The Global Miller: March 2017

March 30, 2017

VIGAN company profile

VIGAN manufactures bulk materials handling systems, mainly:

Mobile pneumatic conveyors or vacuvators or grain pumps.
Pneumatic continuous barge unloaders and mechanical barge loaders.
Mechanical and pneumatic continuous ship unloaders for vessels up to post-Panamax.
Mechanical loaders for any size of ships.

VIGAN Engineering S.A is a Belgian company with its headquarters in Nivelles industrial area about 30 kilometres south of Brussels at the heart of the European Community.

VIGAN manufactures a complete range of pneumatic and mechanical conveying systems for products in bulk not only thanks to the supply machines but also by managing complete turnkey projects.

Nivelles city is easily accessible due to its proximity to European highways and about one hour drive to the port of Antwerp which allows excellent transport conditions for all its equipment to foreign countries.

All the company activities take place on the same 10,000 m² site which enables easy and very quick exchange of information among all departments including sales, engineering, manufacturing, quality control and after-sales technical assistance. VIGAN engineering department with 450 m² space boasts latest software technologies (such as CAO – CAM types)

According to the Vigan website, “For any free flowing materials like cereals, grains, seeds, animal feed, alumina, petro coke, chemicals, industry raw materials, VIGAN is your engineering partner and your solution provider”.

“VIGAN excellence is also recognized by hundreds of international references.
As an affiliate company from VAN DE WIELE group (which has an annual turnover of about 400 million USD and about 2,000 workers and employees in more than 10 different countries) and with more than 30 years of experience, VIGAN is a most reliable partner from your project ideas to their full completion and for your total satisfaction thanks to its service excellence and equipment performances.”

Visit the website HERE.

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31/03/2017: Calcium: a fortifying force?

By Stephanie Santana, FFI Graduate Research Assistant, Emory University

Globally, 85 countries require millers to fortify their flour with nutrients such as iron, riboflavin, folic acid, zinc, vitamin B12 and vitamin A

These nutrients have a range of benefits from assisting in cognitive development to strengthening immune systems. A lesser-used mineral with its own set of unique benefits is calcium.

However, the United Kingdom is one of the few countries that add it to flour.

How did this happen and what results has it yielded?

Anticipating a reduction in dairy products because of World War II, the United Kingdom enforced the fortification of flour with calcium carbonate during the early 1940s.

A possible concern may have been the increased risk of rickets, which can be caused by a deficiency of calcium, Vitamin D, or phosphate and result in weakened bones.

One of the companies following the mandate is Wessex Mill located in Oxfordshire, England.

“It was decided after WWII that white flour should have the same nutritional properties as wholemeal flour to boost the health of the population by providing them with vitamins through their bread,” said Emily Munsey, a Trainee Mill Manager at Wessex Mill.

Today, millers are also required to include iron, thiamine (Vitamin B1), and nicotinic acid.

How can Calcium can boost the health of a population?
Young children are encouraged to drink milk to develop strong bones and pearly white teeth. It is the most abundant mineral within a human body, and calcium remains as equally important to adults.

According to the United States National Institutes of Health, the mineral is necessary for performing key tasks, such as the transmission of nerve messages, muscle function, or blood clotting.

Furthermore, a lack of calcium may lead to an increased risk of osteoporosis. Humans do not produce calcium themselves.

We must consume it, and luckily, many foods offer it naturally. Those include cabbage, kale, broccoli, almonds, yogurt, cheese, and of course, milk. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) states that dairy products make up 50-80 percent of dietary calcium for most industrialized countries.

However, what if someone is allergic to dairy or what if dairy products were scarce in a region?

Well, fortified flour can be that steady alternative to maintain adequate calcium levels.

Read the full article HERE.

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This blog is maintained by The Global Miller staff and is supported by the magazine Milling and Grain
which is published by Perendale Publishers Limited.

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31/03/2017: Rice fortification, new method to measure vitamin A

As a staple food for more than three billion people, rice provides a good source of energy but is sadly lacking in micronutrients

Due to its ubiquitous consumption, particularly across Asia and increasingly West Africa, rice offers an excellent vehicle for delivering essential vitamins and minerals through fortification - a proven and cost-effective intervention to reduce micronutrient deficiencies.

The recommended micronutrients to add to rice are iron, zinc, and vitamins A, B1, B3, B6, B9 and B12.

The effectiveness of rice fortification depends on a number of factors:

- Fortified rice production technology (i.e. extrusion vs. coating)
- Quality of vitamins and minerals used
- Storage and cooking conditions
- Proper monitoring of the industry

To facilitate the implementation of rice fortification, DSM partnered with us to create a rapid method for testing vitamin A - one of the most sensitive micronutrients in fortified rice.

