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02/01/14: Glow-in-the-dark piglets; freight train explosion; grain leader purchases assets

Last week, researchers at the South China Agricultural University announced they had successfully engineered ten piglets that glow green under black light. Using a technique pioneered by the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Medicine, the researchers were able to isolate a fluorescent protein in jellyfish DNA and inject it into pig embryos. It is hoped that this technology will allow for the production of beneficial genes into larger animals, in order to create less costly and more efficient medicines.

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Full news available here... A freight train carrying crude oil hit crashed in to a derailed grain hauling train causing a 100 foot explosion North Dakota, USA, American broadcast network NBC News has reported. Cecily Fong, a public information officer with North Dakota Emergency Services told reporters that the train carrying grain was approximately 111 cars long and that crews were able to get the unaffected cars separated from the burning wreckage and moved out of the way. Full news available here...

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Canada’s grain industry leader Viterra Inc., recently announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase certain assets of Lethbridge Inland Terminal Ltd., based in Alberta. The purchase includes a high throughput grain elevator with a capacity of 42,000 metric tonnes. Full news available here...

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03/01/14: Salt resistant rice; schools serve up more proteins and grain; Oklahoma’s ice silo A team of Chinese scientists have cultivated a variety of high yield salt resistance rice.

As part of their experimental program, two professors from Hainan University along with researchers from the Hunan Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences planted 18 salt-resistant varieties of saline-alkali land along the sea coast in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China earlier this year. Full news available here. The USDA’s temporary flexibilities that allow schools to serve larger portions of lean protein and whole grains as part of school lunch schemes are to become permanent, reported Kevin Concannon, undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services on Thursday. Full news available here. Using a garden hose that runs 40 feet up, ice climbers in Oklahoma, USA have turned an old grain silo into an ice-climber’s dream. Watch the video on the NBCNews website here.

03/01/14: Alapala completes 700 ton per day flour mill in Sudan

Turkish machine industry and trade firm Alapala recently completed work on its new mill, located in Sudan. Ahmed Eltigani A. Musa and Mohammed Yousif Musa, owners of the new El-Hamama Flour Mills contracted Alapala to supply plant machinery and technology for the new 700 ton a day mill. Completely automated, the plant is now fully operational an able to deliver a continuous supply of top quality flour to the Sudanese market. “ Our brief was to build not only one of the most modern mills in Sudan, but also one of the most flexible,” said Bora Gökdeniz, sales director at Alapala. Visit Alapala’s website here.

06/01/14: Grain transport issues; Bill Gates addresses agriculture community; China’s arable land under threat

Farmers in Canada are calling for more locomotives and rail cars in order to transport record yields. Speaking to Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail, Gary Stanford, president of the Grain Growers of Canada said farmers have no alternatives to shipping by train. Building new pipelines would relieve some of the pressure on the railways, he suggested. Full news available here... Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently told the international agricultural community it had fallen short in delivering help to farmers in developing countries. In a speech delivered at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gates told IFAD, the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that the current approach in the fight against poverty and hunger is both inefficient and outdated. Full news available here... Despite China’s latest better-than-expected arable land figures, the country’s growing population, increased urbanization and pollution are threatening he country’s food security.

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According to the results of the second national land survey released on Monday, China’s arable land totaled approximately 135.4 million hectares at the end of 2012, 227 million more than the government’s “bottom line” level to ensure food security. Full news available here...

07/01/14: Saudi ag firm announces new animal project; grain feature documentary; starfish in pig feed Mohamed Bin Saeed al-Atiya, executive director of Saudi agricultural company Iktifaa, has announced that his company aims to establish agricultural and animal projects in Sudan’s state of Sennar and the Northern state. Following meetings with officials in Khartoum, Sennar, and Northern states, Al-Atiya stated that his company plans to grow wheat, corn, and oilseeds as well as investing in cattle fattening projects. Full news available here. Steve Sossaman, a farmer from Queen Creek, Arizona, USA is part of a growing global grain movement which seeks out and plants heirloom grain in a bid to restore nutrition, taste and quality to flour and its products. The movement is the subject of a burgeoning feature documentary film called “The Grain Divide,” now in the making. Full news available here.

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07/01/14: Cargill sells its Zootech business in France to Bimeda News courtesy of food processing company Cargill

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The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The transaction closed on 20 December 2013, with the transfer effective on 1 January 2014. The sale of the French division is consistent with Cargill Animal Nutrition’s strategy of sharpening its focus on its core animal nutrition solutions and premix activities and concentrating on product lines where it can bring the most value to customers. The two firms have agreed that Cargill’s Provimi business will continue to manufacture ruminant bolus products for Bimeda, activities that are core to Cargill’s animal nutrition business in France. “By exiting this non-core business we are able to better position our business in France to capitalize on growth opportunities in the animal nutrition industry,” said Mark Poeschl, vice president and group director for Cargill’s Provimi business. “In addition, Bimeda offers better opportunities for Zootech employees because it is better aligned with Bimeda’s core business activities.” Visit Cargill’s website here.

