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The word economy is in flux - as seen from a UK perspective

Over the past year the UK£ has lost 16 percent of its value against the US$; although the UK£ is bouncing back after the initial impact - of a mid-September mini budget from a changed Conservative leadership - had been digested.

necessarily benefit.

They will continue to need government support. We are already being told in the UK that while 50 percent of our electricity is generated by gas driven turbines, we are even less self-sufficient when it comes to food. I’m sure this situation is reflected in many other countries and demonstrates the dependence we all have on imported raw materials along with food and feed ingredients to sustain our populations. Global transportation that is timely and economic has never been more important.

Roger Gilbert

While currencies try to realign themselves during this current period of global instability, it is clear that the US$ stands strong among all major currencies.

Overlooking the currency market’s impact on the global price of food is tempting, given the obvious repercussions of the war between Russia and the Ukraine and the resulting energy crisis stimulated by the dependence we now have - particularly in Europe - on gas.

We should not overlook the fact that over the past decade most leading currencies have lost between 20 and 30 percent of their value against the US$.

To counter food price increases, the food industry has been modernising, adopting new technologies, innovating, improving additives and producing at scale to absorb costs that would otherwise have been transferred to consumers in higher food prices.

Our current situation cannot disguise the fact that we will have to be prepared to pay more for our foodstuffs in future as energy, fertiliser and transportations costs to name a few – remain outside the control of producers – and have to be passed on.

However, higher food prices might not mean our farmers will

Into this complex global food supply structure we now have to consider climate change, resulting from carbon and other greenhouse gasses being emitted from human activities into the atmosphere, along with the need to reduce waste, to focus on more circular economies, reduce our water usage and cut our energy consumption with the goal of becoming more sustainable as a planet which supports the human condition within our solar systems.

These are all good reason why all of us need to work together.

Food production and food costs are of critical importance and the milling industry is at the very heart of the transformation of globally-produced raw materials and commodities into high value foods and feedstuffs that are affordable to both farmers and consumers alike no matter where any of them live.

We have to learn more about global economics, more about how and where our raw materials come from, the true impact our companies make on the environment and what our carbon footprint is. Without this knowledge we cannot participate in the debate that will determine food supply and food costs for the future.

It is the milling industry - in all its rolls – after all that should be leading this debate with facts that support the production of the safest, most nutritious and affordable food for all.

News

September was a busy month for events and among them the hosting of the 2022 SPACE Expo in Rennes in France did not dissapoint. Milling and Grain attended this year’s offering which experienced an almost capacity crowd os farmers and the agriculture supply industry came together for its annual gathering. The weather held and food accompanied by good dining supported the display of all things available to farmers and the industry’s service providers. This year saw the event host the feed industry in Hall 7 - there is a focus on feed manufacturing every second year at SPACE - which had found a more convenient place to exhibit.

Milling and Grain’s publisher Roger Gilbert took the opportunity to interview the organiser of SPACE, Ms Anne Marie Quemener, who explained why the international attendance was up compared to immediate past years with a focus on Middle East and Eastern Europe. She explains that SPACE is becoming a meeting point for agriculture from a wider European and North American regions. The event also focused on aquaculture. This edition of Milling and Grain carries a report on SPACE in the Events Section and International Aquafeed will carry an additional report in its edition later this month. To view the interview with Ms Anne Marie Quemener please use the link below.

Welcome to this, the tenth edition of your Global Miller column that I have had the pleasure and you have (hopefully) had the pleasure of reading in 2022.

As the winter begins to tighten its grip on the northern hemisphere, we begin to look tentatively at our heating system’s thermostat control, wondering if the kids will be content with a little bit less for Christmas this year, should we decide to give in and bump the temperature up a degree or two.

Not that I’m complaining about our lot here in the UK. Truth be told we have it very good when compared to our friends in Ukraine - not forgetting the many Russian families who are sending their sons over to fight in a war that appears to be moving away from rather than towards a meaningful and long-lasting peace.

Once again, we are all also having to navigate the increasingly hawkish news coverage that comes with the unravelling situation. A situation that is especially tragic as it’s at times like this when the world needs to be working together much more closely to produce more food and energy.

But the east and west now find themselves on either side of an ‘us and them’ type of binary global politik that we all hoped we’d long seen the back of. And you seldom see politicians and journalists suffer much during these hot and cold wars either.

Back here in the UK, October is one of the busiest months in the agricultural year. Should the weather be dry, autumn cultivation should be perfected early in the month. Then as soon as the leyground is wet enough, the ploughs should be set to work, with the furrow slice immediately consolidated by a heavy roll or press.

On some light land early planting wheat is necessary, but the turn of the month is a good time to begin to drill wheat, and it is best to be all over by the first week in November. The quantity of seed should vary from seven to ten peeks per acre, the former quantity being as early as possible in the month as the heavy seeding of the latter will be in the middle of November.

In threshing wheat for seed, care should be taken that the machine is well cleansed of the grain it has previously threshed. Unless this is attended to, these combined threshing and dressing machines may spoil the purity of any sample intended for seed.

As the malting season commences earlier than it did some years ago, it often happens that barley threshed in October sells for a higher price than it does in any other month. With this in mind, if resources can be spared to thresh and deliver the grain, it may also be advantageous to thresh some barley in October.

This month sees a delegation from Milling and Grain magazine attending JTIC en France. Now in its 72nd edition, the event will take place in the famous French city of Dijon, the capital of the country’s famous Burgundy region, we hope to see you there to raise a glass together this year!

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LATEST TECHNOLOGY

AFIA heralds QLF’s Michigan facility with FFY Award

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and Feedstuffs named Quality Liquid Feeds' (QLF) Comstock Park, Michigan, liquid feed manufacturing facility as the 2022 Liquid Feed Facility of the Year (FFY) award winner.

Gary Huddleston, AFIA's director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs, presented a plaque to plant manager David Schnicke at AFIA's Liquid Feed Symposium (LFS), being held in New Orleans, this week.

“QLF's Comstock Park liquid feed facility is best in class for the industry, with well-documented standard operating procedures and training programs that should be revered,” Mr Huddleston says.

“Their work has led to experienced and engaged employees who play a critical role in ensuring the safe manufacture of quality liquid feed for beef and dairy producers.”

Constructed in 2014, the Michigan liquid feed facility produces approximately 75,000 tons of feed annually, specialising in suspensions for beef and dairy cattle. The facility boasts three mixers for increased efficiency and abundant finished feed storage, allowing for continued growth in the future. This is the third time a

QLF facility has won the Liquid Feed Facility of the Year award.

“QLF Comstock Park is honoured to be recognised as the 2022 Liquid Feed Facility of the Year,” Mr Schnicke says. “The team at Comstock Park strives to manufacture the highest quality products for our customers and the livestock they feed.”

The AFIA also recognised several semi-finalists, including QLF's Wellsville, Ohio; Clovis, NM; and LaSalle Illinois, as liquid feed manufacturing facilities.

US feed and pet food manufacturers continuously strive for excellence in their operations, which includes everything from optimising animal food nutrition to improving the safety of their products and workplaces to complying with government regulations.

In 1985, the AFIA sought to recognise top facilities as part of its voluntary FFY program, which assesses manufacturers' overall operations against their peers using key industry metrics.

As the industry has evolved, the FFY program has evolved with it, now recognising award winners throughout the year in four categories – liquid feed, commercial dry, premix and ingredient and integrator. To date, 40 facilities have earned FFY awards.

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The impact of non-GM ingredients on the US animal feed industry

The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) released new research today which shows that if more US food companies are to require feed for their livestock and poultry be free from genetically modified (GM) ingredients.

This could cause greenhouse gas emissions on farms to rise, grain elevator and feed mill product handling and production requirements would be greater, meaning that the price of meat, milk and eggs for consumers could increase.

The study, ‘Impact of Non-GM Livestock and Poultry Feed on the US Feed Industry,’ conducted by Iowa State University and Decision Innovation Solutions, examined the environmental and economic implications should U.S. animal food manufacturers need to boost the production of non-GM feed.

Partnering with Dairy Management Inc, MFA, the National Corn Growers Association, the US Poultry and Egg Association and others, IFEEDER initiated the research to inform companies throughout the food value chain of the complexities involved with producing GM and non-GM feed lines from the farm to grain elevator to feed mill.

“Like many industries involved in the production of America’s food supply, the U.S. animal feed industry is diligently working to be more sustainable and efficient, using all available tools at its disposal, as part of our commitment to consumers to be good environmental stewards,” says Lara Moody, IFEEDER executive director.

“The research released today shows that when you limit the use of safe, proven technologies, like GM crops, the costs for both the environment and consumers can increase. As food retailers and manufacturers pursue ambitious sustainability goals in the future, we hope this research will inform their decision making on the value that GM feed provides.”

Key findings

From a monetary viewpoint, GM seeds cost corn and soy farmers more initially, but are typically offset by lower costs for herbicides, insecticides and field operations when compared to

non-GM production. For a farmer to consider switching to non-GM farming from GM, the research showed that a significant premium on non-GM would be needed to offset the production cost difference.

A shift away from non-GM seeds creates land sparing benefits; for example, the use of GM seed traits produced between 6.8 to 15.9 million acres of land sparing and 35 to 65 percent less land conversion from grassy habitats to crop production, which would have occurred otherwise for the period from 2007-16.

The researchers evaluated the impact of on-farm fuel reductions to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to the environment by using GM crops and found that the GM corn no-till system emits the least CO2 for diesel combusted in field operations at 0.0258 metric tons per acre, based on 2020 corn production budget data.

Nitrogen efficiency has improved with the expansion of GM seed use and other technologies. Examining corn alone, the research shows that if it takes 4.9 percent more corn acres to yield the same level of production with non-GM corn as would be expected with GM corn, then total nitrogen volatilisation and leaching losses under all non-GM corn production would be expected to be 2.7 and 4.3 percent higher than with all GM corn production.

The study found that all participants in the non-GM feed production supply chain would be subject to additional costs related to segregation and isolation of GM and non-GM ingredients.

For example, the grain elevator could potentially spend an additional US$0.05 to US$0.07 per bushel to handle and segregate non-GM soybeans, compared with regular soybeans, and US$0.07 to US$0.09 per bushel more for non-GM corn.

The feed mill, at the end of the feed production chain, would be subject to the largest increase in the price of the final product, which would directly impact consumer prices for meat, milk and eggs derived from animals fed non-GM feed.

The overall consumer retail price of meat, milk or eggs from animals fed non-GM feed is expected to increase over animals fed GM feed.

Firm partners join forces to pool their collective bulk handling expertise

Muller Beltex BV, VAV Aandrijvingen BV and Germany based

Bechtel GmbH have announced their strategic alliance. By a transfer of shares, the owners Lars Muller and Emiel Schoutsen have established this cooperation.

The know-how and expertise in components for bulk handling equipment is not limited to the Netherlands and Germany, where the three companies are located. They operate worldwide and the close cooperation between the three companies will therefore provide major benefits for their entire, geographically widespread, customer base.

Both owners emphasise that this alliance is not a merger and that the companies will retain their own identities. Company locations and contact points will remain unchanged.

VAV Aandrijvingen is globally known for their chain applications in the feed and grain handling industry. They are able to deliver immediately from stock, or within days, all components for chains as well as elevator components and parts for various screw conveyors.

Muller Beltex provides solutions for the bulk handling and process industry and specialises in bucket elevator troubleshooting. Further to this their components, Polysur® elevator belts, Kryptane abrasion resistant polyurethane liners, and the Atex approved monitoring systems are known worldwide.

Bechtel GmbH is a strong ‘service related’ supplier of components for bucket elevators and chain conveyors. Their knowledge of chain conveyors and problem-solving capacity enables them to build, for the entire German industry, all types of chain conveyors even for the most complex applications.