A new sample preparation method was developed to use in conjunction with a portable photometer iCheck Fluoro.

The method requires only basic lab equipment and thus can enable efficient quality control throughout the production, distribution and monitoring of fortified rice.

Download the method HERE.

Read more HERE.

31/03/2017: 28th IAOM MEA Region Conference and Expo - call for papers

The International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) invite you to submit your educational, and what's new papers for the upcoming 28th Annual IAOM MEA Region Conference & Expo

Your entry should include the following documents:

• Completed application form - download it from these links PDF file, MS Word file
• One-page abstract of your proposed presentation explaining why it is important to the millers in Middle East & Africa
• One-paragraph speaker's biography
• One-paragraph company profile

Email your proposals to contact@iaom-mea.com

NB: Incomplete and/ or late submissions will not be considered.

Presentation schedule
Grain Milling Operation & Excellence, Baking & Pastry, Pasta & Semolina Technology, Feed Milling, What’s New, Grain Commodities Trade & Finance presentations will be delivered any time between 23 to 25 October 2017 in Sheikh Rashid Hall, Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), UAE.

Format
• Grain Milling Operation & Excellence* - 20-25 minute oral presentation (English)
• Pasta & Semolina Technology* - 20-25 minute oral presentation (English)
• Baking & Pastry* - 20-25 minute oral presentation (English)
• Feed Milling: Add Value to the Bi Product* - 20-25 minute oral presentation (English)
• What’s New Milling Technology - 10-minute oral presentation (English)
• Grain Commodities Trade & Finance* - 15-minute oral presentation (English)

*Each session (comprised of 3-5 presentations) will be followed by a 10-minute panel Q&A session. *In case speaker needs more presentation time, Education Committee will evaluate and decide depending on the topic.

Important dates
• 7 April 2017 (firm) - Deadline for submissions via email
• 15 May 2017 - Announcement of selected papers
• 16 October 2017 (firm) - Deadline to submit PowerPoint presentations to sheena@iaom-mea.com

Evaluation
Final selection of presentations is solely at the discretion of IAOM MEA Education Committee.

Scope
Educational presentations should be non-commercial in content and should address flour and feed milling, pasta, baking industry innovations, standards, and trends. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Grain Milling Operation & Excellence
• Valued added products from flour mills
• Importance of Flour Technology in Flour Milling companies
• Integrated Flour Milling Operation
• Flour Mill pest control and fumigation
• Wheat Flour Specification and Labelling
• Energy saving in flour milling
• New milling techniques
• Flour development as per customer’s requirements.
• Flour Mill Management
• Food safety in milling
• Clean label
• Nanotechnology in milling

Pasta & Semolina Technology
• Pasta processing technology
• Pasta production challenges and food safety
• Value added products from pasta plants

Baking & Pastry
• How to select Enzymes for flour treatment
• Bakery product consumption trends in the region
• Different improvers and their effect on baking
• Celiac disease and gluten-free diet

Feed Milling
• Developments and Trends in the poultry feed Industry
• UAE Poultry Industry status and Vision for the year 2017-2018
• Corn Fibre diets in Poultry / Animal Feed Industry
• Beneficial effects of Phytogenics in Animal Nutrition
• Principles of Feed manufacturing & Processing
• Soya meal production: Present trends & other protein alternatives for Animal Feeds
• Particle size reduction - The base for a successful extrusion process
• Mixing – How to reach excellent homogeneity in a short time
• Factors that affect pellet quality and Trouble shooting in the pelleting process
• Role of Enzymes in Animal Nutrition
• Mycotoxin Trends, Facts and its effects
• Value of Raw material analysis by Rapid methods and analytical solutions for the feed Industry
• Applications of Renewable energy in Poultry Industry
• Nutritional management of stresses in Poultry production
• Low density poultry diets
• Feeding schedules of Broiler feeds in the poultry
• Feed mycotoxins can cause decreased vaccine efficiency
• Intestinal Integrity – Importance and Economical impacts

What's New Milling Technology
New milling technology, product or service recently launched in the market (12 months or less) or has yet to be launched.

