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December 19, 2013

19/12/13: Animal nutrition firm appoints new distributor; cyanide in sorghum; food-processing corp moves to the windy city

Spanish feed additive and ingredients firm NOREL Animal Nutrition recently announced the recent appointment of chemical distribution company Brenntag as a new distributor for its New Zealand market. 

Brenntag is a leading distributor of specialty chemicals in Australia and New Zealand, boasting strong connections with major feed producers and premix companies.
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Researchers from Purdue University, Indiana, USA have confirmed that sorghum, a species of grass, deters insects from feeding on its leaves by releasing hydrogen cyanide.

Livestock producers are aware that feeding sorghum leaves harvested at certain growth stages, and particularly under stress conditions such as drought, can result in cyanide poisoning of livestock.
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Food-processing and commodity-trading corporation Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) announced today that it has selected Chicago, USA as the new location for its global headquarters and customer center. 

“While we considered other global hubs, Chicago emerged as the best location to provide efficient access to global markets while maintaining our close connections with U.S. farmers, customers and operations,” said Patricia Woertz, ADM chairman and CEO.  
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English: Irrigating grain sorghum near Gainesv...
Irrigating grain sorghum near Gainesville, Florida, USA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


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