- The American Feed Industry Association will host the International Feed Education Forum on the second day of the International Production & Processing Expo on January 30, 2012. The forum will address issues unique to feed manufacturers in three knowledgeable sessions. The half-day conference will feature three sessions discussing topics impacting today’s feed manufacturer. More information...
- Schenck Process UK, which specialises in all areas of mechanical and pneumatic conveying and weighing technology for industry, has just signed a 10-year lease on its new premises at Thorne and is hoping to have the building operational within the next few weeks. The new location provides the company with an additional 48,000 square feet of warehousing alongside 7,000 square feet of office space. The additional space is needed partly for the growing workforce but also for manufacturing and assembly for a number of new contracts, with the company predicting an increase in turnover from £26 million in 2011 to a remarkable £42 million this year. “In spite of the difficult economic circumstances, we have seen increasing demand for our products and services,” said Managing Director Nick Jones. Read more...
- Rice production in Myanmar is forecast to improve by 25 percent to 750,000 tons this year. The improved yields and infrastructure mean the country is on target to join the world's top rice producers by 2017 with overseas sales of 3 million metric tons predicted. The country was once the world's largest rice producer until five decades of military dictatorship made it Southeast Asia's poorest nation. Read more...
Rice Diversity. Part of the image collection of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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