Adverse weather is the inevitable pain that livestock producers and grain farmers face.

 

If it's not a flash flood today, it can be a drought tomorrow. Meanwhile, climate change looms large, considering the seismic effect it has on grain crops.

 

Virtually, all natural resources are finite, not excluding grains. When supply tightens, how should the astute producer act with the limited resources at hand?

 

In this issue of Livestock & Feed Business, solution providers show how responsible stewardship paired with sustainability practices can ensure feed resources are better maintained, utilised and maximised to the nutritional benefits of animals:

 

► Adisseo explains why we should care about the bigger picture - apart from their use for animal diets on farms, feed resources should not require excessive energy to be processed Creative Solutions For Sustainable Feeds at feed mills. "Optimising energy consumption in feed mills is a strategic imperative," says global solution application manager El Mehdi Elouahli (pages 8-9) as he elaborates on the measures needed;

 

► It's not often talked about but the longer shelf life of a nutritional product matters and can, according to BASF Animal Nutrition, provide "a buffer for logistical setbacks and stock accessibility" of feed resources (pages 10-11). This quality concerns the company's Lutavit® A 1000 NXT, a premium vitamin A feed additive with a 15-month shelf life that can "positively impact the premix and feed production industry";

 

► AB Vista highlights enzymes' role in boosting animals' nutrient digestibility and goes further to underscore the advantages of feed analysis in this regard (page 12);

 

► Again, nutritional quality is at the heart of the conversation. Phytobiotics notes the importance of feed supplementation with trace elements (pages 14-15). Its products - Plexomin® Bis-Zn 29 and Plexomin® Bis-Cu 29, which contain bis-glycinates of zinc and copper, respectively - take the spotlight;

 

► Lastly, Angel Yeast brings us further into understanding the modification of animal diets, presenting feed cellulase as "an efficient catalyst" that can "save energy and reduce emissions," and thus helps to support a sustainable development strategy (page 16).

 

The array of solutions revealed here is not exhaustive, and we are at the tip of the iceberg of possibilities to place global agriculture in a better position.

 

If only one of these approaches can deliver substantial benefits for livestock and feed producers, imagine what an appropriate combination of them can do for sustainable farming.

 

The full article is published on the November 2023 issue of LIVESTOCK & FEED Business. To read the full report, please email to inquiry@efeedlink.com to request for a complimentary copy of the magazine, indicating your name, mailing address and title of the report.