The Global Miller: October 2019

October 31, 2019

Cereals 2020 crop plots growing up and away

Cereals will be held on 10-11th June 2020 at Chrishall Grange, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK. Drilling of crop plots at the Cambridgeshire site is nearing completion, with stands of oilseed rape and cereals emerged and growing away, despite the difficult conditions.

'The site is on free draining land and the grass for the Cereals Event has established extremely well - the whole area looks a picture,' says host farmer Robert Law.

Image credit: Cereals

According to crop plot manager Paul Scrimshaw, 100 percent of the exhibitor plots had been drilled by the end of October, with the Choice Cereals plots featuring most of the approved and candidate winter wheat and barley varieties now ready to go in.

'Like elsewhere in the UK, we've experienced very tricky wet conditions although we've escaped more lightly than some areas in the West Midlands,' says Mr Scrimshaw. 'We're on light land and the whole 50ha site was ploughed and pressed before we started. The grass is looking really good, and I'm really impressed with how the Syngenta Sprays and Sprayers Arena looks.'

With over 30 varieties of wheat and more than 20 of barley, alongside oilseed rape, linseed and novel crops covering around 5ha of crop plots, the logistics of sowing and managing the site can be complicated even with perfect weather conditions, he adds. 'It's very different growing a show crop to a farm crop. To a farmer, it's the economics that are important at the end of the day, whereas with show plots all exhibitors want them looking beautiful so you do have to go the extra mile.'

To sow the crops, Mr Scrimshaw has two 30hp open-cabbed tractors, 1.2m and 2m cultivators and a 2m drill although he can call in specialist equipment if required.

Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.

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Animal feed producer ups uniformity, cuts cycle times with fluidised bed mixing

by Steve Knauth, Marketing Manager, Munson Machinery Co., Inc., United States

Country Junction Feeds has produced animal feed products in Alberta, Canada for over 100 years. Today it offers a full line of organic wet and dry feeds for cattle, hogs, poultry, horses, bison, elk, goats and sheep. To improve batch consistency and prevent damage when adding liquids to fragile ingredients, the company installed a fluidised-bed type mixer on its “wet feed" production line.

Dry feed in raw or pelletised form is typically pre-blended in a 2000kg capacity mixer. The wet blending process adds oils and/or molasses to rolled oats, barley, pellets and “bull ration” calf feed for nutrition and palatability as well as dust control.

To blend dry ingredients with liquid additions in batches up to 300kg, the company installed a Munson model MF-18-SS fluidised bed mixer.

"Fluidised bed mixing brought more batch-to-batch consistency than the previous auger mixer," explains Mark Shantz, Country Junction’s Maintenance Manager, adding that it imparts less shear than the auger mixer, reducing product degradation, particularly with fragile materials.

How liquid additions are mixed with dry blends
To initiate a mixing cycle, an operator enters a pre-programmed recipe at a plant workstation. Individual ingredients, stored in outdoor granaries, are transported by chain drag conveyors to the aforementioned dry mixer for pre-blending.

Blended batches discharged into bins are then conveyed by either of two drag chain conveyors to the fluidised bed mixer. Load cells supporting the mixer transmit weight gain information to a PLC, which stops the conveyor once the preset batch weight has been gained, with +/- 1 kg accuracy.

Once mixing begins, a fluid volume of oil or molasses equivalent to 3-to-10 percent of the dry premix weight is automatically metered from a 20kg capacity vessel and gravity discharged into the top centre intake of the fluidised bed mixer.

Read more HERE.

Basic and advanced milling techniques taught at back-to-back milling courses

Just as a recipe includes many ingredients to make a final product, the different milling perspectives shared through training creates a dynamic learning environment. The merging of those perspectives happened during the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) and Kansas State University's Basic Milling Principles and Advanced Milling courses held October 7-11 and 14-18, respectively.

IAOM-KSU Basic Milling Principles
Kicking off the training was the IAOM-KSU Basic Milling Principals course held for 18 participants from five countries. Participants studied an array of topics within the umbrella of the milling industry.

They were able to utilise hands-on training as well as classroom lectures to understand the milling process and controls that are influenced by the raw materials and milling systems, including cleaning, conditioning, milling and the finished product. They also expanded their knowledge by training in the Shellenberger Hall Baking Lab and the Hall Ross Flour Mill.