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As part of the project, mussels and starfish fished from the Danish fjords are mixed in with the feed of six pigs being kept at Aarhus University’s research centre. Full news available here.

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09/01/14: China’s new pig farming project; US farmers face historic freeze; Europe urged to embrace GM

A new pig farming and fee mill project is underway in Changling County, Jilin, China. The project - partly funded by the China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) - consists of a commercial pig base with a 2 million pig capacity, a slaughtering plant with a capacity feed mills with annual output of 650,000 tonnes and a meat processing plant capable of processing 50,000 tonnes. Full news available here. Despite the harshest winter weather the country has faced in 80 years, grain markets in the USA remain firm, reported Farmers Weekly yesterday. Commenting on the current conditions, Brian Hind, a beef and arable farmer based in Greenwood county, Kansas has anticipated that the biggest danger for livestock farmers will come when the ice starts to melt on ponds. Full news available here. Later this month, a vote on whether to allow the EU cultivation of a variety of insect-resistant maize achieved through genetic engineering will take place . Although facing stiff opposition, if approved, the maize will be the first GM food crop authorised for planting by the EU in 15 years, reported British daily newspaper the Guardian on Tuesday. Commenting on the GM crop situation in Europe, Owen Paterson, a long-standing fan of biotechnology warned, “the longer Europe continues to close its doors to GM, the greater the risk that the rest of the world will bypass us altogether.” Full news available here.

09/01/14: Fingerprinting technology to detect mycotoxins in foods and liquid foodstuffs News courtesy of the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC)

Back in November, the EU-research project MYCOSPEC was launched with the participation of SMEs of the cereal industry and research centers. The MYCOSPEC project, coordinated by research and technology firm IRIS, Spain aims to develop an innovative system to detect mycotoxins, toxins produced by fungi that infest food crops and processed foods. Food contaminated with mycotoxins can cause both acute and longterm illness.The potential danger of mycotoxins to humans and livestock have forced strict regulatory controls and results in an increased demand for more rigorous and timely food safety testing. MYCOSPEC aims to help in the fight against mycotoxins with an innovative solution based on infrared spectroscopic fingerprinting technology. Quantitative and rapid analysis of these toxins is difficult. Current analytical methods are costly, time- consuming, and not suited to application in the field. The MYCOSPEC project will develop an innovative tool based on infrared spectroscopic fingerprinting and novel laser technology leading to faster and more reliable results.

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The envisaged approach will enable the development of a compact yet highly sensitive tool, which will ensure that larger volumes of cereals and foodstuffs can be probed, sensitively detected, and quantified. The high information content of infrared spectroscopic analysis combined with multivariate calibration and the powerful compact mid-infrared laser light source (QCL) will provide a novel approach for rapid, high-throughput monitoring of plant main components obtaining rapid information on crop quality and safety essential for screening systems in the food and feed sector. Visit the ICC’s website here.

10/01/14: Event: 3rd GRAPAS Conference 2014

Perendale Publishers Limited – the publishers of the International Milling Directory and the long-standing Grain and Feed Milling Technology magazine – is proud to be the chosen patron of the GRAPAS Conference and sponsor of the 2014 GRAPAS Awards. Roger Gilbert, Perendale Publishers proprietor will be chairing the conference. What will the GRAPAS conference involve? Keeping firmly in mind the need to provide information and new ideas in a timely and efficient way, the 2014 GRAPAS Conference Asia will be held on the opening day of the Exhibition. The conference - which will be presented in English with simultaneous translation into/from Thai - will run in three parts; one morning and two afternoon sessions. The conference is estimated to attract 100-200 delegates over the course of the day. How much will the GRAPAS conference cost? There is no participation fee for those who register in advance. However, on the spot registration costs US$10. Pre-registered attendees will receive a ‘Certificate of Attendance’ at the end of the day together with a 2014 subscription to GFMT magazine. All attendees will also receive a copy of the latest edition of the International Milling Directory 2013-14. There will be an opportunity for attendees to meet with speakers and other delegates during coffee breaks. What is the GRAPAS award? There is still significant progress being made towards those objectives on an annual basis and the GRAPAS Awards are designed to recognise the advances being made by industry in an area that has largely disappeared from view. That recognition is made in the form of an award called GRAPAS, and is an integral part of the exhibition. To apply for the award a company must be exhibiting at the GRAPAS Exhibition. When/where is the GRAPAS conference? The GRAPAS Conference will take place from 8 April 2014 at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Thailand. For a full line up of speakers and to register, visit the GRAPAS Conference registration page here.

