The Global Miller

February 23, 2016

Maxi-Lift company profile

For more than 35 years, Maxi-Lift, Inc. has built superior elevator buckets by exceeding customer expectations. The Maxi-Lift name means unmatched service, customized solutions, engineered quality, and fast delivery. Our elevator buckets are in operation around the world, moving everything from aggregate to zinc, because we put the customer first.

Maxi-Lift has a management team dedicated to serving our customers with quality products and fast delivery. From friendly customer service to technical support, our staff is here to serve you. Take a few minutes to meet some of our experienced and friendly staff.

Visit the website HERE.

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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 capabilities include also complete turnkey projects for port terminal including ship unloading & loading, storage facilities and bagging operations.

Visit the website HERE.

23/02/2016: Yamazaki to break with Mondelēz

http://www.yamazakipan.co.jp/english/index.html

Image: Nada Stankova

On August 31, 2016 Yamazaki Baking's licensing agreement with Mondelēz International will end. It will not be renewed.

Yamazaki will end the production of four brands: Oreos, Ritz, Premium and Chips Ahoy. Other product lines will be unaffected. The following day Yamazaki Baking will change its name to Yamazaki Biscuits Co, Ltd.

Visit the Yamazaki site HERE.

23/02/2016: ILDEX comments on cold snap in the north of Vietnam which killed nearly 2 000 farm animals

At the end of January nearly 2 000 head of livestock died and almost 5 000 ha of crops were destroyed in the coldest spell ever to hit the north since 1977, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Temperatures of 6°C were recorded in cities and as low as -2°C to -3°C in mountainous areas; Frost and snow blanketed many areas, such as Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Son La, and Dien Bien provinces and, for the first time, Hanoi and Nghe An province.

Mr Ma Quang Trung, Head of the Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, estimated that losses will total around VND10 billion (US$45,000).

ILDEX Vietnam would like to recommend a number of products from top exhibitors at the coming show on 23-25 March 2016:

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Electric carbon fibre heater for poultry houses
High efficiency to convert 98 percent of electric energy to heat output, with no carbon monoxide emitted - can replace conventional gas or diesel heaters.

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Temp R-Tron 612
Temp R-Tron 612 is an easy-to-operate climate controller for tunnel ventilation poultry houses. It is a 12-stage controller with 2 analog outputs for variable speed fan and regular and dimmable lighting.

Master Portable Heaters CF 75 / CF 75 INOX

Designed for both indoor or and outdoor mounting
Can be placed on the floor or hanged on hung from on the celling
Galvanized steel combustion chamber
Reliable hot surface ignition system
Natural gas or LP gas burner
High efficiency
Overheat thermostat
Enclosed motor to assure safe, dependable operation even in toughest environments
Galvanized steel body CF 75
Stainless steel body (CF 75 INOX)

ILDEX Vietnam 2016 will take place on 23 - 25 March 2016.

Exhibitor list HERE.
Pre-Registration is an all-time high. Register for free HERE.
If you have any inquiries, contact the organisers HERE.

Conference highlights:

'A comprehensive approach to immune modulation in poultry & swine nutrition' by ICC Brazil
Speaker Dr KuoWei-Ssu will also share relevant data from trials conducted in Brazil, United States, Taiwan &the Philippines showing ImmunoWall® performance in fighting with local diseases and replacing growth promoters in Poultry and Swine nutrition.

VIV Asia Master Class in Vietnam
VIV Master Class taking place on 23 March in the afternoon in Meeting Room 2 (3rd floor) of SECC in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This is an interactive panel discussion, sharing profound knowledge on concrete cases of swine nutrition, health, efficiency, cost effective swine farming and processing.

FAVA team ready for ILDEX Vietnam
Aquaculture Symposium taking place on 24 March all day in Meeting Room 2 (3rd floor) of SECC in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Focusing on infectious diseases of tilapia & strip catfish, with 4 fisheries experts from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand and a specialist in tilapia from Vietnam.