Shawn Thiele, IGP Institute associate director, and flour milling
and grain processing specialist listens in to a participant's
question about the equipment in the Hal Ross Flour Mill
Image credit: IGP KSU

'We opened up a lot of knowledge that wasn't in the textbook that I was reading before my visit — particularly the hands-on approach on milling,' says Adrian Redondo, baking technician for U.S. Wheat Associates in the Philippines and course participant. 'It's really different when you read the textbook and experience it for yourself, it gives you a practical idea of how to go about asking the correct questions to millers.'

For participant Hector Muniz, milling assistant for General Mills, Los Angeles, California, the course gave him a deeper knowledge in the entire milling system, and how his position works to create the final product.

'When I started working at General Mills, I didn't have a concept of milling. I've been in the trucking industry for 25 years and I didn't know this business was so huge and spread worldwide,' Mr Muniz says. 'I now have an understanding of where everything comes from. It really opened my eyes to something I had barely any knowledge of.'

IAOM-KSU Advanced Milling Principles
As an expansion to the basic course, the IAOM-KSU Advanced Milling offering included topics on techniques and tools used for analysing and improving grain processing flows, understanding variables that impact production efficiencies, and enhancing the troubleshooting skills of mill personnel.

'The advanced milling course was a great success with a total of 16 participants from around the United States, Canada, Turkey, Philippines and South Africa,' says Shawn Thiele, IGP Institute associate director, and flour milling and grain processing specialist.

Course participants were exposed to a number of advanced milling techniques including how to optimise mill processes through sampling and testing to maximise efficiencies in a given mill. Studentswere able to utilise classroom lectures to discuss cleaning, conditioning and milling processes and equipment, and apply said knowledge in hands-on exercises.

'In both trainings, the diverse milling knowledge that was brought in from the participants promoted excellent class discussion and provided different views of milling,' says Mr Thiele.

In addition to flour milling and grain processing, the IGP Institute also offers courses in the areas of feed manufacturing and grain quality management, and grain marketing and risk management.

To learn more about these other training opportunities, visit the IGP Institute website, HERE.

Kay Jay Chill Rolls company profile

Kay Jay Chill Rolls is one of the pioneers in production of mill rolls in India for various industries. Since 1979, they have always been concentrated on research and development for the production of mill rolls, striving to make them of the highest quality standards. In the year 1999, they diversified and started manufacturing roll fluting machines, followed by combined roll grinding and fluting (rgf) machines.

Today Kay Jay Rolls are producing all types of rolls and machines in joint venture with Walzen Irle GmbH, Germany. With their German Partners they have built up a complete new manufacturing facility to produce rolls and machines, in the name of Irle Kay Jay Rolls Pvt Ltd. The whole manufacturing process for producing rolls and machines is carried out in the new manufacturing facilities, with complete technical know-how from Germany.

“We always value the feedback of our valued customers to develop new products and give best service,” - Kay Jay Chill Rolls.

History
1979 – start of production of mill rolls, for various industries
1999 – developed the hydraulic roll fluting/grooving machine
2000 – build the combined roll grinding and fluting machine (hydraulic)
2005 – with the help of continuous research and development program, we started commercial production of PLC/CNC (automatic) combined roll grinding and fluting machines.
2007 – entered into a joint venture with German Roll Manufacturer, Walzen Irle GmbH, to make high quality rolls in India for various markets.
2007 – jointly with the German partners, formed Irle Kay Jay Rolls Pvt Ltd.
2008 – built up a complete new manufacturing facility to produce highest quality rolls, with technical know-how and equipment from German partners.
2009 – start producing rolls in the new manufacturing facilities, which one of the most modern roll foundry and machine shop having latest equipment and machines.
2011 – started building sand blasting machines or frosting machines for rolls.

Kay Jay Chill Rolls is an ISO 9001 : 2015 company. view the ISO Certificate for Kay Jay Chill Rolls, HERE.

View the company’s corporate video, HERE.

Visit the Kay Jay Chill Rolls website, HERE.

Registration for the Aqua Feed Extrusion Conference is open!

The Aqua Feed Extrusion Conference, co-organised by International Aquafeed, Dr Mian Riaz of Texas A&M University and VIV is once again taking place one day before VICTAM Asia and Animal Health and Nutrition Asia!

This rendition of the conference will specialise in extrusion for aquatic feeds, and will be held one day before the exhibition on March 23rd. The full-day conference will feature a variety of industry expert speakers delivering innovative presentations on how users can make the best use of their extrusion machinery and aqua feed systems.