10/01/14: Darling International Inc. completes VION Ingredients acquisition

Darling international, the world’s largest, publicly-traded producer of sustainable natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of VION Ingredients - a division of VION Holding N.V. 8

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(a member of the VION Food group), for apporox €1.6 billion in cash. VION Ingredients is a world wide leader in the development and production of speciality ingredients from animal origins. It deals in applications within the pharmaceuticals, food, feed, pet food, fertiliser, and bio-energy sectors. Headquartered in Son en Breugel, the Netherlands, VION ingredients’ global network of facilities spans five continents and covers all aspects of animal by-product processing. VION ingredients’ is primarily known through its six brands which include:

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In light if this, a business model has been developed that sees the modification of granaries for larger stocks of grain. These granaries are known as ‘cereal banks’. Full news available here.

13/01/14: Cargill and the world’s largest burger chain; Irish agri-food industry soars; grain traders to stage statewide protest

Following a two-year establishment phase, global fast food chain McDonald’s recently announced it has committed to begin purchasing “verified sustainable beef” in 2016.

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The fast food giant says it has been working with several organisations - including beef processors Cargill and the World Wildlife Fund - since 2011 to create a ‘Global Roundtable’ for Sustainable Beef. Full news available here. The Irish food board (Bord Bia) has revealed new figures that show the value of Irish food and drink exports approached €10billion for the first time last year This represents an increase of 9% on the previous year and 40% in the last four years. Full news available here. In an act of opposition regarding their inclusion in the Food Safety and Security Act, food grain traders in India have announced a series of statewide protests that will begin tomorrow.

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Speaking to Indian newspaper DNA, Gopaldas Agrawal, president of the Grain Market Association said the act will come into effect in this February, making traders liable for and food grains which carry impurities. Full news available here.

14/01/14: Battle over Russian grain terminals; scientific society launches ‘sustainable food’ toolkit; toxic grain project Normally, Russia is a high ranker among the top five global wheat exporters. A lack of investment in export infrastructure and little competition among terminals owners however, has vastly inflated grain handling costs.

In an attempt to rectify this, major traders including Glencore and Cargill, have bought stakes in Russian grain terminals at deep-water ports in the Black sea region. Full news available here. The American Chemical Society (ACS) has designed a web-based toolkit, a project that addresses the issues we face in sustaining energy and farmland in light of an ever-increasing population. The Sustainable Food toolkit offers a collection of resources which address the challenges facing our swelling population. “We basically have to double the amount of food we produce over the next 50 to 60 years,” says John Floros, Ph.D, in the anchor video, called Feeding the World. “The question is, can we do that, and how should we do it?” Full news and video available here. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan’s agriculture college, Canada have teamed up with the Global Institute for Food Security to investigate ways of removing harmful mycotoxins from grain samples. Speaking to the Western Producer - Canada’s largest weekly farm paper - Tom Scott, research chair in feed processing at the university said the institute will contribute CAD$1.5 million to a project aimed at identifying and removing mycotoxins. Full news available here. 11

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14/01/14: Event: IAOM and Buhler-KSU Resident Milling Courses

In conjunction with Kansas State University’s Department of Grain Science and Industry, Bühler Inc. is offering several milling short courses. Each series of milling courses offer participants the opportunity for personal growth and professional development. Registration is organised by the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM). When are the courses? 17-21 March 2014 - IAOM Fundamentals of Milling I 24-28 March 2014 - IAOM Fundamentals of Milling II Both courses will be held at Ocrim’s International School of Milling Technology in Cremona, Italy 17-21 March 2014 - Buhler-KSU Expert Milling Course 24-28 March 2014 - Buhler-KSU Curso para Expertos en Molineria (held in Spanish) 14-18 July 2014 - Buhler-KSU Executive Milling Course 11 - 15 August 2014 - Buhler-KSU Curso para Ejecutivos (held in Spanish) 18 - 22 August 2014 - Buhler-KSU Trigo al Pan - August 18-22 (held in Spanish) All Buhler-KSU courses will be  held at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, USA Visit Bühler’s website for more information. To register for any one of these courses, contact: International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Tel: +1 913 338 3377 Email: info@iaom.info Full course schedule and prices available on the IAOM website here.

15/01/14: Herbocide tolerant wheat; preserved Neolithic grain discovered; corn hybrids for greater yield USA based Monsanto Co - the world’s largest seed company - recently announced it is making good headway in the development of herbicidetolerant wheat, in a move that will undoubtedly push the world’s first biotech wheat a step closer to market.