• Silo temperature measurement and control systems
• Whole grain quality analysis
• Maize milling new technology
• Mycotoxins in milling - specification, detection and removal
• Non-wheat grain milling technology
• Functionality of dough
• Optimising diagrams to produce the best flour quality
• Wheat milling new technologies
• Optical sorting equipment
• Developments in automation and control systems
• Quality assurance systems
• Optimised treatment and handling of return flour
• Plant hygiene, mill pest control & fumigation using gases and heat
• Developments in fluting & roll frosting systems
• Developments in whole wheat products, pasta & couscous production, and instant noodle technology
• Social media applications in milling
• Food safety and sanitation

Grain Commodities Trade & Finance
• Analysis of developments affecting world trade in grains
• World production, consumption and market outlooks
• Guidelines in drafting milling contracts
• Finance facilities and banking solutions (commodity trade finance, storage finance, export pre-payment and pre-export finance structures, etc.)
• Insurance policy and risk management (trade credit insurance)
• Growing investment and consumption needs in emerging countries
• Development in free trade policies

Read more HERE.

March 29, 2017

Sukup Manufacturing Co. company profile

SukupManufacturing Co. is a family-owned manufacturer of grain bins, grain dryers, material handling equipment and pre-engineered metal buildings.

According to their website, “The world's fastest growing bin company and largest family-owned, full-line grain drying and storage equipment manufacturer, Sukup Manufacturing Co. is located in the heart of rich, Midwestern farmland.”

Since the introduction of their first stirring machine in 1963, they have been manufacturing products to make grain production more efficient for farmers.

If you are ever near Sheffield, Iowa, stop by. The team at Sukup would love for you to get in contact to arrange a tour of their facilities.

View the website HERE.

30/03/2017: A constant challenge to produce more from less

by Chris Jackson, Export Manager, UK TAG

As I write these notes this month from winter conditions here in the UK, it is a constant reminder that in the farming world, we are all reliant on climate for all of our production

Chris Jackson

Worldwide, farmers have adapted production technique to suit both the land and climatic conditions.

Farming in itself is a complex enough subject and my best guess is that it is still the world’s biggest user of labour, even without all of its allied industries needed to get raw materials from point of production to end consumer.

With some very notable international large scale integrated companies operating, most production is still in the hands of family businesses that are limited in expansion by lack of capital and resources- as well as their own traditions.

Challenges we face
As our productive land is increasingly taken over by urban development, those left in the industry have a constant challenge to produce more from less.

Here in the UK we are helped by having some of the world’s leading research and development facilities, a fact often overlooked by our potential customers from around the globe- working not only in livestock field, but for crops including; tropical varieties, horticulture, machinery and technology.

My own university for example, is working on robotic field machinery, not only because of skilled labour shortage here, but perhaps more importantly because of soil structure damage caused by the ever increasing size of farm machinery.

The effects include soil erosion and dust blowing in the vast arable lands of countries such as America or Australia.

Read the full article HERE.

30/03/2017: NGFA membership reelects Officers and elects Board and Executive Committee members

The NGFA's 121st Annual Convention attracted 700 NGFA members to New Orleans last week, where they discussed and debated industry priorities on trade, infrastructure and farm policy, and reelected NGFA's industry officers and elected several NGFA industry leaders to serve on the Board of Directors

During the Association's annual business meeting, the membership re-elected the NGFA's industry officers to a second, one-year term.

Image: Roman Plessl

Re-elected as NGFA chairman was John Heck, senior vice president, Scoular, Omaha, Neb.

Re-elected as NGFA first vice chairman was Eric Wilkey, president, Arizona Grain Inc., Casa Grande, Ariz., while David Baudler, managing director, grain, Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain North America, Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., was re-elected as second vice chairman.

Heck is the 66th industry leader to serve at the helm of the NGFA. A native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and an economics graduate of the University of Iowa, he has been with Scoular since 1981, when he joined the company as a grain merchandiser.

In 1984, he became operations manager of the company's Nebraska Region, and a year later was named vice president responsible for management and operation of its Eastern Region.

He was promoted to his current position in 1992. He is a past chairman of the Agriculture Council of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, served as board chairman for Habitat for Humanity Omaha and is a past trustee of the Nebraska 4-H Foundation.

Wilkey joined Arizona Grain in 1991 after beginning his career six years earlier with the Continental Grain Co.

From 1996-2006, he served as the company's vice president and director of merchandising and risk management prior to becoming the firm's top officer in 2006.

In addition, he has been a member of the Arizona Grain Research and Promotion Council since 2004, and is a past chair of that organization.

An Illinois native, he received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois. Baudler is responsible for Cargill's domestic and export grain across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

He previously served from 2011-16 as business unit leader and president of Cargill AgHorizons US, which was responsible for the company's farmer-facing grain and crop-input business. He served in numerous positions in the US grain business with Cargill earlier in his career, including the company's World Trading Unit in Geneva,Switzerland; the Dressings, Sauces and Oils Refining Group within the Food Ingredients Platform; and general manager of the Softseeds and Biodiesel Segment of the company's Grain and Oilseeds North America Division.

