Lallemand Animal Nutrition develops, produces and markets high-value yeast and bacteria products.
15/10/2025
🌟 A huge shoutout and best of luck to all the finalists at this year’s British Farming Awards!
In the Dairy Farmer of the Year category, we’re especially excited to see Zara Dorrington, and Peter & Julie Cope, whom we've had the privilege of working with over the last few years. 🐄
Very best of luck to all!
12/10/2025
❗With this year’s incredibly variable maize harvest timings, it’s more important than ever to protect your silage and maintain its feed value.
Here are a few key tips to help minimise spoilage risks:
🌽 Keep oxygen levels down – oxygen is the main cause of spoilage and heating. Expose as little of the silage as possible to air by keeping a tight face and the sheet pulled back as little as possible.
🌽 Check your clamps regularly to make sure the silage sheet is tightly sealed. This helps prevent oxygen from getting in and causing spoilage.
🌽 Use tyres or gravel bags to weigh down the silage sheet. Re-check them often to ensure the proper weight and seal are maintained.
What are you doing to protect your silage this year? Share your tips below! 👇
10/10/2025
Happy ! 🐔
Today we’re celebrating the mighty egg - modest in size, mighty in impact. Packed with natural nutrition and loved worldwide, it’s a symbol of quality, care, and sustainability.
Behind every great egg is a healthy bird.
Better guts, better shells - that’s where Bactocell comes in.
🥚Supports gut health
🥚Enhances calcium retention
🥚 Reduces broken eggs by 21%
🥚 Supports welfare and resilience
As consumer expectations rise, producers are turning to probiotics like Bactocell to reduce downgrades and deliver consistent quality.
Eggshell integrity starts in the gut. Find out how Bactocell supports better bird health and better returns: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3KII2C9
10/10/2025
Join us on Thursday 23rd October at our Egremont Depot Open Day between 10am and 3pm. Lallemand Animal Nutrition will be there to discuss silage additive and their farm yeast packs. All past, present and future customers are welcome. You will all receive a free lunch voucher and be in with a chance to win one of the numerous raffle prizes available. Not to forget any special offers on the day. We look forward to seeing you ☕️
09/10/2025
A day out to Farmers Weekly award-winning Arable Farmers of the Year, R & L Anthony Contracting, for our RBM Anwen Jones today. 😄 🏆🚜
Harvesting maize, cultivating and planting - all in a day’s work! 👌
Anwen sampled some maize which was harvested 2 weeks ago, shown in the corer - superb quality and high starch. 👏
This has been treated with Magniva Platinum Maize Elite to maximise feed value all winter. ✅
09/10/2025
Maize silage remains one of the most energy-dense home-grown forages available to UK dairy and beef herds. 🌽
However, keep in mind - maize is prone to aerobic deterioration because of its higher starch content and dry matter. ❗This makes the clamp a suitable environment for spoilage microbes to thrive.
⚠️ Don’t let spoilage eat into your hard work! Invest in best practice clamp management to protect all you have in your silage clamp over winter.
Another jam-packed month complete! 🚜 We kicked things off in September with a fantastic time at Dairy Day and the Cream Awards. 🐄
We’ve also been out in the field supporting maize silaging and offering expert advice on crop- and condition-specific inoculants to help you get the most out of forage 🌽 - from minimising spoilage risks at the point of emailing to maximising feed value at feed-out.
Here’s a look at our September highlights.
07/10/2025
Our silage technical support Lientjie Colahan attended the AHDB Multi-species - from seed to feed roadshow at Higher Thornton Farm last week.
Livestock systems consultant Dr Liz Genever was presenting alongside farmer Chris Berry.
"It was a very interesting day where we learnt lots about the three functional groups in multi-species swards (grasses, herbs and legumes) and how they should be selected based on the requirements of the field and the farm," explains Lientjie.
“There was a lot of discussion around herbal leys and that to get the most out of them, they need to have at least one grazing event before being cut for silage.