“The grain industry and the wheat industry ... have remained very interested and supportive of biotech advances,” said Robb Fraley, Monsanto chief technology officer in a conference call. “A wheat farmer is also generally a corn and soybean farmer and they understand the benefits of the technology.” Full news available here. Polish archaeologists working at Çatalhöyük, a Neolithic settlement in southern Anatolia, Central Turkey have discovered a cache of perfectly preserved grain, the largest so far known in the Middle East. Çatalhöyük is one of the centres of urbanisation of the earliest farming communities and one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Full news available here.

As part of its on-going commitment to provide corn hybrids that offer greater yield potential for growers, American chemical company DuPont Pioneer is tapping into new technologies and areas of scientific expertise.

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“Plant breeders are still very important,” says Mark Cooper, DuPont Pioneer research director. “Today, however, they can count on help from experts in an array of different fields to make larger genetic gains for growers more efficiently.” Full news available here.

16/01/14: Irish University develop animal doping test; China seeks stake in Dutch grain trader; Argentina wheat exports

In collaboration with the Irish Equine Centre, scientists at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland are to develop a new way to test for illegal drugs used in horses and cattle. With the potential to revolutionise animal drug testing, this will be the first animal doping test to work by detecting and monitoring the known biological effects of a banned substance, rather than the presence of the substance itself. Full news available here. China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (Cofco), the country’s largest food processing holding company recently announced it has placed an offer in the hope of securing a minority stake in Netherlands-based grain trader Nidera BV. A stake in Rotterdam-based Nidera would give Cofco access to grainproducing areas in Latin America. Full news available here. Argentina will allow local farmers to export 1.5 million tons of wheat, Axel Kicillof, the country’s minister of economy announced in a statement yesterday. Argentina is facing grain scarcities and in a bid to curb inflation, the local government does not allow farmers to choose when they export. According to Kicillof, roughly 500,000 tons can be exported immediately, with the remaining million released gradually. Full news available here.

20/01/14: China to increase grain subsidies; Malaysia calls for feed antibiotic ban; wheat research agreement

Chinese vice premier Wang Yang recently announced that the Chinese government is set to extend greater support to agriculture, including more subsidies to major grain-growing regions. Wang made the remarks during his visit in central China’s Henan Province from Friday to Saturday, declaring a strengthening of policy reports pertaining to agricultural development and farmers interests. Full news available here. Recently reported by independent news portal Free Malaysia Today, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the federal government to follow the European Union’s decision to ban the use of antibiotics in animal feeds. It is reported that SM Mohamed Idris, CAP president also called on the ministries in charge of agricultural and health to set up a national system to monitor antibiotic use in food for animals, including refining data collection on antibiotic use in the country. Full news available here. Canadian grain handler Viterra recently announced a CAD$5 million investment to enhance the Crop Development Centre (CDC) at the University of Saskatchewan (also based in Canada). The five-year agreement continues to build on a longstanding partnership between Viterra and the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, focusing on the development of wheat and durum varieties with enhanced yield. Full news available here.

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20/01/14: Adifo strengthens market position in China and the US

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20/01/14: Grain and Feed Milling Technology - Editor’s observations

Below is an extract from the November/December edition of Grain and Feed Milling Technology magazine, which featured guest editor Professor Paul Davies, vice principal and professor of agricultural systems, Royal Agricultural University, UK Excellent work by the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) working closely with the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Codex - during the last decade has ensured that the animal feed industry has become safer, and a n integral part of the global food supply chain so essential to health and well being - not to mention our food security. Many of you know the significant contribuitons to improving animal feed supply and safety made in recent years by such contributors as Andrew Speedy (previously FAO), Roger Gilbert (Perendale Publishers and previously IFIF), Eric Miller (Cambridge University), together with Reg Preston, Ron Leng, Freddy Ib and many others worldwide. All credit to them. Increasing demand for meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products continues to drive up global animal populations - not to mention the substantial expansion we are seeing in aquaculture. If available, and if we cn afford to buy them, most of us are consuming more and more of these products. Of course, this growing demand for high value protein foods is being driven most of all by population growth, rising incomes and urbanisation. Read the full article on page 4 here.

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21/01/14: Darling International acquisition finalised; grain shipments keeping port afloat; grain foods key in 2015 dietary guidelines

Back in October, Dutch food processing company VION NV announced that it had entered into a final agreement with US based animal by-product firm Darling International on the sale of VION Ingredients. Following this, VION N.V. recently announced that the sale was finalised on 8 January 2014, at an approximate price of €1.6 billion in cash. Full news available here. According to The Hamilton Port Authority, Canada, grain shipments set the pace for cargo volume through the Port of Hamilton last year. In a recent news release, the Authority stated that while overall volume through the port was essentially flat last year, grain and the volume of cargo moved in and out of the port by train continued to grow amid steel shipment slumps. Full news available here. In an address made to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), part of the United States Department of Agriculture, the nutritional value of grain foods was a prominent topic. Speaking on behalf of the grain industry, distinguished Professor and registered dietitian Joanne Slavin of the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota, USA commented on endorsing the extension of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines which recommend Americans consume six daily servings of whole grains. Full news available here.