He grew up on a southwest Iowa farm, and received his undergraduate degree in agricultural business from Iowa State University.

Board of Directors Elected: NGFA members elected the following members to serve three-year terms on the organisation's Board of Directors:

• Matt Ashton, senior vice president, grain, Central Valley Ag Cooperative, York, Neb.

• Augusto Basanini, president and chief executive officer, United Grain Corp., Vancouver, Wash.

• Chris Boerm, president, grain transportation, Archer Daniels Midland Inc., Decatur, Ill.*

• Jim Byrum, president and secretary/treasurer, Michigan Agri-Business Association

• Matt Gibson, vice president and general manager, Grain Division, Bunge North America Inc., St. Louis, Mo.

• Phil Greene, vice president, Foster Commodities and Foster Farms, Fresno, Calif.

• Brian Gordon, general manager, Ritzville Warehouse Co., Ritzville, Wash.

• Jeff Hainline, Board chairman and risk management adviser, Advance Trading Co., Bloomington, Ill.

• Jarvis Haugeberg, executive vice president, Form A Feed, Stewart, Minn.

• Rex Holstein, vice president, commodity purchasing, Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark.

• Jerald Kemmerer, chief executive officer and general manager, Pride Ag Resources, Dodge City, Kan.

• Diana Klemme, vice president, Grain Service Corp., Atlanta, Ga.

• Alan Koenig, chief supply chain officer, Grain Craft, Chattanooga, Tenn.

• Lynn Krueger, senior manager, commodity purchasing, Ingredion Inc., Westchester, Ill.

• Bob Knief, president, Bartlett Grain Co. L.P., Kansas City, Mo.

• Steve Nail, president and chief executive officer, Farmers Grain Terminal Inc., Greenville, Miss.

• Chris Shafer, vice president, agricultural products, Ag Processing Inc., Omaha, Neb.

• Bruce Sutherland, president, Michigan Agricultural Commodities, Lansing, Mich.

• Jeff VanPavenage, president and chief executive officer, Columbia Grain Inc., Portland, Ore.

• Robert Zelenka, executive director, Minnesota Grain and Feed Association

Executive Committee Elected: Subsequently, the NGFA Board of Directors elected the following of its members to serve on the NGFA Executive Committee:

• Jim Banachowski, vice president and general manager, The Andersons, Maumee, Ohio.

• Chris Boerm, president, Global Transportation, Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur, Ill.

• Steve Campbell, executive vice president and head of North American Grains, Louis Dreyfus Company, Kansas City, Mo.

• Tom Coyle, general manager, COFCO International, Chicago, Ill.

• John Fletcher, general manager, Central Missouri AGRIService LLC, Marshall, Mo.

• Roger Fray, chief commodity marketing officer, Landus Cooperative, Ralston, Iowa

• Matt Gibson, vice president and general manager, Grain Division, Bunge North America, St. Louis, Mo.

• David Hoogmoed, executive vice president, Land O'Lakes Inc., Arden Hills, Minn.

• Diana Klemme, vice president, Grain Service Corp., Atlanta, Ga.

• Alan Koenig, chief supply chain officer, Grain Craft, Chattanooga, Tenn.

• Todd Lafferty, vice president and general counsel, Wheeler Brothers Grain Co., Watonga, Okla.

• Dan Mack, vice president, transportation, CHS Inc., St. Paul, Minn.

• Ryan Pellett, president and chief executive officer, J.D. Heiskell & Co., Elkhorn, Neb.

Also serving as members of the Executive Committee by virtue of their office are:

• NGFA Chairman: John Heck, senior vice president, Scoular, Omaha, Neb.

• NGFA First Vice Chairman: Eric Wilkey, president, Arizona Grain Inc., Casa Grande, Ariz.

• NGFA Second Vice Chairman: David Baudler, managing director, grain; Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain North America, Cargill Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.

• Immediate Past Chairman: Gary Beachner, president and CEO, Beachner Grain Co., Parsons, Kan., who was elected by the Executive Committee to serve as its chairman.

• NGFA President: Randy Gordon

Read more HERE.

30/03/2017: Nutriad opens new plant in China

Traditional Chinese dragon dances were on display when Nutriad, together with local partners, opened its new palatability factory in Nantong, China

The ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by government officials, industry leaders and local staff.

www.nutriad.com

A pioneer in flavour and sweetener solutions for livestock applications in China, Nutriad invested in a new state of the art production facility allowing the introduction of the most recent product development from their laboratories in Europe.