Registration is available now following this link

Tickets cost just US $199 and entitle attendees to full access to the conference, as well as two coffee breaks.

Read more HERE.

October 30, 2019

30th Annual IAOM Middle East and Africa Conference and Expo starts next week

The 30th Annual IAOM Middle East and Africa (IAOM MEA) Conference and Expo will be starting next week, running from 3-6th November at the Sheikh Rashid Hall in the Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE. The Milling and Grain team will be in attendance keeping you up-to-date via social media.

The amenities and services at the Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC) are splendid and logistically much convenient to access the Sheikh Rashid Hall in Dubai International Exhibition and Convention centre. The Expo comprises of almost 200 exhibiton booths from multinational companies from the flour milling and feed manufacturing industries, allied traders, grain millers, milling machine manufacturers etc from various parts of the world.

Founded in 1896, The International Association of Operative Millers is an international organisation comprised of flour millers, cereal grain and seed processors and allied trades representatives and companies devoted to the advancement of technology in the flour milling, cereal grain and seed processing industries. Among its members, IAOM promotes a spirit of fellowship and cooperation.

The size and quality of the MEA district's constant string of conference and expo has steadily grown and evolved through the progression of the annual events held throughout the region in Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mauritius, UAE and Yemen. In 2001, the district name changed to 'Mideast & Africa District', reflecting the expansion of its influence and reach.

For more information visit the IAOM MEA website, HERE.

How the type of starch can influence pelleting

by Mathieu Calmont, Borregaaard LignoTech, Norway

Starch is one of the primary ingredients used in feed, together with protein. But starches from different sources offer a range of functional properties that need to be considered, not only from a nutritional perspective but also for technological aspects.

Starch structure and function
Chemically, starches are polysaccharides that consist of repeating glucose units. Starch molecules have one of two molecular structures: a linear structure, known as amylose; and a branched structure, known as amylopectin.

Amylose and amylopectin associate through hydrogen bonding and arrange themselves radially in layers to form granules. Starches from different sources vary from one another in the following ways - each of which may affect performance:

Granule size and shape
Starch granules come in a wide variety of sizes ranging from three microns to over 100 microns. Wheat starch, for example, has a distribution of both large and small granules while corn-starch has a narrow distribution of rather large granules.

Amylose: amylopectin ratio
All starches are composed of varying proportions of amylose and amylopectin. The ratio varies not only among the different types of starch, but also among the many plant varieties within a type. Waxy starches are those that have no more than 10 percent amylopectin.

Standard wheat and corn starches contain 25-to-28 percent of amylose and 72-to-75 percent of amylopectin, not a big difference for this specific parameter. Other variations also exist in starches. In general, most such variations consist of the presence of non-starch components in the granule (or close to), such as lipids or protein. Those elements can highly influence gelatinisation, even at low concentration.

Corn
Four classes of corn-starch exist. Common corn-starch has 25 percent amylose, while waxy maize is almost totally composed of amylopectin. The two remaining corn starches are high-amylose cornstarches; one has 50-to-55 percent amylose, while the second has 70-to-75 percent. Granule size ranges between 15 microns and 20 microns, quite a narrow distribution.

Read more HERE.

CSI company profile

The 20,000 m2 factory and the office of the ÇSİ, is equipped with the highest quality engineering and producing technology.

Their goal is to sell our products using the ÇSİ brand in the domestic and abroad markets; presenting the highest quality and service, combined with our experiences they have gained over the years.

All of the equipment they use in the production of our silos have ISO 9001:2000 certificate and supplies all the requirements of the Quality Management System.

ÇSİ has become an expert in the production of the silos and equipment, in their highest technology equipped institutions.

Having adequate technology, manpower and substructure, ÇSİ has an impressive place in the market.

Their main attribute is the capability of doing the montage of the silos, which have different diameter and tonnages, their carrying equipment and the concrete bottoms at the shortest duration as possible.

This attribute is the root of their success.

ÇSİ has proved its difference with its experienced quality control unit and Ar-Ge unit.

ÇSİ uses modern machines and equipment in all the steps of the production and its engineering team which has the highest technology and quality, analyses the necessities of the customers continuously.

The experienced engineering team in the Ar-Ge department, uses the latest computer programmes and techniques while preparing the project designs, developments, patterns, drawings and the production systems.

ÇSİ is always continuing its search of quality

The basic components of their quality of production is the necessities of our customers combining with the highest technology.

