-wide dairy demonstration farm network launched
MSD Animal Health UK has launched a farmer and veterinary-focused initiative to showcase how the proactive use of herd monitoring and identification technologies can improve animal health, welfare and productivity. In the first phase of this 2-to-3-year initiative, the company will work with 5 dairy farmers who are using the SenseHub Dairy herd monitoring system to assess the wellbeing, reproduction and productivity related outcomes of each farm’s current health and fertility protocols. Each herd’s disease and pathogen burden will also be assessed. SenseHub uses data collected by electronic neck or ear tags to detect when cows and heifers are in heat and when they should be inseminated. It also assesses activity levels and behavioural patterns which could indicate a potential health issue.
Zinpro Corporation releases 2024 Sustainability Report
Zinpro Corporation, manufacturer of high-performance organic trace minerals and animal nutrition solutions, has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, which outlines areas where the company assists customers in contributing to the pathway to help lower emissions, including improving animal health and wellbeing. Zinpro says its focus is on increasing animal productivity, which it says accounts for 25% of proposed overall emission reductions. This includes rumen manipulation (Zinpro IsoFerm for dairy cows) and feed and nutrition improvements (Zinpro Availa Dairy, which helps boost feed efficiency and lowers the carbon footprint for each unit of milk produced).
Perstorp’s Waspik (NL) site achieves zero greenhouse gas emissions
Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad, announced that the animal nutrition-focused plant in Waspik, the Netherlands, has reduced its direct emissions (Scope 1 & 2) to report zero over 2024. It is the first Perstorp location with this distinction.
Alltech releases 2025 Asia Import Risk Analysis
Alltech has released the results of the Alltech 2025 Asia Import Risk Analysis. Now in its 4th edition, the report provides Asian feed and livestock producers with insights that will help optimise nutritional strategies. It uses data from the Alltech 2024 Harvest Analysis carried out across Europe and North America. The report also contains risk assessments for individual species, including grow-finish pigs.
Weltec Biopower strengthens presence in Japan
Weltec Biopower has reported an order for a 450-kW plant from the agricultural sector as well as a 250-kW biogas plant in Yamagata Prefecture with additional Weltec Blue Water treatment. The company also notes that it is able to adapt its technical solutions to seismically active areas using special structural engineering.
Evonik invests into technical upgrade of its European methionine Verbund
To optimise its production setup for MetAmino (DL-methionine), Evonik is conducting a technical upgrade of its European methionine Verbund Antwerp (Belgium)/Wesseling (Germany). The double-digit million euro investment requires a partial shutdown of these facilities for 8-10 weeks in the period May to July 2025. All existing contracts and supply agreements will be honored.