The new factory, with a 10,000 Mt capacity/year, will operate under the FFI (Feed Flavour International) brand. Building on strong experience in swine nutrition, the new plant will also service ruminant and aquaculture applications.

Erik Visser, CEO Nutriad stated, “As the Chinese industry has developed, both government regulations as well as customer demands have changed over the years. This new factory is in full compliance with the latest environmental and safety regulations and brings together our years of experience from producing and servicing customers across the world.”

The new 4,150 M2 facility, will see production capacity increased and incorporates lab facilities that were built following European quality standards.

Introduction of new bags will enhance the product quality and introduction of ERP software will support supply chain improvements.

The opening ceremony was follow by a seminar that hosted speakers from Chinese universities and international industry expert and concluded with a dinner attended by industry leaders from all over China.

Nutriad CEO Mr Visser concluded, “China is a dynamic and growing country. We are proud to be investing in this market and in our relation with local producers. We are confident that we will continue to be successful as we have shown to be able to convert global knowledge into practical local solutions helping producers to overcome feed intake challenges.”

Read more HERE.

Chief Industries company profile

Chief Agri/Industrial Division markets grain bins, grain conditioning, bulk-handling, feedmill equipment and accessories through a worldwide network of highly qualified dealers. And since 1954, Chief Industries has been providing customers with quality manufactured products and unmatched personal service.

"The demanding industry we serve requires flexibility and our diverse line of products provides customers the confidence that Chief can meet their needs. This diversity combined with unmatched personal service and the strength of more than 50 years, are key examples of how the Chief commitment to our customers is unmatched," says the company.

For more than 50 years, Chief has focused on "Engineering Relationships" with its customers, a relationship that begins long before the order and lasts well after the shipment.

Chief products utilise state-of-the-art designs that simplify construction and save time and money. The company extends an invitation to tour its site to find out how Chief can meet your grain management needs.

March 28, 2017

29/03/2017: Feeding the future: with focus on health and environment

by Christophe Palletier

In my opinion, the food and agriculture sector does not receive enough praise for its performance

Christophe Palletier

Over the past four decades, the world population has increased by 80 per cent, meaning that farmers have been able to supply food for an additional 3.3 billion people during that same time period.

Unfortunately, the number of hungry people has remained about stable, around a billion people.

Every person who is hungry is a hungry person too many.

There cannot be any discussion about that, and there still is a lot of work to be done. This is no small feat. Clearly there is plenty of room for improvement, especially when you consider that about a third of the food produced is wasted. Although this does mean that potential to supply future food demand is there.

Production VS Consumption
The discussions about meeting future food demand always tend to focus on production volumes. Of course that is the minimum requirement, but to meet all the other challenges it is necessary to broaden the scope beyond volumes.

Production is only half the equation. The other is consumption. There is lot of work to help consumption patterns contribute to a balanced future between supply and demand.

The on-going increase of obesity and diabetes are at least as worrying as hunger because of the negative health, environmental and economic consequences.

One of the most important roles in the future for the food and agriculture sector will be to help people feed themselves properly. There is a need for this and it goes far beyond a marketing exercise.

Read the full article HERE.

29/03/2017: Silos Córdoba Group unveils new corporate image

Silos Córdoba Group presents its new corporate image that will be deployed across all the organisation’s activities in the coming months: from the new website to branding on all silos and industrial facilities

The Silos Córdoba Group, a world reference in grain storage and conditioning solutions, unveils the new corporate image that started to take shape last year, carrying out a strategic and visual revitalisation of its corporate brand, adapting to the company's increasing size and strength.

www.siloscordoba.com

This new image aims to convey the new reality of the company, which has experienced a steady international expansion over the past 20 years.

Through an intense international activity, the company now exports its products to more than 45 countries in four continents; with offices in Argentina, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Mozambique, Romania, Uruguay, India and Nigeria; and a network of distributors in 37 countries.

This gradual change of image also includes the development and fostering of greater cooperation between all companies and the creation of an “ideas transfer” group, through the collaboration of the different companies of the Group.

Moreover, global operations capabilities have been merged into a single entity and there has been a move to centralised Human Resources, Finance and Marketing services.

The redesign of the Silos Córdoba Group logos, by Juan Clemente Design, aims to update the old image, capturing the new phase of the group, its communication strategy, and positioning as a first class international entity in a solid, recognised and coherent way.

The new branding respects as much as possible the current image of an established, prestigious company, with years of experience in the industry.