The main aim of ÇSİ is to improve its success day by day and give the customers the continuous and the best quality of product and service.

Visit the website HERE.

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October 29, 2019

United Kingdom reduces sale of veterinary antibiotics by 53 percent in just four years

On the 30th October the UK's Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) have confirmed that sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals have reduced by 53 percent in just four years between 2014–2018.

Antibiotic resistance, otherwise known as antimicrobial resistance or AMR, is one of the most pressing global challenges we face this century. AMR, as set out by the World Health Organisation, is the ability of some bacteria to stop antimicrobials from working against them meaning that certain treatments could become ineffective, enabling infections to persist and potentially spread with damaging consequences.

Image credit: Nick Page on Flickr
(CC BY 2.0)

The reduction demonstrates the strong and committed approach taken by the UK's food, farming and veterinary sectors to tackle AMR. The figure comes from the annual Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance Sales and Surveillance (UK-VARSS) report published today. It builds on reductions previously published by past VARSS reports.

The UK's Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss said, 'A 53 percent reduction in sales of antibiotics for food-producing animals in just four years is a testament to the improvements industry and the veterinary profession have made in antibiotic stewardship, training and disease control. This is a great example of how real change can be achieved when Government and industry work together including through initiatives such as the Targets Task Force chaired by RUMA (Responsible Use Of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance. The focus on infection prevention and control is key to reducing the need to treat with antibiotics and maintaining the UK's world-leading standards in protecting animal health and biosecurity.'

Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.

Biorigin receives ISO 14001/2015 for its three Brazilian production units

Biorigin has reinforced its commitment to sustainability by achieving ISO 14001/2015 for its Quatá, Lençóis Paulista and Macatuba units in Brazil.

From 7-10th October a team of auditors from the ABS-QE certifier analysed the company's environmental management practices. The audit was ended without records of non-compliance and Biorigin received the recommendation which recognises the sustainable actions and goals promoted by the company and which contributes to the search for increasingly demanding customers and markets.

Biorigin is always following the most important demands and market trends in order to work on the art of creating natural and sustainable solutions which promote people and animals´ health and well-being.

'Consumers seek healthy, natural alternatives that bring appeals for sustainability. In addition, they require transparency from the food and pet food industries and from the animal protein chain, checking product labels and animal production condition and their impact on environment', says Mario Steinmetz, Biorigin General Manager.

Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.

European key opinion leaders gather for Novus International’s discussion on piglet nutrition

As a leader in swine nutrition, Novus International, Inc., hosted an exclusive Key Opinion Leaders event in Seville, Spain from 14-15th October, 2019. The purpose of the event was to openly exchange experiences, thoughts on today's European challenges in piglet nutrition and obtain new information related to the latest nutritional approaches that can help optimise piglet development.

A selected group of key academics, scientists, practitioners and nutritionists within the European swine industry participated in this meeting. Joined by the technical and marketing teams from Novus Europe, the group included Jannes Doppenberg (Schothorst Feed Research), Nathalie Quiniou (IFIP), Krzysztof Lipiński (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn), Niels Kjeldsen (SEGES) Carlo Lasagna (Gruppo Martini) and Sergii Dobryansky (Cargill Ukraine).

The two-day program involved moderated sessions on topics such as challenges in piglet performance, alternatives to zinc oxide, feed additive trends, and piglet management. Industry professionals presented topics according to their field of expertise while Novus representatives shared the company's latest innovations in trace minerals, enzymes and eubiotics.

Dr Ping Ren, Novus swine nutrition research scientist, had the opportunity to share the latest research on Novus solutions aimed to optimise piglet growth and gut health post-weaning. This included the most recent data on MINTREX® bis-chelated organic trace mineral, its benefits on piglet growth and excellent results showing reduced interactions with phytate in the diet and improved phytase efficacy.

Read the full article on the Milling and Grain website, HERE.

Technological recommendations when using methionine sources in the feed mill

by Marc Perel, Solution Application Manager, Adisseo

Methiopedia 2, the technical reference guide for methionine edited by Adisseo at the end of 2018 has a full part dedicated on the application of methionine sources in feed. In this article, we will investigate these technological aspects for an accurate and safe use of methionine sources in feed production.

Indeed, liquid and powder methionine products (liquid OH-Methionine, DL-Methionine or L-Methionine) require proper equipment and use in the process. To obtain an optimum feed quality, main process stages need to be managed regarding this methionine addition.