21/01/14: HGCA encourages open dialogue between growers and the ‘grain chain’ at spring events

Following the success of its Meet the Processor and Meet the Exporter events, HGCA is encouraging growers to join them at one of 14 events already planned for spring 2014. The initiative, which is open to participation from all processors, this year includes visits to three millers, a feed mill, three maltsters and seven exporter sites. “The overriding aim of the events is to encourage open dialogue and better understanding between growers, processors and exporters,” explained Roz Reynolds, HGCA’s head of marketing. “At our previous events, the conversations between the hosts and growers have established a greater trust in the supply chain.” Jonathan Tipples, HGCA chairman added: “This will be the third year HGCA has run the events, and as word has spread, more processors and exporters have come forward to take part, offering up their senior staff to meet growers and explain how their operations work. “These events enable growers to gain a better understanding of why certain technical specifications have to be met – and also how processors manage in years like 2012 when grain quality was relatively poor.” This year’s initiative offers the chance to see modern milling machinery, cereal and seed laboratories, test bakeries, export depots and maltings in action. To book, visit: hgca.com/events or contact HGCA Events on 024 7647 8724 or 024 7647 8726.

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22/01/14: Two killed in animal-feed plant explosion; EU calls for action on food fraud; Bunge Brazil president retires A fire chief in Ohama, USA reported a umber of deaths in an explosion and partial building collapse at an animal-feed processing plant in the state.

Thirty-eight people were inside the building when the explosion occurred on Monday morning. Ten were taken to hospitals and four are in critical condition. Full news available here. On 14 January, a vote by MEPs in Strasbourg eastern France called for the approval of an increase in financial penalties on companies that commit food fraud by the European Union. The report called on the EU to crack down on the import of horsemeat from America that should be banned in Europe because it is being treated with veterinary drugs banned in the EU for use in food producing animals, according to the Humane Society International. Full news available here. Bunge Limited, headquartered in the USA, recently announced that Pedro Parente, president and CEO of its Brzilian operating company, will retire effective 30 June 2014. Mr. Parente, 60, has led Bunge’s Brazilian operations since joining the company in January 2010. “It has been an honour to lead Bunge Brazil during a period of significant change,” said Mr Parente. “The past four years have been a great culmination to a long career in the public and corporate sectors. I’m proud of what we accomplished, and confident that Bunge will continue to contribute to and share in Brazil’s growth, as it has for over 100 years.” Visit Bunge’s website here.

23/01/14: China committed to grain independence; KSU’s grain training workshop; new feed enzyme factory opens

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Following a growth in domestic grain output, China has vowed to become more self-sufficient in its production of cereal foods, including wheat and rice, a senior agricultural official said yesterday. Currently, more than 97 percent of the country’s grain supplies come from domestic crops, said Chen Xiwen, deputy director of the central agricultural work leading team, a top decision-making body for agriculturerelated work. Full news available here. Kansas State University, USA has announced its combustible grain dust prevention workshop.

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Set to take place on 28 February in Omaha, USA - in a follow up to the 2014 Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) - the three-hour advanced training will focus on housekeeping practices, proper grain unloading and grain handling, and controls, with a demonstration of sensors and other engineering controls. Full schedule available here. Ian Walker, minister for the Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts, Australia officially opened a new agri-technology export factory and laboratory in Acacia Ridge, a suburd of Brisbane, last week. The AUD$4.5 million state-of-the-art facility belongs to feed enzyme manufacturer Bioproton and it is hoped this venture will transform Queensland’s biotechnology industry. Visit Bioproton’s website here.

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23/01/14: Closing the gap between laboratory-scale testing and commercial production

Closing the gap between laboratory-scale testing and commercial production A new pilot plant for pasta widens the range of customer services at Mühlenchemie GmbH of Germany, where the company can simulation industrial process parameters in pasta production and optimise profitability by closing the gap between laboratory testing and commercial production. The company claims the new pilot plant offers pasta manufacturers globally a much-needed additional service. At its pasta laboratory in Ahrensburg, customers can now verify the possible effects of enzymes and other additives on noodle products before the start of commercial production. The pilot plant simulates the industrial production process. The market for pasta and noodle products is expanding rapidly worldwide. The quality of the raw materials and the equipment used in its production are as various as the shapes and colours of the resulting noodles.