The advantages arising from the collaboration are, in particular, the bundling of their expertise and the use of each other’s network, especially abroad. In certain markets or geographic regions, the one partner is better represented than the other.

“This collaboration will enable all three of our companies to better position themselves in the market and to provide our customers with materials, knowledge and service in an even better and more efficient way,” states Messieurs Muller and Schoutsen.

VAV Aandrijvingen is globally known for their chain applications in the feed and grain handling industry. They are able to deliver immediately from stock, or within days, all components for chains as well as elevator components and parts for various screw conveyors.

Muller Beltex provides solutions for the bulk handling and process industry and specialises in bucket elevator troubleshooting. Further to this their components, Polysur® elevator belts, Kryptane abrasion resistant polyurethane liners, and the Atex approved monitoring systems are known worldwide.

Bechtel GmbH is a strong ‘service related’ supplier of components for bucket elevators and chain conveyors. Their knowledge of chain conveyors and problem-solving capacity enables them to build, for the entire German industry, all types of chain conveyors even for the most complex applications.

The alliance of the three companies wishes to further improve their already very high service level to the bulk handling industry, and thus securing quality and continuity of their efficient supply chain.

Seed trade crucial to curb global food insecurity

TheInternational Seed Federation (ISF) gave its support to the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s calls for securing seed trade and highlighted its role in protecting the food supply chain in the long-term through:

Increased access by growers to seed as the essential first input in farming

Higher yield and greater food diversification via improved crop varieties adapted to local conditions

Mitigating climate change impacts through the development of climate resilient and resourceefficient crops

Representatives of the private seed sector will join the WTO Trade Dialogue on Food on Thursday September 22, led by UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) chief economist Maximo Torero. This dialogue comes on the heels of the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference where commitments were made to facilitate trade and improve the functioning and resilience of global markets.

“We know the devastating impacts of trade disruptions to agriculture and food supply,' says Michael Keller, ISF Secretary General. 'ISF, which represents the private seed sector at the international level and whose members account for 96 percent of global seed trade, calls for a concerted emergency response to the unfolding global food crisis. We seek urgent and

critical discussions with our partners in the food supply chain to achieve Zero Hunger targets outlined in the 2030 Agenda.”

Food prices have been escalating worldwide, with some 25 countries reacting to higher food prices by adopting export restrictions affecting over eight percent of global food trade. Complicating the food supply response is the doubling of fertiliser prices over the last 12 months due to record-high costs of inputs like natural gas.

The World Food Programme reports that the number of acute food insecure people has increased to 345 million in 82 countries. Beyond the short term, climate change is structurally affecting agriculture productivity and threatening food supply.

On a global level, approximately seven million metric tons of seed are imported every year. ISF notes that the price of seed has remained rather stable compared to other agricultural inputs.

Innovation within the sector is a consistent priority: seed companies invest as much as 30 percent of profits in R&D to develop resource-efficient and low-input new varieties that require less water, tolerate drought and extreme weather, improve soil health by boosting natural nutrients, capture carbon through enhanced root systems, and others.

These crop varieties provide significant yield increases for farmers, helping improve farm productivity and food supply without increasing land use and other inputs.

Phytogenics are the future of animal nutrition

German manufacturer of feed additives Dr Eckel Animal Nutrition launches a worldwide series of events on the use of phytogenics in animal nutrition.

The Dr Eckel World Tour 2022 kicked off with a wellattended event in Hua Hin, Thailand. The series focuses on the use of phytogenic additives for profitable and sustainable animal production.

Following a visit to VICTAM Asia, the participants travelled to the conference venue. Dr Andreas Lewke, Managing Director of Dr Eckel Animal Nutrition (Thailand), welcomed around 50 participants from all over Asia to the InterContinental Hua Hin Resort.

Over three days, academic and industry experts shared and discussed the most promising innovations and solutions for effective ruminant feeding, poultry production and aquaculture.

Rarely has the industry faced such challenges: lockdowns, sanctions and political instability are putting markets, supply chains and pricing under enormous pressure, while the impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly manifest.

Utilising increasingly scarce resources

Producers worldwide need to find solutions to utilise resources that are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive as efficiently as possible, in order to meet the demand for animal protein and still remain profitable. And these are the solutions the first World Tour conference in 2022 addressed.

In his keynote address, Vice President Dr Bernhard Eckel posed the central question of how we can secure a global food supply for a growing population in the face of current challenges. He clearly demonstrated how phytogenic additives can be used to attain the United Nations' sustainability goals and even increase production.

Professor Carsten Malisch from Aarhus University in Denmark outlines the various potential uses of plant secondary compounds and provided exciting insight into his current research on tannins and their benefits to animal nutrition, particularly that of reducing emissions in ruminant feeding.

The potential of plant-based additives in aquaculture has

so far been hardly exploited. Dr Tirawat Rairat from the Department of Fishery Biology at Kasetsart University in Thailand clearly stated why it is urgent to reduce the use of antibiotics in aquaculture and why phytogenic additives are the better choice.

And finally, Dr Eckel's Muhammad Umar introduced Anta®Phyt, a phytogenic champion from the Dr Eckel product portfolio, and its possible applications. He also presented compelling trial results demonstrating its effectiveness.

Veterinarian and entrepreneur Dr Forouzandeh Boroujerdi from Mavicarno Co. Ltd in Iran corroborated this with evidence of her own, acquired from her experience of using Dr. Eckel's product Anta®Phyt in poultry.

Dr Viktor Eckel concludes the series of talks with a presentation on the company's product portfolio, present and future, in terms of phytogenic additives.

The topicality of phytogenics

The well-debated concluding discussion reaffirmed the topicality of phytogenics. Both the participants and the speakers examined the most promising solutions and exchanged practical experiences.

They agreed that, in addition to the technical information, the exchange between the various countries and regions was particularly valuable. All at the World Tour conference came to the unanimous conclusion that it is only through production methods that make the most efficient use of resources and promote healthy animal production that we will manage to produce sufficient healthy food in the future.

Indeed, the path to successful, profitable and sustainable production is through the efficient use of resources, while that to optimal performance is through a focus on animal welfare and healthy animals with a strong immune system, combined with a holistic approach to management. This is the only way to secure the future of animal nutrition. And phytogenic additives are the key to this.

Conference host Andreas Lewke thanked all the participants and speakers for their valuable contributions and the overall success of the event. The World Tour 2022 will proceed to Surabaya in Indonesia, São Paulo in Brazil and, just before EuroTier, Braunschweig in Germany.

On the shores of Loch Ryan Messrs Hannay extend their provender plant

by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK

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by Mildred Cookson, Mills Archive Trust, UK

The Royal Burgh of Stranraer, Wigtownshire in Scotland is situated at the head of Loch Ryan, where it has a safe and spacious harbour. At the time of this article (MILLING magazine, June 18, 1938) the writer commented on the strategic importance of it as a seaplane base on seeing a squadron of giant, triple engine bombers riding at anchor next to the more peaceful traffic of the daily service of passenger steamers to their destination of Larne in Northern Ireland.

On the western shore of the Loch stood the white walled mill of Messrs R&A Hannay Ltd, which blended in with its

surroundings. The Hannays were famous in Scottish milling history, and although the Stranraer mill had been in their hands since 1845, it was by no means their oldest property.

The oatmeal mill at Corswall, five or six miles from Stranraer, was acquired by the family in 1820 and even at that time the Hannays had a record of several centuries as millers behind them.

The commercial firm of AH Hannay was founded in 1870 by the brothers Robert and Alexander and in 1911 became a limited liability company. The firm did not have all smooth sailing as in 1899 the mill was burnt down and had to be built almost completely.

The most modern lines

Originally the oatmeal mill traded in feeding stuffs and

gradually increased this from year to year until in 1937 it was decided to extend this side of the business. In that year a new provender section was built, equipped with the most modern lines.

At the same time, it was decided to provide new motive power, as the steam engine provided insufficient horsepower to drive both the existing oatmeal mill and the proposed provender plant.

George Porteus & Sons of Leeds were asked to submit their ideas. Steam, electricity and crude oil were all considered; calculations as to working cost and efficiency were given and, in the end, electricity took preference for economy and cleanliness of operation.

This, along with the erection of the new mill was entrusted to Mr Porteus. The new provender mill was brought into operation in August 1937.

The district surrounding Stranraer was ideal for provender milling. It had a famous dairying centre and almost adjoining the mill was a modern creamery. The mill was ideally situated for receiving grain supplies, as oats could be obtained from local farmers, while barley, maize, peas etc, could be brought easily from Glasgow or Belfast.

Well-lit & spacious

The new extension to the mill consisted of four well-lit and spacious floors, the outer walls were painted white to conform with the older building. Entering the mill via the loading bay one encountered an intake elevator capable of dealing with seven and a half tons per hour, and adjacent to this was a five-tonne mixer and molassing plant for the manufacture of balanced rations.

In a special fireproof bay stood the ‘Porteus No 4’ grinder, a massive machine that would deal with two tonnes of maize per

hour, driven by a 65hp engine. The product of the grinder was blown up to a cyclone extending from the fourth to the third floor and was bagged off on the first floor.

Ingenious & space saving

On the first floor was the Porteus patent feeder for the grinder,

Mirrored in Loch Ryan

which together with the measurers below the four bins, worm etc, was driven by a 3hp motor. The whole layout appeared ingenious as well as space saving.

Near the feed was the oat and pea roll fed from its own bin, and not far away was the ‘Porteus No 2’ cereal cutter, which had a capacity of 30cwts per hour and driven by a 20hp motor on the floor above.

Sacking was carried out near the machine itself. Standing apart from the other machines on the first floor was the Porteus cubing machine, having a capacity of two tonnes of cubes or one ton of poultry pellets per hour. Cubes and pellets came out of the machine with a polished appearance that impressed customers.

Unnecessary spouting & conveyors

On the second floor was the cooler and service bin as well as the meal mixer with all the cubing accessories driven by one motor. The cooler extended to this floor from the one above.

As every provender miller knew, cooling was one of the most difficult problems of the cubing process, but Mr Porteus solved it. When the cubes left the machine, they were cool, and no bags were to be seen steaming, as was the case in some plants.

The fourth floor was laid out neatly with the tops of the meal mixer, service bin and cooler with the appropriate elevators, also the fan for the cooler and the sieve for the dressing of the final cubes. Near the stair head was the top of the grinder cyclone, with its calico sleeve etc.

The main portion of the floor was occupied by the upper portion of the storage bins which were neatly varnished. There were five

bins each capable of storing 20 tonnes of grain and in addition there was a smaller service bin feeding the oat and pea roll. It was said that what struck the visitor most was the absence from every floor of unnecessary spouting and conveyors, and the compactness of each unit saving considerable space.

Mr Porteus had provided a provender plant that would compare favourably with anything similar in the kingdom. Beside the original produce of oatmeal and flaked oats they produced and sent out, they could now add to their already wide range of cereal meals and balanced rations a complete range of cubes and pellets to their large circle of customers, which extended throughout the southwest of Scotland.

These new products were regarded as adding a fresh lustre to the house of Hannay, already an honoured name.

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by Dr Mahmoud Riyad, Secretary-General, Egyptian Milling Association, Egypt

Egyptian wheat growers supply the government with an unprecedented 4.2 million tonnes of wheat

Egyptian wheat growers have this year supplied the government with an unprecedented 4.2 million tonnes of wheat, amounting to half of Egypt’s wheat production this year.

Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali Moselhi said that the quantity of wheat sold by the farmers to the government this year reflected the growers’ positive response to the better price offered by the government this year for wheat.

It is the first time that Egypt has collected more than four million tonnes of local wheat, said Chairman of the State-run General Company for Silos and Storage Kamal Hashim.

The local wheat supply has increased from 3.5 million tonnes in 2021 to 4.2 million tonnes this year, boosting the strategic wheat reserves to cover local consumption until January 2023 according to official statements. The increase, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, is a result of increasing the amount of land devoted to wheat cultivation by more than 400,000 feddans.

