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NEWS

International Editors Dr Roberto Luis Bernardi robertob@perendale.co.uk Professor Wenbin Wu wenbinw@perendale.com Design Manager James Taylor jamest@perendale.co.uk Circulation & Events Tuti Tan tutit@perendale.co.uk Development Manager Antoine Tanguy antoinet@perendale.co.uk

FEATURES

48 FlourWorld Museum

52 The future of the EU, UK and USA flour milling sectors 60 Why fortify with Zinc?

62 Mycotoxins in the feed

FACES

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66 Viral disease control through improved feed hygiene 70 How cows can adapt to DON 72 Fats & Fatty Acids

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78 More with less in today's feed mills 82 Grain drying

84 The SkyVac Eliminating the risks associated with heights

EVENTS

104 Event listings, reviews and previews

STORAGE

88 Detecting and preventing bucket elevator failure 90 Rubber block chain bucket conveyors

92 Dust controls and the implications of NFPA

76 The optical fluting test

124 People news from the global milling industry ©Copyright 2016 Perendale Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior permission of the copyright owner. More information can be found at www.perendale.com Perendale Publishers Ltd also publish ‘The International Milling Directory’ and ‘The Global Miller’ news service

PRODUCT FOCUS

TRAINING

42 New grain transportation classes coming

COLUMNS

14 Mildred Cookson 18 Raghavan Sampathkumar 26 Clifford Spencer 31 Tom Blacker 38 Chris Jackson

4 GUEST EDITOR Wenbin Wu

98 MARKETS Zasha Whiteway-Wilkinson

122 INTERVIEW Zübeyde Kavraz

COVER IMAGE: Today this unique collection of over 3,400 exhibits from 137 countries is the centrepiece of the FlourWorld Museum in Wittenburg, which is dedicated to the cultural history of mankind’s most important staple food - see more on page 48

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS FLOURWORLD

DUST

“THE Man from the glacier”

He is the FIrst person known to have eaten cereals, and also the only life-liKe replica of the “Man from the glacier” in Germany.

PAGE 48 FLOUR The future of the EU, UK and USA flour milling sectors”

With Brexit negotiations in full flux, this report focuses on three unique presentations given by Bernard Valluis, President of the European Flour Millers; Alexander Waugh, Director General, nabim, UK and Jeff Zyskowski, Vice president, Supply Chain, Ardent Mills, USA at the IGC Grains Conference

FORTIFICATION Why fortify with zinc?

For chemists, zinc is a transition metal represented by the letters ‘Zn’ on the periodic table. For nutritionists, zinc is an essential mineral required for healthy immune systems and normal growth.

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Dust controls and the implications of NFPA standards

What is dust? A dust particle is a fine particle that is released and/or transported into the air either through entrainment with a product

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ELEVATORS Rubber block chain bucket conveyors

Bucket elevators are the proven solution for rapid and secure handling of bulk materials.

PAGE 90 BUCKETS Detecting and preventing bucket elevator failure

In 2016 a commercial grain elevator in central Ohio USA was unintentionally shut down due to an equipment failure during the grain harvest.

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FOOD

STORAGE

FEED

PROCESS

RUMINANTS

ROLLS

HOW COWS CAN ADAPT TO DON

The optical fluting test

Wheat is the third most produced cereal worldwide, after corn and rice.

PAGE 76 GRAIN DRYING Zhengzhou Wangu: An influential equipment manufacturer

Founded in 1998, Zhengzhou Wangu Machinery Co Ltd is a high-tech jointstock company integrating research and development, design, manufacture and sales as a whole.

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CLEANING SYSTEMS

POULTRY

The SkyVac: Eliminating the risks associated with heights

Viral disease control through improved feed hygiene

Spinaclean’s ATEX certified SkyVac high level cleaning system continues to go from strength to strength as its use gathers momentum within the milling and food manufacturing environments

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Viral diseases can devastate flocks and cause huge losses in productivity.

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Ruminants are regarded as quite resistant to fusarium mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON) because of the detoxifying potential of rumen microbes.

PAGE 70 RUMINANTS Fats & Fatty Acids for Ruminants

In the recent years we have observed a great torrent of new knowledge regarding fatty acids functions and role in improving products’ quality.

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The things we produce today were utopias yesterday.

Our task is to give shape to new ideas and innovate what once was magic.

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The development of mechanical flour milling in China

Professor Wenbin Wu has worked in research and the scientific industry for more than three decades, specifically in the field of flour-milling equipment. Most recently he is the lead of the item group “The status and development of flour-milling equipment in China.”

He describes his contributions to the grain and oil industry as “designing and manufacturing milling equipment, products such as plansifters, seperators, Rollermills and Roll, purifiers.”

During his long and full career Professor Wu has set many national standards for milling equipment.

My story starts in fact as early at the fourth century. China began to use hydraulic mechanical drive, stone-mill grinding flour, ensuring that after thousands of years worth of history, the Chinese people have accumulated rich experience in the field of flour processing.

In my opinion, the development of the flour-milling machine will further enhance quality consciousness, improve equipment reliability, as well as the stability and the gradual implementation of the intelligence found in the machine. It is important that as an industry we advocate equipment innovation being combined with mill technology innovation, this in turn with strengthen basic theory research. Alongside the intellectual development, we must also strengthen the physicality of the equipment, this can be done by; updating old manufacturing equipment, improving equipment processing precision (and the equipment level).

By doing these things we will improve the sanitation and the safety of the equipment, we will also save energy – thus reducing costs. Essentially, if we pay attention to the technical training, we will undoubtedly strengthen the build of the professional teams.

It was in the 1930s that Shanghai, Bejing and other areas of flour enterprises began to buy American flour equipment. It was from here that flour processing was preliminarily realised as the step forward towards industrialisation. By the 1960s, China had formed a flour machinery process on an industrial scale. This met the national for flour production equipment.

Modern flour machinery industrial development began in the 1970s, through this decade the flour equipment type selection was made, we finalised the design and began the standardisation work.

At the same time, the imports of the processing equipment was more than 200 sets for the flour, this work including the machinery design and increasing the manufacturing level on a global stage.

In retrospect, Chinese milling equipment has jumped from small to big, weak to strong, an import to export process, all showing how our flour machinery is a prime example of our prosperity development we show the world today.

Flour processing and machinery production really came forward leaps and bounds after a national science and technology research boom in the 1980s. From then the milling machine, in its product structure, technology level and manufacturing quality has been greatly improved. The products can now fully meet the needs of the domestic flour processing enterprises in all capacities, they have become close to the quality of the international advanced levels, with a large number of our machines being exported to Southeast Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, amongst many other countries.

Going forward from this of course, some companies in the industry have the potential to become the most well known companies supplying milling machines in the world.

Although our domestic flour machinery and overall technical level of manufacturing with the complete sets of equipment have certain advancements, or even part of the equipment has reached an internationally advanced level, they still have a certain gap to close with the other international first-class milling machinery products. Our key devices cannot compete with the international first class brands such as; Bühler, Ocrim, Golfetto Sangati, Alapala and Henry Simon etc. The main problem is the low level of the original design, the process and principle innovation is not enough, the development and the use of new materials is less, the consistency of parts processing and the information management of the enterprise is also not high, and the manufacturing personnel need to further improve their technical levels.

Today, flour machinery industry development in China has formed an industrial system and has considerable strength; it constantly improves product quality, and completes many varieties of basic tasks, showing it already has a strong competitive advantage. Following the several aspects listed to work hard is what will take the development of flour milling machinery in China to become a truly unstoppable market leader in the industry.

Professer Winbin Wu

POSTPONEMENT NOTICE: China International Food and Processing Industry Exhibition postpones exposition and cancellation of conferences

It is with regret that the organising team behind the 2017 China International Food and Feed Processing Industry Exhibition (CICFO) have announced the postponement of the exhibition and the cancellation of the two industry conferences. The exhibition was originally due to be held in Beijing International Exhibition Centre between September 11-13, 2017, and would have included two one-day conferences focusing on ‘Build myFeedmil’ and ‘Build myFlourmill’. The exposition event was removed due to scheduling conflicts. There is currently no fixed date for the re-scheduled exhibition, although any updates will be published first here.

We apologise for any inconvenience this decision by the Chinese organisers may have caused.

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Antonio Jose Zillo, CEO of Zilor, received Biorigin´s Bonsucro Chain of Custody certification

First company in the world to obtain Bonsucro Chain of Custody Standard certification

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iorigin, Zilor’s business unit dedicated to biotechnology, is the first company in the world to obtain Bonsucro Chain of Custody Standard certification for fermentable sugar and yeast creams from sugarcane.

The Bonsucro Chain of Custody Standard is a certification of the supply of sugarcane product encompassing the entire production chain.

The Bonsucro Production Standard is the first global metric standard of the sustainability of sugarcane and sugarcane-derived products.

Three of Zilor’s sugarcane mills have already obtained Bonsucro Production certificates.

On July 17, 2017, Control Union Certifications, an independent certification body responsible for the Bonsucro audit at Biorigin, Maria Elvira Sogayar Scapol, Zilor’s Director of Human Resources and Sustainability, explained the importance of the chain of custody standard certification for the company, “Biorigin’s raw materials were already certified by Bonsucro, and having this certification for its entire chain of custody, makes Biorigin a pioneer in the assurance of the sustainability of the whole value chain.”

The achievement of this certification is a further step taken by Biorigin in the quest to sustainably create value in its production chain, from sugarcane plantations to the customers.

Simon Usher, CEO of Bonsucro, commented, “We are very pleased that Biorigin has achieved Chain of Custody certification – it is exciting to see companies around the world using the remarkable power of sugarcane to make and trade ever-more innovative products that support thriving, sustainable producer communities and resilient, assured supply chains.”

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Welcome to September! This edition of Milling and Grain is one of our translated editions, you may know that every other month we publish the magazine in six languages; Arabic, Turkish, Chinese, French, Spanish and English. This is to hold ourselves as a truly global magazine; we have offices in countries all over the world in order to connect with as many people within the industry as possible.

It is fantastic then when we have our international team members come and visit us here at our headquarters in Cheltenham, UK. Last month we had a visit from Professor Wenbin Wu, our Chinese-edition Editor, who our Sales and Directory Manager Tom Blacker had the pleasure of looking after and even taking visiting a chocolate factory – of course to learn about cocoa milling!

This month we have Ivan Marquetti and Pablo Porcel from our Latin American team visiting, who will be accompanying some of the team to Aqua Nor, an event our sister publication International Aquafeed is covering.

Being close with not only our team, both nationally and internationally is something we as a company are very proud of, we find this equally as important as being close with our customers and partners from around the world. This is why we try to attend as many events as possible and even put on some ourselves. We also make a point of including these events as in-depth show reports when we go in the magazine and what that event is providing to the industry.

In our features section we have a contribution from the Food Fortification Initiative (FFI) and their outlook on why we should be fortifying with zinc. In last months edition you may remember an image we published from the World Health Organisation (page 22, August 2017 – Milling and Grain), which outlined the scope of the problem of stunting, which is very prevalent in SubSaharan Africa and South Asia. One of the suggested ways to do this is by improving maternal nutrition, something the FFI believe could be helped by fortification, so this article depicting the health benefits of zinc and the way the transition metal is used in the process is very interesting.

Another feature we are presenting has been written by ANCO, Animal Nutrition Competence, around new feed solutions shown in research trials that can help reduce the negative effects of fusarium mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON) on milk component yields in high producing dairy cows. The article looks at the economic impact of the toxins as well as the current limitations of the cow’s endogenous defence. The company write about their solution to the problem based around the benefits of a gut agility activator.

Our storage section involves features around dust and bucket elevators. The dust feature focuses on the implications of NFPA standards and dust controls. Going in depth into the nature of dust and how it can affect an operation or those in the factory, articles such as these can prove very important in ensuring optimal safety in any agricultural workplace.

We hope you enjoy this edition of Milling and Grain, the month represents the end of the summer holidays here in England, so for many people in all industries including ours – back to the grind.

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Developing tomorrow’s food solutions...today

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ereos is again a partner of Bridge2Food 10th Protein Summit (26-28 September, Reims, France).

The largest global protein platform, the Protein Summit brings together industry and public policy leaders from the whole value chain to discuss, co-operate, build and shape future protein strategies.

Global population growth predictions indicate that the planet’s need for protein will double by 2050. Animal proteins, which now make up 70 percent of the world’s protein consumption, will no longer be able to meet the increased demand on their own. Given this forecast, Tereos is convinced that one way to respond to this is to develop plant proteins.

This is a key priority for the company as they invest heavily in the development of plant proteins, dedicating nearly 50 percent of its research & development budget to nutrition. Tereos has made multiple advances in the optimisation of plant proteins over the last 20 years.

Anne Wagner, Corporate Research and Development Director, Tereos commented, “Developing plant proteins is one way we can meet future global food requirements. We try to improve and differentiate functionality of proteins with the aim to upgrade them from feed grade to food grade, by improving extraction so we can introduce them to the food market.

Thanks to its patented process, which received an award at the French “World Innovation Contest” in 2015, Tereos has developed a healthy, tasty, easy-to-cook plant-based product that is ideal for all recipe types.”

Committed to the creation of a French plant protein sector, Tereos was among the founders of “Protéines France” (French Proteins), a consortium of seven French companies (Avril, Limagrain, Neovia, Roquette, Tereos, Terrena and Vivescia), which signed an undertaking with the French government to foster the development of a French protein industry.

Although France has all the advantages required to become a world agricultural and industrial leader in the production of plant proteins, it is largely dependent on imported proteins. The development of sectors that process agricultural commodities, create value, and do well on export markets represents a key challenge in boosting France’s agricultural production.

Alexis Duval, Chief Executive Officer of Tereos said,

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Alexis Duval

Anne Wagner

“France has incredible potential to boost its production of plant proteins. Developing a value-creating agricultural raw material processing industry that is strong in export markets is an important issue for the future when it comes to developing France’s agricultural production.”

The Group was at the origin of the creation of “Improve”, the first European collaborative innovation platform fully dedicated to the optimisation of plant proteins, which is supported by France’s Investments for the Future Programme.

At the 10th Protein Summit 2017, 400+ European and global experts from Food, Feed and Pet food; Protein ingredients, Technology & Research industries will join the summit featuring: • Protein 2030 Summit • Plant Based Foods Summit • High Protein Food Summit • Protein Ingredients Summit • Protein Processing Summit Frederique Respondek, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager, Tereos has been involved in shaping the Protein Summit programme and Anne Wagner is Chair of the Protein Ingredients Summit which brings together global experts across the value chain with the ambition to create a platform for discussion on the role of new protein ingredients for a better and more sustainable food, pet food and feed world.

Ms Wagner explained, “Events like the Protein Summit are a very important place to be and discuss and provide a great opportunity to network. We are all Building Value Chains of Proteins and but it can be very difficult when you are sitting in your offices or laboratories.”

She summarised, “The Protein Summit provides an excellent place to meet, exchange information and move together along the value chain to create a real vegetable protein business for the future.”

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ADM announces modernisation of flourmill

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rcher Daniels Midland Company has announced that it is investing in a significant modernisation of its flourmill in Enid, Oklahoma.

Mark Kolkhorst, president, ADM Milling commented, “The Enid flour mill has served as an important hub for the region’s wheat harvest for many decades, and upgrades to the facility will provide even better service to our customers in the future.”

He continued, “Improvements include replacing two existing milling units with a single, highly-automated, state-of-the-art unit, which will efficiently meet existing customer needs, and provide capacity to reach out to new customers.”

He summarised, “Not only are these upgrades important to our customers and our business, but they’re important to our suppliers in and around Enid. Here in the heart of wheat country, we depend on a great group of local farmers to supply our mill. We appreciate our partnership with them, and look forward to continuing to work with them from our improved facility.”

The upgrades represent a complete retrofit of ADM’s existing mill in Enid. In addition to a new milling unit, a new high-speed packer will also be installed to help more

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effectively serve customer needs.

Jim Reese, Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture, “This is outstanding news for Oklahoma, Enid, and wheat producers.”

He continued, “Increasing food processing is one of Governor Fallin’s long standing agricultural goals. This investment by ADM will ensure its long term viability in Oklahoma. I thank ADM, Brent Kisling and the Enid Regional Development Alliance, and Enid leaders for their great efforts.”

The modernisation project will take about a year, with construction expected to start in the coming months. The plant will remain in operation during the project.

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Milling in Hull: The flourmills of Hull concluded

Milling journals of the past at The Mills Archive

by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK The articles in “Milling” (June 11, 1904) provide a great deal more than I could summarise in my three-part tribute to Hull as a milling centre at that time. My final article on the topic covers two important milling families, the Crathornes and the Thompsons.

Crathorne and Sons Ltd

Crathorne’s Grovehill Flour Mills in Beverley were founded by Josiah Crathorne in 1830, when wind was their only power. This typical miller, successful in the days of millstones, was born in 1809. With his skill as a miller and good judgment as a wheat buyer, he built up a large business. He eventually added steam power and increased his plant to 14 pairs of millstones.

Although not in Hull itself, a large portion of Crathorne’s flour was sold in that city. In 1860-1880 the flour, often noted as being of a higher price than other local flours, had such a great reputation in Hull that almost every grocer had printed in large letters over his shop “Beverley Flour Sold Here”.

Crathorne was the first in the district to use silk for dressing, but having made considerable wealth by the aid of millstones, he doubted the value of rolls.

His sons, John and Josiah, however, recognised the inevitable and ultimately he consented to have a roller plant installed, but did not live to see it running for more than a year or so before dying in1886. The sons carried on the business, in 1889 TD Dunn became a partner and in 1892 they formed Josiah Crathorne and Sons Ltd. In 1893 the mills were remodelled, Emerson’s purifiers introduced and the 14 | September 2017 - Milling and Grain

breaks were reduced from six to five. The original plant was on the Seck system; some of their roller mills were still running in 1904. In 1895 TD Dunn retired and Charles Walker took over control. That year saw more improvements, including the introduction of better cleaning machinery, and the washing and drying processes. In 1901 a new Galloway boiler was put in.

JG Thompson Ltd (Grosvenor Mill & Albert Mills)

This firm of Hull millers is of particular interest to us, as the family have now deposited their archive stretching back over 100 years with the Mills Archive. Their history provides another instance of the migration of flour milling from the country to seaports. In the early part of the 1800s Leonard Thompson occupied a windmill at Hessle, a few miles from Hull. About 1840 his son Joseph Green Thompson (the senior partner in the firm in 1904) became apprenticed with a miller at Welton mill, then an important water mill west of Hull. He became a journeyman miller with Mr Marshall of Hessle and later the manager for Mrs Kirk of Analby Mill. Anxious to enter into his own business, JG Thompson became the tenant of a mill at Cottingham and in 1854 took over the best Skidby windmill in 1928 windmill in the district, Skidby Mill. This mill stood on high ground on the fringe of the Yorkshire Wolds and with a fair breeze its five pair of millstones could be worked merrily.

Here Thompson prospered; his young family grew around him and took to milling as an occupation. In 1875 he took on Rye Hill Mill, Burstwick and sent his eldest son, Leonard Thompson, to look after it.

In 1878 the migration to Hull took place, but Skidby Mill was retained (see the image from a contemporary lantern slide in the Mills Archive) and was still worked as a provender mill by the firm, with JG Thompson, then over 80 years old, residing

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JG & B Thompsons Grosvenor Mills, Hull

nearby with son, Benjamin Thompson. The latter was the acting partner in the limited company, which then controlled the greatly enlarged business which was formed nearly a century before.

A partial tenancy had been arranged with R Marshall who then owned the Albert Mills in Dansom Lane, and who had previously been junior partner in the firm of White and Marshall, important millstone millers at the Albert Mills. Sometime later Messrs JG and B Thompson bought the Albert Mills and also became the occupiers of the Stepney Mills, which for many years had been operated by James Rank, and later by his eldest son Joseph (see my article in the July 2017 issue of 'Milling and Grain'). In 1880

rollers and purifiers were introduced by the Thompsons into both mills for treating middlings made by stones.

In 1885 a complete five-sack roller plant was put in the Dansom Lane Mill and the Stepney mills were given up to another purpose before being pulled down. In 1901 the opportunity to buy the fine mills in Grosvenor Street was taken up, and with Dansom Lane Mill the output was increased to 24 sacks per hour.

The Grosvenor Mills themselves were quite new having been built in sections from 1890 to 1898. There was a fine mill building, separate warehouse wheat cleaning department, and silo adjoining. The first floor was fully covered with four lines of

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The history of milling no matter where it has taken place - is being archived by the Trust.

For well over 100 years milling technology has been global with many magazines serving or having served our industry from flour and food to feed and oilseed processing and now to fish feeds.

A most recent contribution to the Trust’s collection is a complete century of past edition of the now out-of-print ‘NorthWestern Miller’ from the United States.

We are proud to present here, front cover illustrations from this valued and longserving publication as a visual reminder of the importance contribution past magazines provided to our industry.

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Mr Joseph Green Thompson

Mr Benjamin Thompson

roller mills, most of which were Simons and varied in size from 20-40 inches. Mather and Platt installed a complete sprinkler system on both the dry and wet systems. As illustrated, the water tank was supported on iron columns and situated on the top of the silo tower. The proprietors spoke highly of their system of bulk grain transit over the street in Hull, saving them many hundreds of pounds per year compared to the alternative sack systems.

The Albert Mills were built around 1870 with seven pairs of millstones. In the first few years these were worked by White and Marshall, but on the dissolution of their partnership a few years later Marshall carried on until the joint occupancy with the Thompsons was arranged in 1876. The millstones worked

in conjunction with rollers, until 1885 when the complete roller system was installed. The roller floor was laid out in two lines of mills, five to the four breaks, eight to the reductions and two to the scratch system. Most of the mills were by Hind and Lund, and after 20 years were still running smoothly.

By having the Grosvenor Mills on the long and the Albert Mills on the short systems, the firm was able to please all classes of customers. Experience showed them that among Midland bakers, some preferred the granular flour through silks numbers from seven to 10, whereas others preferred the finely dressed flour through silk numbers 12-15. As the smaller mill was on the short system and worked fewer hours per week, it was concluded that the majority liked the finely dressed flour.