23/01/14: Associations call for an immediate halt to commercialisation of biotech corn

The following statement was issued by the US National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and the North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) earlier today in response to rejections of US corn and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGs) by Chinese authorities because of the presence of Syngenta’s Agrisure Viptera® biotechnology-enhanced corn and Syngenta’s recent commercialization this year of its Agrisure Duracade® biotechnology-enhanced corn, which also has not been approved yet by China and other US export markets. The statement reads: “On January 22, 2014 our Associations sent a letter to Syngenta asking the company to immediately halt commercialization in the United States of its Agrisure Viptera® corn and Agrisure Duracade® corn until such time as China and certain other US export markets have granted required regulatory approvals/authorisations. “The NGFA and NAEGA both strongly support agricultural biotechnology and other scientific and technological innovations that contribute to production efficiency and availability of a safe, abundant and high-quality food and feed supply for US and world consumers. “However, NAEGA and NGFA are gravely concerned about the serious economic harm to exporters, grain handlers and, ultimately, agricultural producers – as well as the United States’ reputation to meet its customers’ needs – that has resulted from Syngenta’s current approach to stewardship of Viptera. Further, the same concerns now transcend to Syngenta’s intended product launch plans for Duracade, which risk repeating and extending the damage. Immediate action is required by Syngenta to halt such damage.

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“There are numerous negative consequences incurred when the Chinese and other US export markets are put at risk through commercialisation of biotechnology-enhanced seeds before approvals for import into foreign markets are obtained. Such consequences may include reducing the value and demand for the US farmers’ products, preventing foreign consumer access to much-needed supplies, shutting off or increasing the cost of US producers’ access to some export markets for their crops, exposing exporting companies to financial losses because of cargo rejections and contract cancellations and ultimately diminishing the United States’ reputation as a reliable, often-preferred supplier of grains, oilseeds and grain products in world markets. Commercialisation prior to foreign regulatory approvals also has a negative impact on the overall US corn and other grain value chains and reduces significantly US agriculture’s contribution to global food security and economic growth.

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“Within the US grain and oilseed handling and marketing system, each purchaser or handler makes its own determination as to whether to accept various commodity crops – including those produced from biotechnology-enhanced seeds. Such a decision likely is driven by customer preferences, infrastructure and operational limitations, regulatory regimes and contractual commitments, as well as meeting regulatory requirements in the respective markets they serve. Given the nature of the US grain marketing system, these business decisions extend to the first point of sale or transfer from the producer. “As a matter of policy, NGFA and NAEGA have communicated consistently, clearly and in good faith with biotechnology providers and seed companies about the importance of biotechnology providers actually obtaining regulatory approvals/authorizations for import in foreign markets before such traits are commercialised in the United States. Individual grain handler, processor, service provider and exporter member companies of our Associations represent further system- wide support and advocacy for this policy. “US farmers, as well as the commercial grain handling and export industry, depend heavily upon the exercise of due corporate responsibility by biotechnology providers with respect to the timing of product launch and commercialisation. We therefore seek assurances from Syngenta that it will follow suit by publicly announcing that it will suspend immediately its commercialisation of Viptera and Duracade products in the United States until such time as China and other US export markets have granted required regulatory approvals and authorisations. “Given these on-going concerns, NGFA and NAEGA urge US farmers to evaluate these issues as they prepare for the 2014 planting season. Farmers should check with their local grain elevators and merchants to determine whether the grain buyer or handler has any limitations on accepting biotechnology traits that do not have certain export market approvals.” Note: More news on this and other issues at NGFA and at NAEGA

24/01/14: New director of SPACE appointed; IFIF publishes Chinese feed manual; maize mill re-opens in Zimbabwe

Marcel Denieul was unanimously elected president of the international trade fair SPACE during a board of directors meeting in Rennes, France on Monday. He succeeds Jean-Michel Lemetayer. Denieul has been president of the Ille et Vilaine Chamber of Agriculture since February 2013. Full news available here. The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) recently announced the launch of a Chinese language version of the “Feed Manual of Good Practices for the Feed Industry”.

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The manual, was published by IFIF and FAO to increase safety and feed quality at the production level, and was officially presented to the to the Chinese Feed Manufacturers Association (CFIA) at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. Full news available here.

A Zimbabwean maize mill was re-opened by manufactuirng company National Foods Holdings Limited recently, reported allAfrica. Jeremy Brook, chief executive of National Foods said the company was delighted to bring the mill back in to service. The mill has been in a state of maintenance since Zimbabwe introduced multi-currency trading in 2009. Full news available here.