The redesign process was focused on establishing both a chromatic and typographic driver element, and from there, to develop a new line that while retaining previous features, still responds to the needs of modern times and new technologies.

Read more HERE.

March 27, 2017

Satake company profile

In 1896, the founder of the Satake Corporation, Riichi Satake, invented and began the production of Japan's first power driven rice milling machine.

In the subsequent one hundred years, a succession of successful developments and a wealth of accumulated research and knowledge have made Satake the world leader in grain processing systems. Satake produces a comprehensive range of individual machines, integrated systems and totally engineered solutions for the processing of rice, wheat and other grains.

The Company is proud of its tradition of innovation which ensures that Satake machines and systems are always at the forefront of technology.

Satake has achieved its position as the oldest, largest and most advanced company in its fields through its commitment to offering customers superb equipment, specially developed to meet their needs. This driving principle has led directly to the prosperity of the Company.

According to their website: "We are most grateful to all our customers for their patronage which has allowed us to become known and respected in Japan and over 140 countries throughout the world."

"Satake is a 'customer company' as well as a 'technically oriented company' putting the principle of customer satisfaction into practice. The support and assistance of our customers are greatly appreciated."

Visit the website HERE.

28/03/2017: Nutriad showcases additive solutions for responsible antibiotics use at VIV Asia

The pressure on the use of AGP’s in Asia has gained momentum since the Korean ban in 2011

At the recent VIV Asia in Bangkok (Thailand), multinational feed additives producer Nutriad, presented solutions for reduction of antibiotics usage in livestock production.

Dr Tim Goossens

This year’s VIV that saw a record attendance, served as an excellent platform for sharing insights on how feed additives can help the reduction of non-therapeutic use of antibiotics.

Nutriad attended industry experts from across the world at its booth and participated in several conferences and seminars during the week.

At the technical conference ‘Immunosuppression 2017’ which took place before the opening day of VIV Asia, Dr Radka Borutova, Business Development Manager at Nutriad, presented on Mycotoxins: A gateway to infectious diseases.

Consumption of some mycotoxins, at levels that do not cause overt clinical mycotoxicosis, suppresses immune functions and may decrease resistance to infectious disease.

Dr Radka Borutova

“As Asia Pacific countries are still importing most of their raw feed ingredients, and since the mycotoxin situation in Europe and USA seem to be quite serious, APAC poultry, swine, ruminants and aquaculture producers are exposed to an increased mycotoxin risk in 2017”, said Dr Radka Borutova.

On the final day of VIV Asia, Dr Tim Goossens, Business Development Manager at Nutriad, presented a talk on the challenges that producers of gut health promoting additives are facing.

“By now, it is clear that many active ingredients can be linked to gut health. But to develop a product that is just as robust as AGPs, their potential needs to be maximised”, said Dr Goossens.

Erik Visser

He talked about butyrate as an example.

“Butyrate has the potential to trigger several physiological responses that are beneficial for gut health and performance. That potential will only be met, if you invest in a coating that is able to deliver butyrate throughout the entire digestive tract, like Nutriad does with ADIMIX®Precision.”

Erik Visser, CEO Nutriad, concluded, “Pressure from government regulation and consumers will shape the demands on livestock and aquaculture producers in Asia as far as antibiotics usage is concerned, just as we are seeing and have seen in other parts of the world. With a proven track record of additive solutions across the world, NUTRIAD is well positioned to work alongside producers to define answers for today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. Feedback from industry at the recent VIV once more showed how our collaborative approach to the market is appreciated and valued.”

Read more HERE.

28/03/2017: Satake and Alapala announce the rebirth of Henry Simon

The legendary flour milling brand “Henry Simon” returns

Satake Corporation and Alapala announced today the rebirth of the Henry Simon range of flour milling equipment.

Henry Simon Roller Mill

From its inception in 1878, Henry Simon of Manchester, England has always been known as an innovator and a driving force that helped create the milling industry that we know today.

The new range of equipment captures the original pioneering spirit combined with the groundbreaking design and aesthetics resulting from the combined research and development from Japanese and European design hubs.

The equipment will be built in the newly completed Alapala manufacturing complex that features the very latest robotic cutting, welding and assembly technology.

To celebrate the launch, the equipment will be released to the industry at the 121st Annual Conference and Expo of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) at the Conference & Expo New Orleans Marriott and the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center April 10-14.

Henry Simon Purifier

On display for the first time will be the Roller mill and Purifier.

Both machines are the result of painstaking design partnership between Satake, Alapala and a world renowned industrial design and styling studio. The results are a stunning combination of technology, functionality and ergonomics.