The geographical and historical spread of our holdings at the Mills Archive mean that I can only provide snapshots; if you would like to know more please email me at: mills@millsarchive.org

A visit to the Mills Archive and The Museum of English Rural Life - an invitation from Graham Bruce, LSEMS Secretary

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ollowing the success of our Summer Technical Conference to Cologne, kindly and generously hosted by Fawema, we now turn our thoughts to our autumn meeting based in Reading on Tuesday September 19, 2017.

I’m sure most of you will receive the magazine Milling and Grain and therefore, read the excellent articles provided by Mildred Cookson, well, now is the time to visit the Mills Archive for yourself and see the wealth of historical information they have about our industry. For those of us a bit long in the tooth, this promises to be a real trip down memory lane, exploring the rich heritage our industry has provided. Please note that parking is limited, so suggest using the nearby multi-storey car park.

Following that, we walk the short distance to the Museum of English Rural Life which aims to challenge perceptions about rural England. This is done by “revealing the historical and contemporary relevance of country life, along with their new interactive and immersive galleries which explore questions of identity, environment, technology, culture and health”.

The programme will be as follows: Mills Archive, Watlington House, Watlington Street, Reading RG1 4RJ 10.30: Arrival with coffee 11.00: Presentation by the Mills Archive 11.15: You are free to wander and explore the delights of the collection 12.30: Buffet lunch 13.30: Depart for MERL, University of Reading, Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5EX 14.00: MERL guide around exhibits then free to explore on your own.

16.30: Depart This promises to be a most interesting day, so let me know early please if you are coming as places may be limited.

This is free to members, but £10 for guests.

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The Raghavan Report ASEAN: 50 years of progress and what’s ahead

by Raghavan (‘Ragha’) Sampathkumar ASEAN, the group of South East Asian countries is celebrating 50th anniversary this year.

Since its inception, it has been a loosely held block but kept in shape by the leading countries including Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia. Much progress has been done in terms of poverty reduction and reduction in population affected by malnutrition in the last few decades as the region’s food security has been the primary focus of the leaders who founded the group. The group stands as the sixth largest economy in the world with a combined GDP of US$2.4 trillion in 2015. With impressive economic growth prior to the economic crisis in 1997-98, the region has grown to become an important market for high value food products.

Although the financial crisis had temporarily dented the growth, the region got back on its feet quickly and now is looking forward to lead the next wave of global economic growth. It is also ranked fourth in global trade (US$2.3 trillion in 2015) and intra-regional trade in goods stood at close to one fourth of the total.

It was ranked as the fourth top destination for FDI (US$121 billion in 2015) globally. It is also a lucrative destination for several industries particularly for the world’s grain industry as the region is a net importer of grains. As close to half of its population is now living in the cities, their food habits are fast changing and perhaps are converging with the western diets.

What’s more? The region is one of the youngest in the world as more than half of its population is under 30. Over 630 million people call it their home and start demanding more meat in their diets, which is driving the demand for feed grains.

While most of its grain imports come from outside the region, opportunities for the global grains industry is abound as consumers expect quality and innovative offerings. Rising popularity of 'out-of-home food consumption options 'particularly Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) is a reflection of the potential this region has. The region is also home to several food companies that have quietly become pioneers in some specialised sectors such as seafood and animal protein.

However, the market is not monolithic and is rather diverse in its food consumption patterns. For example, Indonesia is a big market for bovine meat and also chicken while Thailand and Vietnam consume significant amounts of pork besides seafood.

Though the region is making progress to become AEC (ASEAN Economic Community), it still remains a far cry as there are significant roadblocks to create such an integrated group. Flow of trade, services and labour is not yet smooth as the differences exist in terms of priorities for the countries individually. Some are focused on strengthening their food security (rather sovereignty) through domestic production while some countries have a pragmatic approach towards meeting their food and nutritional requirements.

While the top-level leaders tend to be quite energetic about making the AEC seamless, still at the granular level, differences exist in policy and regulatory frameworks. One of the examples of such persistent difference is adoption of CODEX standards by the members. While some countries (e.g. Malaysia) have established their own standards, the middle and bottom tier countries have a lot to do.

All these affect the way trade and domestic food production happen within the region and with other regions. Some more key insights about the issues in ASEAN affecting the global food & agribusiness will be discussed in the subsequent columns. asmalltownkid.wordpress.com Raghavan (‘Ragha’) Sampathkumar is a seasoned food and agribusiness professional with 360 degree understanding of the complex political, socio-economic, environmental and cultural perspectives of the Agri-Food value chain. He has more than 13 years of experience working in various subsectors of food & agribusiness including agro commodities, international trade, agri-inputs, biotech, and animal nutrition sectors across Asia-Pacific.

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US and China sign historic agreement

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ecretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the US Department of Agriculture has reached agreement with Chinese officials on final details of a protocol to allow the United States to begin exporting rice to China for the first time ever.

Mr Perdue explained, “This is another great day for US agriculture and in particular, for our rice growers and millers, who can now look forward to gaining access to the Chinese market.

This market represents an exceptional opportunity today, with enormous potential for growth in the future. The agreement with China has been in the works for more than a decade and I’m pleased to see it finally come fruition, especially knowing how greatly it will benefit our growers and industry.”

China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of rice. Since 2013, it has also been the largest importer, with imports reaching nearly five million tonnes last year. When the new rice protocol is fully implemented, the US rice industry will have access to this market.

US rice exports can begin following the completion of an audit of US rice facilities by China’s General Administration Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

Upgraded Top Bag Removal Filter

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ice Industries announced today that they have introduced an upgraded Top Bag Removal Filter to its Filters line. The improved filter is an option available to most Kice filters.

Andy Forrester, Kice Industries explained that, “One of the main improvements is the quick release laterals, which are easily removed without the use of tools for installing filter bags.”

In addition, the filter bags can be replaced without having to enter a dirty air chamber.

Mr Forrester continued, “We also sought to improve lid hold downs and handles. Removal of the filter lid(s) allows for complete access to the clean air chamber. Overall, this new design is simple, requires less maintenance and eliminates any safety concerns related to new hinged top filters.”

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AirConveyor specifically for powders, pellets and granulates

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oeth has designed its new AirConveyor specifically for companies that want to transport powders, pellets and granulates cost-effectively and efficiently.

This innovative system offers companies 75 percent less maintenance costs after approximately three years operating time and consumes 40 percent less energy. The air-supported conveying system is suitable for damage-free transportation of bulk goods over short or extremely long distances. The AirConveyor generates low noise emissions and is dust-tight. As a result, the new conveying system also has a minimum impact on the environment.

Powerful air cushion supports the conveyor belt without the need for rollers They have developed a new and efficient generation conveying systems where the conveyor belt floats on a cushion of air. It features a perforated channel and compact, specially designed fans.

By providing a constant supply of exactly the right quantity of air, the company has succeeded in creating a powerful air cushion directly under the conveyor belt in its new conveying system. This powerful air cushion makes it possible to raise the conveyor belt, along with the bulk goods it carries, and keep it airborne based on the same principle as that used by a hovercraft. Only one conveyor roller, located in the drive, tensioning and belt return

station, is needed to set the conveyor belt in motion.

Poeth’s new AirConveyor eliminates 95 percent of all moving parts in comparison to traditional belt conveyor systems. As a result, Poeth’s AirConveyor generates far less friction. This makes the air-supported conveying system 40 percent more energy-efficient and significantly reduces noise emissions (<80dbA). Fewer moving parts result in much less maintenance and negligible conveyor belt wear. Fewer rotating parts also provide less heat and less risk of exposures.

The AirConveyor is suitable for extreme circumstances and difficult to reach places, making it reliable and cost-efficient.

Homogeneous, damage-free conveying over long distances It is suitable for transporting raw materials in the feed, food, chemical and bulk industries. The AirConveyor is used to transport a wide variety of products such as salt, sugar, cereals, seeds, animal feed, biomass, coal, ore, sand and gravel.

The advantage of belt conveyors is that they transport products without agitating them. Consequently, it is ideally suitable for conveying fragile, explosive and sticky raw materials without risking separation.

It is capable of high-capacity transportation (3 m3/hour – 2000 m3/hour), both horizontally and vertically.

Poeth offers its AirConveyor as an enclosed, dust-tight system for both indoor and outdoor application. It is also available according ATEX and Food Grade guidelines (FDA, EC 1935/2004 and 3.1B material certificates).

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New method for quick and precise flour analysis

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he new method for the Brabender GlutoPeak enables good correlations with known measuring values for flour analysis, such as protein content, wet gluten, water absorption and the Alveograph W value.

In just a few minutes, the Brabender GlutoPeak provides a “rheological fingerprint” of the analysed flour sample. It measures the aggregation behaviour of the gliadin and glutenin proteins in a sample, for the purposes of describing their baking properties.

In particular, the peak time until the maximum torque is reached, and the height of the peak provide significant information about the tested sample.

Strong gluten produces rapid, high peaks. Weak gluten shows later, flatter peaks, or in extreme cases, no peaks at all, for example with biscuit wheat. Rheological measurement with the GlutoPeak is performed by measuring the torque, which results in good correlations

to other more time-consuming rheological methods.

Hence, conclusions can already be drawn on the gluten quality and its specific features before embarking on ‘analytical differential diagnostics’, with instruments like Farinograph, Extensograph and Amylograph.

A new evaluation option, the Rapid Flour Check, has now been developed to expand the evaluation parameters.

With only nine grammes of flour and nine grammes of distilled water, the new method provides good correlations with the protein content, wet gluten, Farinograph water absorption and Alveograph W-value, in addition to the general and extended evaluation points.

screening gluten quality in early generation breeding lines, especially when considering the small sample size requirement.

Grain traders and millers can use the GlutoPeak to efficiently manage their incoming raw materials and silo occupation, or to control process adjustments within the mill.

For bakers, the device can be used for rapid analysis of incoming raw materials and for checking specifications.

Researchers can rapidly characterise gluten aggregation kinetics and associated parameters for a more in-depth exploration of flour functionality and performance potential.

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Food Safety Modernisation Act training

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ndustry experts in food safety will learn key concepts in regulatory requirements that will impact sectors for animal food.

Food safety is continuously important for the animal food industry. Due to popular demand, the NGFA– KSU Food Safety Modernisation Act Feed Industry training course will be offered September 26–29, 2017 at the IGP Institute Conference Centre.

The deadline to register for this course is September 8, 2017. The course will give individuals in the animal food industry the opportunity to gain an understanding of the new safety requirements and implement a plan for animal food safety associated with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The training course also has an additional component that will be accredited to the HACCP Alliance. Upon completion of both courses, participants will receive two certificates and will be able to demonstrate a “preventative controls qualified individual” to the FDA. Bill Bookout, President of the National Animal Supplement Council, Valley Centre California, remarked, “I have really enjoyed the instructors in this course. You get a concentrated shot of technical information and it’s eight to five every day. The instructors are technically

competent, but they are also good teachers. I would really compliment them in that regard of being able to teach and to effectively communicate so that people understand the subjects being taught.”

The curriculum of the course was developed by the Food Safety Preventative Controls Alliance. The separate HACCP component occurs on the final day following the animal food training, requires registration and is accredited by the International HACCP Alliance.

Cassandra Jones, associate professor, Kansas State University, explained that, “There are many new requirements, and this course will describe those requirements to participants as well as give some ideas for implementation and training to those concepts. I am excited to offer the training for the industry and the regulators.”

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AFIA relocate to new office space

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o accommodate a growing staff and better serve its members, the American Feed Industry Association will be relocating to a new office space in the same building later this month.

Effective Aug. 21, AFIA’s new address will be: 2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 810, Arlington, VA, 22201. AFIA will close its offices temporarily on Friday, August 18, 2017, with phone lines and email down, during the move.

Joel G. Newman, AFIA President and CEO commented, “We are excited to move AFIA into the new office space.

Not only will it have a more modern look and feel, but it also includes several great features that highlight the association’s commitment to a flexible work environment.

I would like to commend Leanna Nail, AFIA’s director of administration, who led the staff team as they did an outstanding job designing a cost-efficient space that will be comfortable and functional for our staff and visitors and appealing to a future work force.”

The year-long project began in August 2016 when the team looked at buildings throughout the Arlington area, particularly focusing on the Ballston-Rosslyn corridor.

Requirements for the new space included easy access to

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the Metro, the airport, downtown Washington, DC, and multiple restaurants and hotels in anticipation of member visits. The team selected the office space last October and began working with a construction company on its design.

AFIA has been in its current office space for 10 years.

The new office includes; • Nine offices, plus five for the Animal Ag Alliance, which share an office space with AFIA. • Eight work stations.

• Two meeting rooms, including a large conference room that can seat up to 40 people.

• New technologies, including a conference room scheduling system, an improved office communications system and an electronic welcome board.

• Multiple “landing areas”, or desks available for staff who typically work from home or for visitors.

• An updated kitchen and dining area that can also be used for informal meetings.

• A small wellness room, complete with a refrigerator for nursing mothers.

• An incredible view of Washington DC! The telephone numbers for staff and the main office will stay the same, but the suite number will change from 916 to 810. The office suite is secure and will require a keycard for access to the floor.

New EU trademark for feed mixing protocol iamond V has announced the European Union trademark registration of TMR Audit®, which now is a protected trademark in all 28 member states of the EU. Chris Van Anne, Director of Diamond V’s Europe Business Unit, explained, “The ‘total mixed ration’, or TMR, is a critical part of modern dairy and beef production. The dairy producer wants the TMR to supply every cow’s nutritional needs in a consistent manner, day after day.

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Staff kitchen and dining area

presentation, and utilisation. Parts of the system also can be applied to supplemental feeding in grazing operations in order to support optimal rumen health, feed utilisation, and performance.”

Dr Tom Oelber developed the product in 2008, he and colleague Dr Bill Stone subsequently published peer-review articles and other scientific and technical materials to advise researchers, practicing nutritionists, and veterinarians worldwide on TMR guidelines, processes, and protocols.

The TMR Audit gained registered trademark status in the USA in 2014.

To date experts have conducted nearly 5,000 TMR Audits on dairy farms around the world, while

training thousands of producers and their advisors to improve feeding operations.

Peter Ziegar, DVM, Technical Sales and Support Manager in Germany, Hungary, Austria, and Switzerland, commented, “It identifies and helps eliminate possible sources of error and inefficiency in the feeding operation. This process reveals opportunities for the producer to improve dairy performance. On average, a TMR Audit results in a production increase of more than one litre of milk per cow per day and 0.1-0.2 percent higher milk fat content. Incorporating the product in the TMR further increases milk production in addition to improving feed efficiency and helping to maintain optimal animal health.”

The history of the earth and the soil Clifford Spencer, , Goodwill Ambassador, NEPAD and Chairman, Milling4Life Millers can exercise great power and wisdom in their choice of crop feedstock to promote positive change in developing countries.

These crop feedstock choices influence the soil that feeds us all, together with the seabed, sea and lakes, which are hugely influenced by the choice of crops we grow on land and how we grow them. A negative example of these effects on the sea is the fertiliser run off into the Gulf of Mexico resultant from crop farming activities.

Also in terms of modern farming of crops the soil has more recently been considered a growing medium – however it is absolutely no such thing! The soil is a living thing with a finely balanced micro-fauna and flora, which in turn support very complex life cycles and organic interactions in the soil biome.

A teaspoon full of healthy soil contains roughly a billion living organisms - an astounding accomplishment for something many regard as dirt on their shoes or upon which we build and cover with buildings and roads. You are sat upon soil wherever you are reading this article.

It has taken millions of years for the soil on which we all depend to be generated from the earth’s crust through natural processes. Yet we only actively started farming it some 15,000 years ago - a mere blip in the history of the earth and the soil upon which we rely to develop and grow.

The importance of crop choice for the soil on which they grow relates to maintaining this soil in tip-top condition. So avoiding mono-cropping (the same crop continuously for a number of years) is desirable unless the crop is perennial and therefore does not need re-planting each year and thus avoids disturbing the soil.

Also, utilising naturally generated nutrition of the crops from supporting and protecting biological soil activity say by the use of mixed rotations is very important e.g. growing nitrogen producing crops as a natural fertiliser or avoiding the build of crop pests by regular rotation of the cropping.

When moving on to the processing of the crop feedstock by millers then for us as human beings, it should be no surprise that we thrive on fresh and natural food ingredients.

Thus, considering this fact in the design of milling processes is very important e.g. wholemeal flour, the effect of process heat, the use of natural wrapping.

The presently under-utilised crops that grow in their natural environments are good indicators of soil characteristics and climate change. For this reason alone they need to looked at far more closely and boosted in their production and use by millers.

Indeed climate change and its effects on food production is increasingly becoming a major consideration for all of us and that includes millers. The time scale for plants to adjust to climate change is lengthy - at least 80 to 90 years. So in order to speed up this adjustment process then identifying crops that are more suited to these climatic changes and then growing them is a major and essential step forward. Millers are not independent of this process so their greater involvement through product identity preservation and chain of custody is a positive and essential business step.

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Further the present high energy costs and declining supply of fossil fuels are exacerbating the attempts to increase food production and assure food security.

Particularly our dependency on high yielding modern varieties, which require high inputs of fertilisers and pesticides also results in increasing indebtedness of farmers. Together with this unwelcome looming energy pressure also population growth is resulting in the need to use less fertile land and increase the use of farm and homestead gardens. So our over-dependency and continued concentration on a few plant species for our staples is a trend that must be changed; e.g. rice is replacing other sources of carbohydrates such as sago.

Very importantly since women grow most of the currently under-utilised crops in developing countries, so promoting these crops goes some way to satisfying that need to crucially further empower women and increase their incomes.

So for all of the above myriad reasons and concerns the crop feedstock choice and milling process design goes to the heart of the future success of the business and science of milling and the welfare of humankind as a whole. The science is constantly evolving as are the business models used and more recent events such as the Arab Spring, GM developments positive and negative, geo-political shifts through migration and changes in political leadership and style (Brexit and the US elections) signify even more new opportunities for forward thinking millers.

A milling businesses that can demonstrate it is paying heed to much more than the product itself and its price, has a unique proposition that differentiates it from other millers. Opportunity beckons in the fast changing world!

A few of the underutilised grain crops for increased consideration by millers are, sorghum, millett –pearl, finger and others, African rice, fonio, teff, naked oats, rye, cowpea, groundnut, grain amaranth and quinoa.

Field production systems that are to be encouraged and developed in the crop feedstock production process are ‘no till’ where the soil is not inverted prior to planting and thus is less exposed to weathering loss, carbon loss and desertification.

Also removing the use of chemical dessicants by incorporating swathing and pick up techniques at harvest is a simple but healthy step. Also the use of cover crops plus inter row mechanical cleaning for weed control, and under-sowing or relay cropping results in healthy soils and nutritious grains. The increased use of so called C4 grains, presently only a small part of global cropping and which are much more efficient than C3 grains at holding carbon even has a significantly tangible effect on climate.

Finally increased nutritional knowledge and characteristics of these underutilised grains and the need for data that equals that of the big three of wheat, rice and maize is of paramount importance to positive future agricultural developments.

Millers can steer this process by the choices they make in crop feedstock and the subsequent processing product development paths that they take. There is certainly an increasing public appetite for these considerations that can be tapped to the benefit of both the milling industry and their customers. Milling4Life will be positively contributing to this process in its charitable activities going forward.

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Minimising drying and maintaining a dryer temperature profile A well needed focus Tom Blacker, International Milling and Grain Directory The directory is progressing into 2018 well with some superbly significant improvements!

Since my July column, we have registered five new members to the directory from China, the UK and Turkey: CFS Investment Casting (China), Sandpump (China), Henan Jingu Industry Development Co., Ltd. (China), Hycontrol (UK) and Delpimak (Turkey).

Josh and Martyna have been new members of the team worked with me here to contact many of you recently, updating online and print content, with many product releases, logos, banners now populating new and preexisting members’ profiles.

Thank you to all members new and old for the cooperation so far with Josh and Martyna this summer.

In a recent email newsletter in August, they wrote how their task was not just to update the directory fit for 2018 but also to ‘bring it to life’. Their fresh eyes brought a well-needed focus to the directory and prioritised the accuracy of the information and content as to make the primary area strength of the directory.

With two extra team members, the time to filter out inactive companies and improve pre-existing companies was dramatically quick. Within 12 weeks this summer there were over 1,400 member organisations and companies called and emailed.

There has been an increase in free online web banners by over 50 on companies’ own member pages and also many new product releases that will be published in the upcoming 2018 International Milling and Grain Directory.

Now the summer months are ending, and many members are returning to their workplaces, we encourage you to check your email inbox for any emails from Josh and Martyna. If you are not sure or want to improve or register your listing, please go online (both mobile device-enabled and desktop-enabled site) to: www. internationalmillling.com.

As always, I am available for your contact via email: tomb@perendale.co.uk, telephone: +44 (0) 1242 267703 and Skype: ‘tom.perendale’.

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ühler Aeroglide has introduced a complete moisture control system that they say helps customers maintain a dryer temperature profile and minimise over drying.

Controlled drying parameters ensure that a food or feed product is shelf-stable, removing the precise amount of moisture. However, one processing deviation can dramatically affect batch specifications, requiring an operator to over dry to compensate, this can mean reduced yield as well as compromised product.

The AeroPro Moisture Control is said to give operators access to full time, real-time monitoring with hardware, software and on-going process expertise, combined with technical support, to ensure efficient drying operations.

Doug Beloskur, manager of Bühler’s automation team explained, “Too little information and too much time between adjustments makes optimising a dryer’s temperature profile a constant challenge. AeroPro Moisture Control reduces time-based moisture deviation with a control algorithm that improves dryer yield. It also reduces dryer energy consumption".

Microwave sensor technology, coupled with algorithms delivers a closed loop system for automated dryer control. Discharged product passes through an analysis chute where approximately 20 percent is diverted to a sensing chamber that slows the product flow for analysis. Then a high performance microwave sensor gathers moisture data and sends it directly to the AeroPro control panel. Automation then makes necessary dryer adjustments that can instantly produce products consistent to the target moisture content.