Mr Moselhi had told the Senate last May that Egypt is doing its best to achieve greater self-sufficiency in wheat production, aiming, “to meet 65 percent of domestic needs by 2024.”

The Supply Minister said that Egypt needs to import five million tonnes of wheat for the fiscal year 2022/23. The country had imported 5.5 million tonnes of wheat in 2021, he said, a huge drop from 12.8 million tonnes of wheat imported in 2020.

Egypt is working to diversify its wheat imports which had primarily come from Ukraine and Russia before the current war.

Egypt shifted from wheat tenders to direct deals

Egypt is in its latest round of talks to buy wheat by direct purchase, traders said, a system the government has said can provide more attractive prices since the Ukraine war disrupted grain markets.

Egypt’s state grains buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), held private talks with at least three suppliers, the traders said.

They said Egypt was believed to have bought 120,000 tonnes of Russian wheat via direct talks.

Egypt, one of the world’s biggest wheat importers, has not

issued international purchasing tenders since it canceled one in mid-July.

The country has opted instead to buy around 1.5 million tonnes of wheat through private direct talks with global companies.

Egypt’s government has sought to diversify both origins for wheat supplies and purchasing options following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, which disrupted grain markets and cast uncertainty over exports via the Black Sea.

In May, the cabinet approved purchases of global wheat supplies through direct offers from companies or governments sent to its state grains buyer GASC, in an effort to boost its wheat reserves.

Those include an outstanding agreement to purchase wheat from India.

Egypt’s current wheat reserves stand at around seven months, according to the supply ministry.

In times of uncertainty, “we can obtain better prices and conditions compared to when there are global tenders,” Supply Minister Ali Moselhy told Reuters at a news conference.

Private talks allow for price negotiations to go on for days instead of hours, he said. “When the markets are stable, there’s no difference,” adding that price trends would not determine whether the government used tenders or direct talks.

Direct deals also allow the government more flexibility to buy in smaller quantities, said Mohammed El Gammal, a Cairo-based grains consultant for the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation.

The shift to direct purchases has unsettled some traders. Unlike a tender where bids are submitted and announced on the same day, the supply ministry can request or accept bids at any point, and it does not reveal offer details such as prices and suppliers.

“Any time prices are falling suppliers can offer that lower price to GASC, without having to wait for the tender day,” one trader said.

A second trader said direct talks might give the government more leverage in negotiations, and that it might be trying to gauge market prices or get lower prices by not showing its hand as a buyer.

“They’re still in crisis mode despite having secured a significant amount of forwarding and spot purchases,” said a third trader.

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Partnerships seeks to reduce the environmental footprint of feed & animal protein

Two companies, Evonik and BASF, have entered into an agreement, which will grant Evonik certain non-exclusive licensing rights to Opteinics™ - BASF’s digital solution to increase understanding and reduce the environmental footprint of the feed and animal protein industries.

Evonik integrates the digital ready-to-use sustainability platform Opteinics into its global feed consultancy services. Combining Evonik’s innovative farm management tools and sustainability services with BASF's digital sustainability solution Opteinics will help customers to produce more sustainable feed and animal protein.

Launched by BASF in 2021 to measure, analyse and minimise the environmental impact of animal protein, with an emphasis on animal feed production, Opteinics is a software solution. Currently the software offers modules for pig and poultry production and can be integrated with feed formulation software.

Opteinics for pork has recently been fully verified to conform with the ISO 14040 and 14044 LCA standards as well as with the UN Food & Agriculture Organization Livestock Environmental Assessment & Performance (LEAP) partnership guidelines. Applications for the dairy value chain and for the optimisation of compound feed mixtures will follow soon.

With the use of BASF’s software package, Evonik can even better support the livestock industry to make significant progress in fighting climate change, safeguarding ecosystems, and ensuring health and wellbeing as it works to achieve sustainable food production.

“BASF has over 25 years of expertise in life cycle assessment,” says Manuel Rez, Director Global Product Management Performance Ingredients & Solutions and Marketing BASF Animal Nutrition.

“Based on our profound knowledge in sustainability improvement, we have independently developed Opteinics. With Evonik, we have a strong partner to make it a preferred and leading solution as a digital sustainability platform for the global feed industry,” he adds.

“We are incorporating BASF’s ready-to-use software Opteinics into our comprehensive sustainability solutions for customers,” explains Dr Stefan Mack, head of Service Marketing at Evonik's Animal Nutrition business line. “Along with Evonik’s global sustainability feed consulting services, it will help to deliver expert knowledge, built on decades of expertise, research, and extensive data.”

BASF and Evonik are already targeting further developments in digital sustainability offerings as they both aim to help the animal production sector become more sustainable.

The Rex Wailes Collection

French windmills

by Amanda Knight, Volunteer, Rex Wailes Collection, Mills Archive, UK

A quest to begin a new career as an Archivist led me to seek some hands-on experience at an accredited archive before embarking on the recommended qualifications; and who better to ask than the Mills Archive?

Happily, running true to form as a recipient of the prestigious Queens Award for Voluntary Service, the team at the Mills Archive kindly welcomed me aboard as a volunteer in September 2021 and since then I have spent much of my time in digitising and cataloguing images from the Rex Wailes Collection.

Rex Wailes’ extensive collection of images of French windmills arrived on my desk in a small, unassuming but weighty, cardboard box. Inside were 52 neatly labelled envelopes containing a vast array of prints, negatives, drawings and postcards of more than 50 French windmills.

Most of these seem to have been taken by Wailes himself on trips to France in 1928, 1938 and 1950. The principal regions covered are in Northern France (Finistère, Pas-deCalais, Nord), the southern-most windmill featured being the Moulin de Rochoux at Bouée, Loire-Atlantique.

The Collection features many superb images of both the exteriors and interiors of post mills, tower mills, drainage and smock mills and it is difficult for me to pick out one particularly beautiful mill or interesting approach to their construction or operation over any other.

However, certain details seemed to stand out to Mr Wailes; the Archimedian screws deployed in the area’s drainage mills feature heavily as do the cap and sails of the small tower mills in the Finistère region.

Another striking aspect of the Collection stems from Rex Wailes’ trip to France in August 1950 where firm friendships were struck between Mr Wailes and his wife, Enid, and two French-Flanders milling families - the Vercruyce family at Moulin du Nord post mill at Hondschoote, Nord, and the family of Abel and Lucie Deschodt whose post mill was at Wormhout, Nord.

Warm-hearted Christmas cards from the Deschodt family continued to be sent to Rex and Enid Wailes throughout the 1950s. The last featured in the Collection remarked, “the sails still turn.” This was in December 1959 but sadly, the mill ceased the production of flour just four years later, with Mr Deschodt gifting the mill to the municipality of Wormhout just one year before his death in 1967.

The mill has since been restored and is open to visitors.

There seems to be a tendency in these parts of Northern France to name the mill after the resident miller. For example, Moulin Deschodt was formerly known as Moulin Briarde.

This nomenclature may make locating them for the purposes of indexing slightly challenging, particularly where the mills in question have since been demolished. But surely the most intriguingly named must be the Moulin De l’Ingratitude, a seemingly innocuous looking post mill at Boeschepe, Nord but with a tale perhaps worth investigating!

Designed to give you an in-depth review of the process of making petfoods, a brand new course from the team at Progressus Agrischools is set to take place between October 27 and December 22, 2022.

Created in association with Milling and Grain magazine, the course’s rigorous and in-depth program provides a simplified guide to the complex world of petfood and treat production.

This includes discussions relating to overall plant design, equipment used in production and advancements of designs, as well as seminars that describe what the most used ingredients are and how they are changing.

This information is to be presented alongside discussions on quality testing, storage, preparation for use and traceability, as well as batching, mixing, weighing both the dry and possibly wet ingredients used in modern day petfoods.

There are many different ways of petfood production but the major method, extrusion cooking, is discussed comprehensively – with preconditioning and extruder barrel design discussions.

The discharge end of the extruder yields the shape and has an influence on the product itself is reviewed with discussion on possible situations that develop and how to correct these.

Dryers, both vertical and horizontal are also reviewed with explanation of the value of accurate drying and how these devices are becoming more energy aware including possible solutions to drying issues.

The various coating methods reviewed will also include accuracy discussions and the importance of cooling before packing, as well as final product review, packaging and storage round out this comprehensive course on petfood production.

Who should attend?

If you have an interest in petfood production from the point of view of owning a company, working in a production facility, or a supplier to the industry who wishes to know more about the process, then this course will get you started in the right direction.

This program is also designed as a review for those in the industry who wish to learn what is new and the direction that future developments in petfood production are headed.

To find out more, be sure to visit the Petfood Schools’ website at: https://mymag.info/e/1664

AFIA Premix/Ingredient Feed Facility of the Year - applications open

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), in coordination with Feedstuffs, has opened the application phase for its Premix/ Ingredient Feed Facility of the Year (FFY) program. The program is open to all AFIA member premix/ingredient feed manufacturing facilities.

“Participating in the FFY program can be incredibly valuable for facilities," says Gary Huddleston, AFIA's director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs. "Participating facilities receive an individual report on how their facility measures against other facilities within the category. In addition, it gives members an opportunity to show off their dedication to safety and efficiency."

The AFIA has been recognising excellent feed manufacturing facilities since 1985. In 2016, the AFIA created four distinct manufacturing categories to be more inclusive of the various industry facilities.

In 2021, the FFY program separated each category into its own individual program: liquid feed, commercial dry, premix/ ingredient, and integrator, with each category having its own facility of the year award.

The application phase for the Premix/Ingredient Feed Facility of the Year is now open and submissions, with the US$100 application fee, are due by November 11, 2022. The winning facility will be recognised on March 8, 2023, at the AFIA's 2023 Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference in Orlando, Florida.

The winning plant manager will receive overnight accommodations and a free registration to the conference.

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Magnum ST Series extruders by Wenger

By utilising parallel-shaft twin screws, the Magnum ST Series extruders by Wenger are ideal for unique processes that require extreme operating parameters including higher torque at lower speeds for extreme processes.

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Ribbon Mixers by Anderson Feed Technology

The horizontal ribbon mixers are highly efficient batch mixers which can mix with accuracy in a very short period. The mixer consists of a ‘tulip’-shaped mixing and a shaft with mixing spirals. The ribbons move the materials in opposite direction. The geometric design guarantees an intensive mixing process with a low rotation speed. This results in an accuracy of 1:100.000 in a mixing time cap of three-to-four minutes.

Special attention has been paid to hygienic aspects. Connections inside the machine are smooth to prevent pollution and cross contamination. The construction of the shaft with the bars that hold the spirals is done with an absolute minimum of welding, avoiding clamps with external bolts for hygiene reasons.

Ribbon mixers has safety lockers and a pneumatic outlet side for dosed output. It has an average mixing time of 180-240 seconds and is consumes low energy.

The palletizer - Series 500/1000 GRIP by Behn & Bates

The palletizer - Series 500 / 1000 GRIP palletises bags that need to be overlapped on the layer. Therefore, it is especially suitable for palletising difficult-tohandle bags that are not very full or contain extremely fluid products. The filled bags are handled one-by-one by a robotic gripping arm and deposited on a double false pallet. The completed layer is squared before being placed onto the pallet. Each layer is then pressed individually. The position of the bags is determined automatically depending on the pallet size, the bag dimensions and the chosen palletising pattern. This series offers two models for working rates of 300 to 1200 bags/h.

Its user-friendly machine operation with integrated touch screen and the software with automatic pallet calculation. It is also equipped with a reliable full bag take-over by the full bag gripper equipped with special aligning plates.

The Magnum ST Series is especially suited for applications with extreme product viscosities, processes requiring high SME inputs, continuous physical and chemical reactions dispersive mixing applications.

