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August 27, 2019

Behlen Grain Systems company profile

Behlen Mfg. Co. is a leading international manufacturer of grain storage systems. These structures are used worldwide in a multitude of locations storing a wide variety of grain.

Behlen bins range in size from a few thousand bushels to over 1,500,00 bushels.

The Behlen grain storage buildings can be custom designed for many applications.

The entire line of Behlen equipment can be manufactured to handle high winds, seismic conditions, as well as high filling and unloading rates.

Visit the website HERE.

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Women-owned businesses, get your product seen by Fortune 500 companies at the new IGNITE Expo

Women-owned businesses now have a direct way to meet with buyers from some of the largest global food and agriculture corporations, like Cargill, ADM, Mondelez, General Mills and Unilever, at the newly-launched IGNITE Business Expo. This inaugural event will take place on Wednesday, September 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.

Exhibiting companies must be majority women-owned businesses (51 percent or more ownership), and the product or service offered should be of use to a large corporation, or a food or agriculture company. Examples of such products include: eye wash stations, office supplies, professional training services, paper board, relocation services and temperature sensors. These companies are also looking for suppliers of soybeans, eggs, corn, dried fruit, spices, tea leaf, nuts, pasta and more. A more complete list of products that corporations are seeking is available, HERE.

Supplier diversity professionals are invited to attend as well and join the likes of Fortune 500 companies who are looking to do business with women-owned companies.

To provide details on becoming a certified women-owned business, the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), which is the largest certifier of women-owned businesses in the US and a leading advocate for women business owners and entrepreneurs, will be on-hand to educate business owners about the details and benefits of certification.

The IGNITE Business Expo takes place just before the 8th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit (WIA), the hosts of the IGNITE, in the same location, September 25-27. The Summit includes a commissioners of agriculture keynote panel to open the event, followed by presentations on current trends and outlooks in the sector by the industry's top speakers, and including special activities such as an interactive leadership training workshop, a pre-event industry walking tour, a WIA members-only night, and a student and young professionals workshop.

The Expo is free for all attendees – be they procurement professionals, small business owners or those who are registered for the co-located Women in Agribusiness Summit – though registration is required.

Learn more about the Expo and the Summit, both of which offer unique opportunities to network with colleagues, vendors, and potential clients and customers in an interactive and innovative forum, at the Women on Agriculture website, HERE.

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Bühler's new quality control tool GrainiGo

Bühler's new quality control tool GrainiGoTM brings you the advantages of instant quality analysis and the Internet of Things. It allows you to analyse the quality of your yield from a sample of kernels: it is a low-cost solution for reliable and consistent quality assurance. It’s portable and easy to use, allowing you to deploy it at any point in your production.

Sara Larsen, TotalSense

The mobile maize (corn) analyzer is able to identify following quality parameters in a sample: yield, stress cracks, broken kernels and particle size distribution. GrainiGoTM improves food and feed safety at your plant, alloing you to maximise profits at the same time.

GrainiGoTM is easy to use. You don’t need any specific knowledge nor training. Just take a picture of the sample with your smartphone and upload it to the Bühler cloud. It’s as simple as that. Discover. Within minutes you receive your quality report directly to your smartphone. Download your report, access the data on your account or export it. Available at anytime anywhere.

August 26, 2019

The new Diorit roller mill with leading-edge control

by Nicholas Trounce, Product Manager, Bühler Group, Switzerland

High food and operational safety with low maintenance: With Bühler’s four- and eight-roller mill Diorit, a large variety of grains can be consistently and safely ground. The new Diorit 2019 offers even more user-friendliness than ever.

The Diorit MDDY/MDDZ four- and eight-roller mill from Bühler has impressively proven itself since its market launch in 2017. With its sturdy design, reliable grinding and best sanitation, the Diorit has completely established itself as a cost-efficient but very high-performing grinding solution.

The Diorit four- and eight-roller mill MDDY/MDDZ consistently and safely grinds wheat, maize/corn, rye, barley, spelt and other grains. More than 1000 Diorit roller mills have been sold since its market introduction and are in use around the world.

Diorit 2019
Two years after the Diorit market launch, Bühler again improved it, this time primarily in terms of user-friendliness. The most obvious innovation of the new Diorit generation is the completely revised control system as well as the newly designed user interface.

The roller mill now offers intuitive and easy monitoring and control. And not only is the Diorit generation 2019 operable via the redesigned touchscreen - thanks to the integrated webserver, it can also be operated remotely.