Mr Beloskur expands, “Efficient intelligent control can do a lot for a customer’s ROI and it can ensure sustainability. It can increase production and profitability while decreasing energy and material costs. Furthermore, a dynamic web-based reporting provides information in a quick read way, customised for the process, and this helps a customer have correlations that are meaningful.

It gives the processor the ability to make decisions with confidence.”

The product views production data in real time via computer, phone, tablet or other web-connected devices.

Custom dashboards can be built to provide the most critical data in quick and meaningful ways. Data storage is cloud-based.

Real-time management that can achieve a net increase of just one percent in finished moisture can result in a return on investment increase of US$300,000. This translates into energy savings valued at US$20,000 per year.

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Rodehutscord receives poultry nutrition research award

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arkus Rodehutscord, PhD., a professor of animal nutrition at the University of Hohenheim, Germany, was presented with the Poultry Nutrition Research Award at the Poultry Science Association’s (PSA) Annual Meeting July 20, 2017 in Orlando, Florida.

The award is sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association,

in partnership with PSA, as part of its ongoing awards program, which dates back to 1948. Phillip Smith of Tyson presented the award to Rodehutschord on behalf of AFIA. Preston Buff PhD., AFIA director or regulatory affairs remarked, “Markus has made great strides in poultry nutrition research. AFIA is proud to present him with this award.”

Rodehutscord’s research focuses on minimising the excretion of nitrogen and phosphorous and improving the efficiency of amino acid and phosphorous utilisation by poultry.

He coordinated the 2.1 Mio Euro GrainUp project and has published

more than 86 peer-reviewed articles on poultry nutrition, served as the Metabolism and Nutrition section editor for Poultry Science and serves on multiple committees and working groups dealing with poultry science.

He earned his degrees from the University of Bonn, Germany.

With the eco-friendly One for All WATEX® extraction, only one single water-based sample extract is required for the analysis of multiple mycotoxins.

Phillip Gruber, Product Manager, Romer Labs commented, “This recent USDA-GIPSA approval confirms once again their accuracy and robustness which makes AgraStrip® WATEX® the product of choice for simple, fast and eco-friendly mycotoxin detection.”

The MTKE programme uses naturally contaminated samples, which are unknown to the submitter, thereby taking the impact of sample specific matrix effects into consideration.

The performance criteria of each analyte are defined by GIPSA and documented in official performance criteria sheets. The kits are tested by three different GIPSA staff member operators. Each operator conducts seven tests per contamination level.

Each operator must use a different kit lot. At least 20 out of 21 (95%) results for each concentration level must be within the acceptable range.

The samples used are unknown to the kit manufacturer.

Additionally, an extensive internal study must be submitted to GIPSA.

and its mode of action has been vastly studied.

With a proprietary formulation of various botanicals, a positive impact on performance can be achieved on QS by disrupting the pathogens communications, thus reducing their negative impact on overall animal health. In a second study, results of a feeding program approach in broilers was presented, combining the application of precision delivery coated butyrate (Ultramix C®) in starter feed and a botanical additive (Apex 5®) in both grower and finisher broiler diets.

The meeting provided the opportunity to discuss our products and research with four of the largest broiler integrators, as well as other

key influencers in the industry.

Guilherme Bromfman, Director of Business Development, Nutriad commented, “It is great to see Nutriad investing in novel ideas in additives application to support customers achieve an even better performance in a challenging time when AGPs are being removed from diets.”

Grady Fain Senior Vice President, Sales and Business Development added, “The US market faces new regulations and continuous regulatory.

Ongoing consolidation changes the way producers operate. In this environment Nutriad is committed to take leadership in providing solutions for the challenges producers face today as well as future challenges.”

USDA-GIPSA approval for Romer Labs

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graStrip® Total Fumonisin WATEX® tests have been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) for official testing of total fumonisin in the US national grain inspection system.

The kits are ready-to-use lateral flow devices (LFD) for on-site testing.

They are available for aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2), deoxynivalenol, zearalenone and fumonisins (B1, B2, B3) and allow a rapid analysis of a wide range of food and feed samples in an assay time of only three minutes.

New poultry gut health research data

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t the 2017 Annual Poultry Science Association (PSA) meeting, held in Orlando, USA, Dr Haitham Yakout, Director of Technical Support for Nutriad presented two research findings from recent studies on digestive performance technologies.

The first study highlighted the application of Quorum Sensing (QS) as a tool for selecting botanical ingredients for feed additives. The use of botanical additives has been on the rise, driven by new regulations on the usage of antibiotics growth promoters, 32 | September 2017 - Milling and Grain

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Sorting technology aids company globalisation

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ühler’s SORTEX technology is helping European supermarket supplier to meet food safety and quality standards.

This technology claims to be playing an important role in the success of one of Europe’s leading nut and seed snack processors. The brand “Mogyi” is underpinned by the advanced sorting a processing technology.

Headquarted in the Hungarian town of Csávoly, Mogyi Ktf., originally launced in 1990, with five staff and one processing line, now operates four production plants and eight subsidiary companies around Europe and sells into more than 25 countries.

The company associates the adherence to strict quality assurance systems and investing in the latest plant technology for their impressive growth. They have used optical sorters for more than 20 years, originally installing the technology for its sunflower seed hulling facility. As standards have progressively become more rigorous, they have invested in more sophisticated technology to meet exacting food safety and quality standards.

In 2013 the firm incorporated its first SORTEX optical sorter into its sunflower seed cleaning line. This proved successful so they incorporated a second at the plant. The following year a third sorter was introduced and since then, two SORTEX B ColorVision optical sorters have also been brought in.

Kristián Weildinger, procurement manager, Mogyi Kft., explains, “The consumer market we serve is increasingly

challenging. Our customers expect the highest quality products, which also means that food safety is a priority for us. Bühler tailored the sorters to our requirements, to deliver consistent quality of the seeds we sort, while also ensuring that contaminants, which were difficult to remove previously, disappeared from our end product.”

He adds that the company also chose Bühler because it needed technology that could easily be incorporated into existing processing lines.

“Bühler ran trials for us at its London HQ, to demonstrate the efficiency and accuracy of its optical sorters. The results on our samples of sunflower seeds exceeded all our expectations, achieving a 99.8 percent accept quality.”

He goes on to say that, “The technology has enabled it to achieve the homogenous popcorn and sunflower seed colour that is crucial to improved quality. The product sorted by the machines is not only now cleaner, but has an improved yield and reduced waste.”

Finally he remarks, “As our business expands continuously, we require new solutions and flexible machine configurations to not only match our capacity, but also to adapt to different products and types of contamination, we found that Bühler technology was able to cope with these needs.”

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Great success stories for our industry

by Chris Jackson, Export Manager UK TAG Last month I wrote that here in the UK our harvest was well under way, I should not have tempted fate as Mother Nature has taken a hand and our country has seen almost daily rainfall in the southwest - torrential summer storms causing structural damage.

For the rest of us, a delay to harvest is not all bad news, for the farmers with arable crops where harvest has been in part completed fieldwork has been undertaken ready for the next crops.

Of course in this country where grass production is very important for our cattle and sheep industries that mostly rely on livestock grazing for high welfare production, there has been after a dry start to the growing season. With light early crops there is a boost in growth allowing for conservation for the coming winter.

There is no other industry in the world that faces the daily challenges of framing and none so vital to survival.

Of course our scientists and geneticists continue to play a vital role in our lives, developing new plant varieties able to produce high yields in lessening growing times. Take wheat production here in the UK, four tonne yields per acre is regularly achieved more than doubling the output in the last 40 years with the scourge of take all eliminated by genetics.

For ruminant livestock farming, new highly productive grasses have been developed and are widely used in suitable areas making for more intensive farming methods to be developed. This is needed to maximise production from diminishing resources and to allow farmers to make profits to continue production.

In the more intensive pig industry genetics have meant that in the last 50 years farming land needed for production has reduced by 70 percent.

These challenges have also been met by the uptake of new technologies and mechanical developments allowing for production with less people involved a theme that I continually refer to.

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not regarded highly by the younger generations that we need to encourage to become involved.

Climate change has been much talked about with droughts in production areas, floods in others for example; Australia, wild fires with extreme heat in southern Europe. The USA farming methods have been an easy target to criticise for a negative impact on this. But the population needs primary production with safe food systems developed to satisfy the demands of a growing world population.

In most of the developed world consumers expect their food to be supplied both cheaply and in a safe format. Whilst in other areas we see much hunger, starvation and poverty.

An affordable better distribution system needs to be developed to counter this.

As we have to intensify production then we have to have effective trace ability systems in place to ensure that food is delivered in a safe format for consumption. This becomes even more vital as we see moves by populations in to cities and urban areas.

However we intensify, and as much as some people would like us all to go back to producing our own food, it is simply not practical. We need to be sure that intensive farming systems can produce food fit for human consumption that will be beneficial.

Here Governments must play their part in monitoring supplies, only recently we have seen eggs contaminated by the pesticide fipronil, produced in Holland being consumed across France, Belgium and the UK. Within the EU this product is banned from use in animals and birds destined for human consumption. There has to have been a breakdown or a mistake made within the production cycle to have allowed contaminated products in to the market place.

But without the use of products to aid health control large-scale production cannot take place.

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AFIA thanks its outgoing committee members

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he American Feed Industry Association depends heavily on the dedication and involvement of hundreds of members who volunteer annually to serve on committees that further the success of the association’s mission, objectives and programs.

The organisation has released a statement thanking these volunteer members and the companies they represent for their service, as many long-term projects have been tackled because of their extra efforts.

Committee terms run from May 1-April 30 each year, and volunteers serve a term of three years. Each of AFIA’s 19 committees represent the interests of specific disciplines and segments throughout the feed industry and work together on supporting activities and programs critical to AFIA’s legislative and regulatory efforts and various member services.

"Representing members by providing one solidified voice for the feed industry" Joel G. Newman, AFIA President and CEO remarked, “It takes more than just AFIA staff to provide the leadership driving this association, with their expertise and unique perspective, committee members come together to help achieve our goal of representing members by providing one solidified voice for the feed industry.”

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ake-all is noted as one of the main problems faced by arable growers, and this year high incidences of the disease have been reported in first wheats as well as second. Therefore, growers must stay vigilant and be proactive, ahead of autumn.

Jonathon Blake, Principle Research Scientist, ADAS explained, “As the take-all pathogen is active in the soil down to 10 degrees, the mild autumn this growing season has been a contributing factor to the increase in the amount of primary infection in first wheats.”

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He continued, “When this occurs, it can go undetected if rain throughout the rest of the season ensures water uptake is not limited. But with the dry conditions experienced at grain fill this year, this has left first wheat crops open to the effects of take-all, and even low-level root damage has impacted on water uptake and crop growth.”

Furthermore, “Additionally, in second wheat crops where take-all is known to be a concern, many growers will have attempted to offset these effects with an early nitrogen application to help roots grow away from the pathogen.

But, this year the nitrogen uptake was slow, due to the lack of rain, which would have limited the benefits of this cultural control measure.”

Mr Blake adds that, growers are generally aware of the risk factors associated with take-all infection, but one thing that is not commonly known is the importance of controlling host volunteers in break crops.

He points out that, “If break crops are not kept free of volunteers, then they will act as a host for the take-all pathogen, and carry take-all inoculum over into the next season. It’s important that growers realise that once take-all symptoms are evident in a crop there is nothing that can be done to reclaim yields. Therefore, having a proactive control strategy in place is the best way to protect crops and profits.”

He summarises, “The most effective ways in which to achieve this is by rotation. But, where the decision has been taken to grow second wheats, drawing on all the known solutions including using a seed treatment such as Latitude (silthiofam), observing a late sowing date where possible and earlier timing of spring nitrogen applications are recommended.”

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Training Registration is now open for the all-new Hands-On Training (HOT) programme from the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) and Kansas State University (K-State).

HOT programme registration now open The two and a half day training programme has participants working in small groups to repair common grain conveying equipment.

Registration is now available on the HOT programme website.

The program takes place at Kansas State University in the Hal Ross Flour Mill. Participants will be required to complete three hour-long online sessions on safety, lubrication and preventative maintenance before starting the training on site.

Barb Kraft, GEAPS International President, Landus Cooperative, commented that the programme will provide tremendous value to companies.

“It is very expensive for any grain handling or processing facility to have downtime. The HOT programme allows your employees to gain valuable experience working on common grain conveying equipment without sacrificing operations at your facility. The small group format will give everyone plenty

of opportunities to work on the equipment and ask instructors questions.”

Participants will spend approximately two and a half hours on each module before moving on to the next piece of equipment.

The first day will include safety orientation and two modules, the second day will include two additional modules, before completing the final module on the last day. Participants are required to bring work attire and steel toe boots.

Common safety equipment including hardhats will be provided by the university.

The programme costs US$1,375 for GEAPS members and US$1,725 for non-members. It can accommodate a maximum of 30 participants. Once the limit has been reached, prospective participants can join a waitlist. Upon completion, participants will earn at least two continuing education units (CEUs) from GEAPS and Kansas State University and a certificate of completion.

Marcus Neal, GEAPS International board chair, Lansing Trade Group, remarked that the programme will benefit a wide range of grain operations workers.

“There is a lot to learn for frontline maintenance workers, grain facility managers, and supervisors with equipment repair or maintenance roles. Looking back at my own career, this programme would have been a tremendous asset for me when I was beginning to learn these skill sets.”

With a desire to learn more about milling, 11 participants representing the Sub-Saharan region came to the Kansas State University IGP Institute to learn about milling methods and practices.

Flour milling training held for Sub-Saharan millers The US Wheat Associates Sub–Saharan Region Flour Milling course was held June 18–30, 2017. Along with laboratory exercises in the Hal Ross Flour Mill, Shellenberger mill and baking lab, and classroom presentations on the KSU campus, participants went on field trips to several rural areas in Kansas.

The course covered many aspects of milling including wheat classes, structure and functionality; US grain inspection system; principles of grain storage for wheat; an overview of the milling industry in the US; principles of wheat cleaning; principles of wheat conditioning; our and dough testing practices and methods; impact of wheat quality on milling extraction and our quality; and managing the process and mill control.

Participants also toured several facilities including the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center; Ardent Mills Flour Mill in Newton, Kansas; Cargill Elevator near Salina, Kansas; a farm tour and wheat harvest visit at Joe Kejr’s farm near Salina, Kansas; Farmer Direct Foods in New Cambria, Kansas; US Department 42 | September 2017 - Milling and Grain

of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Services in Manhattan, Kansas; and a train excursion on the Smokey Hill Train.

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The World Veterinary Education in Production Animal Health (WVEPAH) - a non-for-profit organisation, supported by the OIE, in collaboration with the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Utrecht, Netherlands, is launching a new course at this Training and Certification Centre (TCC).

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Specialist course in “Egg Layers” This Centre is particularly dedicated to Poultry experts from the European and Middle East countries, who specialise in “Egg layers”, however, all English-speaking professionals are welcome to attend the course.

The next course will be a module II specialising in “Egg layers”, September 11-22, 2017, Utrecht.

Good experts in Poultry are practicing in all parts of the world, but their level of competence varies a lot. WVEPAH’s objectives are to train these professionals to the same high level of knowledge and skills that is required by the OIE and to certify this level of competence by offering the same examination and diploma in each center: Dakar, Berlin, Tunis, Curitiba, Utrecht, Shanghai, Gaborone, Bangkok, etc.

Participants can consolidate and improve their knowledge in all areas such as: pathology, nutrition, biosecurity, epidemiology, animal welfare, antibiotics used, etc. and acquire a specialisation in health and the production of “Chicken - Broilers”, “Egg layers”,

Creating an effective animal food safety plan is essential for providing safety in the company and products, and also to the loyal customers of a company.

NGFA industry training held for food safety professionals The IGP Institute provided a National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA)–KSU Food Safety Modernisation Act (FSMA) industry training August 1–3, 2017 for professionals to acquire the information needed to develop an effective plan.

The course gave individuals in the industry the opportunity to gain an understanding of the new animal food safety requirements and implement a plan for animal food safety associated with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The course curriculum was developed by the Food Safety Preventative Controls Alliance.

Melissa Johnson, quality food safety manager at Cargill in Emporia, Kansas explained, “Being able to understand more about the food safety plan process and sharing stories with other people has really been helpful in this course.”

She continued,“The definitions have really helped to clarify certain topics and the repetition of those topics has really been essential for memorisation technique when going through the hazard analysis.”

“Turkey” or “Waterfowl”. The academic diploma “Certificate in Production Animal Health: Poultry Production and Health” is worldwide validated by the OIE for the “regulatory” part.

WVEPAH has set up a private Facebook group, which is reserved for Course Masters, graduates and participants of the WVEPAH courses. This group is a part of the distance-learning curriculum, which participants must use between residential courses. This network has already 120 members, including 34 official graduates from 2016 and more than 50 graduates from 2017 from Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The not for profit organisation has said that those facing financial difficulties should not be deterred and get in touch with them directly regardless.

The course is not for beginners, the course is to inform people with the appropriate professional background to participate in these training programmes aimed at efficiency in the field.

Ms Johnson explains she had found out about the course from frequently checking the Kansas State website for any upcoming trainings and decided to obtain a food safety certification after seeing the FSMA course opportunity at IGP. The training also had a supplemental component accredited to the International HACCP Alliance. Upon completion of both courses, participants received two certificates and are able to demonstrate themselves as a “preventative controls qualified individual” to the FDA. Cassandra Jones, associate professor at Kansas State University remarked, “The best part of the course is the interaction among participants.We have people from various parts of the grain and feed industry learning the regulations alongside one another and those who will be inspecting them. This encourages valuable discussion to help facilities learn their options for compliance with the rules, and also helps inspectors understand the complexity that compliance can add to existing facility operations.”

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Buhler’s Impact detacher MJZI This new machine can be used for a great variety of grinding processes thanks to its modular rotor-stator design. Differently shaped pins on the rotor and/or stator means that it can be configured for various applications from a gentle loosening up of flour flakes to flour micronisation and sugar grinding. It can be installed standing or suspended at the gravity spout or directly on the pneumatic line and works with a larger diameter in the inlet and outlet, which reduces the pressure resistance in the machine and makes installing a bypass tube unnecessary. This eliminates the risk of product residues and guarantees the highest food safety.

Featuring this month in our product focus section are a variety of products that respectively uphold the highest standards for efficiency and accuracy as well as guaranteeing both food and personal safety across the milling sector.

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Polycarbonate-encased bulk bag unloader Designed for use in highly contaminant-sensitive process areas handling bulk materials known to generate combustible dusts, the 9.525mm, polycarbonate encasement prevents dust that piggyback on the exterior of bulk bags from becoming airborne and entering the work zone.

The input material is introduced, dust-free, directly to an integrated surge hopper through the NBE E3 ™ closed-cycle dust recovery system that secures and encloses the bag spout within a seal containment cylinder.

The surge hopper is constructed with explosion protection and control features, including: an explosion venting system, calculated on a Kst value of 170 and Pmax of 9.5, to direct and release overpressure to prepared areas. The hopper construction includes reinforced walls and a reinforced cover, and is rated for 4.5PSI internal pressure.

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MKLD Bran Finisher The bran finisher has been designed for the processing of wheat, rye and durum and separates adhering flour particles from the bran very efficient. Optimum sanitation is ensured due to an optimized and completely stainless design. Compared to the former model, the energy consumption has been reduced by up to 30 percent at the same performance.

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B端hler has expanded its plansifter line with another top model, the small plansifter Seginus. The Seginus sifts and sorts grist and flour-type products in wheat, rye, corn and durum wheat mills. In addition, it reliably sorts coarsely-ground product or free-flowing granulate. The Seginus plansifter can be flexibly integrated into the grinding process or as a control sifter.

Innovative drive concept

The new small plansifter from B端hler stands out for its compactness and enormous capacity. It needs up to 70 percent less floor space than comparable plansifters because it barely takes up one square meter. The secret to this is its compact design: The new type of belt-less drive is integrated into the sifter floor.

Instead of a conventional motor, it generates the desired rotation of the plansifter by directly driving a magnetic unbalanced mass.

This drive creates a sifter acceleration of up to three times the gravitational acceleration. The variable speed can be selected from 180 to 260 rotations per minute which optimises the sifter movement and makes a broad range of uses possible. The

Small plansifter Seginus increased rotation speed results in throughput capacities up to 20 percent higher.

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The elimination of the external drive allows a closed and compact design with a hygienic design. The sifting section is generously insulated which prevents condensation and increases food safety. This same goal is pursued by the standard use of low-wear NOVAPUR sieve frames made of high-quality plastic (polyurethane) with stainless steel inserts. There are no washers, brackets, screws or rivets inside of Seginus. In addition, the form has rounded corners which effectively minimises undesired product residues.

The NOVAPUR frame catalog has 240 different freely combinable frame types so that a customised configuration of the Seginus can be achieved.

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The small plansifter Seginus can be integrated in almost any production environment and process chain thanks to its compact design. It is available in two build sizes: MPAS-114 with up to 14 sieves, and MPAS-122 with up to 22 sieves. While the MPAS-114 is suspended from a self-sustaining frame, the Seginus MPAS-122 comes with a support frame or can be suspended directly from the ceiling of the building.

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How Ötzi came to Wittenburg A report from Mühlenchemie

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In June, the extension near to the FlourWorld Museum in Wittenburg near Hamburg opened to the public.

To show aspects of the main idea “Flour.Power.Life”, the new rooms addressed a variety of topics including the earliest history of grain Title image (Above): Angelika Fleckinger, Director of the South cultivation. At the start of a tour round the extension stands a Tyrol Museum of Archaeology and Volkmar Wywiol, the founder of the FlourWorld Museum in Wittenburg presents the Ötzi in life-like replica of Ötzi the Iceman, who lived 5,300 years ago. He Wittenburg represents the first person ever known to have eaten cereals.