Main vigilance points at the feed production when adding methionine sources
Specific equipment is available for the distribution of powder and liquid methionine sources in feed. This addition is performed in the mixer, but the transfer from the storage point till the mixer and the supplementation in the right quantity need to be mastered to achieve the expected quality of the feed. Indeed, methionine products have to be added at the quantity defined by the formulator and this, for every single batch.

Three main process steps require a right equipment implementation and settings, and a regular monitoring: storage, dosing and distribution.

Safety comes first when speaking about the use of additives or raw material in process. For powder and liquid methionine sources, the safety data sheets have to be accessible easily and quickly in the plant in case of any accident. Before any maintenance intervention, everyone from the plant staff or any external company - maintenance contractor for instance - should be aware of the risks and wear the appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) such as mask, goggles, plastic gloves, covering suit, etc.

During regular control visits, the presence of these PPE, of risks labelling and spill kits will be verified. One will also check the proper functioning of the shower and eye wash station if any, for the liquid installations.

Read more HERE.

Amandus Kahl company profile

Amandus Kahl GmbH & Co. KG plan, design, and build machines, plants, and turnkey production factories for conditioning and pelleting.

Their processes are used successfully in many different industries, such as the food and feed industry, the chemical and pharmaceutical industry as well as the disposal and recycling industry.

More than 130 years of experience in plant and machine manufacture have made Amandus Kahl a respected manufacturer and supplier of extruders, compound feed presses, wood pelleting plants or granulate coolers, for example.

The company’s motivation has always been to develop an even better product for their customers. For this reason they cooperate with research institutes and universities. You can always be sure that they will supply you an optimally customised wood pelleting plant, grain cooking plant, waste-tyre recycling plant etc.
Their scope of services also comprises maintenance and repair of the compacting machines, compound feed presses, extruders and wood pelleting plants as well as all other products they offer in their company.

Visit the company website, HERE.

Zheng Chang deliver for Belarus-CITIC project

The largest livestock and poultry feed project in Belarus, Belarus-CITIC project has a major impact on the development of the feed industry in Belarus.

In order to better serve customers, Zheng Chang have set up an engineering service team to support the use of their equipment on the project. This team will ensure that quality and speed are maintained with the machinery. Over the past year of working there Zheng Chang's the team has been praised by customers.

Image credit: Zheng Chang

During the delivery, the manager of the engineering service team had been supervising on-site, carefully checking whether the equipment information, packaging protection, spare parts and so on conform to the specifications.

'As a special team of Zheng Chang Engineering Service, we always focus on service details, paying attention to fast and efficient delivery, ensuring there are no defects of equipment, rigorous and safe loading, and providing high standards of support for the project,' said the Zheng Chang Manager.

For more information visit the Zheng Chang website, HERE.

October 28, 2019

Durum prices at their highest, Mühlenchemie provides Pastazym as a remedy for pasta producers

World Pasta Day should be a day of enjoyment, but pasta producers are currently confronted with rising durum prices. The reason for this is the scarcity of Canadian durum wheat after harvest problems overseas. A situation that is further exacerbated by declining crop output in Europe. With its enzyme range Pastazym, the Hamburg-based flour improver Mühlenchemie now offers the pasta industry a way of substituting the much cheaper soft wheat with the same "al dente" quality as durum wheat, without any limits to processability.

Due to the rainfalls of the last weeks, the Canadian farmers are currently having difficulties harvesting their durum fields. Less than 50 percent of Canada's high-quality durum has been harvested so far, whereas normally the harvest is already completed within this period. The unharvested grain is more and more sprouted, which is why they become unusable for further processing.

Image credit: Mühlenchemie

The shortage of durum wheat is having a severe impact on global pasta production, which is traditionally dependent on durum imports from Canada. The European Commission forecasts a 13 percent decline in Canadian durum production compared to the previous year. A shortage of Canadian durum wheat, which accounts for around 60 percent of global durum wheat exports, is therefore becoming apparent. Also, the modest harvest situation in France is currently affecting the price. While the market price of French durum three months ago, was 230 USD/MT, it has since risen to 270 USD/MT.

Pasta producers in particular are likely to have to struggle with rising raw material prices, as the well demanded du-rum wheat has unique dough-physical properties that are required in pasta production. Mühlenchemie is responding to this shortage of raw materials with a technical solution: The Pastazym range of the Hamburg-based food technologist allows pasta producers to use more available wheat varieties and thus significantly reduce raw material costs while maintaining pasta quality.