The Magnum ST Series is ideal for applications requiring high torque at low extruder shaft speeds and for jobs that require increased rate potential, where rate is dependent on SME and shaft speed. Unique to Wenger extruders, the overhead rail system permits operators to conveniently add process tools or remove extruder barrel components without heavy lifting or the need for additional equipment. The rail system also supports the hood, knife and additional options for cleaner floor space and greater durability.

The Holmen NHP300 by Tekpro

The Holmen NHP300 is a fully automatic pellet durability test used for calculating the pellet durability index (PDI) of animal feed pellets, by simulating the transportation environment from mill to trough.

The NHP300 automatically extracts and tests samples from a busy production line and displays the results in the NHP300 Windows control software, or alternatively in your existing mill management system. After the test, samples can be returned to the production line or discharged into a waste container without operator intervention.

By testing pellets during the production process, near real time results can be used to help maintain the quality of output, by adjusting the mills settings at a time that will save energy and minimise waste.

Fitted as standard with a 2.5mm diameter perforated hopper, the NHP300 is ideal for testing pellets with a diameter of between 3 and 12mm.

The Nirami Range by Satake

Satake’s latest high specification Optical Sorter “Nirami” is designed to efficiently sort a wide range of products.

Newly designed optics detect and distinguish subtle colour differences utilising RGB full colour cameras and with the addition of optional infrared (IR) cameras, inorganic foreign material is also rejected. It also incorporates shape recognition technology to sort the material by shape, such as broken or adhered, which conventional colour sorters could not achieve. Its new responsive reject ejection system and Satake's latest image processing technology guarantees the maximum product purity with minimum loss of good material.

NIRAMI has been designed with an open frame which allows for easy cleaning to prevent cross contamination and convenient access for maintenance, whilst Satake’s unique 3S software allows for simple intuitive set up and adjustment to maximise performance, profitability and fast return on investment.

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Martin Engineering invites you to 'Go Pink!'

Industrial vibration pioneer’s breast cancer campaign expands to its Cougar DC Truck Vibrator or Cougar THD Hydraulic Vibrator conveyor products

One of the pioneers in industrial vibration and bulk material handling technologies is announcing this year's annual program to support breast cancer education, screening, treatment and research around the world.

Continuing its commitment during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the US, Martin Engineering invites customers to 'Go Pink!' For the month of October, along with replacing the traditional Martin orange paint scheme on truck vibrators, the company will add the option of conveyor guarding, Twist Tensioners and inspection doors to Go Pink as well. This is to honour all those affected by the deadly disease which has touched so many Martin employees and their families. By merely saying, 'Make mine pink' when purchasing the company's popular Cougar DC Truck Vibrator or Cougar THD Hydraulic Vibrator, Martin Engineering will donate a portion of its sales revenue to support the Susan G Komen® Foundation.

The same high-quality standards

Along with the colour change, the equipment retains the same high-quality standards. Discharging heavy and often compacted material from dump trucks, hopper rail cars, and other vehicles can require a lot of vibration power in a punishing environment putting high demands on equipment. Operators choose Cougar DC Truck Vibrators and Cougar THD Hydraulic Vibrators to replace OEM vibrators that tend to have a limited service life.

Reliable and durable truck vibrators like the DC and THD reduce manual labour and downtime while ensuring the safe evacuation of cargo. Faster unloading increases the number of trips by operators, improves efficiency and reduces the cost of operation.

To further boost awareness, all the Cougar DC Truck Vibrators or Cougar THD Hydraulic Vibrators ordered in October will be painted pink unless orange is requested. In addition, conveyor guarding, twist tensioners and inspection doors will also be included as items customers can choose to order in the pink colour scheme.

The conveyor guards protect workers from the hazards of a working conveyor. Twist Tensioners ensure that conveyor cleaner blades stay in proper contact with the belt to adequately discharge and clean adhered material from the surface.

Inspection doors are attached to sealed chutes

and enclosures that contain dust and spillage, allowing workers to safely view bulk handling operations. These items are prominent exterior components that, when made pink, commemorate lost loved ones and remind people of the ongoing battle against breast cancer.

Seven decades of experience

With more than 70 years of experience, when they talk about the fact that the company commands a global presence in 19 countries on six continents, with customers in dozens of industries at Martin Engineering, these are more than just numbers.

These figures mean that, no matter what your particular challenge is, Martin Engineering has probably seen it many, many times and already know how to fix it.

So, whether it’s material clogging the discharge port of a container or railcar, or a fugitive dust issue you can’t seem to get under control, its experts will be able to provide a solution.

If you’re shutting down way too often because material is sticking to the belt past the head pulley, they know exactly what to do. In fact, no company has seen and solved more problems in this industry than Martin Engineering has.

To find out more about what Martin Engineering can do for you, visit the company’s website at: https://mymag.info/e/1663

Learning the latest advance being made in bagging technology

A group of milling professionals tour a Premier Tech manufacturing facility in Belgium: Here’s what they saw

by Roger Gilbert, Publisher, Milling and Grain, UK

In late June 2022, Premier Tech of The Netherlands extended an invitation to UK flour millers, and members of the London and Southeast Milling Society, to visit its manufacturing facilities near Eindhoven for a two-day tour along with a visit to the installation of a packaging unit at a flour mill in Belgium.

Mr Stefan Schut, the Managing Director of Client Solutions for Premier Tech Systems and Automation’s operation for Europe, Middle East and Africa, hosted the visit along with his Management and Sales Assistant Brigit Baudoin and Sales Manager Luke Thomas.

Milling and Grain was privileged to be invited, and to learn not only about the most recent developments in packaging, but also about the history of Premier Tech, its equipment and the future of packaging and palletising.

Going from strength to strength

As Mr Schut pointed out to attendees, 2022 is the penultimate year in Premier Tech’s soon-to-be-celebrated 100 years of business in 2023. Worldwide, the company is going from strength to strength and achieved an 11.5 percent growth in turnover to break the CAD $1 billion mark in 2022 over 2021.

Supporting the company’s global achievements are the different brands that now form the backbone of Premier Tech and have served the milling industry over many decades.

Mr Schut also highlighted Premier Tech’s vision to “Feed, Protect and Improve our World.”

That being said, packaging for the flour and feed

Premier Tech’s headquarters at Eersel near Eindhoven in The Netherlands

Bringing the work of the two factories together, plus locally-produced components, impressed the group of UK millers

Enjoying the visit: From top (L-R) Tuti Tan, Brigit Boudoin and Nick Lucken; Claire Williams, Gerry Falvey and Alex Vaks; Tim Hall, Nick Hinton, Ian Christie; Diana Ferns, Andrew Bourne, Daren Wade and Roger Gilbert; Paul Messenger, Dave Ferns and Alex Williams; Richard Lunzer and Luke Thomas

milling industries is only one area of focus within the Premier Tech Systems and Automations business group. Further, Systems and Automation is one of five other business groups that make up the company, a Canadian-based business that includes Growers and Consumers, Water and Environment, Digital, and Life Sciences.

Within Premier Tech Systems and Automation, Mr Schut specified that Premier Tech provides net weigh scales, baggers, palletisers and stretch wrappers for automated packaging lines that can handle a whole range of seeds and crops. Premier Tech also provides packaging solutions for flour, feed, meats, dairy foods, fruits and vegetables and other products including spices, barley malt, rice, pastas, cookies, and bakery mixes, to names a few. They also direct some of their company focus to organics, chemicals and minerals. Their expertise seems endless.

Gaining insight

Naturally, the 25-strong group was interested to gain insight into the manufacturing of bagging equipment for the flour milling industry, and how the equipment they may use in the future is designed and assembled. They were also eager to

Premier Tech’s engineering plant at Hapert, also located near Eindhoven in The Netherlands

Mr Stefan Schut, Managing Director of Client Solutions for Premier Tech Systems and Automation outlines the history of the company

UK flour millers from the London and Southeast Milling Society pass a word of thanks to Premier Tech and the team, which hosted a farewell lunch

The group of UK flour millers enjoy the atmosphere and banter during the introductory talk at Premier Tech’s headquarters in The Netherlands

see for themselves the kinds of innovation offered through digital solutions that will make packaging more reliable and efficient in future mills.

A walk through the assembly facility at the Eersel headquarters near Eindhoven allowed the group to see the best in production line operations and provided an opportunity to explore each area of the assembly process. The following day, the group visited the company’s second factory at Hapert, where much of the engineering work is carried out.

Alongside the latest in packaging equipment and technology, the group also had a chance to witness how Premier Tech actively refurbishes older machines, including a 30-year-old Chronos Richardson machine which will be returned to service in a flour mill and hopefully continue operating for another 30 years.

Providing reliable service

A brief discussion emerged around the sustainability of refurbishing older equipment that cannot support newer “smart” technologies versus modern “smart” machines that are potentially more productive and energy efficient in the long run.

It must be said that the flour milling industry has a reputation of maintaining equipment well so that it can provide reliable service, often 24/7, without requiring replacement. However, the industry will eventually have to address questions of new technology as the pressure on production prices increases and competition encourages the uptake of newer, smarter and more efficient machinery.

On the second day, the group was also invited to visit the flour milling company of Paniflower, Brabomills at Westkaai near Antwerp, Belgium and on the river Merksemburg, to view the installation of Premier Tech’s latest packaging machine, a project which involved retrofitting into an older mill building.

This project showcased a twin-bagging unit that can process a range of bag sizes and has the unique function of filling bags from the bottom up, eliminating dust and ensuring smooth and fast filling.

Seeing the automated bagging equipment in operation was mesmerizing, as a special feature of this system is the bottom filling of bags to avoid dust emission and improve throughput. The complete system is automated all the way through to palletising and shrink wrapping at the Paniflower Mill, Brabomills at Westkaai, Antwerp in Belgium

Deliveries of wheat and dispatches of flour are a continuous routine in this traditional mill in the Paniflower Mill, Brabomills at Westkaai, Antwerp in Belgium

Animal feed

Energy efficient technology for a vital food segment

by Brith Isaksson, Global Food and Beverage Segment Manager, ABB, Switzerland

The animal feed production industry’s top priority is to produce healthy, highquality and ethical products to ensure that poultry, fish and other livestock are well-nurtured. However, it is also under increased pressure to improve the cost-efficiency, safety, sustainability and overall productivity of its processes.

This concern has been heightened by an ongoing supply chain crisis which has resulted in a global shortage of grains and oilseeds. It has added even greater urgency to make existing animal feed production processes as efficient as possible, with minimum wastage. The rise in oil and gas prices, along with labour shortages, has also produced an additional squeeze on costs for businesses.

Furthermore, the actual production process for animal feed – whether that’s chicken feed for poultry farms or fish feed for aquaculture – typically involves the use of various industrial machines required to run optimally at all times. These could include hammer mills, extruders, mixers, and conveyors, depending on the specific type of feed.

These applications are primarily controlled by motors, drives, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs), the selection of which is critical for several reasons.

Reliable motors for steady production

Motors often have unique and demanding requirements in segments such as animal feed production. Reliability and 24/7 operation are critical to ensure a steady production environment in all conditions while responsibly using raw materials and energy.

Crucially, animal feed production must be a carefully controlled, precise process to provide the right quality and mix of food for animals and avoid unnecessary wastage.

Whether or not these production processes can be performed optimally depends on how well the motors and drives control the machines. With growing pressure on farms and the wider food

supply chain, these motors and drives must also be as robust and reliable as possible, avoiding unnecessary downtime that could disrupt operations.

Digitised methods such as remote condition monitoring – the practice of using sensors and software to monitor equipment performance – are also business-critical. Disrupting machines for maintenance is troublesome when considering the cost implications of asset downtime, labour, and spare parts, not to mention the contamination risks when opening up a machine for repairs mid-cycle.