Two grains of cultivated einkorn were found in the remains of Ötzi’s fur coat The Wittenburg Ötzi is Germany’s only replica of the prehistoric original that created a sensation when first discovered in the Ötzal Alps; he appears in the museum thanks to close cooperation with the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bozen/Bolzano.

It all started in 1998 when Volkmar Wywiol found a flour sack on the beach in Dubai.

Wywiol, partner in the firm Mühlenchemie, then began to acquire his unusual collection of flour sacks. The logos used by the millers speak of the traditions, stories and myths surrounding flour. Today this unique collection of over 3,400 exhibits from 137 countries is the centrepiece of the FlourWorld Museum in Wittenburg, which is dedicated to the cultural history of mankind’s most important staple food.

“Cereal Grains Knowledge Forum” “We regard our collection as a “Hall of Fame” honouring all millers who supply people with their daily flour,” Volkmar Wywiol said at the official ceremony to open the museum extension in Wittenburg. “The opening of these new rooms marks another milestone on the way to a “Cereal Grains Knowledge Forum”, designed to tell experts

He is the FIrst person known to have eaten cereals, and also the only life-liKe replica of the “Man from the glacier” in Germany.

The “Flour.Power.Life” exhibition traces how important FLour has been for human history, with the FlourWorld Museum becoming a ‘Cereal Grains Knowledge Forum’.

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Today this unique collection of over 3,400 exhibits from 137 countries is the centrepiece of the FlourWorld Museum in Wittenburg, which is dedicated to the cultural history of mankind’s most important staple food

and consumers more about the history and significance of grain for our daily bread.”

The new exhibition space has been created on the upper floor of the neoclassical building dating back to 1848. While the ground floor is dedicated to the flour sacks and their various motifs, the upper storey is all about the cultural history of the product flour.

The very title “Flour.Power.Life” (the German original can also be read as “Flour makes life”) is a tribute to the important role that flour, seemingly unremarkable and mundane, has played

in human history: not only does it ensure survival, but is the foundation of every social order bigger than the tribal group.

Flour is not just something that sustains life, it signifies power too.

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In fact, two grains of cultivated einkorn were found in the remains of Ötzi’s fur coat.

Einkorn is generally regarded as the oldest form of cultivated wheat. This replica of what Ötzi looked like is the only one in Germany. It was created in close cooperation with the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Bozen/ Bolzano.

The actual figure of the mummy from the glacier is modelled on CT Visitor Sven Mattutat, in the new rooms deal with the scans of the skeleton. Animal skin Neolithic revolution and the role of crop cultivation in the clothing, shoes and copper axe are development of early civilisations copies of the original finds.

The new rooms deal with the Neolithic revolution and the role of crop cultivation in the grains as soon as they were touched, but whose grains stayed development of early civilizations. Although people had been firmly packed together. Because people selected plants with firm collecting wild grasses for thousands of years, it was only ears, the desired quality became dominant relatively quickly. about 10,000 years ago that they started to deliberately sow Such fine adjustments are actually the guiding principle behind seeds. crop cultivation.

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In the long term, grain supplies led to expanding populations. And because fields of grain use up far less space than keeping herds of cattle, towns grew up.

The chiefdoms grew bigger, turning into state-like structures populated by tens or hundreds of thousands of people. To keep control of so many people, the rulers (great kings, pharaohs or emperors) relied on a special class of royal administrators, which in turn led to differentiated layers of society. Lists had Every new sack with an interesting motif is welcome in the Sackotheque to be kept documenting the and will find a permanent home there. In the photo you see: Ms Chen payment of taxes (emergence Yan and Mr Zhang Zhi Yong from COFCO Grains & Cereals in China of scripts). Huge irrigation systems, royal palaces and cultural sites were created and had to be protected from attack.

Neolithic people gradually stopped roaming in small bands of Trade grew apace, and with it long-distance routes and markets. huntsmen in pursuit of ice-age big game such as mammoths and This was the dawn of the first civilizations. elks in favour of permanent settlements.

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The fields had to be protected from animals and weeds at all The end result will be a walk through the cultural history of flour, times. Supplies of grain stored in granaries allowed populations cereals and flour, their role in folk religions, the industrialisation to grow over time, despite the risks of failed harvests. Extended of agriculture and milling, the future of flour, its ingredients, flour families grew into clans, clans into groups of several thousand improvement, enzymes and flour products from around the world. people led by a chieftain.

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The future of the EU, UK and USA flour milling sectors With Brexit negotiations in full flux, this report focuses on three unique presentations given by Bernard Valluis, President of the European Flour Millers; Alexander Waugh, Director General, nabim, UK and Jeff Zyskowski, Vice president, Supply Chain, Ardent Mills, USA at the IGC Grains Conference held in London on June 6, 2017.

Offering exclusive perspectives on the future of US, UK and EU flour milling, the report discusses how ‘free-from’ and personalised diets will continue to drive the market, how introducing tariffs on wheat and flour trade between the EU-27 and the UK would be detrimental both economically and socially, and finally, how the stability of the global flour and wheat market remains to be as important as ever in providing nutrition to a swelling populace.

by Rhiannon White, Managing Editor, Milling and Grain

A view from:

The President of the European Flour Millers

Brexit, consumer trends and authenticity: As Brexit continues to dominate the British and European political stage, Bernard Valluis, President of the European Flour Millers says, “Within our Association, we believe that today’s priority is the continuation of the current trade flows for flour and flour-based products without tariffs on both sides.”

The European Flour Millers association is a federation of 29 countries, 24 from the European Union and five associate members including Turkey, the world’s leading flour exporter.

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“We process 45 million tonnes of grains every year, have direct employment for 45,000 people and we are producing 35 million tonnes of flour and probably 600 different kinds of flour”, he added.

The EU is a highly regulated environment for flour millers with a heavy focus on health and food safety. This includes date marking and monitoring of nutrition and health claims, agricultural policy, competition rules, more transparency in the internal market and finally improving sustainability, energy efficiency and waste.

Mr Valluis commented, “The EU is also the leader for the wheat production market with between 140 and 150 million tonnes produced in 2017-18, followed by China (128.3 tonnes), India (95.5 tonnes) and then Russia (67 tonnes).”

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Most striking are the statistics that reflect the staunch and intertwined relationship held between the EU and UK wheat, flour and bakery markets.

“In 2015-16, the UK exported 2.2 million tonnes of wheat to the EU-27, mainly to The Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, whilst the EU-27 normally exports around 0.6 tonnes to the UK. “The UK exports around 220,000 tonnes of flour per year to the

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EU-27, mainly to the Republic of Ireland with a value of €95 million. Whilst the UK also exports around 270,000 tonnes of bakery products per year to the EU-27; half of which goes to the Republic of Ireland, with a value of €650m.”

Despite the overwhelming interdependence between the EU and UK markets as they stand, if tariffs were to be introduced following a trade deal, it would be difficult to foresee how the current symbiosis could be sustained.

Rest of the world

“Turkey is the leader for the wheat flour market, exporting five million tonnes per year to 140 destinations. The main destination for its flour exports is Iraq, followed by the Middle East and Africa while it is declining for East Asia,” Mr Valluis added.

Consumer trends and challenges

He says that consumers today are paying close attention to wasted losses, health and origin.

“Some want gluten-free only products, so no wheat at all, which is a real concern for the new generation of consumption standards to make sure in the future we are not going to face a very large drop in consumption.”

“From the point of view of the miller, tomorrow’s challenges include long shelf life, storage, dosage and recipes. From the point of view of the consumer, the challenges are freshness, authenticity, the origin and organic nature of the product.”

He concluded by saying, “The new challenges for our sector also include digitalisation and ‘B2C’ relationships with the consumer.”

To keep updated on the progress being made, be sure to register for The European Flour Millers conference on ‘Semolina & Pasta Manufacturers’, taking place in Prague on May 24-26, 2018.

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A view from:

The Director General of the National Association of British and Irish Millers

Mr Waugh discussed the future of UK flour milling, crippling potential of tariffs and the rise of the personalised diet.

Every day in the UK, 150 million slices of bread, five million biscuits, 4.5 million portions of cake and buns and two million pizzas are purchased - and they are all made from British flour.

“The UK is a developed market for flour and baking products and we have a relatively stable, slightly growing population.”

“The 65 million people in the UK are using 11,000 tonnes of flour every day of every year so that means our mills have to be running without fail all the time and every day because some of these products don’t have much of a shelf life.

“It’s an absolutely vital source of nutrients. It’s as big a source of fibre as vegetables and fruit put together and it’s easily, by a country mile, the biggest source of nondairy calcium - bearing in mind the number of people who are on dairy-free diets, white flour needs to be part of the diet.

“People think that flour products are just about carbohydrates, but it delivers as much energy and protein in equal balance, and it’s low in sugar and fat.”

“More than four million tonnes (80-85 percent) of wheat used by millers is grown in the UK, but we’re also importing up to one million tonnes from parts of Europe and North America.”

He says in the current system, the wheat that comes from outside the European Union that the UK wants to use is virtually at zero tariff and, “We’re pleased that the UK government seems to want to maintain that situation going into the future.

“Without a trade deal with the EU-27, there will be a quite significant tariff on wheat from Germany and France so we’d certainly be looking for alternative suppliers.”

Provenance

Mr Waugh predicts that ‘provenance’ is going to become “a bigger and bigger issue and in fact the more that our ultimate customers dwell in cities, the less they understand about the way food is produced and the more they’re detached from farming.

The more they need to be reassured about their food.

“This can be to do with the locality, production standards or the control mechanisms. So what we have to do is deliver trust to them in our customers’ food products.”

Flour millers in the UK

With 47 flourmills in the UK and Ireland and an average production of about 80,000 tonnes per year, Mr Waugh observed, “Something that is different to some other countries is that the flour millers are both close to wheat and close to the demand centers, so it’s quite common for wheat to move 50 miles to a flourmill and then for that flour to go another 50 miles to a bakery.

“It’s a pretty local supply chain.

“Most of the wheat we use comes from the UK and 60 percent of the wheat we use comes directly from a truck.”

Brexit and the Republic of Ireland

He says, especially in food and flour and bakery products, the UK and the Republic of Ireland is one market.

“We have similar culture, very similar food products, speak the same language and there is a very free and easy communication that predates the European Union.

“The UK is the biggest supplier of flour to the Republic of Ireland at 80 percent of its consumption and we’d like to continue to do that after we leave the European Union.”

But tariffs, he says, would make that impossible.

“To give you an idea, the EU tariff on flour is about 50 percent of the value of the flour. That kind of tariff would just stop the trade, dead. So obviously we’d like a free trade agreement but failing that, we think we should look at other possibilities.”

He warns, “This isn’t just an economic issue, it is a social one too.”

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Diet, nutrition and the individual

“One of our challenges here in the UK is that by and large, people are eating too much food and consuming too many calories for what they’re expending.”

Bread, he says however, is not the culprit because consumption of it is actually in decline.

“Also, in general, messages about diet tend to be delivered on a population basis if we need to consume less or exercise more, or if gluten’s bad for you, or if dairy’s bad for you.

“Likewise, there are a lot of celebrity diets telling people what to do. But actually people respond as individuals and over the last five years, there’s been a trend towards personalised nutrition – what can you do for me? What kind of programme do I need?”

He concluded, “One of our challenges, looking forward, is going to be to make flour and products made from flour relevant on an individual basis.”

Suggesting that we can learn something from the car manufacturing industry, Mr Waugh said that “Although cars are produced in big factories, very often these days there’s a recipe for each car that specifies what the seats are going to be, or what the dial’s going to look like.

“So whilst it’s a mass manufacturing process, it is personalised during that process.”

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The Vice President, Supply Chain, Ardent Mills, USA

Jeff Zyskowski, Vice President Supply Chain, Ardent Mills, USA, presented the future of US flour milling and the reign of whole grain.

Ardent Mills has 42 facilities overall: 39 flour mills across the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico; two mixed facilities in Oregon and Ontario and a bakery it uses out in Oregon to work with its customers on innovation and prototyping.

Regarding daily production, Mr Zyskowski told the global audience that “On-the-whole we produce about 23,000 metric tonnes of flour so that’s about 1000 trucks moving across the network in the US and Canada hitting a little over 100 million consumers per day with our products that we serve.

“Ardent Mills is the trusted partner in nurturing our customers, consumers and communities through innovative and nutritious grain-based solutions, and the four values that we talk about all the time.”

He continued, “These include trust; making sure that we

Consumer trends

Alongside illustrating the parallels between trends mentioned by previous speakers, Mr Zyskowski drew the delegates’ attention

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earn trust, that we extend trust, that we serve each other within ourselves, for our costumers, and for our vendors; operate with simplicity; this has been a real good one for us, coming from large multinational companies with a lot of complexity.

“Then safety is the last on the list, first and foremost overall personal safety such as the importance of all our employees going home safe every day as well as food safety in particular, for consumers who consume our products.

“There was talk earlier about gluten-free; is that a trend or is that a fad?

“We did see a really big increase in that from 2011-15, but it’s since flattened out in the last 24 months and in the US its actually slightly declined, so we think we’re over the hump on the glutenfree front.

“As far as the maths goes, certainly there are people that do have adverse effects from consuming wheat-based products and that will stay there but it’s certainly a small percentage overall.

“So, overall demand is on a fairly steady course, with US wheat flour production residing at around 19 million tonnes per year and US whole wheat milling production at a little over one million tonnes per year.

“You can see that’s gradually been trending up over the years and that’s something that we do, I think, in 19 of our 39 mills.”

He expanded, “We’ve got a lot more plants now that we are doing whole wheat and we’re really trying to work that into school lunch programmes as part of the dietary guidelines.”

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“The US recommends six to eight servings of grain per day and half of those are coming from the wholegrain space, so it continues to be a big focus for us, with reduced sodium, which is also a really big problem in the US, since we’re consuming 3400 milligrams a day versus 2200 in the guidelines.”

Mr Zyskowski forecasts, “Purity and ‘free-from’ are certainly very big categories. 75 percent of consumers look at the label closely before they buy something and 75 percent of consumers want to understand the words on these labels as well.”

Indulgence, he says, is also a category that continues to grow, because in the US indulgent products are up by 6.1 percent in the last four years.

“Thirty percent of the US population today is considered to be obese so a big focus is on health and nutrition and how we can help to drive this forward.

“In all the blogs you read on social media, there’s a huge push toward organic, local, pure and ethical foods, which is really growing at a fast pace in the US and we don’t see that slowing down any time soon. Organic grains are on par with that and demand just continues to grow from the large customers that we serve.”

In tandem with food safety coming to the forefront in the US in the last 12 months, he reflected, “There’s also been a real big effort today to educate the consumers out there that they need to provide the kill-step prior to consuming flour.

“For example, with raw cookie dough there is the risk of pathogens because as it stands today, what is coming from the field is a raw agricultural commodity and the flour milling process does not reduce whatever microbial load might be there.

“So there’s a lot of work happening across the industry to partner together to educate consumers, work more closely at the farm gate and around best practices and handling and then seeing what we can do to try and knock down the load on the pathogenic front to make sure that we don’t have to rely on our customers or consumers for the kill-step in the process.”

Transparency

“We’re seeing a requirement for transparency from our customers more and more. There are also a lot of great things about grains that we need to educate the consumer on, not only for safe handling practices around flour but all the great things that happen as a result of it.”

He concluded, “People who eat grains have more fibre, calcium, magnesium and Vitamin D, whilst they also consume significantly less saturated fat and added sugars overall.”

In conclusion

To conclude, it would appear that current trade systems in place between the EU and UK wheat, flour and bakery products markets are coveted by Mr Waugh’s and Mr Valluis’ respective associations, whilst the parallels in consumer trends across the EU, UK and the USA overlap to include those who are paying far greater attention to provenance, ‘free-from’ and what diet is beneficial to them as individuals.

With a past tendency to generalise diets alongside the rise in social media influences, there is also a recognised need to adapt the flour industry accordingly whilst educating the consumer on grains accurately.

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Why fortify with zinc?

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by Sarah Zimmerman, Food Fortification Initiative (FFI)

or chemists, zinc is a transition metal represented by the letters ‘Zn’ on the periodic table. For nutritionists, zinc is an essential mineral required for healthy immune systems and normal growth.

For millers, zinc is a nutrient that can be added to flour or rice to improve their customers’ nutrition.

Infants and children need zinc for normal growth. Children who are too short for their age are considered stunted. As adults, they often remain shorter than their peers, and this can limit their work productivity. Pregnant women who are stunted can also have difficult deliveries.

In a paper published in 2012, researchers used information on stunting prevalence and dietary patterns to estimate zinc nutrition.

Their conclusion was that 17 percent of the global population is at risk of inadequate zinc intake. While people only need small amounts of zinc, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that “worldwide, zinc deficiency is responsible for approximately 16 percent of lower respiratory tract infections, 18 percent of malaria and 10 percent of diarrhoeal disease.”

A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases in June 2017 noted that diarrhea remains a leading cause of death globally. The study estimated that 1.31 million people died from diarrhea in 2015, including 499,000 children under age five.

While unsafe water and unsafe sanitation remain the leading risk factors, vitamin A and zinc deficiencies contribute to diarrhea.

Zinc is often associated with protein in foods. Thus, red meat, poultry, and seafood are good sources of zinc. This means that vegetarians and people who cannot afford to purchase meat are at higher risk of zinc deficiency. In addition, the human body has no mechanism to store zinc, so a daily supply is needed. To increase the population’s zinc intake, 34 countries include zinc in their standards for wheat flour, maize flour, and/or rice fortification,

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Figure 2: In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 54 percent of the population is at risk of inadequate zinc intake - higher than in other country. Photo by CIFOR@Flickr Creative Commons.

according to the Food Fortification Initiative (FFI).

Cameroon, Fiji, and China

Fortifying with zinc has improved people’s zinc status around the world. In Cameroon, researchers evaluated people’s nutritional status two years before and one year after wheat flour fortification was implemented. After fortification, they found improvements in iron, zinc, folate, and vitamin B12 status among women and children in urban areas, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Nutrition. Maternal anemia prevalence was also significantly lower after fortification.

In Fiji, a national mandate requires flour to be fortified with zinc, iron, and folic acid, niacin, riboflavin, and thiamin. A report from the National Food and Nutrition Centre in Fiji indicates that before fortification, 39 percent of women of childbearing age had zinc deficiency. After fortification was initiated, zinc deficiency among this population was zero.

A three-year project in China showed that fortifying wheat flour with zinc increased zinc levels in blood. Researchers provided fortified flour to 4,700 rural adult women and unfortified flour to 2,750 rural adult women. The fortified flour included zinc as well as iron, vitamin A, and the following B vitamins: folic acid, thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin. Blood samples were taken annually. Women who received fortified flour had increased amounts of zinc in their blood samples each year, while the women who received unfortified flour showed no change in the blood zinc levels.

The Cameroon and Fiji national programmes as well as the China research project use zinc oxide for fortification. Annette Büter, Technical Applications Manager for Flour Fortification at Mühlenchemie, said this is the most common zinc compound for flour fortification because it has the highest zinc content of all compounds and is usually the lowest price. Zinc sulfate, which is water soluble, is sometimes used in cereal formulations.

F The China research project and the Fiji national programme both used 25 parts zinc oxide per million parts flour, which is the same as 25 milligrams zinc per kilogram flour. This Figure 1: Estimating the Global Prevalence is slightly lower than WHO recommendations of Zinc Deficiency: for fortifying wheat flour with zinc. The WHO Results Based on Zinc recommendations range from 30 to 95 parts per Availability in National Food Supplies and the million, depending on the amount of wheat flour Prevalence of Stunting. available for human consumption in the country.

(Wessells KR, Brown KH (2012) The Cameroon standard calls for 95 milligrams of zinc oxide per million parts flour. For maize flour, the WHO recommendations for zinc range from 40 to 100 parts per million, also based on the amount of maize flour available for human consumption.

Fibre and phytates in plant-based foods inhibit the body’s ability used wheat flour that had been fortified with zinc at 55 parts per million. It showed minimal differences in processing and to absorb zinc. High extraction flour retains more of wheat’s organoleptic qualities between fortified and unfortified products, natural fiber and phytate content than low extraction flour. and all differences were acceptable.

Consequently, the WHO recommended levels of zinc for high Mühlenchemie has also studied the rheological properties of extraction wheat flour range from 70 to 100 parts per million. fortified wheat flour. No differences were noted when flour was WHO has not yet published recommendations for rice fortified with zinc oxide up to 60 parts per million. Slight effects fortification. Legislation in Panama and Nicaragua calls for were noted at 80 parts per million. Strong effects were noted fortifying rice with zinc at 25 parts per million. Costa Rica at 120 parts per million, which is higher than any of the WHO fortifies rice with zinc at 7.5 parts per million. recommendations for wheat or maize flour.

In Africa, a study of fortification’s effect on food’s sensory The percent of each country’s population that is at risk for properties used wheat flour that was fortified with zinc at 55 inadequate zinc intake is indicated in the country profiles on parts per million; maize flour was fortified with zinc at 30 parts FFI’s website. If it is greater than 25 percent, it is considered an per million. Researchers reported that fortification did not lead elevated public health concern. In those countries, millers can be to changes in baking or cooking properties. Another study in part of the solution to a public health problem by fortifying their Senegal showed that fortifying flour with zinc had no adverse products with zinc. effect on bread made from the flour. A similar study in Asia

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MYCOTOXINS IN THE FEED Are you ready and prepared for their destructive effects?

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by Radka Borutova and Olga Averkieva, Business Development Manager, Nutriad International

ycotoxins are secondary metabolites of low molecular weight produced by a wide range of fungi, principally moulds. There are over 200 species of moulds that produce mycotoxins.

Aflatoxins (Afla), zearalenone (ZEN), ochratoxin A (OTA), fumonisins (FUM), trichothecenes such as deoxynivalenol (DON), and T-2 toxin are some of the mycotoxins that can significantly impact the health and productivity of poultry species.

Mycotoxins are unavoidable contaminants in foods and feeds and are a serious problem all over the world. The number of mycotoxins known to cause signs of toxicity in mammals and birds is increasing. Feed is the most important source of mycotoxins. Fungal growth and subsequent mycotoxin formation is dependent on a range of factors including seasons, location of grain cultivation, drought and time of harvest.