27/01/14: FAO partners with Angola and Brazil; new storage at grain complex; agri institute’s applies for GM field trial The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) recently announced it will be working with Angola and Brazil to help boost agricultural and veterinary research in order to help strengthen food security.

According to the organisation - under a new South-South Cooperation agreement - Angolan researchers will receive technical assistance and short-term training from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), which played a key role in Brazil’s successful domestic program to reduce hunger. Full news available here. Farmer-owned British grain processor Yaregrain recently announced that its latest 6,000-tonne tranche of storage has been sold ahead of the January 31 deadline. The company secured a 40pc grant of more than £761,000 towards the latest £1.9m investment in advanced grain processing equipment in July last year and had to raise £450,000 in funding by the end of this month. Full news available here. Scientists at Rothamsted Research - a British agricultural institution have submitted an application to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) for permission to carry out a GM field trial in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The purpose of the proposed trial is to evaluate the performance of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) in the seeds of Camelina plants. Full news available here.

27/01/14: British grain co-operative exports oilseed rape to Turkey A shortage of GM-free oilseed rape amongst the exporters surrounding the Baltic Sea has forced Turkey to come to the United Kingdom in search of supplies.

Loading of the MV Palmali Confidence with 6,000 tonnes of oilseed rape from farms across the south west of England began last Friday at the Portbury Grain Terminal, which is operated exclusively by British grain co-operative Openfield. This is understood to be the first export of its kind to Turkey from the UK. Loading would have commenced sooner, but the high winds that resulted in widespread flooding across the region delayed its entry into the port. Turkey is one of the few countries to have a stricter policy on the permissible inclusion of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) than the European Union and as such, in times of shortage it can make securing compliant supplies difficult. 20

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Whereas the European Union has a permissible level of 0.1%, Turkey adheres to a zero-tolerance policy. Meeting this requirement is further complicated by a shortage of shippers able to give the necessary reassurances that their vessels can meet its zero-tolerance rule. As such, it is being forced to look to suppliers in western Europe where shippers rarely encounter GM material. John Thorpe, head of oilseed rape at Openfield - who handled the sale said he was pleased to see this as a new destination for UK oilseed rape. “Turkey has also bought cargoes from France and Germany this season, but with feed mills located in these ports it faces stiff competition for supplies. This has helped to support the UK’s position as has the competitive value of Sterling prior to Christmas, despite being significantly further away,” said Thorpe. Recent news of the improving economy however, has strengthened Sterling against the euro and is likely to mean this is a short-lived marketing opportunity. “UK oilseed rape is recognised as a quality product and buyers appreciate the traceability it carries, but it has to be price competitive too. Given the shipping fees associated with such an export the recent improvement in the value of Sterling means there is unlikely to many more cargoes heading to Turkey again in the near future,” he added.

27/01/14: Grain & Feed Milling Technology reaches a new readership group

The Global Miller is pleased to report that Grain & Feed Milling Technology magazine, the oldest still-in-print magazine servicing the milling industry, is now available in Turkish! Commenting on the new language edition, Roger Gilbert, the publisher of Grain & Feed Milling Technology said, “Turkey is a major player in the milling sector and as such, I am delighted that we are now able to reach such a broad readership. It’s important for us to recognised that milling technology is universal and that we should remove barriers to the exchange of information where we can. “Turkey is a major milling equipment supplier not only domestically, but also throughout the region. Publishing in Turkish will assist millers throughout the region,” he adds. Please take a look at the new GFMT edition below.

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28/01/14: North Dakota’s ‘Wheat Safari’; global giants boost Mexican economy; students battle wheat stripe rust

American organisation, the Wheat Foods Council recently unveiled several initiatives to help combat anti-wheat messages during a meeting earlier this month in Phoenix, USA. This August, Wheat Foods will hold a “Wheat Safari,” in North Dakota. The event will draw on the science behind the production of durum wheat. Full news available here.

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29/01/14: Grain-based alcohol; Philippines agriculture sector expands; investment firm acquires stake in bread business The animal feed industry recently reported on the by-products of grainbased distilleries. Grain-based distilleries, together with an increasing use of molassesbased ethanol by oil companies is set to further the viability of grainbased distilleries in the future. Grain-based distilleries will also provide better quality alcohol to the liquor industry. Full news available here. Despite the array of natural catastrophes that hit the Philippines in 2013, the country’s agriculture industry managed to expand by a healthy 1.15 percent between January and December last year. “Considering a very challenging year, this growth is significant,” said J. Alcala, secretary of agriculture in the Philippines. Full news available here. Global investment firm The Gores Group recently announced it is to pay £30 million (US$49.7 million) for a 51% stake in a joint venture that will allow Gores to operate the Hovis bread business, currently owned by UK-based Premier Foods. The bread business is valued at approximately £87.5 million ($144.4 million). Full news available here.

