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FEFAC meeting highlights global food security
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — At the 55th European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) Annual General Meeting, FEFAC President Patrick Vanden Avenne emphasized that “the European feed industry is fully committed to support the competitiveness and sustainability of livestock production in the E.U. and at the global level, thus contributing to global food security, pointing to the need for more proactive, ﬂexible market management measures to maintain viability of E.U. feed supply.” With a view to the current policy debate on the “CAP” reform proposals’ goal of improving “resource efﬁciency” and competitiveness in European food production, Vanden Avenne stressed that “safe and balanced compound feed from competitive and sustainable sources is an essential prerequisite for the long-term viability of E.U. livestock production.” Vanden Avenne also said, “In a situation of extremely volatile grain and protein markets, which negatively affects the E.U.’s livestock sector competiveness, the compound feed industry plays a crucial role in fully exploiting the nutritional potential of co-products from the food and biofuel industry, including former foodstuffs, provided they are safe for both animals and humans.” He called on the European Commission to rapidly prolong the TRQ import duty suspension for wheat, while doubling efforts to reduce the increasing backlog of GMO import approvals, in order to send a clear signal to the market that the supply of competitive feedstuffs remains a top priority for the European Commission in order to safeguard E.U. livestock production.

33 countries represented at Fumigants & Pheromones Conference
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, U.S. — This year’s Fumigants & Pheromones Conference was held recently, with 225 people from 33 countries and six continents coming to Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. to network and learn about the latest advancements in pest management. The next conference will be in Krakow, Poland in June 2014. The conference is held every two years. The theme of the conference was “Pest Management around the World.” The invited speakers from Africa, Europe, South America and North America covered a wide variety of topics from an international pest management perspective. The third day of the conference included a hands-on workshop. It consisted of nine different hands-on demonstrations ranging from four unique fumigations, a visit to Insects Limited’s laboratory to see how pheromones are produced, new bar-coding, fogging and new monitoring equipment presentations for small breakout groups. The new F.A.S.T. fumigant scrubber was demonstrated for the ﬁrst time by Pete Swords. Speakers’ presentations are posted on the website: www. insectslimited.com

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