Long-term analysis of grain and feed samples worldwide has indicated that it is possible to have grains with extremely high concentrations of mycotoxins, although the overall mycotoxin contamination is low (Streit et al., 2013a). This data also revealed

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that mycotoxin contaminated grains typically contain more than just a single mycotoxin.

Mycotoxins produce a variety of diseases, collectively called â&#x20AC;&#x153;mycotoxicoses,â&#x20AC;? directly or in combination with other primary stressors such as pathogens (Raju and Devegowda, 2000). Acute mycotoxicosis outbreaks are sporadic events in modern poultry production.

Nevertheless, low or undetectable levels of mycotoxins are responsible for reduced performance and increased susceptibility to infectious diseases. The problem is even more complex since in many cases, the molecular mechanisms of their action have not been fully explained.

Mycotoxins cause increased oxidative stress in organisms

Biochemical changes during mycotoxicosis can vary significantly and lipid peroxidation is regarded as one of the key effects of mycotoxicosis. It is not clear whether mycotoxins stimulate lipid peroxidation directly by enhancing free radical production or if the increased tissue susceptibility to lipid peroxidation is a result of decreased antioxidant protection. It is likely that both processes are involved.

An effect of mycotoxins on lipid peroxidation in vivo has been reported by a number of authors. Many mycotoxins are lipophilic substances and are readily absorbed into the membrane, resulting in structural alteration within the membranes. The alteration triggers the stimulation of membranous lipid peroxidation. Ochratoxin A, T-2 toxin, fumonisins and Afla were shown to have pro-oxidant properties.

There are also data available indicating pro-oxidant properties of ZEN and citrinin.

In most cases, lipid peroxidation in tissues caused by mycotoxins was associated with decreased concentrations of natural antioxidants in blood serum, liver and ovary.

F For example, α-tocopherol, γ-tocopherol, carotenoids and ascorbic acid significantly decrease as a result of mycotoxins consumption.

A delicate balance between antioxidants and pro-oxidants in the body in general and specifically in the cell is responsible for regulation of various metabolic pathways. Nutritional stress factors have a negative impact on this antioxidant/pro-oxidant balance. In this respect, mycotoxins can be considered among the most important feed-borne stress factors.

Effect on intestinal adsorption of fat-soluble nutrients

After ingestion, carotenoids are absorbed in the small intestine together with other fat-soluble nutrients and delivered to the liver and then to the egg yolk. The efficiency of absorption and assimilation of carotenoids are known to be affected by components in the diet and general health of the hen. Reduced adsorption (malabsorption) is a state arising from abnormality in absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

Malabsorption syndrome is characterised by stunted growth and a lack of skin pigmentation in poultry, most commonly inbroiler breeds. The disease has been identified in all countries with intensive poultry production. The problem appears to be multifactorial.

In general, malabsorption syndrome is considered a common result of mycotoxicosis. Mycotoxins may act independently or interact with other factors such as genetics, hormonal status and age.

Mycotoxins cause decreased intestinal absorption of fatsoluble nutrients; for example, they interfere with the absorption, transport and deposition of carotenoids. Mycotoxins stimulate

lipid peroxidation in enterocytes leading to damage that could substantially contribute to malabsorption development.

Pale yolk of table eggs and bad quality of breeding eggs

The preference for golden yellow egg yolks is rooted in history.

Pale yolks were always a sign of sick hens, worm infestation, or

Table 1. Effect of mycotoxins and a mycotoxin deactivator on the performance, yolk carotenoid content and plasma uric acid in laying hens at 47 to 54 weeks of age Treatment

Carotenoids in yolk (mg/g)

Egg mass (g/day)

Uric acid after 0/20/50 days (mmol/l)

Control

18.3a±0.9

56.1a±3.9

325.6a±33.9/ 160.0a±10.0/ 170.4a±6.4

Moldy feed*

15.6b±1.3

43.7b±4.2

360.3a±36.1/ 357.3b±34.9/ 368.9b±14.1

Moldy feed + 2.5 kg/t TOXYNIL® PLUS

17.9a±1.1

49.9ab±2.8

333.9a±43.11/ 166.0a±15.8/ 148.3a±7.3/

* 324mg/kg T-2 toxin; 218mg/kg deoxynivalenol; 87mg/kg nivalenol and 16mg/kg ochratoxin A Values within rows with no common superscripts are significantly different (P<0.05)

poor feed. Only healthy, well-nourished hens store carotenoids in their yolks. Bright golden-yellow yolks show that the hens are well supplied with essential carotenoids such as lutein or canthaxanthin. These protective substances are widely found in nature; they not only give the yolk its yellow color, but also prevent the oxidation and destruction of fragile, vital substances such as vitamins in the egg.

One of the most important targets for mycotoxins in breeders’ feed is embryonic development. Contamination of the diet with

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F mycotoxins increases late mortality of embryos, increase the number of infertile eggs and impair hatchability.

Since chicken embryo tissues contain high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), they are vulnerable to peroxidation, and oxidative stress caused by mycotoxins could be lethal. Carotenoids are involved in regulation of embryonic development by way of their antioxidant properties.

Since lipid peroxidation plays an important role in mycotoxin toxicity, a protective effect of a complex mycotoxin deactivator is expected.

In vivo proof

Layers fed a diet contaminated with T-2 toxin, DON, nivalenol and OTA had an impaired egg quality combined with a reduced egg production (Table 1). The carotenoid content in yolk was significantly lower (15.5 versus 18.3 mg/g) when mycotoxins were present in feed. Daily egg mass in the same group was 12.4 g lower compared to the control group. The significantly increased plasma uric acid levels after 20 and 50 days of the experiment in poultry hens, fed moldy feed, confirmed the higher level of oxidative stress caused by the consumption of mycotoxins.

Conclusion

Birds fed on bad quality feed supplemented with a mycotoxin deactivator with a complex matrix had similar yolk carotenoid levels and plasma uric acid concentrations after 20 and 50 days of the experiment to hens fed the control feed. An improvement in egg mass production was shown after inclusion of the protective additive TOXY-NIL® PLUS into the feed showed.

TOXY-NIL® PLUS works strictly in vivo and will not counteract or mask mycotoxin in stored feed or raw ingredients.

TOXY-NIL® PLUS deactivates the toxins directly in the gastrointestinal tract of animals, based either on adsorption of those mycotoxins with suitably located polar functional groups, or biological degradation (bio-inactivation). TOXY-NIL® PLUS and all NUTRIAD specially developed feed additives protect animals from mycotoxicoses by adsorption, bio-inactivation, organ, immune and antioxidant system support and represent an optimal solution for mycotoxin management for farm animals. NUTRIAD mycotoxin deactivators do not interact with vitamins, minerals or medication in vivo.

The study summarised above shows that application of effective mycotoxin deactivator offers an opportunity to significantly improve animal health, performance and productivity impaired by mycotoxins. Depending on the target performance, different mycotoxins can be less or more problematic. Therefore, using different products for different animal groups become a rational trend.

References

Streit, E., K. Naehrer, I. Rodrigues, and G. Schatzmayr. 2013.

Mycotoxin occurrence in feed and feed raw materials worldwide: Long-term analysis with special focus on Europe and Asia. J. Sci. Food Agri. 93:2892–2899.

Raju, M., and G. Devegowda. 2000. Influence of esterified glucomannan on performance and organ morphology, serum biochemistry and haematology in broilers exposed to individual and combined mycotoxicosis (aflatoxin, ochratoxin and T-2 toxin). Brit. Poult. Sci. 41:640–650.

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VIRAL DISEASE CONTROL through improved feed hygiene

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by Anitox

iral diseases can devastate flocks and cause huge losses in productivity. Control relies on a combination of robust biosecurity to reduce the presence of disease vectors in the poultry shed and vaccinations so the bird itself remains healthy.

Vaccination may appear a straightforward solution but there are drawbacks. For particular viruses, use of vaccinations can result in import restrictions for poultry meat and eggs so producers are reluctant to vaccinate except in emergencies. This is the case for avian influenza and exotic Newcastle disease so to control these diseases producers focus on tight biosecurity to reduce the flock’s exposure to vectors.

Disease vectors are most commonly the faeces or body fluids from infected birds.

Contamination can be direct, with the carrier breaching wild bird biosecurity measures at production facilities, or indirect, with the virus having been transferred to other mechanical vectors such as humans, vehicles, vermin or insects which then go on to breach biosecurity measures and access production flocks.

Dr Kurt Richardson, Chief Science Officer at Anitox, believes the poultry industry needs to wake up to the risk of feed as one such vector for viruses. “There is certainly a lot more we need to learn about virus transmission in feed, particularly with respect to avian influenza which is one of the biggest challenges the global poultry industry faces.

“But if we look at the evidence, we have examples of transmission of several viruses through feed in poultry and in pigs. Plus, there are quite a lot of unresolved questions that point towards contaminated feed as a cause of infection.”

Before looking in more detail at the unknowns, it is important map out what we know about virus transmission in feed. Feed was shown to be a vector thirty years ago following an outbreak of Newcastle disease in England. Feed ingredients were heavily contaminated with pigeon faeces. As a result, the mill produced contaminated feed, which caused disease on poultry farms. Investigations found the virus in

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F pigeons and isolated it from the feed that confirmed the vector pathway.

“Newcastle disease showed that one virus could be transmitted from feed which raised the distinct possibility that other viruses would spread this way too,” says Dr Richardson “10 years later, an outbreak of Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) in Denmark was linked to a specific feed mill although the virus was not isolated from the feed or any other possible vector.

“This case showed an association with feed but wasn’t definitive; however, it introduced doubt into another area.

The infection was linked to pelleted feed, by Dutch law it was supposed to be pelleted at 81–86°C for 2.5 minutes, conditions believed to be sufficient to inactivate the virus for IBD but this has never been proven.”

Recent research in Canada further supports the theory that IBD can be transmitted through feed. Results showed an association between particular feed mills and higher incidences of several diseases including IBD. The work started as an inquiry into a reovirus outbreak but eventually encompassed chick anaemia virus, adenovirus and IBD in poultry. Like the Danish investigation, the results were not conclusive but they are compelling enough to require further work in this area.

The second virus to be definitively linked to feed was African swine fever. Researchers isolated the virus from feed containing under-processed meat and bone during an outbreak in the Eastern Europe 10 years ago. The third virus with a confirmed link was also in the pig sector; Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus was isolated from feed during an outbreak of the disease in Ontario.

After the initial infection by feed, the disease was further spread by vehicles and footwear.

“In summary, we have three different viruses where feed is the known vector and we know how it entered the feed. In addition, there are other viruses where there is an association between poultry disease and particular feed mills,” says Dr Richardson.

But these are just a few instances over a 30-year period, so how concerned should the poultry industry be?

“In reality, we don’t know how common food-borne viruses are because we only look for them after a serious outbreak. I would propose that they are more common than people might imagine. Existing biosecurity measures probably do a decent job of control but as we don’t consider feed as a vector, there may be a vulnerability.”

In fact, the swine industry has taken the threat seriously, and has invested a significant amount of research efforts to answering some of these basic questions. Resent research conducted by South Dakota State University and Pipestone Applied Research demonstrated survival of viral pathogens in feed or feed ingredients long enough to create a significant risk to the US swine industry.

Paul Sundberg, Executive Director of The Swine Health Information Center stated, “If this model correctly identified risk, and we think that’s the case, there are risks to others as well. There are risks to animal agriculture in the US through feed importation.”

Feed should already be a critical control point for biosecurity on farm, typically treatment is to control bacterial pathogens but Dr Richardson has two concerns. Firstly, the heat in the pelleting process might not eliminate all viruses as suggested by IBD. Secondly, unless feed is protected from recontamination, it is vulnerable to reinfection at any point from the mill until it reaches the feeder.

Reviewing the role of feed as a vector may allow us to understand the cause of unexplained disease outbreaks. The 2015 avian influenza outbreak is a case in point, the underlying cause

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has never been satisfactorily shown so Dr Richardson believes it requires further scrutiny: “I have seen all the reports on possible causes of the outbreak from wild birds to sharing equipment between farms to plowing fields next to farms to the wind speed and there were no smoking guns.”

“Regarding feed as a potential vector, we were presented the possibility of wild geese contaminating ingredients in much the same way as the pigeons did with IBD 30 years ago. But unlike IBD there is no definitive evidence for this with the AI outbreak.

Alternatively, it’s perfectly possible that passerine birds, such as sparrows, picked up the virus in water courses shared with migratory birds, where it’s been proven to survive for long periods, and transferred it to feed in storage bins, from where it was taken into the birdhouse.

“Crucially, both theories depend on feed being a vector so I think it is time to take transmission of viruses through feed much more seriously. We need to better understand how viruses behave during milling and other processes so we can take steps to ensure that feed is virus-free at the point of consumption.”

Dr Richardson is keen to emphasise that although there is much to learn about viruses in feed, evidence supports that tools to control viruses in feed are already available. He points to work done by leading independent poultry virus specialist Dr Haroldo Toro at Auburn University in 2015 which confirms that the AI virus will survive in a dry feed matrix and that Termin-8, a product well-known for its salmonella control in feed, was found to inactivate the virus for up to 14 days post-treatment in the study.

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treated feed were then compared to levels in untreated feed. The immediate effect of Termin-8 was to inactivate viral RNA by 99.9 percent and 99.99 percent respectively. Further tests also showed residual activity of up to 14 days, which is valuable in protecting feed against many of the risks of viral contamination encountered during transport and storage.

Similar work was done Antiox’s other pathogen control treatment, Finio. This treatment is used in situations where a formaldehyde based product like Termin-8 is not appropriate but when immediate and residual control is needed. Feed was treated with 2kg / MT Finio, the initial effect was to reduce to inactivate 99.99 percent of the virus within one hour.

“Seven days of residual activity from Finio and Termin-8 is enough for most poultry operations, but using a feed treatment and improving biosecurity is not an either-or situation – you need to do both so that they reinforce one another. Transmission of viruses through feed is real risk and producers need to look at the whole chain of feed production, transport and storage and protect any weak spots.”

Many of the measures are routine maintenance tasks such as securing silos and cleaning equipment but Dr Richardson insists that no matter how good the biosecurity regime, viruses may still contaminate feed so a residual feed treatment gives essential protection.

“With enough effort and investment, it’s possible to create a really robust feed chain that has a low risk of contamination but this comes at a cost. Producers need to work out what they can do without adding too much to the overall cost of production.

Anitox feed treatments are worthwhile because they provide a broad spectrum of protection against viruses but also bacterial and fungal pathogens too.”

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HOW COWS CAN ADAPT TO DON How can we best support them by nutritional means?

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by Gwendolyn Jones, Anco Animal Nutrition Competence

uminants are regarded as quite resistant to fusarium mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON) because of the detoxifying potential of rumen microbes.

However, the detoxification capacity of rumen microbes depends on a functional rumen.

New feed solutions showed in research trials that they can help to reduce the negative effects of DON on milk component yields in high producing dairy cows, which are more susceptible to the impact of DON.

Economic impact of DON in dairy cows

Scientific literature reveals, that unlike aflatoxin, there is very little carry-over from DON in dairy rations into milk. However, DON in rations for dairy cows, has been shown to decrease milk fat and increase somatic cell counts (SCC). DON is known to increase oxidative stress, which in dairy cows has been related to oxidative mammary tissue damage and increased SCC. There is further evidence that DON affects feed intake, rumen fermentation and microbial protein yield, which can again affect feed efficiency and milk component yields.

Increasingly, the levels of protein and fat in milk are being recognised as major determinants of milk price. As a result, milk component levels are important factors in herd management and directly impact farm income. Furthermore, US studies have shown that many herds are producing components below average for their market and their breed, which presents an opportunity to improve component production and income from milk sales.

Limitations of the cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endogenous defense

Greater resistance to DON in ruminants has been attributed to the detoxifying role of the microbial population in the rumen. Rumen microbes effectively transform DON into nontoxic metabolites.

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Figure 1 Difference in DON degradation rate in the rumen in response to two different carbon sources (adapted from Jeong 2010 et al)

passage rate is high. Both conditions will affect rumen pH and the time available for rumen microbes to degrade DON into non-toxic metabolites. Low rumen pH has a negative impact on the rumen microbes that would otherwise detoxify DON. Jeong et al (2010) report that high concentrate to forage rations reduce the amount of DON detoxified by rumen bacteria by 14 percent, P<0.05 (Figure 1).

Similarly, Hildebrand et al (2012) observed that DON can negatively influence rumen fermentation and microbial protein synthesis to a greater extent in high concentrate rations than in low concentrate rations.

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The cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agility is increased in the face of challenges in favour of more efficient and consistent production performance.

A key ingredient is a phytogenic formula composed of bioactive substances known for their ability to help maintain efficient rumen fermentation and high feed intakes, as well as high anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory capacity.

Altogether, a gut agility activator provides a feed solution, which helps to optimise the response of cows to nutritional stressors in favour of consistent milk component yields with a specific combination of plant extracts suited to the cow and the stress reactions specific to DON and other nutritional stressors.

Economic benefit

Trials with a gut agility activator have shown that milk component yields and energy corrected milk yield were improved particularly in high performing dairy cows. This was the case, when there was no or a low DON challenge as well as a high DON challenge (3.25ppm) in a total mixed ration.

Results further showed that compared to a mycotoxin deactivator product, which claims to directly attack mycotoxins such as DON and transforms it to a non-toxic metabolite, the gut agility activator was significantly more effective in maintaining high milk component yields. This also resulted in an economic advantage of around US$297/day in a herd with 500 milking dairy cows. www.anco.net ET-280A.indd 1

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Fats & Fatty Acids for Ruminants:

n i n o i t u l o v e r A knowledge and approaches

by Alfredo J. Escribano, DVM, PhD, NUTRION Internacional

Behind fatty acids: specific functions and metabolic destinies

In the recent years we have observed a great torrent of new knowledge regarding fatty acids functions and role in improving product quality. Therefore, nutritionists are already formulating taking into account both quantities and proportions of different fatty acids.

Productivity & Profitability: C16:0 (Trending topic in academy and field)

C16:0 has been one of the first fatty acids to be individually considered in formulation, in order to increase milk fat percent.

Palmitic acid (C16:0) has become recurrent in nutritionist conversations, as it has been proposed (and showed to be) as an effective tool to increase milk fat percent, and much of research has been carried out on this during the last years (see some examples in Table 1).

Figure 1: Elicited ideas by â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PUFAsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; term / concept

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Furthermore, essential fatty acids are being considered in fatty acids formulation due to their specific roles in cows’ reproduction outcomes, immunity, inflammation regulation and also in product quality.

From consumers’ behavior point of view, there is a growing demand toward healthier foods, such as PUFAs-enriched meat and dairy products. Among them, Omega-3 enriched products are star products on supermarkets’ shelves and television ads, as they have been claimed to have positive effects on both cardiovascular and neurological health, as well as on immunity and inflammation regulation.

Consequently, the presence of these fatty acids in meat and dairy products is gaining interest day by day also for farms and the industry and allows manufacturing premium products of higher profitability.

From the nutritionists’ point of view, PUFAs topic is more complex, as these fatty acids must be rumen-protected (unlike direct effect on rumen –i.e. CH4 abatement). Thus, when technical people hear ‘PUFAs’, we think almost automatically about their externalities and the following dynamic interactions (Figure 1).

Efficiency & Sustainability: Enteric CH4 abatement

The ability of ruminants to turn fibre-rich, human-inedible products into human-edible food is of large significance in terms of global food security. As human populations increase and available arable land decreases, agricultural systems are under pressure to produce more food more efficiently (Dijkstra, 2013).

However, fibre utilisation increases CH4 production in rumen,

Table 1: Brief review of recent studies addressing C16:0 effects on milk production Study

DMI (kg/ day)

Suppl.

C16:0 (g/ day)

Milk yield (kg/day)

Milk fat (%)

Control

23.3a

0

30.9a

3.44a

Treatment

26.4b

412

34.0b

3.93b

Mosley et al. (2007)

Warntjes et al. (2008) Control

26.2

0

36.7

3.75a

Treatment

26.4

384

38.0

3.60b

Rico and Harvatine (2011) Control

25.3a

0

28.8

3.86

Treatment

23.0b

394

29.0

3.92

Control

28.3a

0

41.5

3.14

Treatment

26.4b

449

42.0

3.22

Rico and Harvatine (2011)

Lock et al. (2013) Control

24.7a

0

32.0

3.88a

Treatment

23.3b

361

32.0

4.16b

Piantoni et al. (2013) Control

27.8

0

44.9a

3.29a

Treatment

27.8

545

46.0b

3.40b

Source: Adapted from Loften et al. (2014)

which is important in the overall contribution of the livestock sector to Global Warming (Figure 2). Enteric fermentation accounts for the 11 percent of global methane production. Cattle, followed by dairy cows, are the major CH4 ‘producers’ within the livestock sector.

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Figure 2: Livestock contribution to GHGs emissions (source: The GLEAM 1.0)

Moreover, CH4 means a reduction in feed efficiency. CH4 emissions usually represent a loss of some four to eight percent of dietary energy. Various potentially effective CH4 mitigation practices are available for the ruminants sector. Among them, PUFAs are one of the most powerful tools.

According to the review carried out by Rasmussen & Harison (211), the addition of supplementary fat to the diet of ruminants has been reported to effectively reduce methane production.

Primarily it is the medium chain (laurin and myristic acids) and polyunsaturated (linoleic and especially linolenic) fatty acids that appear to be most efficacious.

Conclusions/Summary

Fatty acids are nowadays going through a conceptual revolution due to the recent torrent of scientific knowledge, re-positioning them

as functional components of the diets with diverse implications (from the animal, environmental and human health perspectives).

The chemical form in which they are provided to the animals makes them to have different sites of action and externalities, making this even more complex in ruminants production.

Coming years will bring interesting results that will have great consequences and allow us to have a deeper understanding of fatty acids functions and how to balance the elicited ideas and implications surrounding PUFAs for ruminantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nutrition.