Pastazym is particularly suitable for pasta made from soft wheat and for mixtures of different wheat qualities and gives them the authentic "al dente" properties of durum wheat. The active ingredient basis of the Pastazym range are functional enzyme systems, which depending on the flour basis and desired functions, cover a wide range of applications.

For more information visit the Mühlenchemie website, HERE.

Purifier Norit MQRH: Fine-tuning a proven machine

by Bühler Group, Switzerland

Sometimes very litte is necessary to make something good great. The all new improvised purifier Norit builds on the success of the Puromat MQRF that has proven itself over the decades. Along with the roller mill and the plansifter, the purifier is one of the key equipment in any modern flour, durum or maize mill.

Responsible for the quality of the end product
A semolina purifier removes the last bits of bran with sieves and air flow from the intermediate product after the first grinding pass in the roller mill and the first sorting in the sifter.

After the purifier, the cleaned semolina arrives in the finished product silos, or is sent for the further grinding to the roller mills of passes to make the finest flours. Whether wheat, durum or maize.

The semolina purifier is responsible for the ultimate quality of the end product in any mill. For processing common wheat for optimal yield of the lightest flours, for durum wheat to make the best semolina for high-grade pasta, or for maize to prepare excellent semolina for different kinds of end products.

Read more HERE.

Erkaya Laboratory Instruments and Improvers company profile

Turkish company Erkaya Laboratory Instruments and Improvers was founded in 2000 and is now one of the leading manufacturers of laboratory equipment and ingredients for wheat mills and bakeries.

Erkaya exports 80 percent of its production to many countries worldwide by the contribution of its professional work force and very competitive quality and price.

Erkaya are proud manufacturers of:
• Laboratory Equipment for the grain, flour and feed industries
Touch screen falling numbers (fn 7100, fn 7200), gluten washing system (single headed, double headed), laboratory mills (roller type mill, hammer type mill), sieve shaker, truck sampler, ash oven, hectoliter, protein analyzer, dosing machines and sedimentation device
• Flour improvers, enzyme systems, premixes, flour bleaching, bread crust aroma, biscuit and pasta improvers
• Vitamin and mineral premixes for flour fortification

Visit the Erkaya Laboratory Instruments and Improvers website, HERE.

Muhlenchemie join the GRAPAS Innovations Conference as keynote speakers

Milling and Grain are very happy to announce that flour enhancement company Mühlenchemie will be taking part in the GRAPAS Innovations Awards as keynote speakers. The international flour standardisation company will be discussing their latest initiative: World Flour Day, which takes place on March 20th, just four days before the GRAPAS Innovations Conference.

The National Day Calendar has certified 20th March as World Flour Day.

'At last we have one day in the year that reminds us to appreciate our daily flour – the white gold of life', says initiator Carsten Blum of FlourWorld Museum with satisfaction. Farmers, millers, bakers – in fact the entire flour-processing industry from New York to Sydney, from Buenos Aires to Mexico, from Lisbon to Moscow: they all celebrate this day.

Millers, bakers, confectioners and pasta manufacturers use this day to draw attention to the significance and diversity of flour products with their creative activities. These all fall under the ancient motto: 'Share your bread, and it will taste better. Share your good fortune, and it will multiply!'

Mühlenchemie will discuss this initiative in more detail at the GRAPAS Innovations Conference, the leading event for flour, rice and pasta processing technologies.

Read more HERE.

Three new companies confirmed for Build my Feed Mill MEA

The Build my Feed Mill Conference, organised by Miling and Grain magazine and VIV, is happy to announce that three companies have already confirmed their involvement in the conference. The conference is taking place at VIV MEA (date TBC) and will be a two-hour event discussing the varieties of solutions available for feed facilities.

Build My Feed Mill is a concept introduced by Milling and Grain and VIV Worldwide in 2017 under the CropTech-FeedTech brand.

During the Build my Feed Mill Conference, 10-12 companies are given the chance to present 10-minute presentations about how their solutions assist feed mills in their everyday processes and practices.

Taking attendees through every process within a feed mill, Build my Feed Mill enables attendees to discover the latest innovations that help make your feed mill truly innovative, efficient and profitable.

The following companies are confirmed to speak on the following categories:

Storage Solutions - SCE Silo Construction and Engineering
Dosing - Van Aarsen
Grinding - Van Aarsen
Drying and Cooling - FrigorTec GmbH

Read more HERE.

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