By providing real-time data that shows fluctuating asset behavior, condition monitoring tools make it possible to perform predictive maintenance. Once the erratic behavior exceeds the accepted, user-defined norms for the asset, the plant leaders and maintenance personnel receive an alert through the monitoring platform, which allows them to act before a problem becomes acute.

This approach eliminates the waste typically associated with unnecessary routine maintenance checks.

SynRM technology for optimal energy efficiency

Animal feed production can be very energy-intensive and expensive, especially with the increasing costs of energy. It is, therefore, in the best interest of production companies to fully optimise the energy usage of their heavy machine applications.

Deploying a condition monitoring solution can also provide real-time data on energy usage. This allows an operator to make manual adjustments or add a PLC (such as ABB’s AC500) to make automatic adjustments to reduce energy consumption and cut costs.

Further, electric motors will typically run at full speed all the time, regardless of the particular demands of the process, which wastes energy. Pairing motors with variable speed drives (VSDs) can automatically adjust the motor’s speed and torque to match demand.

Swiss-based UFA’s Sursee poultry feed mill is one of only a few unmanned feed mills in the world, running from 9pm until 5am

every day without any operating personnel. The plant’s production is overseen by only one mechanical engineer.

Until 2015, the mill used an aspiration ventilator with a conventional 75-kilowatt (kW) induction motor directly coupled to the power grid and operating at a fixed speed. While the ventilation system was considered advanced when it was installed in the 1980s, it was time for a replacement.

Having read about a hospital ventilation system that uses synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) technology, the engineer was impressed with the high energy efficiency of these motors. On his advice, UFA decided to invest in the same motors for the feed mill’s new ventilation plant.

ABB installed a 37 kW SynRM motor to power the new aspiration ventilator, controlled by an ACS880 variable speed drive. Combining the latest ventilation and motor-drive technology resulted in a 50 percent drop in power consumption and a considerable reduction in CO2 emissions. As a result, the drive package paid for itself quickly.

Motors & drives for added safety

Animal feed production is critical for all animals in the food supply chain, as livestock safety is paramount. Animal feed must be nutritious and free of contaminants so that food products are safe for human consumption.

The quality of animal feed is also highly regulated. It’s possible to address all these safety concerns by ensuring that different animal feed applications run as safely and efficiently as possible, using the right drives, motors and services. Moreover, when these applications work correctly, it also minimizes the chance of accidents that endanger people working at production facilities or on farms.

Balancing the need for hygiene with the need for productivity and reliability is a challenge. However, new developments in electric motor technology are helping animal feed production facilities to meet hygiene standards while still achieving maximum uptime.

Yet drives, motors, PLCs, and service all play a vital part. Therefore, specifying the best equipment for each environment is essential in ensuring optimised, reliable, and efficient production.

Brown rice flour

Introducing the new substitute for wheat flour achieved through wet milling method

by Maxtex Trading Group, Thailand

is one of the most used grains around the world following corn and soybeans. It is a critical plant as it is the oldest, cheapest and multipurpose crop which is mostly used to make flour. To get wheat flour, the wheat grain needs to be grinding up in flour. Then it comes three main parts – endosperm, germ and bran parts that contain protein, vitamin and fibre parts, respectively, with endosperm used to make white flour.

On the other hand, brown flour is made from germ and bran

Wheatparts. The last one is the whole grain flour that includes all three parts together: endosperm, germ and bran parts and is considered to be the healthiest version of the wheat flour. Wheat is mostly separated into different types by seasons.

Moreover, it can be hard or soft depending on how much protein it contains. You can notice easily from its colours as light golden colour is soft and has less gluten but wheat in bronze colour is the hard type of wheat and contains more gluten.

Wheat flour is widely used as an ingredient to make bread, pasta, baked goods, pancakes, thicken sauces, coating foods and many others. It is the main type of food that feeds people all over the world but now we are facing a shortage of it from the pandemic, war and climate change.

In this article, we gather information about reasons behind the

shortage of wheat, learn more about the brown rice flour and the comparison between wheat flour and brown rice flour.

Reasons behind the shortage of wheat

More than 80 percent of exporters of wheat around the world, Russia and Ukraine are in the top five. In 2020, the world's largest wheat exporters are Russia, USA, Canada, France, Ukraine, Australia, Argentina and Germany. Russia ranked in the first with 37.3 million tonnes while Ukraine made 18.1 million tonnes of wheat exporting. In fact, only seven countries get a fair share of 86 percent of wheat exporting.

As the conflict between them is still going on, it affects the shortage of wheat especially for countries in North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia such as Egypt, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Turkey, and Yemen. Producing wheat flour is even more challenging as sanctions on Russia are affected by inflated energy prices and fertilisers are even more pricey. Apart from the war since February 2022, this wheat shortage is also the result of climate change due to heatwaves and dryness and the pandemic as well.

As a result, exporting is disrupted, food prices are rising, and poverty is increasing all over the world. Because of this, people are worried about the security of food and start to think about what we can use as a substitute for wheat? Thereafter rice is coming on the way as another option.

Wheat flour VS brown rice flour

Wheat flour is used widely in the bakery and food industries. The process to make wheat flour uses a dry milling method. So, wheat grain does not require to be cleaned in the first stage. Moreover, the dry milling system has no control with the high temperature at the

end of the line. Thus, this type of process can cause impurities mixed up in the product or even include toxins along the process.

Brown rice grains are in the transforming process by soaking in pure water as good as the quality of drinking water. This process is to separate impurities through the drainage system before feeding to the milling process.

The key factor for the drying process of brown rice flour is to bake it at the suitable high temperature to kill the bacteria and disinfect. At the end of the line production will be the finest brown rice grain as a premium wellness product.

Pros & health benefits of brown rice

Brown rice can be used as a substitute for wheat among many other types of crops. It is a type of grain that contains lots of fibre and is also gluten free. It can be processed as brown rice flour and used to bake as well.

It also has fibre, calcium and protein that benefit your health. People can just use brown rice flour to bake both cake and other types of baked food. Brown rice flour works best in bread, muffins and cookies.

This is also a type of flour that is derived from brown rice can help to reduce the risk of some diseases. It has phenolic acids that have the potential to reduce obesity and cancer in some cases as such acids contain chemo-preventative properties for breast and colon cancers.

Another pro is that brown rice flour through a wet milling method contains no unhealthy fats. whole grains reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease as its ability to lower cholesterol. It will also make your digestive process better as it contains high fibre. With all of this coming together, this type of grain can also assist with weight dieting in some cases.

A good substitute

In summary, the key difference between wheat flour and brown rice flour is that brown rice flour is gluten-free while wheat flour contains it. Many people have problems with gluten, with gluten being a wheat protein that can cause an allergic reaction as it irritates the digestive system.

Brown rice flour can definitely be a good substitute as it can be used as the main type of ingredients for westerners and Asians which are bread, pasta, rice and noodle. If wheat shortage really becomes a problem in the future, at least we have an alternative for it there.

In today’s world, nutritionists and developers in food technology are researching and developing brown rice flour by wet milling method in terms of rheology by deforming of the viscosity, starching the stabilisation and improving the variety of recipes for using brown rice flour as a substitution of wheat flour in bakery and food industries. On top of that, the consumers can get the benefits from this kind of premium wellness product as well.

Advantage of brown rice flour in the wet milling method

- It is a premium wellness product.

- Brown rice flour from the whole brown rice grain contains lots of properties and nutritious ingredients including bran, fibre, fat, carbs, protein, sugar, high calories but low sodium.

- Brown rice flour in the wet milling method makes the finest size of brown rice flour in 150 microns which has soft and high-quality texture.

Understanding the basics of their use as feed supplements

by Shannon Parsons, Milling and Grain magazine, UK

Feed is constantly being researched, improved and changed. Supplements are being added and removed. Choosing the right feed and supplements for your animals can be difficult when there are various factors to consider and multiple options to choose from.

Algae, along with macroalgae and microalgae, are some of the many types of feed supplements available that farmers are turning towards as it holds numerous positive benefits.

Researchers are still looking into the many properties that algae offer in terms of feed, and with the thousands of strands of algae and microalgae that we already know of, different types of algae provide differing benefits from each other.

Farmers have choices in which strand of algae they prefer, depending on the costs, sustainability, and health benefits they provide to poultry, livestock, and aquaculture.

With various types of algae to trial and experiment, research has shown the benefits that algae provide and that individual strands can provide more properties in specific areas that others can’t or are easier to obtain through financial or sustainable means.

With over 36million tonnes produced and farmed in 2020, 30 percent of microalgal biomass is presently sold for animal feed. Farmers and researchers want to find the best algae to use as feed along with as many benefits it can provide, all while trying to be as sustainable and cost-efficient as possible.

Species

With over 30,000 types of algae, including both microalgae and macroalgae, research has found that different strands can provide targeted benefits as supplements. Macroalgae is one of two types of algae, visible to the naked eye, it is a large and multicellular marine organism that resembles plants in the sea. They are commonly referred to as seaweed. Microalgae are microscopic organisms that are mainly unicellular and cannot be seen with the naked eye. Chlorella and phytoplankton are the

most well-known microalgae and are among the most used. The most known and used types of algae in feed are seaweed, spirulina, and chlorella. Spirulina is known for its ability to boost the immune system and chlorella for its ability to purify and detox the body. More research for both algae is required still to determine their full effectiveness but these are the most popularly used in feed.

Seaweed has three general classifications; brown, red and green seaweed, and each has thousands of their own species within each classification and their own specialities. Brown seaweed is generally the largest seaweed and is usually identified by the population as kelp and found along beach coasts. Red seaweed is found deeper in the ocean and green in marine or fresh waters.

Also, unlike most land-based fibres, seaweeds ferment more readily as they have negligible lignin which enhances the probiotics in the gut.

Nutrients

There is an increasing need for protein to be added to feed and the costs are rising. Algae is one of the growing solutions for this problem, due to it being a less costly source of protein than others. Growing in popularity, many farmers are turning to algae as a supplementary feed source due to its high quantities of vitamins, minerals, proteins and carotenoids. It is also a source of antioxidants, fibre, lipids, carbs and more.

Algae is a natural alternative free from metals, contaminants, pesticides and microbes, making it an increasing interest for the farmers who are interested in an uncontaminated and chemicalfree diet.

Additionally, algae contain an immense amount of other key nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids (docosahexaenoic [DHA] and eicosapentaenoic [EPA]) or also known as polyunsaturated fatty acids or PUFAs), lutein, zeaxanthin, protein and more.

PUFAs

PUFAs, or polyunsaturated fatty acids, are essential in an animals feed as they are what helps with ensuring the growth and

proper brain development needed in livestock and poultry.

Key PUFAs are omega-3, omega-6, linoleic and linolenic. The fatty acid in the feed can affect the fatty acid composition of the tissues of animals fed the feed. This can positively affect the meat and eggs in poultry and tissues, milk and embryo development in pigs. Furthermore, PUFAs can increase reproductive performance in livestock and poultry.

Unfortunately, the accumulation of PUFAs inside meat and milk means that they can affect the flavour and quality along with an increased risk of oxidation. The increase in oxidation can affect the routine processing procedures of meat. This can, however, be slowed down using antioxidants, tocopherols and carotenoids. This can fortify the meat and minimise the lipid oxidation, enhance PUFA absorption while maintaining its concentration during storage, and preserving the colour of the meat.

Physical Benefits

All the nutrients that the various types of algae provide encourage a variety of physical benefits in the livestock, swine and poultry. Some may be more obvious than others, but they all help to provide a better profit-to-cost ratio. The benefits can also vary with it being the produce from the animals to the animals themselves that glean the nutrients that the algae supplements offer.

For the produce, things such as flavour, quality and amount increase regarding the milk, eggs and meat. For the animals themselves, the effects are both internal and external. Some of these external effects are the improvements of the skin, coat, oral hygiene, and weight of the animals. The skin, coat and oral hygiene all become healthier while the weight increases.