This latest collaboration between Satake and Alapala follows the announcement in July 2015 when the strategic partnership was unveiled to provide the milling industry with a truly global technology partner.

The partnership incorporates the sharing technology, sales capabilities and human resources for milling clients around the world.

Read more HERE.

Visit the Satake Corporation website, HERE.

Visit the Alapala website, HERE.

28/03/2017: Roundtable on Responsible Soy reveals full conference line-up, early bird passes available

The Roundtable on Responsible Soy Association, the internationally recognised organisation promoting responsible production, processing and trading of soy, announces its final line-up of speakers for the RT12 / Zero Deforestation: Transparency and Scale conference taking place in Lille, France, 31st May – 1st June 2017

www.responsiblesoy.org

Speakers include representatives from Nestle, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Proterra, European Commission, Imperial College London and many other key industry partners and academics.

This year’s event, which will attract 250 stakeholders from the global supply chain, will explore practical solutions to achieving continuous improvement in sustainable soy through dialogue with thought leaders within the sector.

The two-day event will focus on deforestation (monitoring strategies and tools; risk analysis; solutions for bridging the gap between legal compliance and zero deforestation), supply chain transparency (challenges and solutions for sustainable physical supply chains; transparency tools; stories from the field) and issues around the scaling up of production (jurisdictional approaches; finance and government; synergies between soy standards). Early bird tickets still are available at a discounted price.

The full line-up of speakers has been confirmed as:

- Sandra de Bruin - GMP+ International (Project Coordinator) – The Netherlands

- Olaf Brugman - Rabobank Markets (Head of Sustainability) – The Netherlands

- Stephen Donofrio - Change|Forest Trends (Senior Advisor at Supply) - USA

- Madeleine Eilert - Nestlé – (Responsible Sourcing Manager| Cereals, Sugar and Soya) - Switzerland

- Rachael Garrett - Department of Earth and Environment at Boston University (Assistant Professor) - USA

- Gisela Introvini – Fapcem (Superintendent) - Brazil

- Emma Keller - WWF UK (Agricultural Commodities Manager) - UK

- Juliana de Lavor Lopes - AMAGGI (Sustainability Director) - Brazil

- Lisa Rausch - University of Wisconsin (Research Associate in the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment) - USA

- Inke van der Sluijs - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil – The Netherlands

- Kristell Guizouarn - Avril Group (Sustainability Chief Officer) - France

- Alejandro Brown – Proyungas (Presidente Fundación ProYungas) - Argentina

- Augusto Freire – ProTerra (President) - Brazil

- Ryan Sarsfield - WRI: Global Forest Watch (Latin America Commodities Manager) - USA

- Daniel Nepstad- Earth Innovation Institute (Executive Director) – USA

- Stefan Heinke –Bayer (Global Sustainability Manager) - Germany

- Erin Logan – Proforest (Deputy Director Responsible Sourcing) - UK

RTRS’s latest enhancement of its Soy Production Standard (version 3.0) has created the world’s first Zero Deforestation multi-stakeholder certification standard.

It is the only multi-stakeholder certification scheme that guarantees zero deforestation in responsible soy production.

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Golfetto Sangati company profile

Over the last century, the Group’s history has followed the interweaving stories of its three consituent companies. These disparate paths have led to the current Golfetto Sangati, a company that represents the culmination of a long journey that started in the Twenties.

Golfetto, originally founded in Padua, specialised in the engineering of cereal manufacturing plants. Its foundation is the starting point from which all future events took place. It was followed by Sangati’s foundation, in 1929, a company that in just a few years became a renowned name in the milling industry.

In 1952, Berga S.p.A. was set up. At first the company specialized in milling machines and silos. It then widened its business to animal feed production. During the seventies it became a recognised leader in the engineering and building of mills, animal feed plants, cereal storage and handling for harbour terminals. The company expanded even further with the opening of new branches in Europe and Northern Africa.

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27/03/2017: A perspective on nutritional privilege

by Clifford Spencer, Goodwill Ambassador, NEPAD, and Chairman, Milling4Life

The chilly UK weather in February ensures that my Scottish ancestry demands porridge made from nutritious oats for my daily breakfast

Clifford Spencer

This feat of nature in the production of the crop of oats and its conversion into porridge provides nutritious and long lasting daily sustenance, as well as gut health that I have come to take for granted from early childhood.

My now regular visits to developing countries are a constant reminder that mine is a privileged existence and diet.