Full conference schedule HERE.

Visit the ILDEX Vietnam site HERE.

23/02/2016: Algae: A brave new industry

Algae are little plants full of protein and oils, and they can act as an alternative to limited existing sources. We can expect to see increased use of algae in both the food and feed industry. But in order to realise their potential as a functional ingredient, some hurdles still need to be overcome.

Pilot projects are needed, for example, to prove that production is both possible and profitable on a commercial scale. This is a time where algae production is reaching a tipping point where it goes from being a product with potential to potential game changer.

During AlgaEurope you could feel the vibrant atmosphere where this industry is in. With over 220 participants (+24% compared to 2014), 10 table tops, 65 speakers and 60 poster presentations this conference is becoming the reference conference on algae in Europe.

Well known contributors and scientists from 28 countries worldwide were present at AlgaEurope. Presentations given by leading scientists, CEOs, and authorities from all over the world together with poster presentations gave a clear insight into the latest technological innovations, the economic outlook and the international developments in the algae industry.

Image: Dave Evers

Also there was ample time for networking. On 30 November there was an opening reception and on December 2 in the evening, a social evening was organised and offered by the European Commission. The conference on algae also featured many lunch, dinner and coffee break products with algae inside.

The conference was organised by the European Algae Biomass Association (EABA) and the Directorates General for Energy of the European Commission in collaboration with DLG Benelux (German Agricultural Society).

The Conference Co-Chairs were Vitor Verdelho (EABA President), Kyriakos Maniatis (DG Ener) and Paulien Hoftijzer (DLG Benelux).

Key Features 2015 edition

6 Sponsors
6 Official Partners
10 Table top presentations
64 Speakers
28 Participating countries, see below
220+ delegates
11 Sessions
1 Thematic round table
3 Networking lunches
60 Poster presentations
Welcome reception offered by A4f Algae for Future, on November 30
Dinner offered by the EC

The next AlgaEurope is scheduled to take place from 6-8 December 2016 in UK.
Read more HERE.

Visit the DLG site HERE.

February 22, 2016

22/02/2016: GrainCorp joins Australian Grains Champion consortium

GrainCorp announced on 17 February it has agreed to join a consortium led by Australian Grains Champion and including HRL Morrison & Co, acting on behalf of underlying Australian superannuation investors.

Australian Grains Champion is proposing the commercialisation and potential listing of Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd. Full details of the Proposal are available on the website HERE.

Australian Grains Champion is a Western Australian grower-led initiative. Australian Grains Champion approached GrainCorp, inviting GrainCorp to support its Proposal as a cornerstone investor. Australian Grains Champion is presenting the Proposal to the Board of CBH with a request that it be put to CBH’s grower members.

The Proposal also provides a unique opportunity for GrainCorp to invest in CBH through its investment in Australian Grains Champion, and a pathway for GrainCorp to obtain a future equity interest in a publicly listed Australian Grains Champion as holding company of CBH. This investment creates substantial potential to enhance the alignment and strategic relationship between GrainCorp and CBH.

GrainCorp Managing Director and CEO Mr Mark Palmquist said: “We see enormous strategic merit in the Australian Grains Champion Proposal. Our willingness to support it is based on a view that the investment presents a compelling opportunity for Western Australian growers, while also delivering opportunity for CBH, GrainCorp shareholders and Australian agriculture more broadly.

“Importantly, the decision to proceed is ultimately one for Western Australian growers and we respect that process.

“Our proposed investment is a good strategic fit for GrainCorp, bearing in mind CBH’s complementary assets and capabilities. CBH is an excellent business with a strong position in Australian agriculture. GrainCorp is also a significant Australian agribusiness and, if we can support the growth of Australian agriculture, then we feel a responsibility to participate. We believe we offer significant value to CBH through our experience as a listed agribusiness, our complementary operations and grain processing capabilities.