For the internal benefits, there are many. From reduced

cholesterol levels, to improved gut and intestinal health and functioning. The nutrients provided by the algae also help to activate probiotics in the gut and boost the immune system, helping the livestock and poultry create a stronger resistance to disease through antiviral and antibacterial action.

Flow & bulk scales in rice milling Taking measurements to optimise yield and efficiency

by Precious Adedayo Adesina, International Management Office, Satake, Japan.

‘Measure twice, cut once’ is an old adage that encourages a manufacturer to take great care in order to avoid wastage of material or time.

This approach can be applied to food manufacturing because taking measurements, such as weight, volume, flow rate etc, is crucial to monitoring the production process, ensuring quality management and preventing losses due to defectives, over processing or under processing.

In grain milling, an important parameter measured is the material flow rate (weight basis). ‘Material’ or ‘raw material’ as used in this article could refer to paddy, brown or white rice.

Improving milling conditions

Originally, weighing equipment were used mainly at the point of raw materials reception and at the finished products packaging, where they are made ready for shipping or going to the inventory

In this system, the milling yield data can only be derived by the difference in weight between the input and the output. However, this will not represent an accurate evaluation of the milling yield as milling is a multistage process, where each step of the process can affect the final output in diverse ways.

Small or medium scale millers may only care more about their production output and may fail to measure or monitor

the material in-between processing steps. Therefore, they are oblivious to the actual input capacity or flow rate, processing rate, and yield and will not be able to determine the efficiency of their milling equipment in real-time.

Emphases on production optimisation to reduce losses and maximise gains have necessitated the use of devices that will measure the weight of finished material and by-products and determine the real time milling yield.

Flow scales were thus introduced at specific points on the production line to control and measure the flow rate of a material. Such numerical data can also be used to compute the yield inbetween processing steps.

Overview of the milling system

The milling system in a factory is basically a line-up of machines which are interconnected by pipes, conveyors and elevators that convey material from one machine to another. In this system, every machine represents a step in the process, and the pipes show the flow of material from one processing step to another (See illustration 1.0).

The efficiency of an entire milling system and a high quality final product can be ensured when all machine steps are monitored and kept at their best performance. To achieve this,

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function or software which enables automation and centralised control. Information recorded by flow scales can be used to continuously monitor processing yield during operation.

Calculating product yield

Data transmitted from flow scales to the central computing system is used in calculating product yield at specific points on the processing line at any given time. There are at least four critical points where the real-time information about yield is required to get a bird’s eye view of the milling conditions, operation efficiency and output performance of each machine

Following this data requirement, flow scales must be installed

After the pre-cleaning step to assess the yield of clean paddy from raw paddy material.

After husking step to assess the yield of brown rice after husking.

After milling and polishing step to assess the yield of white rice from brown rice.

After sorting step to assess the yield of good head rice from white rice.

As shown, each point corresponds to a transformational change which the rice kernel underwent from paddy to finished white rice. The milling efficiency and real time yield of white rice can be calculated by comparing the capacities at husking and milling steps (See Illustration 3.0).

Yield management is aimed at increasing the efficiency of the line. Using the initial consignment weight and estimated milling standard as points of reference, a milling operator or manager can quickly predict or detect machine failures and malfunctions.

In addition, any excesses above or short falls below the assumed yield value, and makes it possible to determine the properties of the raw material from each step, and make adjustments to optimise the next step or do a multi-pass.

Performance & profitability derived from flow rate data

The standards used to bench mark milling efficiency metrics are based on the typical quality of raw material from source. To establish these standards, a pilot study or test milling using

correctly taken paddy samples must be done.

These paddy samples are milled to white rice. Then head rice, husks, bran, impurities, and broken rice are separated accordingly. The percentage weight of each part is calculated and used as a standard on which to compare actual results from processing paddy consignments. Examples of some milling metrics are discussed below:

Milling degree

This is a performance metric or parameter used to determine the efficiency of a rice whitener. It is computed based on the amount of bran removed from the brown rice after passing through the rice whitener.

% Milling degree= (wt. of milled rice/wt. of brown rice) × 100

Milling recovery

A percentage of milled rice (including broken) obtained from a consignment of paddy. It is computed by dividing the weight of milled rice recovered by the weight of the paddy sample.

% Milling recovery= (wt. of milled rice/wt. of paddy input) × 100

Head rice recovery

A term used to describe the percentage of head rice (excluding broken) obtained from a consignment of paddy.

% Head rice recovery= (wt. of head rice/wt. of paddy input) × 100

Quantifying by-products?

As noted earlier, low density by-products are measured with the bulk scales such as the Satake RDBS200P-T. Apart from calculating production yield, the weight of by-products is measured because of their significant economic importance.

By-products are no longer just waste, as they can create new profits as they have found new uses. Since they hold economic value, it becomes necessary to accurately measure them.

By-products from rice milling includes husk, bran, and broken rice. Husk can be used directly as fuel (e.g. pellets, briquette) for grain dryers or processed into biofuels such as bioethanol or biodiesel. They can also be used as beddings or made into fodder to feed livestock.

Further processing of the husk has also seen applications in fibre boards or bricks used for construction. Bran is rich in oil and fibres which has uses in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and animal feed industries. Broken rice can be used for animal feed or used to make rice-based snacks.

Yield management by weighing

In order to improve yield, maintain high processing efficiency, and trade by-products effectively, yield management by weighing becomes necessary. Satake has developed flow scales (IFW and RDBS models) that can be compatible with and work seamlessly with any rice processing line.

With the increase in size of rice mills, Satake had developed new line-up of weighing instruments to support plants with large processing capacity. As the world’s food production increase, there might be need to develop even larger and smarter flow scales in the future.

Integrated project delivery in feed & food manufacturing

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can get anything for your pets these days, including television made just for them. DOGTV, a premium cable network which features colour and sound adjusted programming to suit a dog’s unique senses, has been available in the US for a decade, but the pandemic-era 'adoption frenzy’ propelled it to new heights: late last year, they expanded into England, Australia and New Zealand.

Today, the network is available in more than a dozen different countries.

DOGTV’s global reach is an indicator of the transformation underway among pet owners. Families are more inclined to treat their four-legged companions as humanised members of the household who deserve premium quality and choice in terms of their entertainment, their toys, and, significantly, their meals and treats.

This trend has generated a powerful consumer segment with money to spend—US$275 billion annually to be exact, which is the value that some analysts predict for the pet care industry by 2030.

To understand how pet food manufacturers are responding to this shift in market dynamics, we surveyed more than 300 companies and compiled their perspectives in our Horizons: Pet Food report. Some of our most interesting findings centre on the need for manufacturers to invest in modern and flexible production capacity in order to prepare for future surges in demand.

Both large and small companies share this need, though they have very different CapEx spending targets (Figure 1A). What they do have in common is an interest in modernising their

by Matthew Lantzy, Senior Project Director, & Chris Prokop, Project Director, CRB, USA

packaging installations and embracing automation (Figure 1B).

This illustrates the pressure shared by all pet manufacturing companies to design more sustainability into their operations, and to address labour constraints, demand dynamics, and other challenges by integrating smart, efficient technologies into their plants.

We set out to uncover how today’s pet food manufacturers are approaching these capital projects given that real estate is at a premium, costs are rising, and longer-lead equipment can take a year or more to arrive.

Integrated project delivery is the answer

When we asked survey respondents about their preferred project delivery method, 50 percent pointed to Integrated Project Delivery, or IPD (Figure 2). If we consider Design-Build (DB) as a close sibling of IPD, the number of respondents who prefer lean and highly collaborative methods grows to nearly 70 percent, leaving just 29 percent in favour of the more traditional DesignBid-Build (DBB) model.

These results set the pet food industry apart from industries we have polled in the past. For example, our 2021 Horizons: Life Sciences report revealed that only 13 percent of drug companies who responded to our survey embraced the IPD model. What does this tell us about the unique nature of project delivery in the pet food industry?

To answer that question, consider the core attributes that pet food manufacturers look for when assessing a successful project delivery (Figure 3). What stands out is the fact that nothing stands out. To compete in a crowded marketplace, pet food companies are trying to juggle multiple priorities, each more or less equally weighted and important to project success.

This contradicts the classic wisdom that delivery teams have to choose between speed, cost, and quality. Not only are pet food manufacturers insisting on all three—they are also adding sustainability, flexibility, and team engagement to that list. In a marketplace crowded with competitors and constrained by labour

68% of survey respondents are looking beyond design-builddelivery for faster, leaner, more cost-effective project delivery models

and supply chain challenges, aspiring for a perfect score across all of these attributes is the only way to succeed. Achieving that vision, though, is a difficult and complex task.

That complexity could be the reason why so many respondents are open to IPD and DB, despite the barriers that many perceive in switching delivery methods (Figure 4). Pet food manufacturers seem to know that traditional delivery methods deliver traditional results, and that to move from an idea on a piece of paper to an optimised and sustainable production line in today’s challenging environment, traditional simply will not cut it. IPD offers something different: a framework for completing capital projects faster and more costeffectively through collaboration and shared accountability.

Team integration is the heart of IPD. When project owners, engineers, construction leads, and trade experts work together from day one, they are able to identify potential downstream roadblocks during upstream planning phases, giving them an opportunity to eliminate those roadblocks before they cause delays and cost overruns. That is the key to realising those high-ranking project delivery attributes in Figure 3.

Trade partners, for example, have a unique perspective on industry trends that impact things like equipment lead times, material costs, and availability. Bringing that perspective and knowledge to the design table during the development phase allows delivery teams to see further into the future of their project’s lifecycle, enabling earlier cost and scheduling certainty and eliminating downstream problems.

In addition to bringing valuable expertise to the table early, IPD gives project teams an opportunity to develop a shared vision for the

Above: Figure 1A: For projects on your capital expenditure plan for the next five years, what do you anticipate will be the highest cost for a single project?

Below: Figure 1B: What types of projects are on your capital expenditure plan for the next five years? [Multi Select].

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project and a plan to make that vision a reality, with all project team members on board.

Take sustainability, for example. Nearly 90 percent of respondents are striving towards formalised sustainability benchmarks. The work of meeting those benchmarks begins during early project planning and continues through procurement, facility construction, turnover, and operation, and that work is far more likely to pay off if all team members understand from the start that sustainability is a fundamental condition of project success.

From this shared understanding, the delivery team can work collaboratively to design more efficiency into the building plan, reduce waste on the jobsite, minimise the overall carbon impact of delivery activities, and make other impactful decisions that help drive sustainability during construction and beyond.

IPD is powered by lean design

Simply gathering design, construction and trade experts together is only part of the solution, though. To unlock the full benefit of IPD’s collaborative approach, project teams need to embrace lean design – that is, a relationship-oriented philosophy that strives for less wasted effort, less rework, and less over-engineering.

The concept of lean design has roots in the manufacturing industry, which may explain why more than half of our respondents are at least somewhat familiar with it (Figure 5). For the 44 percent of those with little or no familiarity, the words that some respondents choose to describe lean design may incentivise change (Figure 6).

This is particularly applicable as cost and scheduling pressure builds, making lean design a crucial component of accelerated project delivery.

The value of subject matter expertise

Because of its emphasis on collaboration, IPD helps pet food manufacturers maximise the expertise that their project delivery partners bring to the table—a high-ranking priority for them when choosing those partners, especially for the largest and smallest companies (Figure 7).

Small companies are perhaps likely to seek expert help with translating their plan from an aspirational idea to a real-world process. Larger companies are equally keen to find the right experts, only their goals may be more subtle.

Since they likely have an established process already, they may be looking for incremental ways to refine that process and generate more value over time, such as a new approach for generating onsite energy, or an innovative modification that reduces downtime by eliminating frequent clean-in-place (CIP) cycles.