By connecting to the wireless network, the Diorit roller mill can be operated by smartphone, tablet or PC within the mill. The touchscreen on the roller mill is optionally available on request because it is no longer needed.

Another improvement is the grinding chamber which has been enlarged by 30 millimeters on the Diorit 2019. That allows the operator more space for product sampling.

Reliably monitored
State-of-the-art sensor technology in the Diorit ensure that the rolls are always in the optimal position running at optimal speed. It also features integrated roll disengagement monitoring. This prevents the rolls from running against each other without product and can generate an error message when needed.

Roll speed monitoring on the rear grinding roll checks whether the drive belt is functioning correctly in continuous operation. The optionally available, continuous monitoring of the roll and bearing temperature triggers an alarm and immediately stops operation as soon as the rolls or bearing temperatures get excessively hot.

Plus, additional safety features guarantee the highest level of safety for operating personnel. The Diorit also has a hand guard when fluted rolls are used. This ensures that operating personnel can take product samples during on-going operation with maximum safety.

Read more HERE.

Consergra, S.L. company profile

Consergra, S.L. is a Spanish company established in 1969. Since then, their main activity is the construction of special refrigeration and air conditioning units, mainly used for the preservation of grains, oil seeds and perishable granulated products.

Other refrigerating and air conditioning units for different purposes are also produced according to customer needs. Throughout all these years, they have much experience in grain conservation by chilling, even under the hardest conditions of the desert or the tropics.

Their units combine modern design, highest possible energy efficiency, reliability, and friendly use. They are designed for heavy duty operation. Their wide know-how together with a continued cooperation and feedback from customers, allow them to developed new solutions and make better machines over time.

They also supply different equipment related to the grain industry: high quality grain moisture meters, portable low cost moisture meters, on-floor chilling ducts, under-floor chilling ducts.

Visit the company website, HERE.

Cargill to open Innovation Lab at University of Illinois, promoting modern global food and agriculture systems

University of Illinois students focused on solving some of the world's greatest challenges across the global food and agriculture systems will soon have a new space to test their work thanks to a partnership with Cargill. The Research Park at the Urbana-Champaign campus will be the home of the newest Cargill Innovation Lab.

Led by Cargill's digital labs team of data scientists, Innovation Lab students and staff will work directly with Cargill business leaders, operations teams and customers to help move digital ideas in weeks, not months, to test mode.

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'Cargill's commitment to engaging our students in its innovation process will add a new dimension to their educational experiences at Illinois,' said Robert J. Jones, chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 'I had the good fortune to visit Cargill's headquarters and engage with their leadership in this process. I am excited that Cargill has decided to join the dynamic environment in our Research Park.'

In turn, the Innovation Lab provides Cargill with a pipeline of talented software engineering and data science students and graduates ready to modernise agricultural supply chains and food systems across the globe.

'We are on a constant search for new innovations and new talent, whose fresh thinking can help us bring new technologies to life,' said Keith Narr, vice president, Cargill's digital labs team. 'With an impressive engineering and computer science program, the University of Illinois is an ideal partner to spur the growth and innovation in our digital business.'

The Cargill Innovation Lab formally opens its doors this fall, following a successful first phase of the partnership, including a 12-week internship program.

'We know our students are motivated by making an impact in their communities,' said Mr Jones. 'There are few greater ways to do so than by helping Cargill fulfil its purpose of feeding the world.'

For more information visit the Cargill website, HERE.

US Grains Council make statement on US and Japan in principle agreement

US Grains Council (USGC) President and CEO, Ryan LeGrand has made the following statement regarding the recent in-principle agreement between the US and Japan:

"The US Grains Council is encouraged by the news of an agreement in principle between the US and Japan on agricultural market access. While there are details yet to be worked out, lowering market access barriers with one of our most valuable and loyal grain buyers is a critical win-win.

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"Combined with reductions or eliminations in agricultural tariffs that coincide with those under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EU-Japan EPA), a new agreement with Japan will allow our farmers a level playing field with our competitors.

"Japan is a deeply valued trading partner for US grain farmers, currently the second largest buyer of US corn and a significant buyer of US sorghum and US barley for food and feed purposes. Japan is also a partner with which we hope to build a growing ethanol market.

"We look forward to reviewing the final provisions announced this weekend and continue to support the completion of a comprehensive agreement that will include the enhanced sanitary and phytosanitary, good regulatory practices and precedent-setting biotechnology provisions strengthened under the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA)."

Visit the USGC website, HERE.

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