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THE OPTICAL FLUTING TEST: GUARANTEEING AN ACCURATE MEASUREMENT

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by Balaguer Rolls, Spain

heat is the third most produced cereal worldwide, after corn and rice. According to FAO and USDA data, global wheat production will reach 739.9 million tonnes in 2017 and world wheat inventories are very likely to increase the most in the next months, reaching an all-time highest level of 256 million tonnes. The European Union, China, India and Russia continue to stand out among the main wheat production areas and countries.

Moreover, global flour exports have gradually increased since 2012-2013, when more than 12 million tonnes were reached, and, since then, exports have been increasing until reaching the forecasted 17 million of tonnes for 2017-2018 according to CIG. At the flour production process, wheat grain goes through different process stages like cracking and extraction.

In order to properly crack the wheat grains as well as to get an optimal flourmill, rolls, having a uniform and constant hardness are needed, but it is mainly necessary to check that the roll flute is perfect.

This is highly important, since the sift is not overloaded if we have a suitable flute and goods will arrive to the compression stages in optimal conditions for an efficient obtaining of flour. In this way, we will save energy and we will optimise the cracking and extraction process.

Nowadays, there are a lot of flute measuring tools available in the sector. Nevertheless, there is just one of them that can guarantee an accurate measurement of the flute, as it cannot be manually altered: The Optical Fluting Test.

The OFT is the last achievement of Balaguer Rolls R&D

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Department and it has been developed by making use of the brand over 100 years’ experience in order to meet the needs of a more and more demanding market. The Optical Fluting Test is a three-dimensional compact and portable system capable of quickly getting measurements without needing to contact the roll surface. Moreover, it allows for making an analysis of the fluting parameters with a four µm accuracy. The information is shown enlarged in a 10.8-inch touchscreen and it is exported to the computer by Wifi or USB. By using this revolutionary technology of measuring the flute during the fluted rolls’ production, Balaguer Rolls is able to manufacture rolls, which fulfill the most demanding requirements, so the value of the mills having Balaguer’s rolls increases.

The most advanced systems of material melting, ultrasonic tests and wear resistance tests are used in the manufacture of Balaguer’s rolls. Moreover, at the company’s laboratories, raw materials undergo tests as part of the quality control process in order to guarantee the excellence of the finished products. The raw materials come from blast furnaces and metal alloy components such as chromium, nickel, molybdenum, vanadium and titanium are used.

The company offers different qualities for either break rolls or reduction rolls, always according to the client’s requirements.

As part of Balaguer Rolls effort at offering a more and more reliable and long-lasting product, the company cooperates with the most renowned metallurgical institutes and universities in order to develop together research projects focused on optimising the production process of the company and its clients.

The use of cutting-edge technology, the exhaustive quality controls and our staff with more than 200 people enable the obtainment of the highest quality standards as well as give our clients the peace of mind and the quality offered by Balaguer hallmark.

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by Kevin Riley, Evonik Corporation, Kennesaw, GA, United States

ne of the biggest issues facing feed production today is feed mill capacity.

This is particularly true for fully integrated poultry or swine producers, who view the feed mill as a cost center, compared with a traditional feed producer who views the feed mill as a profit center. As such, integrated feed mills are frequently asked to do more with what they have or even with less. This puts tremendous pressure on the managers of these mills to identify ways to de-bottleneck their operation without investing a tremendous amount of capital.

Evonik has recognised this as an area of concern, and likewise an opportunity for us to help many of our customers. As part of our value-added technical services, we have feed mill consulting services, which are available to our customers for help and insight on how to do more with less in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feed mills.

One way to increase throughput without significant investment is to minimise the use of liquids in feed. While a certain amount of liquids positively impacts final feed quality by reducing dust

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and prevention of de-mixing during storage and transport, an excess can increase total mix time (or reduce dry mix time) and reduce homogeneity of mix. Figure 1 compares the mix time for dry micro-ingredients with the mix time of increasing amounts of liquids added via the same system. If a liquid is added, the mix time for such liquid is clearly shorter than it should be unless total mix time is increased. The addition of a second liquid (here exemplified by doubling the amount from 100-200%) further decreases the available time for proper mixing.

Switching from a liquid to a dry methionine source

We were recently able to help a customer gain over 1,500 tonnes per week by switching them from a liquid to a dry methionine source. At the time, the customer was producing 10,285 tonnes per week (2,057 tonnes per day). To produce this amount of feed, the feed mill staff were working three shifts per day, five days a week plus one more shift on a sixth day.

At the request of this customer, we conducted a feed mill performance audit, which revealed opportunities to improve mill performance and reduce mix time with a relatively simple change.

Basically, the audit showed that their feed mill processes were

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It was concluded from the audit that total mix time could be reduced by 55 seconds by switching this customer from liquid MHA-FA to dry DL-Methionine (DL-Met). In doing so, they would only need to dose three liquids compared with the four that they were currently dosing. This change would increase their capacity by 311 tonnes per day (1,555 tonnes per week) resulting in a total mill capacity of 11,840 tonnes per week (2,368 tonnes per day).

However, since this company only needed to produce 10,285 per week, this change also meant that they would be able to produce the required amount of feed within their three shifts per day, five days a week work time. Best of all, they could achieve this with very little capital expenditures while being able to cut out overtime and reduce total man hours.

As a dry micronutrient, DL-Met can be weighed and dosed via the micro-scale along with several other dry ingredients.

These dry ingredients can be weighed during the fill time for dry bulk ingredients, such as corn and soybean meal. As a result, no time is lost due to preparing these dry ingredients for the mix.

Conversely, liquids cannot be pre-measured unless a liquid scaling system is used, which means that they must be measured

and dosed at the same time. Furthermore, their dosing cannot begin until the dry bulk and micro-ingredients are in the mixer, otherwise the liquids will end up on the walls and ribbons of the mixer, which creates buildup and additional problems later.

Table 1: Comparison of customer feed mill performance before and after increase in feed mill throughput using different methionine sources Mix time/ batch (minutes)

Potential batches per week1

Total feed per week (tons)2

Total feed per year (tons)

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1-28

10,285

534,820

6.08

1184

11,840

615,680

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1,555

80,860

Using liquid MHA-FA Using DL-Met Additional potential tonnage:

One batch equals 10 tons of mixed feed.

2 Calculated as: (1440 minutes/Mix time per batch) *5 days *10 tons per batch 1

The final result was reduction in total mix time by 55 seconds, and while this may not seem like much time, this reduction allowed the customer to produce an additional 1,555 tonnes of feed per week. Finally, considering that the mill only needed to produce 10,285 tonnes per week, these improvements in capacity utilisation allowed the customer to reduce man hours and eliminate overtime. These changes also resulted in over US$500,000 in annual cost savings for this customer or over US$1,500 per day.

Undoubtedly, this case study shows that no matter how small the changes, such as switching from a liquid to dry source for certain nutrients, the benefit can be big.

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GRAIN DRYING

Zhengzhou Wangu: An influential equipment manufacturer

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by Professor Wenbin Wu, Chinese-edition Editor, Milling and Grain magazine

ounded in 1998, Zhengzhou Wangu Machinery Co Ltd is a high-tech jointstock company integrating research and development, design, manufacture and sales as a whole.

After 18 years’ development, Wangu has grown into China’s most influential equipment manufacturer in the field of grain drying technology.

As a national standard setting company for grain drying, Wangu is located in Zhengzhou, one of the eight ancient capitals of China. It takes up a total land area of 6000 square metres and has more than 200 staff, with annual sales of nearly RMB200 million.

The company researches and manufactures all kinds of grain drying equipment which is not only the original goal but the ultimate target of this company. Actually, Wangu means ‘all kinds of grain’ in Chinese.

Currently, the company’s grain dryer is widely suitable for corn, paddy, wheat, soybean and rapeseed, beside other crops and its dregs dryer is broadly applicable to fruit, spent grain, sludge and fertiliser.

“Since the company was founded, we have successfully completed more than 1100 sets of various drying projects involving grain drying, organic fertiliser processing plant, organic waste

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liquid processing plant and so on,” says the company.

“Our products are not only sold throughout China, but exported to Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. Our high-quality products and perfected service are welcomed by customers at home and abroad,” it adds.

Advanced technology, reliable quality and perfected after-sales service are the advantages the company uses to win customers’ trust.

“We have a group of professional R&D talents, most of who

F graduated from the famous Henan University of Technology and majored in grain storage, grain machinery manufacturing and automation control.

“This university is Chinese top institution in the field of grain storage and processing, which also enjoys a high reputation around the world. We also establish long-term relationship with other domestic and foreign universities and research institutions to ensure our technology always keep up with world advanced level,” it adds.

To guarantee the product quality, the company has set up a quality control system that pays close attention to each procedure from production through to selling and ensures each process is without fault. To improve precision and efficiency, the company has introduced the international advanced CNC laser cutter and automatic welding machine. Relying on standardised management and advanced technology, it strives to make each product perfect.

“We have established national service network and have offices in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Xinjiang, Hubei and Jiangxi province. Our staff at each office is open to provide quick and convenient technical guidance and after-sales service to local customers.”

The company has been identified as high-tech enterprise by the Ministry of Science and Technology and Grain Drying Technology and Equipment Technology Research Centers of Henan Province.

“Up to now, we have more than 40 technical achievements obtain national patent and undertaken more than 10 of national, provincial and municipal new technology research and development projects.”

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A recent investor in the SkyVac system is Kudos Blends. As with any large food manufacturing site, the cleaning of high level dust settled on inaccessible areas of the production site is a challenge. One option to manufacturers is to subcontract out this activity to third party suppliers but, as Kudos Blends discovered, the ease of use of the system together with the fact that no working at height safety competence is required, means that they now have greater flexibility through their own in-house Hygiene Team to conduct the cleans.

Sophie Martin, Quality and Procurement Co-ordinator at Kudos says, “The SkyVac has been a fabulous piece of kit, reaching all those normally inaccessible places, meaning we can keep on top of the cleaning standards and not have to outsource.”

This also means that high level cleaning can now be incorporated into the routine cleaning regime as opposed to a periodic cleaning activity.

Falls from height

The control and removal of combustible dusts however is only one of the key benefits of the system. The Health and Safety Executive’s statistics reveal that 37 work related fatalities in 2015/16 were as a result of falls from height.

SkyVac eliminates all the risks associated from working at height and reduces the costs of the mandatory training and competence certification required in using high level access equipment.

Low frequency, high impact incidents

The SkyVac Eliminating the risks associated with heights

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by Kayley Sugars, Spinaclean, UK

pinaclean’s ATEX certified SkyVac high level cleaning system continues to go from strength to strength as its use gathers momentum within the milling and food manufacturing environments as well as other sectors that are exposed to Class M combustible dusts.

The system, ATEX Zone 22 certified, is now utilised within some of the world’s largest food manufacturers and reaches 12m (40ft) from the safety of the ground with one operative.

The range of tools and accessories, all ATEX certified, have now been extended to cater for a variety of environments in which traditional and costly high level access equipment, such as scissor lifts and towers, cannot reach.

A choice of vacuum is available from the compact SkyVac A37 through to the more industrial A37G: both of which provide a solution to the ever-increasing problem of high-level dust cleaning.

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In addition, in March 2017, the HSE published their Business Plan for 2017/18. Whist not capturing all that the HSE will deliver during this period, the Plan does outline specific priorities within an overall framework.

Included within these priorities is “reducing the likelihood of low-frequency, high impact catastrophic incidents and the potential for extreme harm to workers and the public”.

Thankfully, combustible dust explosions are rare but can very easily fit the definition of low frequency, high impact, as the consequences of such incidents are catastrophic.

In February 2008, a sugar dust explosion killed 14 employees at the Imperial Sugar Plant in Port Wentworth, Georgia.

A metal powder explosion killed 146 people in 2014 at a Chinese production company, and four people were killed at the Bosley wood mill near Macclesfield, England on 17 July 2015.

Good housekeeping

Good housekeeping is a fundamental health and safety element in any environment. In respect of combustible dusts, this includes the cleaning of areas where the dust can accumulate: particularly at elevated areas such as ducting, pipe-work, sills and shelving, which should be part of any cleaning regime.

These elevated areas can also be hidden through the design of the production area or even camouflaged by the cosmetic ambience: white dust settled on white painted walls?

SkyVac can access these areas with ease.

Andy Carney, Head of Sales for Spinaclean says, “Companies are quickly finding that SkyVac provides an effective and economical solution to many of the challenges that are found within milling and production areas. The most common quote following an on-site demonstration is “Please leave it here – don’t take it away!””

Spinaclean offer free demonstrations of the system. If you are interested in seeing it in action call Spinaclean on +44 1604 968700 or visit their website. www.spinaclean.com

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Humble beginnings result in continuous growth

by Allstate Tower Inc. USA Since 1919, Allstate Tower, Inc. has been a family owned business that is now part of the PTTG Group. PTTG Group consists of Pittsburg Tank & Tower, Pittsburg Tank & Tower Maintenance and Allstate Tower, Inc. Each of the companies offers a specialty service or product.

Allstate Tower, Inc. originated in the telecommunication industry. We provide tower steel and maintenance services to Government Agencies as well as Broadcast, Cable, Cellular, Utility and Railroad customers.

Our facility has seven acres under roof dedicated to our fabrication capabilities alone.

Allstate Tower, Inc. believes in continuous growth; growth in customer relationships, growth in our employees, and growth in the industry.

In 2008, we had approximately 38 employees. Today, we have increased that amount to 132 employees. These positions included five in-house engineers and seven draftsmen that utilise industry-leading software in order to fill timely request. We have also added an in house Certified Welding Inspector, an in house Quality Auditor and QA/QC personnel.

This added experience and dedication to growth has contributed to Allstate Tower, Inc. receiving awards such as ENR Top 600 Specialty Contractors and the PTTG Group being recognised as an elite SHARP compliant business.

AISC Certified Fabricator status

We have recently achieved AISC Certified Fabricator status, a standard that reflects the commitment to our customers and our company.

Our background helped prepare Allstate Tower, Inc. for their next

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challenge; structural steel support systems for material handling applications. Almost ten years ago, a simple tower request from a local farmer resulted in Allstate Tower, Inc. becoming a leading organisation within the industry.

Providing engineered steel was all too familiar and now we can provide the customer with elevator support towers, catwalk support towers, goal posts towers, bottom box truss catwalks, handrail truss catwalks, walk-thru truss catwalks and super structures. All of our towers include engineered foundation designs at no additional cost to the customer. Custom requests and optional items are welcomed.

Our products are designed in accordance with AISC Manual of Steel Construction, IBC & ASCE Standards. Hot dipped galvanised, painted, powder coated and GalvXtra rustic brown finishes are available. All products are manufactured and containerised for exports.

Allstate Tower, Inc. has been a familiar name in Communications and with the help of our customers and employees, has become a familiar name in the Agricultural Industry. We are thankful for the humble beginnings that continue to show the importance of customer service, confidence in a product and tackling new challenges that present themselves.

Allstate Tower, Inc.‘s overall goal is to provide the customer with a quality product and quality service. Whether it is a system being added to the family farm, commercial site or part of an international expansion, we want the customer to know with Allstate Tower, Inc, they are “Gaining a Partner, Not Just a Provider.” www.pttg.com

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Detecting and preventing bucket elevator failure

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by Maxi-Tronic, Loveland, Ohio, USA

n 2016 a commercial grain elevator in central Ohio USA was unintentionally shut down due to an equipment failure during the grain harvest. The cause of failure could have been easily prevented.

The results of the failure were a calamity.

The cause of the failure was a belt burned in two in a 20,000 BPH [508 MTPH] main receiving elevator. Apparently, the belt started slipping on the elevator head pulley. Friction burned the belt in two, dropping half of the belt and buckets down each side of the elevator casing. The buckets on the up side were all full of grain. The elevator was inside of a jump-formed concrete storage facility.

Fortunately, the friction of the pulley burning through the belt did not initiate a fire or dust explosion, which would have been catastrophic. The elevator is located adjacent to the railroad tracks on the edge of the central business district of a medium sized town. An explosion in that location would have had a high probability of fatalities, serious injuries, and major property damage to the elevator and surrounding businesses.

At 20,000 BPH/508 MTPH the elevator utilised a very wide belt and multiple rows of elevator cups. To repair the elevator the head cap was removed and a man was lowered by crane into the elevator casing to retrieve the burned tail end of the elevator belt â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a hazardous operation at best. Belt for a repair splice was not immediately available, leading to delayed repairs. The elevator was out of operation for more than two days while their customers 88 | September 2017 - Milling and Grain

transported their harvest to competitors. The cost of service trucks, labour, crane, equipment, and materials ran more than US$20,000 (over â&#x201A;Ź17,500) not counting the loss of business. The real tragedy is that for far less money the situation could have been fully prevented.

The slippage of a belt in a bucket elevator is not uncommon.

It can be caused by a belt under inadequate tension, worn head pulley lagging, a plugged elevator, condensation, a frozen belt, or a combination of conditions.

Detection and prevention of a failure condition is very easily achieved with a simple monitoring device, which alerts immediately when the elevator boot pulley begins to travel 10 percent slower than the elevator head pulley. At 10 percent slow down the motion control system can sound a warning alarm and turn off any conveyors feeding the bucket elevator. At 20 percent slow down the monitor will turn off the power to the bucket elevator preventing the scenario described above. In the United States, installation of a motion control system is required by federal regulations in any facility, which has a storage capacity of 1,000,000 bushels [25,400 MT] or greater. Failure to install and maintain such a system is a violation subject to penalty.

The Max-Tronic MaxiScan 12M is an Underspeed Motion Controller. It utilises a compact encoder attached to the bucket elevator boot shaft with a powerful magnet, or screwed into a threaded hole in the boot shaft. The encoder is wired into the controller, which then monitors and digitally displays the shaft rotation. Relays respond to alert and alarm conditions to trigger

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In addition to monitoring and controlling motion, it can monitor and digitally display the temperature of bearings, gearboxes, and motors on the elevator. Excessive heat rise in any of these moving parts will set an alarm and provide early notification to the operator that maintenance is required before failure.

It also monitors a flow-sensor to alert when a plugged chute or other lack of flow condition occurs, as well as monitor the tracking of a belt. If a belt wanders off of center in the elevator, the MaxiScan 12M can detect the condition and alert the operator. MaxiScan12M logs hours of equipment run-time for improved preventive maintenance service.

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Underspeed Motion Controller Motion Sensor has a magnetic mount for easy installation Push-button one-step calibration 10 percent and 20 percent slowdown relay outputs Integrated hour-meter Bearing and Belt Misalignment Controller: 12 individually configured inputs Six Assignable relays with both NO/NC contacts Accepts most types of bearing and belt misalignment sensors:

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Thermocouple PTC Thermistor Digital (1-Wire®) BeltTracker belt misalignment sensor Temperature Switch Features include real-time displays for 12 sensors plus one motion “% Speed” readout, flow-sensor monitoring and alerting, system activity log and LCD readout, quick testing for alarm and interlock verification, as well as fully password protected setup and alarm bypass. CSA certified Class II Division one and intrinsically safe (simple apparatus) sensors are available.

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UNIQUE ELEVATION

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by Nerak Wiese Ltd

ucket elevators are the proven solution for rapid and secure handling of bulk materials. The UK manufacturer and vertical elevation specialist, Nerak Wiese Ltd., supplies both continuous bucket elevators and pendulum bucket elevators to meet a range of handling needs for the milling & grain sector.

Horizontal, vertical or inclined

Both types of elevator ensure gentle handling of bulk goods in high-throughput applications from one or more feed points; the difference between them is essentially that the continuous bucket conveyor is suitable for single-discharge applications while the pendulum bucket conveyor is designed for applications with multiple discharge points. For both solutions, the conveying paths can be horizontal, vertical or inclining without any additional transfers.

Figure 1: Nerak’s continuous bucket elevator

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Unique rubber chain

Many of the advantages of Nerak’s bucket conveyors stem from the company’s unique rubber block chain.

Simon Musgrave, Sales Director for Nerak Wiese Ltd., explains, “The rubber chain achieves its high tensile strength from embedded vulcanised steel cables. With a link-free design, it ensures quiet operation and does not suffer from chain stretch.”

He continues, “In terms of maintenance, the design is wearresistant, avoids the need for lubrication and provides corrosionfree operation – so the drive system has very low maintenance needs. Another advantage is energy efficiency – and hence a very low carbon footprint – due to the absence of friction.”

Robust buckets

The bucket elevators consist of two endless and parallel rubberblock chains with plastic or steel buckets running between the two.

For the continuous bucket elevator, the buckets are connected by flexible strips to create a gap-free conveying system.

In the pendulum solution, the buckets are suspended in ball

Figure 2: Nerak’s pendulum bucket elevator

F bearings, with the bucket opening always facing upwards; at the end of the conveyor, the buckets are emptied by tilting mechanisms that are either pneumatically or electromagnetically controlled.

Easy-clean design

Both the continuous and pendulum elevators are available in ‘S’ and ‘C’ configurations, with conveying heights of up to 50m possible. They are manufactured from mild steel (with a powder-coated finish), stainless steel or galvanised steel. They feature an easy-clean design, with safety and inspection panels allowing internal monitoring and ease of access for cleaning and maintenance. The buckets are also easy to clean, and magnetic metal-detectable bucket options are available.

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Based in Brecon, Wales, Nerak manufactures its material handling solutions to the highest quality standards. The company also offers servicing, spare parts, training and upgrade services.

Providing solutions for the handling of both bulk materials and unit loads, the company serves the manufacturing, processing and logistics industries.

As well as delivering solutions to blue-chip brands such as Unilever, The Royal Mint, John Lewis, GlaxoSmithKline, Amazon and XPO Logistics, Nerak also works as a subcontractor to a number of logistics system integrators including Dematic, Vanderlande and Swisslog.

Mr Musgrave expands, “We have a reputation both for quality and for impartial advice. We’re known as a one-stop-shop for vertical elevation needs and we aim to give clients detailed advice regarding the right solution for their precise application.”