Flexibility is a key priority

As Industry 4.0 emerges, bringing with it successive waves of new and efficient technologies, pet food manufacturers need to keep up, or risk getting left behind by competitors.

But keeping up is difficult when the innovation lifecycle moves faster than the project delivery lifecycle. By the time a facility has evolved from the concept phase to full operation, whole new manufacturing technologies may have entered the marketplace, changing the game completely.

The only solution is to think strategically and design for flexibility from day one, clearing the way for manufacturers to integrate the new technologies they need, exactly when they need them. Our respondents know this, which is why many of them rank flexibility of production lines and ability to innovate so highly when asked about the attributes of a successful project (Figure 3).

Relatively minor design decisions can play a big role when it comes to enabling this level of flexibility. Take the concrete slabs

Figure 2: What is your company's preferred project delivery method for capital projects? [Single Select].

Figure 3: How important are each of the criteria below for evaluating successful project delivery in the current market? [Mean score: 5= Extremely important, 1= Not at all important].

Figure 4: If you are not satisfied with your current delivery method, what are the top barriers to making a change? [Multi Select].

Figure 5: How familiar are you with "lean" design and construction project delivery principles? [Single Select].

in a facility’s floor, for example. Cost-conscious project teams may choose to install thicker slabs only where necessary, such as in areas designated for palletisers and other heavy equipment. But this decision limits the plant’s ability to adapt.

What happens if, for example, when facility owners want to improve material handling efficiencies by installing automated guided vehicles (AGVs) or autonomous mobile robots (AMRs)? They can’t move those palletisers to clear a travel path – at least, not without the cost and downtime required to pour new slabs.

If the project team had taken the pulse of emerging technologies during the initial design phase, they would have understood the potential ROI of installing thicker slabs, wider columns, armour joints, and other features designed to support future technology integrations. These are the far-sighted decisions that deeply integrated project delivery experts know how to make.

To get capital project delivery right, choose the right delivery partner. In a world where made-for-dogs TV has a global viewership and pet owners expect as much choice and quality in their dog’s dish as they find in their own cupboards, petfood manufacturers must ready themselves for anything and everything.

That is why IPD is gaining momentum, and that’s why so many pet food manufacturers are turning to expert project delivery partners who know the industry and who understand how collaborative execution strategies support today’s accelerated, quality-focused and flexible petfood manufacturing projects.

About the Authors:

Matthew Lantzy is a Senior Project Director with more than 20 years of experience in the design and execution of complex industrial projects. His projects have ranged from single production line installations to larger design-build turnkey projects with capital expenditures up to US$100M. Project types include food and beverage, industrial, manufacturing, and consumer products.

Chris Prokop is a Project Director with more than 30 years of experience leading complex projects through all phases of design,

Figure 6: Describe what you believe are the most important aspects of lean principles in successful project delivery.

Figure 7: How important are each of the criteria below for selecting design and construction partners? [Mean score: 5= Extremely important, 1= Not at all important]

permitting and construction. He brings a passion for integrated project execution, working collaboratively with clients and project partners to deliver cutting-edge facilities that support their long-term values.

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FORTIFYINGFUTURES

by Rana Sulieman, Food Fortification Initiative, USA

Since its inception in 2002, The Food Fortification Initiative (FFI) has grown to be a major advocate for global cereal grain fortification, addressing the pressing burden of nutritional deficiencies and their lifechanging effects on health, such as birth defects of the brain and spine.

By engaging with public, private, and civic partners, the Food Fortification Initiative has helped countries around the world establish sustainable fortification programs and improved millions of lives.

To celebrate its twentieth birthday in October 2022, FFI is honoring 20 Fortification Champions, individuals from various sectors and parts of the world that have been game-changing advocates for food fortification.

The 2022 FFI Fortification Champions represent the partnerships and tireless efforts that have helped approximately 55 countries adopt mandatory cereal grain fortification legislation between 2002 and 2022.

What is the Food Fortification Initiative?

FFI provides technical assistance to governments, regional bodies, food producers, and implementing agencies to plan, implement, and monitor fortification of industrially milled wheat flour, maize, flour and rice.

FFI is the only global group that focuses exclusively on these three commonly consumed grains as a means of addressing the global burden of vitamin and mineral deficiencies. FFI is also the only organisation that tracks country and global progress in grain

fortification.

The idea for FFI was born on October 24, 2002 at a policy planning forum in Mauritius that was co-hosted by Nutrition International (formerly the Micronutrient Initiative) based in Canada and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The forum was held in conjunction with a regional meeting of the Association of Operative Millers, later renamed the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM).

By 2003, the global effort to build wheat flour and maize flour fortification programs was called the Flour Fortification Initiative. In time, industrially milled rice was added to FFI’s work, and in 2014, the name was changed to the Food Fortification Initiative.

Wheat, maize, and rice are the most commonly consumed grains worldwide, and the fortification of each represents tremendous opportunities to improve global health.

Food fortification, the process of adding small amounts of nutrients to food as its processed, is one nutrition strategy to help people and nations prosper. Iron, zinc, folic acid, and other B vitamins are commonly added to foods to prevent health consequences like anemia, impaired cognitive development, and birth defects of the brain and spine called neural tube defects. Fortification is a safe nutrition intervention proven to benefit individuals at every point in life – from conception to aging.

Food fortification champions

Nominated by their peers, the 2022 FFI Fortification Champions were selected based on their dedicated advocacy and efforts to advance food fortification and save lives. FFI sat down with each champion to learn about their experiences supporting or implementing fortification programs, the challenges and triumphs of their work, and the role of fortification in their respective regions or countries.

The conversations reflected the dynamic nature of advocacy work as it pertains to health and nutrition. “Working in nutrition gives you the opportunity to be a servant for your country, and to make a contribution for the development of society.

“If you have a dream and you want to make a difference, nutrition gives you this opportunity,” says Dr Nelly Zavaleta, 2022 FFI Fortification Champion and Senior Investigator at Instituto de Investigación Nutricional in Peru, highlighting the role of nutrition in her own work.

The champions are influential players in the realm of food

Pictured at one of FFI's first meetings, the 2003 IAOM meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, are, from left to right: MG Venkatesh Mannar, then President of the Micronutrient Initiative (now Nutrition International); Abe Parvanta, then leader of the micronutrient team at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Tim Burleigh, FFI Industry Liaison; and Essa Al-Ghurair, President of Al-Ghurair Foods in Dubai, who was an early champion of flour fortification.

fortification, providing real-life lessons learned from working on or supporting national fortification programs. Councilor Lyall Thurston of the Bay of Plenty, a 2022 FFI Fortification Champion, has a son who was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, two types of neural tube defects that can be caused by micronutrient deficiencies.

This ultimately led him to be involved in advocacy efforts that helped create New Zealand’s mandatory wheat fortification legislation. “The New Zealand campaign was a long, protracted, collective effort which drew on support, relentless encouragement, and endless optimism from some of the greatest child health advocates, communicators, researchers, and members of medical and disability organisations worldwide.”

Two decades of robust collaborative work

Twenty years of FFI represents two decades of robust collaborative work, reaching several faces of global nutrition. And yet there is still much for FFI and its partners to do to ensure that every country has a fortification program that addresses the nutritional needs of its people.

“We have to convince people that food fortification is a good public health strategy for which we should continue to be tenacious in our advocacy, and we should also be prepared to sustain support for countries to build and implement good quality food fortification programs and address the implementation challenges,” adds Fortification Champion Dr Rajesh Mehta, summarising the future of fortification.

Integrity and sustainability are two of the core characteristics that drive FFI and the champions nominated in the campaign’s work, emphasising the need to collaborate in order to have substantial impact.

The Fortification Champions align with FFI’s vision to ‘champion effective fortification of industrially milled flour and rice globally through multi-sector partnerships,’ and their efforts have been key to creating programs that build a better future.

Celebrating 20 years

In the last 20 years, FFI has grown from an idea to a key player in the global effort to fortify the world against micronutrient deficiencies. In that time, building strong partnerships with government officials, industry managers, civic sector organisers, researchers, neurosurgeons, staff of non-governmental organisations, and others passionate about creating fortification programs to prevent micronutrient deficiencies have been a core part of FFI’s strategy.

Even during FFI’s most formative stages, champions across many sectors and disciplines played an integral part in building a healthier future through food fortification.

The progress of the work sustained by FFI and its global partners has had a direct impact on the number of countries with mandatory cereal grain fortification legislation. As of July 2022, 92 countries have legislation to mandate fortification of at least one industrially milled cereal grain. When FFI was founded in 2002, only 37 countries mandated fortification of wheat flour, maize flour, or rice.

The 2022 FFI Fortification Champions will be highlighted on FFI’s social media platforms and website throughout the month of October, leading up to FFI’s twentieth anniversary on October 24, 2022. Each champion will be introduced on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter, so be sure to follow FFI and keep up with the hashtags #FFI20 and #20Champs.

Congratulations to the 2022 FFI Fortification Champions!

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Phytogenics in natural animal feed

How regulatory and consumer demands are expanding opportunity and driving innovation

by Juan Javierre, Nutrition Scientist, Layn Natural Ingredients, USA

Consumer demand and political pressure are two powerful change drivers for animal nutrition that have spurred tremendous opportunity for plant-based animal feed additives. While feed additives have long been used to peak animal health, production, and overall performance, their function, makeup and composition are continually evolving to adapt to today’s requirements – additionally driven by a bedrock of new science and innovation.

As an example, Antibiotic Growth Promoters (AGPs) have been used for over 60 years, but the European Union banned them overnight in 2006 forcing the feed industry to search for alternatives.

Regulatory pressure and growing consumer demand for natural ingredients has accelerated innovation in phytogenics, defined as a group of natural, plant-based growth promoters or nonantibiotic growth promoters used as feed additives, derived from herbs, spices or other plants.

All botanical extracts are NOT created equally

Phytogenics are most often in the form of botanical extracts, which can be obtained from plants using a variety of methods, including steam distillation, solvent extraction, CO2 extraction, cold pressing, alcohol infusion, glycerol extraction and more.

However, there are many factors to determine which type of botanical extract is right for any particular application and function - and all botanical extracts are NOT created equally. For example, essential oils are one type of botanical extract, while

standardised botanical extracts are another.

Essential oils capture the essence of the plant and retain the natural aromas and flavors of their source botanical in the form of an oil, whilst standardised botanical extracts focus on exact levels of specific potent active functional chemical compounds.

Now, aroma compounds that predominate in common and frequent essential oils can also be manufactured via chemical synthesis. In regulations, these are known as nature-identical compounds and are often used to create combination products using them selectively. The manufacturer may call them essential, but they are produced by formulation and not by direct extraction.

It is important to work with suppliers that understand the nuances and requirements for phytogenic extract ingredients for animal feed applications. Following are some important guidelines that can help feed brands in navigating the options, asking the right questions and sourcing the best ingredients for their specific applications.

Identifying the potent active compounds

Each botanical extract has a complex composition of active chemical compounds, with a growing number of botanical compounds gaining scientific support to deliver a host of functional benefits in animal feed.

Producing these active compounds for use in animal feed requires excellent understanding of agronomy, harvest, and broader botanical science and extraction with stringent production and quality controls that should include raw material testing and botanical source id confirmation, ongoing testing, full transparency and traceability, and certification of safety, quality and authenticity.

Imagine how much more complex things could become if it

turned out that an extract was not even from the right plant, or proper part of the plant - or if pollutants such as pesticides or heavy metals were introduced during the extraction or production process?

Because botanical extracts are inherently natural, their availability is fully dependent on secure agronomy and supply chains – and sustainability. Further, they can have complex natural variations that can affect smell, absorption, functionality and health support benefits.

As one of the largest direct manufacturers of botanical extracts in the world, Layn Natural Ingredients has decades of experience managing the complex supply chain of botanical extracts, establishing strict controls to provide consistent output, and guiding feed formulation using natural botanical extracts.

