Form-A-Feed history

Subsequently the executives left Nutron several years after it was acquired by Provimi to establish further feed, premix, and pet food companies. For example the Mogiana/Guabi Company was founded in 1974 by former employees of Purina.

China's leaders made the success of the feed industry a priority for the country, with strategic directives starting in 1976.

Up to this point there were virtually no feed mills in China, however, the industry had expanded to 14,000 feed mills by 1985.

Founded in 1987 in Luxembourg by the then leading international feed associations, the IFIF was born from the need to better reflect the increasingly global nature of today's global feed business and its need for connectivity.

More recent advances in equipment include liquid applicators in 1990, the overall computerisation of operations, NIR in-line nutrient analysis and data collection in the feed mill.

Following the outbreak, the E.U. suspended the use of MBM, but in 2001 the use of MBM was banned from animal feed altogether.

The 2007 pet food recall was a major challenge to the industry, when melamine and cyanuric acid (which are high in nitrogen and used to give a false high calculated crude protein content) were found in protein components used in pet foods, causing kidney failure.

Type Article Title Strategies for coexistence of GM and non-GM soy from import to feed processing Authors Nicolas Gryson, Mia Eeckhout, Aurélie Trouillier, Marianne Le Bail and Louis-Georges Soler Journal Environmental Biosafety Research Published online: 24 September 2009

2010 – Challenger Feeds: Previously located in Waterloo, IA, this acquisition broadened the customer base of Form-A-Feed to central Iowa.

Feed production for the pig sector has increased steadily since 2011, even in the face of increased prices for raw materials.

In terms of total feed tonnage, China is the world leader by a distinct margin, but since 2013 the country's feed industry has experienced a decline in both feed mills and feed tonnage, which is likely to have been driven by the government's preference for consolidation to increase traceability.

2014 – Agri-Nutrition Consulting (ANC): ANC’s unique business model includes a team of independent feed consultants.

2017 – Sci-Tech Premixes – Formerly a sister company of Form-A-Feed, Sci-Tech Premixes was added to the Form-A-Feed family in 2017 for their innovative product development expertise and exceptional ruminant nutritional service consultation.

2019 – Peets Feed: Located in Freemont, NE, Peet’s Feed is a regional feed manufacturer that provides high quality nutritional supplements for all phases of swine, beef and dairy production.