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Dust controls and the implications of NFPA standards

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by J Tom Wright P.E., Director of Process and Installation, Kice Industries

other processing equipment.

It can create issues such as: • • • •

hat is dust? A dust particle is a fine particle that is released and/ or transported into the air either through entrainment with a product, displacement of air because of a product, in conveying air and/or in

• Maintenance Product degradation or loss • Equipment life expectancy Health issue for workers Safety issue for assets/ facilities • Retention of valuable product Sanitation and infestation control

The nature of dust

Microscopic airborne particles are released into the air at various stages of the milling process, especially where raw grain enters the initial grinding area, but the sifting and packaging areas can also generate a lot of particulate matter. Every area along the line where product is handled generates dust that needs to be contained.

Combustible dust explosions are a risk in many areas of a facility. Facilities create dust particles that can become airborne and dispersed throughout the plant. It’s when these particles are in a combustible environment that they represent a significant risk for an industrial accident. The serious hazards associated with handling fine dusts and powdered materials may be overlooked by many plant personnel because they are not fully understood.

The presence of dust in a factory is now at the top of the list of items to inspect during an audit. Facilities must now implement a strategic plan for managing combustible dust at their locations and be proactive in mitigating these dust issues.

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and codes to protect buildings against fire and explosion risks, and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) is enforcing these standards with increasing vigilance.

Regulatory standards (NFPA) and what it means for dust control NFPA 652

'Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust', 2016 Edition was issued by the NFPA in 2015. The scope of the standard is to provide the basic principles of and requirements for identifying and managing the fire and explosion hazards of combustible dusts and particulate solids. The intent is to provide overarching minimum requirements for combustible dust and to reference the appropriate specific NFPA standards for a given industry or material that is being handled, but it does not supersede those existing standards.

Regulation 8.3.3.3.6*

The air-material separator (AMS) selected for the system shall be designed to allow for the characteristics of the combustible dust being separated from the air or gas flow.

Equipment that emits dust should have suction vent connections and/or suction hoods attached. These connect to a manifold, which then connects to a separator (cyclone and/ or baghouse dust filter). With a baghouse filter, efficiencies could exceed 99 percent depending on the type of filter media and dust characteristics. Dust characteristics must be carefully considered during filter selection and system design. Filter bags and “dust cake” on the surface of media act to separate particles from incoming dirty airstream, resulting in clean air exiting the baghouse to the atmosphere.

Cyclone efficiency is highly dependent on many factors including: particle size distribution, particle density, cyclone design/dimension and quality of fabrication/installation. With a cyclone application, the dust-laden air creates a downward moving vortex in the cyclone and solid particles are thrown outside by centrifugal force. The dust then drops out of the

F airflow under gravity as the air vortex reverses and cleans air exits at the top of the cyclone.

Another crucial aspect of NFPA 652 is the requirement of the Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA). The owner/operator of a facility is responsible for ensuring a DHA has been completed in accordance with the standard where materials have been determined to be combustible or explosive.

This is a retroactive requirement. Existing facilities are allowed three years from the effective date of the standard (September 7, 2015) to complete a DHA. Reasonable progress towards completing a DHA shall be made during this time.

The standard allows for two options for determining the combustibility or explosiveness of dust or particulate material.

First, historical facility data or published data that are accurate representations of current materials and process conditions.

Second, analysis of representative samples according to defined test methods in the standard. There are several labs that can perform the required testing and analysis according to the methods required.

NFPA 61

Specific to the milling and grain industry, “NFPA 61: Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities”, the 2017 Edition was also recently updated.

This standard addresses the requirements for facility construction, ventilation and venting, heat transfer operations, dust control measures, equipment design and installation, explosion prevention and protection, pneumatic conveying, and building fire prevention. This standard was reorganised from 13 Chapters into nine Chapters that align with NFPA 652. It now

also includes the requirements for performing and documenting a DHA.

Which technology to use and when?

It is important to understand the characteristics of the material being handled and the process conditions. These NFPA standards provide guidelines for addressing hazardous material. However, there is not a single solution for all applications. Defining these requirements begins during the design phase or project improvement phase of a facility, and continues through the operation and maintenance of the plant. The best solutions are a function of evaluating the risk conditions (DHA), understanding owner/operator requirements, and the options available: • Risk Conditions (DHA) • Determine hazards of materials (Kst, Pmax, MIE, MEC, AIT, MIT etc.)

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F Requirements of airlocks uses as passive isolation devices

For a rotary valve or airlock to be able to be used as a passive isolation device it needs to meet the requirements of NFPA 69: Chapter 12.2.4 and have sufficient strength to withstand the maximum anticipated explosion pressure (Pred) for the application.

The new VJX airlock from Kice Industries is designed to comply with NFPA 69 criteria as a passive isolation device.

In addition to bring better performance and reliability to an application, the VJX airlock also contains: • Patented bearing cartridge design bolts to endplate for ease of assembly and maintenance • Maintenance free Teflon® seal with triple quad-ring seals to protect bearings from product contamination. No packing seals to tighten or replace • Ability to be interchanged with existing Kice airlock models • Heavy-duty rigid motor mount with idler sprocket drive system

An Important Element of your Strategy - Dust Collection System

It is essential to understand how the dust collection system integrates into the overall risk assessment and operation of your facility. A well-designed system that is compliant can assist greatly in managing any dispersed dust. It can also provide important energy and maintenance savings for your facility, giving you a reduced cost of operation as opposed to a unit with a lower initial price.

Expectations of a good Dust Collection System: • Reduce fugitive dust inside facility and on equipment • Protect the assets (people, equipment and facilities) • Reduce the “tracking of dust” everywhere • Increase storage capacity • Reduce potential for explosions • Better product flow ability

Maintaining the Solution

An important item that affects the continued performance of a dust control system is proper maintenance. When it comes to maintenance, dust control systems are often overlooked and ignored. If a piece of machinery (such as a conveyor) goes down, the whole operation is interrupted. Such a disruption cannot be ignored and requires immediate attention. However, if a dust control duct gets plugged with material, it is often not even noticed since the suction will often get worse progressively.

Soon, the dust control system is rendered totally ineffective due to lack of attention. The solution is to include the dust control system in a planned maintenance programme.

Regularly inspect the system; just as you would your other equipment, to make sure it is operating properly. Check not only the obvious things, such as fan drive belts and bearings, but also for a plugged cyclone, a worn-out elbow, a plugged-up duct or hood. Many of these problems will affect the amount of suction at the hood.

Therefore, by taking an air reading (static pressure) at the hood and comparing it with the reading recorded when the system was originally installed, it can be determined if the system is still functioning properly. This type of reading is very simple to take and the equipment required to do it with is inexpensive and easy to use.

It is important to realise that a properly designed and balanced system operates properly only if that design is maintained. In other words, any change made to the system (such as, adding an additional pickup point or blanking off an existing pickup point) will adversely affect the operation of the entire system. The system was designed for a certain amount of air to flow through a certain size duct. There is only a certain quantity of air the system is designed to handle. When additional pickup points are added to the system, the total quantity of air does not change, but is merely robbed from the existing pickup points. Likewise, when pickup points are blanked off, the system is starved for air at that point and the air velocity in the duct drops, causing the dust to settle out and plug the line. Whenever any change in a system is contemplated, the design calculations must be rechecked to see if such a change could be properly incorporated into the existing system and, if so, what modifications would have to be made to permit it. Many good dust control systems (as well as, air systems of all types) have been rendered totally ineffective by modifications made without design considerations.

Working with an experienced and reputable system designer will help ensure you are installing a safe and cost-effective solution.

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CASE STUDY

European quality standards in the heart of Africa Mark Wild, Sales Manager at Fawema, talks to Milling and Grain about a project in Kenya, that aims to have exactly the same high standards of efficiency, safety, hygiene, food-quality and equipment automation, as any mill in Europe or beyond

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icture this: Night has fallen in the port city of Mombasa, Kenya. The crickets are chirping in the acacia trees, the heady perfume of exotic foods being cooked over open fires fills the hot, humid, East African air, the chaotic daytime traffic has finally subsided and peace gradually descends on the dusty city.

Suddenly the silence is broken by the shrill sound of a car horn. A taxi has pulled up at an anonymous gate on an equally nondescript plot of land close to the harbour, and a suspicious night watchman tentatively opens the gate to enquire who on earth is asking permission to enter at this late hour.

Access is granted and the taxi slowly drives in. The plot is shrouded in almost total darkness, the long grass wildly overgrown and the sounds of nocturnal animals and grass snakes scattering in panic to avoid the approaching vehicle can be heard all around. A dim light powered by a small, spluttering generator shines out from a portacabin office which is nestled in the furthest corner of the overgrown field and inside, busily working at a laptop computer, sits a man who is about to enlighten me with a truly fantastic vision.

The person in question is Munir Thabit, 54 years of age and a native son of Mombasa. As I take my seat at the desk, Munir looks me straight in the eye and confidently announces that what is about to commence the very next day on that desolate and weed-ridden parcel of land, would eventually result in a flour mill, here in the heart of Africa, that would have exactly the same high standards of efficiency, safety, hygiene, food-quality and equipment automation, as any mill in Europe or beyond.

I let Munir's words sink in for a few moments while I gaze out from the office window into the darkness of the Mombasa night.

Something suddenly clicks in my head, the sheer determination and conviction in Munir´s voice tells me that he´s the real deal. I turn towards him and say, …… “tell me more”.

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much of which is then packed into retail paper bag sizes of 500 grammes, one kilogramme and two kilogrammes, on state-ofthe-art Fawema servo-drive packing machines. The new mill dominates the skyline and is both imposing and majestic. Munir´s vision has come to life.

Grain Industries Limited made the decision from the outset to select premium quality in each and every aspect of the new business. The main contractor was GERICO of France and the milling equipment selected was from Buhler of Switzerland. With a daily capacity of 750 metric tonnes per day, the plan was to pack 550 tonnes of home baking flour per day into retail sizes and Fawema of Germany was chosen to supply the packing machines for the small, retail packs.

Munir explained, “We had a very clear vision for this project. We wanted to create a mill, which was on a par, if not better, in terms of quality, efficiency and safety with any plant either in Europe or elsewhere. To achieve this, we knew that we had to select the right partners and because the majority of the flour would be destined for the retail market, we absolutely had to ensure that our packaging section was equipped with the finest machinery that money could buy. The decision to choose Fawema was an easy one. They have supplied flour-packing lines to almost all of the mills in East Africa and have decades of experience in the field of flour packing.

Furthermore, they recently established a branch office in Nairobi with service personnel who are Fawema-trained in Germany”.

The Fawema packing lines installed are of the latest generation type FA217 which function using servo-drive technology. They are efficient, easy to operate, require very little maintenance and they are able to deliver the high output targets required on a daily basis on a three shift continual schedule. Each of the lines (there are 5 in total) is fitted with a check-weighing device. This ensures that if there is any change in product density which subsequently might affect weight accuracy, the device will automatically detect the erroneous weight, reject the bag from the system if it falls outside of legal weight limits and at the same time automatically adjust the filler on the packing machine to guarantee correct weights on the next bags being packed.

At the end of each packing line there is a 'baling station' where the individual bags are automatically grouped into bales of either

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24kg or 12kg, before being inserted into protective outer paper sacks.

Finally, the bales are loaded onto a conveyor system that takes them either directly to the truck-loading bays or to a specially designed pallet-rack warehouse for storage.

The all-purpose flour being produced is of excellent quality and perfect for making chapati flat breads, pancakes, scones, mandazi´s and mahamris and is distributed and sold under the brand name of “AJAB” – a name which has strong consumer appeal in both the Swahili and Arabic languages. The retail products are all packed into highly attractive paper bags, which are user-friendly and environment-friendly.

Delighted with the results

Munir Thabit, CEO, continues, “The completed project has been a huge success, it´s tangible proof that quality suppliers deliver quality results and the return on investment is actually much faster because there are no unforeseen elements to be accounted for.

We did everything by the book and didn´t want to cut corners. By sending our key personnel to Fawema in Germany for example to gain deeper knowledge about the packing machines, not only were we assured that once the equipment was installed on-site, any potential questions had already been addressed and answered in Germany, but we also developed new ideas through being there in the Fawema factory and interacting with various engineering and technical staff. These new ideas we´ve now implemented and our overall packaging objectives have subsequently benefitted. It´s been rather a long journey from start to finish but today as I sit in my office and gaze out over the new complex which stands on that once dusty and neglected plot of land, I truly have a great sense of satisfaction that the job has been done well. We are serving our people with quality food products packed efficiently and hygienically and we are immensely proud of it.”

Fawema wishes to thank Mr Munir Thabit CEO Grain Industries Limited for his contribution.

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Part one “The New Derivative Landscape for Grains”

by Zasha Whiteway-Wilkinson, Milling and Grain

‘FOB shipping’ is the term used when the ownership/liability of goods passes from the seller to the buyer at the time the goods cross the shipping point to be delivered.

FOB destination designates that the seller is responsible for the goods until the buyer takes possession.

This is important in determining who is responsible for losses associated with damaged goods when in transit from the seller to the buyer. The buyer is responsible from when it is shipped (FOB shipping) and the seller is responsible ‘if shipped’ FOB destination.

The Black Sea is a body of water of the Atlantic Ocean between Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is supplied by a number of major rivers, such as the Dunabe, Dnieper, Rioni, Southern Bug and Dniester.

FOB Black Sea Wheat S&P Global Platts is a leading provider of energy and commodity market data; they deliver information and analytics across a multitude of markets and countries. The organisation was founded in 1 909 and their coverage includes agriculture as well as oil and gas, power, petrochemicals, metals and shipping.

A division of S&P Global, Platts headquarters are in London and they employ over 1000 people in more than 15 offices worldwide. This includes global business centres such as New York, Shanghai and Sao Paulo, as well as major energy centres including Houston, Singapore and London.

On July 11, 2017, Milling and Grain attended a conference delivered by S&P Platts laying out a “New Derivative Landscape for Grains.”

Milling and Grain will be covering these important topics over the coming months, including: Australian Premium White (APW) Wheat index, Black Sea Corn Index, CFR South Korea Corn Index and the CIF New Orleans Corn Index.

This month’s report focuses on the company’s outlook of FOB Black Sea Wheat, and reviewing the progress the company has made to date, explaining “what exactly goes into the prices that we publish, why we publish them, and what the industry can do with those values,” as said the company.

If you wish to find the full seminar amongst others, follow this link; https://www.platts.com/webinars “Welcome to this live webinar which today focuses on ‘The New Derivative Landscape for Grains’,” opened Tim Wordledge, Editorial Director for Agriculture Pricing at S&P Global Platts, who kicked off the conference.

“This webinar intends to go behind the progress that we’ve made to date and explain what exactly goes into the prices that we publish, why we publish them and what the industry can do with those values.”

He introduced the main speaker on the FOB Black Sea Wheat focus.

“Joining me here is our resident expert Andrei Agapi, based here in London and responsible for the Black Sea corn and wheat coverage.

“Andre has been intimately involved in assessing wheat prices and can guide you through the methodology that we use and the processes that underpin them and the opportunities that lie ahead.”

Discussing indexes

Andre Agapi began by saying, “We are going to be discussing our indexes, how we put them together, and what you can do with them.

“S&P Platts is the world’s leading price-reporting agency, we deliver a variety of benchmark prices on commodities markets such as different energies, petrochemicals and agriculture.”

“First and foremost, what exactly is an index?” he asked.

“The index is an accurate daily assessment of current physical market price of a specific commodity, in a specific location, within a specific loading window. This is the way we see it and this is the way we assess the market.

“A robust index needs thorough and transparent methodology, rigorous data collection approach, an independent and impartial approach and must be trusted by market participants,” he explained.

He also remarked that, “We will also be discussing our assessment approach, how we do that and

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what the benefits and applications are for our indexes.

“We are going to start with the wheat indexes, Black Sea Wheat is the first on the list, we are going to discuss why there is a need for the wheat index in that region and how did we choose the parameters for it,” he began.

“So the first and most obvious reason of the importance of the Black Sea Region is the volume of exports. For the past five years wheat exports on the Black Sea have grown by more than nine percent every year and are projected to be at least 79 percent higher than the US exports and 90 percent higher than the European Union export this year.

“Last year they were even higher than those regions because of the record crop in Russia and particularly the low crop in the EU. But you can see undeniably the importance of the Black Sea region and how it’s growing.”

Measuring the currency

33 cents represents less than 0.2 percent error of margin, which gives our index a currency rate of at least 99.8 percent,” he added.

He concluded his remarks by saying, “Moreover the usual bids and offers spread in the Black Sea market is about five US dollars. The maximum error of margin that is possible on the index is around two percent. However, of course, in reality the error of margin is much lower than that.”

Mr Agapi moved onto another point, titled “Existing futures poorly reflect Black Sea reality.”

“Another thing that is very important is to look at the existing futures markets that are trading currently on wheat. There is of course FOB-BSW, US SRW’s and MATIF and they reflect very well the fundamentals in their geographies, but what we see is that they reflect very poorly what is happening in the Black Sea region.”

Referencing the relationships between the figures, he said, “The correlation between Black Sea wheat and SRW wheat for the past two years is 58.7 percent, and the correlation with MATIF is a bit better at 66.9 percent, however both of them are less than effective to act as a proxy hedge for Black Sea wheat market.

“Therefore, given the volumes of wheat we’ve seen earlier, the Black Sea wheat market is much better served by a regional index.”

Looking at the parameters

Starting to round off his presentation, Mr Agapi looked at the parameters of the index.

Moving onto how it measures the currency and how it is linked to the actual cash market, Mr Agapi explained, “The black line is the index and the green triangles are the actual trades of the Black Sea wheat market, and when we compare these the average error of margin is only US$0.33.

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“Next, we’re going to take a look at the parameters of the index.

“You can see the Platts FOB represents something very specific.

It is 12.5-protein wheat - standard spec, which is loaded on empty vessels out of the port of Novorossiisk and we’re looking at the spot markets, which is one month ahead and is priced in US dollars per metric tonne."

“The other quality specifications of wheat in our methodology are lines with the standard specifications of the exported wheat in the region.

He expanded, “First off, why did we choose Russia as the origin for the index? We can see from the export volumes, shown here on the chart on the left of the slides, that Russian exports are almost consistently double the export of the next biggest origin, which is the Ukraine,and much bigger than Romania and Bulgaria.”

Continuing to describe the diagram, he pointed out that, “The pie chart shows the break down of the deals that we heard of on the market. Here again Russian origin takes the crown.

“However, if Russian-origin is the most exported and liquid origin in the Black Sea, other origins look at Russia to gauge their competitiveness. Therefore, when you specifically have an index that represents Russian origin you can price your other origins at a premium or a discount, be it the Ukrainian, Romanian or Bulgarian, because the competition is the same inside the region,” he rationalised.

Moving on to explain quality, he remarked, “Some indicators that we have on quality, the breakdown of observed trades-perquality, show that 12.5-protein wheat, is the most common traded in the Black Sea region.

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“It is very important not only for the traders but also for the millers or for the end users to know what exactly the index represents, because when you know what the price stands for, other qualities such as discrepancies in gluten, higher gluten can be priced using that benchmark price,” he added describing the representation of the index.

Looking at the importance of timing, he said, “Another important specific is timing.

“Timing wise we are looking at the spot market of the Black Sea 12.5 wheat. On the chart you can see that the deal breakdown by loading showing that the next month trading activity is the highest and we are aware that some of this activity is due to traders getting out of their distant positions before execution.”

Bringing this seminar on pricing and assessment to a close, Mr Agapi concluded, “The situation on the market at the moment, where traders are less comfortable taking the third position, because they don’t have an effective way to catch that exposure.

“In any case if the liquidity that we will see in a couple of years will shift then we can look at ways of addressing that by publishing a forward curve.”

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n 07/09/17 - The XXIII International Conference “Black Sea Grain and Oilseeds 2017/18 Russia www.grun.ru n 11-13/09/17 - Global Grain South America Argentina www.globalgrainevents.com n 12 – 15/09/17 - SPACE France WEB: uk.space.fr n 14 – 16/09/17 - BIOFACH AMERICA, ALL THINGS ORGANIC USA WEB: biofach-america.com n 19 - 21/09/17 - LIVESTOCK ASIA 2017 EXPO & FORUM Malaysia WEB: livestockasia.com livestockasia15 nn 20 - 22/09/17 - 67TH AUSTRALASIAN GRAIN SCIENCE CONFERENCE New Zealand WEB: ausgrainscience.org.au n 28-30/09/17 - Aquaculture Taiwan 2017 Taiwan www.aquaculturetaiwan.com/en-us/ n 28-30/09/17 - Livestock Taiwan Expo 2017 Taiwan http://www.livestocktaiwan.com/en-us/

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n 04-05/10/17 - First Global Sustainable Rice Conference & Exhibition 2017 Thailand www.sustainablericeconference.org/ n 04-05/10/17 - Grain & Milling Expo Morocco http://www.fnm.org.ma n 07 – 11/10/17 - ANUGA Germany WEB: www.anuga.com n 11/10/17 - Women in Agribusiness Europe Belgium www.womeninageurope.com n 15-17/10/17 - Saudi International Bakery & Pastry Expo (SIBPE) Saudi Arabia www.sibpe.com n 17-20/10/17 - Aquaculture Europe 2017 Croatia www.was.org n 18-20/10/17 - ILDEX Indonesia 2017 Indonesia www.ildex-indonesia.com n 22-24/10/17 - ABITRIGO Brazil www.abitrigo.com.br n 22-25/10/17 - 28th Annual IAOM Mideast & Africa Conference and Expo UAE www.iaom-mea.com n 24-26/10/17 - Iran Commodities Forum 2017 Switzerland https://irancommoditiesforum.com n 25-27/10/17 - Animal Farming Ukraine Ukraine http://en.animalfarming.com.ua

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AFIA’s Equipment Manufacturers Conference Registration is now open for the American Feed Industry Association’s Equipment Manufacturers Conference, which will be held in Orlando, Florida, on November 2-4, 2017.