30/01/14: Novus celebrates 30 years of feed supplement production; grain buyer insolvency case; GMO food labeling legality

Animal nutrition solution provider Novus has been celebrating 30 years of production of its ALIMET® feed supplement this week. The first load of ALIMET® - an 88% active source of methionine - was originally shipped out of the Chocolate Bayou Manufacturing Facility near Alvin, Texas, USA and has become the liquid methionine source most frequently used by nutritionists around the world. Full news available here. Yesterday, the North Dakota Public Service Commission, USA backed payment of claims totaling just over $1 million in a grain buyer insolvency case involving Minnesota-based grain buyer Mitchell Feeds, Inc. The commission unanimously recommended payment to 25 claimants. Full news available here. Both legally and from a public relations perspective, the issue of labeling food and beverage products that contain bio-engineered ingredients is complicated. “The bottom line take away is there is a debate about how G.M.O.s (genetically modified organisms) are used,” said Jonathan Adler, director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Ohio, USA and author of “How not to label biotech foods.” Full news available here.

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30/01/14: Animal nutrition firm unlocks the potential of feed with combined enzyme and probiotic solution News courtesy of Danisco Animal Nutrition, a subsidiary of USA based chemical company DuPont

Danisco Animal Nutrition marked over 25 years of innovative product launches with yet another ‘first’ - a combined enzyme and multi-strain probiotic solution designed to fully unlock healthy nutrition benefits from animal feed - that was unveiled during this year’s International Production and processing Expo (IPPE). At a time when poultry producers are struggling to cope with volatile conditions, profitability and liveability challenges, Syncra® AVI takes the superior feed efficiency results from separate enzyme and probiotic applications already offered by Danisco Animal Nutrition to a new level. Multiple trials at independent research organisations have proved that this xylanase, amylase, protease and multi-strain Bacillus combination offers superior performance results throughout the production cycle as a result of complementary modes of action: Xylanase breaks down the non starch polysaccharides (NSPs) such as arabinoxylans in the fibre-fraction of the feed, releasing previously trapped nutrients

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31/01/14: Software developer launches app for cattle farmers Europe’s largest and fastest growing independent Android software development consultancy Novoda recently announced the launch of Cattle Manager, an application that helps cattle farmers manage inventory and records about their livestock through their mobile devices.

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The application is the result of research conducted by a group of students - some of who come from farming families - from Wick High School in Caithness, Scotland, UK. The children observed that while local livestock farmers conducted daily rounds to vaccinate their cattle they were carrying around extensive paperwork associated with each beast. The app enables farmers to store their information instantly on a mobile device, thereby eliminating the need to maintain and carry around paper records about the status of its livestock The app has many useful features, including: - Livestock parenting history - Livestock vaccination history and due dates for further required vaccinations Colour grouping options to help organise related cattle - Calendar integration and reminder integration to track crucial upcoming injections - Import and export options to allow farmers to edit inventory and dates on a PC before venturing outside on their livestock review The children behind the app took part in last year’s Apps for Good competition, an initiative launched by the charity Apps for Good to get young people interested in technology. The contest invited students from across the country to come up with an idea for an app and Cattle Manager was one of the winners. It received funding from corporate sponsor Dell and was created with the help of Novoda. Commenting on the development of the app, Kevin McDonagh, Novoda’s CEO, said: “The children found a practical solution to a problem which they had experienced. They all work on local farms and observed the struggle of maintaining paperwork between where the files are kept and the sheds where the animals reside. Novoda used Android technology to seamlessly transfer vital cattle data to a mobile device, enabling farmers to prepare and conduct their daily rounds without the need for multiple trips. Best of all, the farmers we have worked with have confirmed that the app is easy to use, even for those who profess difficulties with technology.” The app is available for free at Google Play here.

31/01/14: Poultry expo exhibitors recognized for long-term exhibiting tenure at 2014 IPPE

U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) recognized three companies that have been exhibiting for 50 or more years at the International Poultry Expo (IPE), part of the 2014 International Production & Processing Expo which took place in Atlanta, USA. Elton Maddox, Wayne Farms, Oakwood and newly elected chairman of USPOULTRY, and James Adams, Wenger Feeds, Rheems, and past chairman of USPOULTRY, presented plaques to each company in acknowledgement of their long-term exhibiting tenure. VAL-CO was recognized for 60 years of exhibiting at IPE. Poultry Times was recognized for 55 years of exhibiting at IPE, and Hy-Line International was recognized for 50 years of exhibiting at IPE. “Your support of the International Poultry Expo has allowed the poultry industry to grow and advance, as we have invested show revenues back into the industry. We sincerely thank you for your continued support,” commented Maddox.

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