“Our participation in this Proposal potentially gives us an opportunity to contribute to CBH’s growth and success in a meaningful way in the future.”
Visit the GrainCorp site HERE.

22/02/2016: The Pelletier Column: The talking is over, it is time for action

https://issuu.com/gfmt/docs/mag1601_w1/26

by Christophe Pelletier

First published in Milling and Grain, January 2016

In my previous column, I had expressed doubts about any significant outcome of the COP21 conference. I must have been wrong because most headlines I have read emphasise what a huge success has been achieved and how history has been written in Paris.

You may call me a killjoy, but I still have some reservations about what is in the Paris agreement. As I wrote last month, I expected no less than a last minute hard-fought agreement. It has been like that at every past conference. Apart from a text in which all countries recognise that something must be done to fight climate change, the content is vague enough and has been watered down enough so that everyone feels good about agreeing with it.

Achieving the target of limiting the temperature increase at less than two degrees, and ideally at no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius is a task of a different magnitude than writing a text of 31 pages. Nowhere in the text does it appear clearly who is not only responsible, but also accountable for delivering the results and to whom they should be accountable.

The agreement needs at least 55 countries representing at least 55 percent of greenhouse gas emissions to be ratified. In my view, the Paris agreement would have more convincing if it had actually been ratified. Further, there does not seem to be any penalty system for the countries that would not do a good job at reducing their emissions. As I wrote last month, I believe more in rewarding those who do well than punishing those who do not.

The lack of penalty in the agreement does not bother me as much as the lack of reward. Sometimes the stick works, sometimes the carrot works and sometimes a combination of both is best, but rarely does no carrot and no stick get things done. Nonetheless, let’s look at this agreement positively and assume all countries have actually started working hard on meeting the target. The wall to climb is quite high and we must not fool ourselves. We will not reach the target with the current economic model, which has led us to where we are today.

As Einstein said, we cannot expect different results by doing the same. So what is going to change during the next 35 years? How will the economic model change and evolve, what will make it change? Where is the vision of the future world? Chanting “this is the end of fossil fuels” is not a vision as such, unless someone can present how they get replaced, by what and how it changes the economy and the economics of human activities.

Other question mark is how the people are going to buy in on the future directions. The leaders can agree all they want, but the average Joe and Jane have bills to pay. They need jobs and money. If change is perceived as loss, there will be resistance. As always when it comes to managing change, genuine and candid communication is essential. There will have to be incentives to change behaviour, and they will have to translate in financial advantage to the people.

Among all the goods and services, food definitely has a special place to both consumers and in regard to climate change. In an interview to the Dutch NOS on the day the COP21 text was adopted, Pier Vellinga, Climate Professor at the Wageningen Agricultural University, indicated that we need to look at food differently and in particular we should reduce our consumption of animal protein as he sees this as healthier for us and for the planet.

He also encourages farmers to move to mixed farm production systems and to more organic methods. This is a different view from the one of Aalt Dijkhuizen, President of Dutch Topsector Agri&Food, and former professor at Wageningen University, who has always advocated for intensive animal production systems that he considers better for the environment than organic and extensive ones. Different opinions are good. I am a strong believer that to improve how we produce food, we need to have candid and robust dialogues.

Because of the diversity of natural conditions as well as the diversity of cultural, sociological and political, there are many different solutions that must be implemented where they work best.

The debate about food always sounds like there should be a universal system. That is in plain contradiction with nature and human nature, too. Pragmatism is going to be one of the most important assets for the future. Nothing is carved in stone. The food and agriculture sectors have an ideal role to play in carrying out such dialogues because the well being of humanity depends on it.

I encourage you to initiate dialogue anywhere and anyway you think will foster progress.

Christophe Pelletier is a food and agriculture strategist and futurist from Canada. He works internationally. He has published two books on feeding the world’s growing population. His blog is called “The Food Futurist”

Read the magazine HERE.

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