Hosted by the AFIA Equipment Manufacturers Committee, this year’s conference will bring together equipment designers, builders and installers from across the United States who will focus on assessing risk management in the feed industry.

Gary Huddleston, AFIA director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs, commented, “This event has brought leaders in equipment manufacturing together for more than two decades. With its long history and reach, it has offered participants networking opportunities they won’t find anywhere else, while also educating them on issues and trends relevant to their segment of the industry.”

The three-day event kicks off with the annual golf tournament, which raises money for the Institute for Feed Education and Research’s EMC scholarship fund, a programme designed to encourage college students to consider careers in feed or grain sciences.

Educational programmes at the conference will also include an update on policy issues being discussed in Washington, D.C., a presentation on safety labels, a panel discussion with AFIA’s Production Compliance Committee and more. Dan Klein, author of My 3:59, a story about Dan’s mission to live each day in the present, will also speak about moving with purpose.

Early-bird registration runs from October 2-20, 2017.

POSTPONEMENT NOTICE: CICFO 2017

It is with regret that the organising team behind the 2017 China International Food and Feed Processing Industry Exhibition (CICFO) have announced the postponement of the exhibition and the cancellation of the two industry conferences. The exhibition was originally due to be held in Beijing International Exhibition Centre between September 11-13, 2017, and would have included the ‘Build myFeedmil’ and ‘Build myFlourmill’ conferences. The exposition event was removed due to scheduling conflicts. There is currently no fixed date for the re-scheduled exhibition, although any updates will be published first here.

We apologise for any inconvenience this decision by the Chinese organisers may have caused. For further information please contact: Tuti Tan at tutit@perendale.co.uk

Industry events

ILDEX Indonesia “Kick-Off and Gathering 2017”

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s an organiser of ILDEX Indonesia 2017, PT. Permata Kreasi Media along with VNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific, Co., Ltd. held an ILDEX Indonesia Kick-Off and Gathering 2017, as well as discussions with “Enhancing the Competitiveness of Animal Protein In the Hyper-Competition Era” as a main theme, at the Ibis Hotel, Jakarta on the July 18, 2017.

The Kick-Off is carried out in order of ILDEX Indonesia 2017, which will be held in October 18-20, 2017 at Jakarta International Expo, Kemayoran, Jakarta. Participants of the Kick-Off are stakeholders in livestock, consisting of government, associations, business actors, and farmers.

Dr Ir Arief Daryanto and Dr Erwidodo came as the speakers and moderated by Prof. Dr Ir Muladno, MSA. Director of PT.

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Permata Kreasi Media, Fitri Nursanti Poernomo, said that the conference is held by various parties.

This third exhibition is expected to improve the quality of livestock industry in Indonesia.

Meanwhile Nino Gruettke, Managing Director of VNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific, Co., Ltd. said that Asian countries that have rapid economic growth and monitored by global investors are Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and upon thosse countries there is Indonesia.

He explained, “That’s why we put our focus specifically in this country.”

Nino said that in addition to more international (this exhibition is followed by 250 leading companies from 27 countries plus pavilion from China and South Korea), it will also feature three industrial zones, covering feeding and animal health; feed milling and agricultural equipment; and genetic, breeding, and processing.

Mr Gruettke continued, “The number of exhibitors has increased by 22 percent from the previous edition and now 80 percent of booths are sold out. At this moment of ILDEX, several companies increased their exhibition area by 50 percent, as well as many new companies. Our target is to have 8,000 visitors present at this exhibition.”

He explained that there are many benefits to be gained for the participants as well as visitors in this edition of ILDEX. This exhibition is not only offering the latest livestock innovations for the upstream to the downstream sector, but ILDEX Indonesia 2017 also is a very potential in terms of business.

Director General of Livestock and Animal Heatlh, I Ketut Diarmita, represented by Fadjar Sumping Tjatur Rasa, said in his welcome speech that he is glad to see ILDEX Indonesia 2017. Livestock sub-sectors still plays an important role for the development process in Indonesia, especially in rural areas.

“Livestock contributes 1.62 percent to the national gross domestic product in 2016. In addition, the livestock sub-sector role in providing animal food consumption tends to increase,” he said.

Juan Permata Adoe, the Deputy Chairman of The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) Strategic Food Industry Sector, mentioned that increasing the productivity of farmers by 60 percent, will meet the domestic demand. Thus, it is very important to find solutions that can benefit all stakeholders.

He explained, “If domestic demand is met, Indonesia has a great potential to become a net exporter of agricultural products, supplying more than 130 million tonnes to global market.

Therefore, the government needs to implement synergistic policies in order to generate sustainable growth and profitable income for all sectors, covering farmers, private sector, and government.”

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GrainTech India 2017

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edia Today Group has announced the eighth edition of GrainTech India 2017, extensively recognised as India’s largest International Exhibition on Flour, Rice, Pulses, Spice, Corn, Semolina, Pasta, Biscuit, Feed, Milling Machinery, Storage, Processing, Packaging, Ingredient and allied industries products & technologies, scheduled to be held from August 28-30, 2017 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bangalore, India.

GrainTech India has strong support from prominent Indian agri and food organisations, adding strength and significance to the event. Among the numerous organisations supporting the exhibition are The Solvent Extractors’ Association of India, All India Food Processors’ Association, Coffee Board, Roller Flour Mills Federation of India, Spices Board India, The Soybean Processors’ Association of India, All India Rice Exporters’ Association, Indian Oilseeds and Produce Export Promotion Council, CLFMA of India, and Indian Biscuits Manufacturers’ Association etc.

Indian agriculture is at present going through critical times.

On the one hand, relying on the strength of Green Revolution strategy and having emerged as an exporter of grains and food products, the government is eager to pass a Food Security law to ensure accessibility of food grains to every individual in the country. On the other hand, the weaknesses in the realisation of the strategy are showing up in a glaring manner. One such instance is the huge losses of procured food grains for want of appropriate storage facilities.

The necessity is to enhance the production of grains and build a valuable supply chain to make certain what is produced in the farm reaches the consumer in good shape. In fact, what is crucial is to plug every ambiguity in the food production and distribution

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system, which means use of effective available technology and building of modern storage system.

As per trade sources, India wastes food grains worth huge amounts every year because of weaknesses in storage system & techniques and deficiencies in supply chain. It is inopportune in a country where a significant section of the population goes to bed hungry.

India has over 5000 Rice mills, 1200 Flour milling plants in organised sector apart from over 2000 in small scale, 200 Soybean plants, 2000 Spices crushing plants, 2000 Pulses mills, 2000 Oilseeds crushing units, 1000 Feed Units, 100 Bio-fuel and energy projects, 1000 Coffee plants etc., which are looking for innovative and improved technology to upgrade their manufacturing, processing, packaging line. GrainTech India 2017 will seek to reduce the technological gap existing in processing and supply chain.

To feed increasing domestic demand and also to achieve the export targets of food products, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Food Processing Industry and Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce are investing a ample share of the budget to promote technological up-gradation and value addition in all segments of rice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds, spices, dairy and feed, and all other food sectors. The event will join hands with the government to support its efforts.

The last edition of GrainTech India 2016 had participation from over 30 countries around the world such as Turkey, Poland, France, Italy, UK, China, USA, Holland, Spain, Japan, South Africa, New Zealand, Israel, Taiwan, Switzerland, Germany, Thailand, Russia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Oman, Iran, Brazil and UAE etc., who displayed their comprehensive range of products and technologies in the grain industry.

In order to endorse holistic escalation, the event also has concurrent shows for the allied sectors -- third India Food Park Expo 2017, ninth India Foodex 2017 and second SnackBev India 2017 to ensure improved commerce opportunities for the industry to develop.

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TURKEY 2017 Showcasing both Turkish and global feed and milling technologies in the heart of the region

A very busy Obial stand

Ajnket Parikuh and Sarah Harris from Artevet

by Darren Parris, Group President, Milling and Grain VIV Turkey 2017 was yet another fantastic successful exhibition to take place in Turkey.

The event this year was held at the CNR exhibition centre and was organised by HKF Trade Fairs, who are a member of the VIV World Wide Exhibitions, owned

by VNU Exhibitions Europe in the Netherlands, and were honoured in June 2004 - as the 22nd WPCA World Congress Exhibition and in August 2005 as the 14th World’s Veterinary Poultry Congress Exhibition.

Mahmut TATLIDIL, Serdar AKSU, Özgür ACAR, Selçuk KAHRAMAN, Ayça ERTUNÇ, Selçuk ERDEM, Halil Yirtimci and Marina DEMIR from YEMMAK

The Cargill Team at VIV Turkey Hamid Farahmand B. Sc. Tim Twesten and on the wall one can see the annular gap expander, a high temperature – short time conditioning system for the feed industry. More than 800 machines are running worldwide.

Jose Cantero, Zeynep Karacay, Cagdas Ozkan, Emrah Alp, Bulent Ozsahin, Elias El Cheikh, Mustafa Guler and Mithat Can Defektas from Buhler Turkey.

Ibrahim Tekeli, Hakan Bagirtkan and Gazi Sariyüz from MySilo

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Dr Franz-Peter Rebafka, Nurcan Çoban and Mr. Ashish Kulshrestha from GEPRO Engineer Oscar Diez from Ferraz

The Best Animal feed Team at VIV Turkey The Biomin team at VIV Turkey

Team members from Norel and Trouw Nutrition at VIV Turkey

The Feed Tech Team at VIV Turkey

The Nutriad Team at VIV Turkey

The meeting of the poultry industry in Turkey, ‘VIV Turkey 2017’ opened its doors to the trade visitors for the eighth time in multiple halls (9,10 and 11) of Istanbul Expo Centre with an additional area for equipment outside the fairground.

This year’s fair attracted more than 550 exhibitors, with around 160 from Turkey and over 390 from outside of Turkey, as they presented their newest products and services for three days.

Growing every year, VIV Turkey is now the leading international trade fair of its kind in the region, the event is an UFI (The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) approved event and is recognised throughout the sector as the sole International Poultry Trade Fair of Turkey.

The show is a comprehensive feed show covering everything from feed nutrition, through to feed milling and feed delivery as well as all other aspects that cover the ‘Poultry Meat & Egg Safety Products’.

VIV’s ‘Feed to Meat’ concept

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Joseph Barbi, Mercedes Barbi, Manuel and Bulent from ESE

Kenan Ã&#x2021;etin, Yusuf Elman, Mahmut Arslanhan and Alper Tekoluk from YEMSA Makina

Live Music at VIV Turkey A very busy YEMMAK stand at VIV Turkey Garip Cantemir from AGM, busy at VIV Turkey

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Olaf visits VIV Turkey

A very busy YEMTAR stand at VIV Turkey.

Selman Küçükhemek and Fatih Kirçiçek from Mill Teknoloji at VIV Turkey

Staff from Ross at VIV Turkey 2017

Nils Lastain and Melike Arikan from Andritz

covers the entire animal protein chain, from primary production to finished products. The exhibition represents all parts of the meat production process.

The conference aims to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and technology between Turkish poultry sector professionals by creating an international network platform that will foster development for all parties.

This year VIV Turkey was officially opened following the speeches of Deputy Secretary of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Food,

Ricardo Fernandez and Alfredo Loperena from Baja Agro Int.

Agriculture and Livestock Mehmet Hadi Tunç, Professor Dr Rüveyde Akbay, President of World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA) Turkish branch and Bekir Çakıcı, General Manager of HKF Trade Fairs. Additionally Deputy General Director of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Burhan Demirok and Istanbul Provincial Director Hamit Aygül and other related association presidents were also present at the opening ceremony.

2017 has been the largest VIV Turkey fair to date with record exhibitors and and a record number of visitors with more than 27,000

WORLDWIDE CALENDAR 2017-2018 VIV MEA 2018

FEBRUARY 5-7, ABU DHABI, U. A. E.

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JUNE 20-22, UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS

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JULY 6-8, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

SEPTEMBER 17-19, NANJING, CHINA

POULTRY Africa 2017 OCTOBER 4-5, KIGALI, RWANDA

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Mr. Murat KULCU and Mr. Yusuf SAKALLI from Makenas

Front line/Can Tuncer, Sümeyye Selin Kundakci, Emel Vurdem, Anastasiia Klimova, Bulent T Helvacikara Second line/ Tolga Odabaş, Eren Alkan, Servet Şen, Emre Uyar, Gürkan Mülayim

professional visitors up from 16,000 in 2015.

This year’s exhibition show floor featured companies from all over the globe including top brands of Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa, the Netherlands, Ukraine and USA poultry markets.

Located at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and the Middle East and in line with the growing poultry demand in this region, VIV Turkey provides a dedicated one-stop platform for the region’s poultry industry to meet, network and understand the intricacies involved in conducting business in such a diverse and challenging territory.

This years VIV Turkey was backed by sponsorship from leading poultry industry manufacturers including: Cargill, Birsen Kimya, Buhler, Yemvit , Alfan, Cimuka, Biokey, Feedtech, Meko ,Nuticentrum, Sumitomo Chemical Europe, Vetagro, tolsa,Lumis , Anpario, Novus to name but a few.

Walking the halls as I did and talking with the many global exhibitors there was an overwhelming consensus that this years VIV Turkey was by far the very best yet with visitors from all over North Africa, Europe, and from the Middle East and former Soviet Union countries as well as many home based visitors from Turkey.

The Sumitomo Chemical Team at VIV Turkey

Ufuk METE, Pelin ALKAN and Devrim Ali ARTAN from Starmax

Ebubekir Akbaş, Hasan Tosun, Mehmet Güney, Ahmad Eshghy and Yasin Yumuşak from Viteral and Mr Huseyin from Sudan at VIV Turkey

Yunus and Matthew from The Metçelik Team at VIV Turkey Famsum (Muyang Holdings)

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The Farmavet International Team at VIV Turkey

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the interview

Mrs Zübeyde Kavraz

Mrs Zübeyde Kavraz is the General Manager of Parantez International Exhibition Organization Corp.

Parantez Fair Organization is one of the Parantez Group companies who organised IDMA, the international feed and milling events.

The fair is held every two years and is widely considered to be one of the most important meeting platforms of the world milling sector. The eighth exhibition which wins recognition with visitors and investors in 2017, will be held in April 2019. But before this event, IDMA FEED - Feed Technologies and Sub-Industry Exhibition will be held from July 5-7, 2018 to support the developing feed industry.

Read our interview with Mrs Kavraz and discover how she plans to achieve Parantez’s primary goal, “To bring together the industry.”

What drives your passion within the flour, rice and feed industries?

As you know, Turkey is one of the leading countries in grain production. Grains, particularly wheat, such as bread, are a very valuable food product for us because grains are an invaluable source for the rest of humanity as well.

When we look around the world, we see that wheat in Europe and Central Asia, rice in Far East Asia, and corn in America has a vital significance. So, wherever you are going to go, the most valuable food source for humans is a grain product.

However, there was no organisation to unite the representatives of the industry, who processed grains and brought them to the fork, or to contribute to the development and growth of the industry, either in Turkey or around the world. We recognised the need in the industry and started organising the IDMA Exhibition with the support of the representatives of the industry.

Why have you decided to extend your feed focus by having its own show?

As you know, IDMA Exhibition also includes the feed industry.

That is, for the 14 years we worked for the IDMA Exhibition, we also worked for the feed industry. As an outcome of these efforts, we came to a point where we can host the feed industry in a separate hall at IDMA 2017. If our past efforts had not satisfied the feed industry, we would not have managed that. In short, feed is not a new area for us; it is just a rapidly developing area, particularly in the last few years.

In partnering with Perendale Publishers for your conferences, what advantages do you foresee with this partnership?

This developing area needs a special kind of support. We realised this and therefore focused on new organisations.

Every organisation requires successful partners to ensure success. We believe Perendale is one of these partners. The experience of Parantez and Perendale companies in feed industry will bring added value to the sector and to us.

Why do you believe IDMA has been so successful for the last 14 years, and what made 2017’s show unique?

Turkey is one of the leaders in flour milling. In the past, it was one of the top three countries. With the IDMA Exhibition, it has been varying between first and second places.

We see and know that the energy of IDMA has brought to the industry a significant share in this success. That is because IDMA is the first and only international technology exhibition which brings flour, feed and rice milling industries and grain and pulse processing industries under one umbrella.

However, this is not enough for success.

Our only mission and objective is to bring together the industry and to offer services in various areas. We have spent all of our energy in this industry for approximately 15 years and we have a significant knowledge and experience.

For the exhibition in 2017, we established special cooperation with the leading non-governmental organisations in almost 40 countries. We have agents in many countries, which have been working around the clock. Besides, we have a promotion team consisting of speaking seven

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languages, which focus all of their time on visitors and on communicating with them.

What made IDMA 2017 unique was its ability to host a remarkable number of investors, despite the adverse conditions in Turkey and around the world. Thus, the exhibition brought hope to the industry, which is going through a challenging period, and brought new opportunities for employment.

What do you have planned to increase visitor numbers in years to come and what sets you apart from your competitors?

Turkey has an important geographical location and it is influenced by the conditions of its neighbours. Turkey was adversely affected by the problems we saw around the world in 2017.

However, the visitors of IDMA did not give up on our organisation, and flocked to Istanbul from all around the world. That is because IDMA has proven its success as a brand, and I can proudly say that we managed to be included in the calendar of millers around the world.

Unlike our competitors, we specialise only in this area, and therefore we know the industry very well. We know who to contact and what to do to increase the number of visitors. Our objective is to increase the size of our data on all of the industries we target in the countries where we run promotional activities, and to improve our cooperation with non-governmental organizations in the industry, and to increase the number of publications, agencies and events that help us to promote our organisations.

Most importantly, to increase one-to-one individual communication, distinguishing us from our competitors.

In light of plans to hold an aquafeed conference with Perendale Publishers in 2018, can you expand upon what you think the future holds for aquaculture in Turkey?

Turkey is a country of agriculture and livestock breeding. It has a remarkable potential in all types of livestock breeding, small cattle and stockbreeding, poultry, fishery and pet industries.

There is a significant demand for feed for all species, however, the Turkish feed industry has not yet achieved the desired level. We believe that this will change in the next five years, and the Turkish feed industry will be stronger in the domestic and foreign markets.

We believe that the IDMA FEED 2018 Exhibition, and the conferences we will organise in cooperation with Perendale during the exhibition, will be effective and make significant contributions to the growth of the Turkish feed industry.

Regarding the conferences to be held with Perendale and the funds leftover going towards Milling4Life and Aquaculture Without Frontiers UK, what vision do you have for IDMA growing these charities in Turkey?

Humanity and the industry really need non-governmental organisations, which have achieved their objectives. Of course, supporting such charities will be beneficial for the industry.

Personally, I believe this is both an obligation and a responsibility.

PEOPLE THE INDUSTRY FACES 25 years as a SCAFCO Grain Systems dealer

A

ntonio Rucoba, SCAFCO, has been awarded a recognition plaque from SistePro S.A. for 25 years as a Grain Systems dealer.

Each year the company recognises its top selling dealers, this year it was the award for Antonio as he completed his 25th year since taking on his role.

The first project he sold in Peru in 1994 included (6) 4875ESZ4 SCAFCO storage silos for 3,308 tonnes of wheat each with handling equipment.

Antonio Rucoba

Over the past few years he has sold grain storage projects to flourmills, feed mills, breweries, coffee producers, port facilities and grain traders.

Gregory Vericel appointed as Marketing Director

G

regory Vericel, formerly Product Manager has been appointed Marketing Director of CHOPIN Technologies, leading the marketing and applications teams.

He graduated from the University Lyon, France, in Biology, and holds an Engineering Degree in Biochemistry and Food Industry from the French Engineering school Polytech’ Clermont-Ferrand.

Gregory Vericel

Gregory Vericel joined CHOPIN Technologies in 2009 to develop business in the USA and Canada.

After three years in Goshen, NY, USA, he came back to France in 2012 to join the Marketing Department as Global Product Manager.

Joe Steffens joins Kice

J

oe Steffens becomes Technical Sales Manager for Kice it has been announced.

Based out of Houston, Steffens will be responsible for the oversight of sales throughout Texas and Louisiana, providing support for this customer base for the diverse product lines offered by Kice.

He is a graduate of The University of Central Florida and has an MBA from Rollins College. He also has over 15 years of technical and sales experience.

Joe Steffens

Andy Forrester, Director or Sales, Kice Industries commented, “We are excited to welcome Joe to Kice Industries, he will be a great asset for us as we support our customers in Texas and Louisiana. He has a proven track record of delivering customer-focused solutions and technical expertise to customers.

He will be a tremendous asset to our customers on many levels.”

Victoria Broehm becomes director of communications

V Victoria Broehm

ictoria Broehm is the American Feed Industry Association’s new director of communications. She will lead the association’s media relations and strategic communications efforts and serve as editor of the AFIA Journal and other member and media communications.

She has more than 10 years of communications experience working in associations and federal agencies throughout the D.C. region. She joins AFIA from CropLife International, where she managed communications on plant biotechnology issues on behalf of the global plant science industry.

Sarah Novak comments, “Victoria brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in agriculture to our communications team. We are thrilled to have her on board.”

Victoria holds a master’s degree in strategic public relations from The George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in communications and political science from the University of Washington.

She joined AFIA on July 17, 2017.

Paul Willems joins Diamond V

P

aul Willems joins Diamond V as a Technical Sales Support Manager in Benelux.

In his new role, Mr Willems supports the growth of Diamond V business in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg region.

Born and raised in the southern part of the Netherlands, Mr Willems grew up working on dairy farms and took part in dairy internships in other parts of the world.

Paul Willems

After finishing his internships, Mr Willems continued his studies at HAS University of Applied Sciences in Den Bosch (HAS Den Bosch), Netherlands, graduating in 2000 and beginning his career as a Junior Agricultural Consultant in accountancy for ABAB Veghel.

Before joining Diamond V, Mr Willems worked for 16 years as a dairy cattle consultant. His areas of expertise include dairy, pink veal, and beef nutrition as well as analysis of herd management, robotic milking, and automatic milking systems (AMS) in order to improve economic returns.

He is fluent in Dutch, English, and German and proficient in French.

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