“Not only that, a mower with a conditioner should never be used which means wilting for two days in most cases.”
03/10/2025
Congratulations to R&L Anthony on winning Arable Farmer of the Year at the Farmers Weekly Awards! 🏆🌾
Their hard work and dedication to excellence in arable farming have truly paid off. We're proud to support them with Lallemand's Magniva range, including Magniva Maize and Magniva Grass Wet and Dry, helping to optimise their crop performance.
A well-deserved win for a fantastic farming team! 👏🌱
02/10/2025
Huge congratulations to all the 2025 Farmers Weekly Awards finalists!
Special mention to Stephen and Karen Thompson, Levucell SB probiotic users, and up for Pig Farmer of The Year. Judges commended their low antibiotic usage and passion for pig health. 🐷
Best of luck for tonight’s awards ceremony. 🌟
26/09/2025
🐴 We're exhibiting at BETA International 2025
Join Lallemand Animal Nutrition at the UK’s premier equestrian and country trade event - BETA International, taking place 28-29 September at the NEC Birmingham.
📍 Stand A30
🔍 Discover our equine-specific microbial solutions designed to support gut health, performance, and overall welfare
🔬 Learn how the Lalprobiome range is redefining equine nutrition through science-backed innovation
Whether you're a nutritionist, retailer, vet, or equestrian professional, come chat with our team and explore how we can support your horses.
This month we’re joining Soil Association in shining a light on all organic farmers in the UK, including those we work with at Yeo Valley!
On their Somerset farms, Yeo Valley’s Magniva-treated forage and crimped cereals help deliver more milk from home grown crops to ensure a steady supply of quality organic milk year-round. 🥛🐄
Hats off to every farmer – organic or otherwise – working hard to put great food and drink on our tables!
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End of the 19th century: Lallemand was founded in Montreal by a young immigrant from Alsace: Fred Shurer. Since his name was difficult to pronounce for his fellow citizens, he was nicknamed “Lallemand”, which is the French for “the German.” He kept the name and gave it to the company. In 1923, Fred started producing baker’s yeast in the Préfontaine Street plant in Montreal, which is still in operation today, to supply the North American baking industry.
1952: The Chagnon family purchased Lallemand, moving the company forward from a baker’s yeast producer to a major player in the development and production of specific yeast and bacteria strains, serving markets such as baking, beer brewing, oenology, spirits, biofuels, plant care, food, human health, pharmaceuticals, and animal nutrition. The company practically grew from yeast to become a global leader in microbial fermentation.
Today, Lallemand is globally present with more than 30 yeast and bacteria production plants. With more than 4,000 employees around the world, the group has an active business presence on all five continents.
…to a leader in animal nutrition and well-being
Lallemand entered the animal nutrition sector in the late 1980s, with the production of bacteria for silage inoculants and probiotics, first in Europe, with the acquisition of the first bacteria plant of the group in France (Aurillac) in 1988. Then, in North America with the acquisition of Milwaukee bacteria plant dedicated to animal nutrition in 1998.
Lallemand Animal Nutrition was born!
From the early days, Lallemand Animal Nutrition was driven by science, establishing its first long-lasting research partnership with INRA team in Clermont-Ferrand dedicated to ruminant research in 1989 and growing its network of research partnerships ever since.
Today, Lallemand Animal Nutrition employs more than 400 people across all continents and is a key player in forage preservation and the nutrition and well-being of ruminants, swine, poultry, aquaculture, equine and pets.
Some milestones in animal nutrition innovations
1995: Registration of ruminant and monogastric specific probiotic strains in Europe
1996: First bacteria for forage aerobic stability application (buchneri NCIMB 40788; Biotal)
2008: First patented microencapsulation technology for live yeast (Titan)
2009: First probiotic bacteria strain authorized in the EU for aquaculture
2016: First formulated multi-strain yeast fractions product
2018: First positive biofilm product developed for the animal environment