One that vast areas of the planet and its peoples can only dream of, with way too often not only adults but vulnerable young children going without as they set out on their daily journey to survive and hopefully prosper.

Indeed, without food for their children many developing country schools attract very few attendees and education suffers, along with the development of whole countries and their vital economies.

That situation comes as a stark reminder to the importance of the milling industry, and that production and making available on a daily basis a suite of nutritious milling products is not only a matter of satisfying taste but in many parts of the world the basis of life itself as well as that of national development.

The driving force of Milling4Life
This is the fundamental driver and basis of ‘Milling4Life’, for this reason we will be looking closely at areas such as developing milling skills, equipment and in-country facilities for a wider range of crops than that which are currently covered.

In particular those that form the basis of agricultural production in many developing countries but currently struggle to function compared to those with developed nutritious and efficient food chains.

In a few days’ time I will set off on a journey to the United States, and during my stay I will witness the very latest and best of milling technology in the state of Kansas, who produce the most economic wheat as a farm crop in the world.

How do I know that? Well I spent most of my farming career attempting to match the production costs of Kansas’s wheat regularly achieved by its expert farmers, and frustratingly found it more than difficult to achieve!

In fact - being brutally honest, failing to achieve that target in often inclement and unsuitable UK weather and soils for this purpose really became the norm.

However in the early 70’s my UK family farm did produce the Supreme Championship winning sample of milling wheat at the World Fair in Toronto, Canada. Being a typical farmer, I talked about this constantly with anyone who’d care to listen (and still do now over 40 years later) whilst conveniently forgetting virtually all of the other wheat production that never reached those heights. This is same situation as our national football team, but that is another story!

The good news for Milling4Life is that the climate and soils in many developing countries are more than up to the task and better still well adapted. Indigenous cereal crops exist in these countries that are also suitable for milling and are already widely grown.

The challenge comes in putting these countries, crop and their milling industries through the earnest development that so readily produces items such as my top class breakfast cereal, which I enjoy on a daily quality and supply always guaranteed basis.

Read the full article HERE.

27/03/2017: Nutriad hosting US technical poultry symposium

Multinational feed additives producer organised a symposium during the 2017 Midwest Poultry in Minneapolis (USA) facilitating a discussion amongst industry leaders on addressing current poultry production challenges, including the best way to tackle the new Veterinary Feed Directive and raising poultry without antibiotics

Dr Haitham Yakout

The meeting was attended by representatives from the top poultry producers and feed producers in the country.

Staff from the top two turkey producers, with a combined volume of over 2.5 billion pounds of turkey meat a year, participated, the top three broiler producers, responsible for over 35 million birds processed a week, were present as well as was the largest brand on the egg industry in US.

Senior management from participating companies highly valued the input on the topics discussed and the opportunity to interact with industry colleagues. Safety studies (GRAS) on feed additives used in the industry, such as Nutriad’s precision delivery coated Sodium Butyrate (ULTRAMIX®) were largely discussed and considered to be the best path for feed additives suppliers.

The meeting covered the nutritional directions, presented by Jim Plyler, a discussion on the veterinarian view on the VFD, presented by Dr Eric Gonder and the market approach of feed additives suppliers, covered by Dr Haitham Yakout.

During a panel discussion, led by Dr Simon Shane, the attendees were given the opportunity for further interaction which generated some interesting ideas based on information shared by technical industry leaders.

Both attendees and Nutriad indicated to be looking forward to repeat the symposium during Midwest Poultry in 2018 and make it a returning event to support the poultry industry in reaching even higher goals and meeting the consumer’s requirements in a better way.

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27/03/2017: Vortex announces management changes

Vortex announces the appointment of Laurence Millington as Managing Director of the company’s operations in Darlington, United Kingdom

Mr Millington will take over the role from Travis Young, who has overseen Vortex’s international operations since 2008.

Travis Young

After nine years of managing the company’s business development in the EMEA and Asian markets, Mr Young has accepted the position of Executive Vice President of Marketing and Global Strategy at Vortex’s corporate headquarters in Kansas, USA.

“The appointment of Laurence was a straightforward decision. He understands how our business works, the markets we serve, and the core values Vortex upholds”, commented Mr Young.

“Under his leadership Vortex will continue to create winning relationships with our clients and distribution channels for many years to come.”

Mr Millington has been employed with the company since 2009 and was promoted to his most recent role of Sales Director, EMEA and Asia, in 2015.

Laurence Millington

Mr Young has been with the company since 2004.

Founded in 1977, Vortex designs and manufactures valves and dustless loading equipment for handling dry bulk material in the food, chemical, and mineral industries.

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