It is imperative for any brand in this market to work with a reputable, qualified suppler who provides authenticated, nonadulterated ingredients, and has experience managing the complex supply chain of botanicals.

Understanding the power of standardisation

It is important to distinguish between different types of extracts and the nature of their primary and active compounds. The functionality of these extracts is based on the properties associated with the active compounds contained in them and then incorporating them successfully in animal feed formulations.

Standardised extracts are widely studied for their supportive effects on metabolic health and contain one or more components from botanicals in an exact and guaranteed amount, usually expressed as a percentage, ensuring the amount is consistent in batch to batch of raw ingredient production, and finished feed production.

Examples of natural extracts as feed additives

There has been and continues to be tremendous innovation and research taking place in the area of phytogenics, particularly understanding gained about specific compounds found within plants – including their molecular structures, functionality, effects within the body, and impacts on animal performance.

Some categories of compounds, and botanical extracts within them, in modern day phytogenics are highlighted below.

Polyphenols

Polyphenols are one category of over 8000 compounds found naturally in plants. Research on the phytogenic properties of these active compounds and their use as functional additives with metabolic activity, has accelerated enormously and evidence of the benefits of polyphenols for production animals is growing in the peer-reviewed literature.

Some polyphenol-rich phytogenic solutions include:

- Green Tea extract - a metabolic antioxidant that has been shown to help increase of growth performance and meat quality in finishing pigs and broilers. (References: 1-4)

- Grape Seed extract - a metabolic antioxidant that can help counteract the oxidative stress due to mycotoxin interaction within cells. It is a metabolic antioxidant that has been shown to help reduce of the impact of mycotoxicosis. (References: 5-13)

- Bitter Orange extract - a metabolic antioxidant that has demonstrated support for animal performance, healthy inflammation response. Bitter Orange extract has also been shown to help improve egg quality in laying hens and meat quality in broilers. (References: 14,15)

- Pomegranate extract - known to have antibacterial & antioxidant properties. (References: 16,17)

- Rosemary extract - proven uses as both a technologic & metabolic antioxidant. Rosemary extract helps protects lipids from oxidation. Scientifically supported for immune health.

Saponins

Saponins, triterpene glycosides or steroid glycosides sourced from plants. Uses for saponin extracts range from adjuvants in vaccines, immunity stimulants, and agents for odor control in feces.

Research shows that saponins may have anti-protozoal activity, thus being a potential control tool for coccidiosis, and as an anthelmintic. Some interesting botanicals and the saponins they contain include:

- Soapbark Tree - Quillaja

- Bitter Melon – Momordia

- Fenugreek - Trigonella

- Yucca - Y. schidigera

Carbohydrate extracts

The active ingredients of this class of extracts tend to be polysaccharides - long chains of repeating units within the molecule. Published research on the biological activity of these extracts reports anti-viral properties for fucoidans, and innate immunity enhancement for beta-glucans.

Examples of this include:

- Seaweed extract - contains fucoidan, a sulphated polysaccharide with fucose as its main backbone sugar

- Reishi mushroom - a carbohydrate polymer extract that contains beta-glucans

Alkaloids

Alkaloid compounds have one thing in common – they have nitrogen within the molecular structure. Research has shown these alkaloids may help improve intestinal microbiome and other components of gut health, thus they can also positively influence animal performance. Some common examples used as feed additives:

- Macleaya cordata extract (sanguinarine)

- Berberis vulgaris extract (berberine)

- Capsicum annuum extract (capsaicin)

A wide & deep world

The world of botanical extracts is wide and deep. The efficient and optimal use of these modern, natural ingredients as feed additives requires a deep understanding of the intimate nature

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Ensuring optimal grain quality through fully automatic temperature control Grain cooling

by Dr Claus M Braunbeck & Ralph E Kolb, Frigor Tec GmbH, Germany

Storage management is responsible to maintain the quality of the grain before processing and to keep losses at a minimum. A good expertise is required to apply grain cooling effectively but often the personal is limited in experience and knowledge to use the full effectiveness.

It is worth looking into the advanced fully automatic control of grain coolers by FrigorTec that is an effective solution to achieve bulk storage management by grain cooling to the full.

The grain cooler is connected to the grain storage and the conditioned air is blown into the grain bulk. The air flow passes the grain and removes the heat of the grain. The air takes heat form the grain and exits the storage. The grain cooling continues until the entire bulk is cooled to the desired temperature of around 10 to 18°C depending on the intended storage time.

Then the grain cooler is turned off and the air inlet and vent openings are closed. The cooled grain kept in the storage until unloading or cooled again if the temperature will increase during storage. Principles of the application of silo in Figure 1.

The achievements of grain cooling

1. Prevention of Respiration Loss

Grain continues to respire after being harvested. Losses in freshly harvested grain are primarily caused by its cellular respiration and heating. The rate of the activity is dependent on the grain’s moisture content and temperature as shown in Figure 2 which cause exponential increase of respiration the higher they are.

The respiration leads to loss of grain weight, increases the heat of grain and rises its water content by oxidation of grain carbohydrates or fats. High water content reduces the storage life of the grain by favour the infestation of bacteria, mites, insects and fungi. A grain cooler reduces respiration and therefore the chances of grains being damaged during storage.

2. Prevention of weevil development

Weevils and other insects can damage stored grain and their activity and development is influenced by the temperature of their environment. At temperature above 20 to 32 °C the development of the insects is in optimum. However, temperature less than 10 to 15°C reduce the activity. Therefore, the grain is protected when it is chilled. The Figure

shows the details.

3. Prevention of fungi and mycotoxins

The development of fungi depends on the temperature, the relative humidity and the grain’s moisture content. Their growth is prevented in the storage facility by drying and cooling of grain.

The respiration activity of the grain affects the condition and lead to fungus growth.

Thereby the danger of fungal contamination is not only the deterioration of the grain but the increase of mycotoxin which affect the health of human and animals. Grain cooling decreases fungal growth at a low temperature even if grain’s moisture content is above 14 percent as shown in Figure 4.

4. Extension of storage time

The safe storage period of grain is determined by the moisture content and the temperature of the grain. The storage timer in Figure 5 accordingly shows the estimated safe storage period of grain by matching the grain’s moisture content against its actual temperature.

When both are connected the section of the line indicates the possible safe storage time of the grain on the vertical axis. It is obvious what grain cooling extends the safe storage life of grain. The example shows that for a moisture content of 14.5% the safe storage life at 31°C is around 18 days while at 10°C it is increased to around 300 days.

The basics for efficient operation of the grain cooler

In order to achieve the full advantages of the grain cooling process the operator has to consider several basics. The grain type is an essential part as well as the condition of the grain and the properties. All of them and the use of them will determine how the setup of the programming must be set.

The storage site in reference to its geographic location and climate condition lead to the way the operation will take place. The type of storage like capacity and dimension do influence the operation and the outcome of the grain cooling result. Last but not least the model size and type of grain cooler play an essential role.

All that leads to the requirement of an experienced grain manager to achieve best results. As mentioned earlier this expertise is not given and many enter bulk handling as a newcomer. Therefore, FrigorTec did develop the fully automatic control for the grain cooler Granifrigor.

The fully automatic control of grain cooler

The long experience of grain cooling by FrigorTec did lead to the development of a fully automatic control of the grain cooler Granifrigor which is to program by three simple and easy steps. Only the basic knowledge about the grain type, its moisture content and the grain storage setup are required. All that put in to the ‘GRANISTORE’ program and the grain cooler will operate efficient to keep the quality of the grain 100 percent natural persevered as shown in Figure 6.

The fully automatic control and its connection through online access will allow the management to assure that all is set and monitored even being far away from the location of the storage site.

A comprehensive post-harvest management solution

Grain cooling is a comprehensive solution for postharvest management which preserves a grain bulk. It brings benefits which keeps quantity and quality. and the processing of a grain in the most economic condition. Its implementation in the warm and humid climates leads to an essential improvement of grain handling, loss reduction and good management practice, which approved already for more than 50 years.

The development of the fully automatic control overcomes the lack of experience and expertise of grain management and leads to a quarantined success of grain cooling by Granifrigor.

Grain Market Report – September 2022

At 2256 million tonnes (mt), the forecast for 2022/23 world total grains (wheat and coarse grains) output is lifted by 8m m/m (month-on-month), as increases for wheat and barley (mainly for Russia, Canada and Australia) more than compensate for a downgraded US maize number.

With the global consumption outlook little-changed from before, larger than previously estimated carry-ins, paired with the upgraded production figure, result in a 10mt uplift to closing stocks (aggregate of respective local marketing years), mostly relating to a revision for Russia. The trade (Jul/Jun) forecast is similar to last time, seen 3% lower y/y (year-on-year).

At a record of 387mt, global soyabean production in 2022/23 is projected marginally lower m/m as uprated figures for South America and the Black Sea region are outweighed by a reduced official US crop number

With the drop in total supplies channelled to a reduced figure for consumption, carryovers are seen little-changed from before, at 53mt (44m). The prediction for trade is trimmed slightly but, at 165mt, would represent a solid y/y gain.

Figures for rice supply and demand are seen little-changed m/m, with trade edging up to a new high. Reflecting downgraded expectations for Asian producers, notably India, projected global output in 2022/23 is cut by 6mt m/m.

“Global food use of wheat is forecast to reach a fresh peak in 2022/23, but with annual growth less than half of its prior five-year average. Inflated prices are set to limit per capita consumption in some regions, notably in subSaharan Africa.” – IGC on Twitter

Together with a reduced forecast for food use, aggregate carryovers are lowered to about 173m t (-7m), including reductions for China and leading exporters. Amid potentially tighter availabilities in key suppliers, the 2023 trade outlook is scaled back by around 3mt m/m.

Linked to gains in wheat, maize and rice, the IGC Grains and Oilseeds Index (GOI) rose by 2% in the five weeks since the August report.

Global consumption is set to decline

World 2022/23 total grains production is forecast 2% below the previous season's record, with y/y declines for maize (-51mt) and sorghum (-2m) contrasting with increases for wheat (+10m) and barley (+3m).

Global consumption is projected to decline for the first time since 2015/16, seen almost 1% lower than the season before, on reduced demand for feed maize, while growth in food and industrial uptake is also projected to be slower than average.

Even so, because of a sharper drop in supply, cumulative ending stocks are set to tighten, pegged 3% lower y/y, at 587m t. Total trade (Jul/Jun) is forecast to drop by 3% y/y, to a three-season low.

The 2022/23 world soyabean harvest is projected 10% larger y/y, at a record of 387m t. While solid acreage gains are anticipated, the outlook hinges on a rebound in yields in South America, particularly in Brazil and Paraguay following the prior season's poor results.

Expanded demand from feed, food and industrial market segments is seen supporting

record use, while a bigger crop should also allow for inventory accumulation. Trade is projected to expand by 10mt y/y, including a sizeable increase in deliveries to Asia, with South American suppliers increasing their share of volumes.

After a year in which a record harvest was achieved, world rice production in 2022/23 is forecast to contract by 2% y/y on potentially smaller outturns in Asia, including in India. Consumption is likely to edge lower on reduced food uptake, while inventories could tighten, including falls in China and the major exporters.

World import demand is seen at a peak in 2022, but tighter availabilities in leading suppliers are expected to see volumes fall in 2023. India's shipments are predicted to contract and will be only partly offset by increases elsewhere.

The Council's latest assessment of global pulses markets foresees solid gains in production and consumption of dry peas in 2022/23, with a modest increase in inventories likely.

Firm demand from Asian buyers should underpin trade of 5.7mt (5.7m) in 2023, while shipments by Canada are predicted to rise by 3% y/y. Total pulses trade in 2022 is forecast to edge up on bigger shipments of dry peas, lentils and broad beans.

Market summary

The IGC GOI firmed by 2%, with support from renewed uncertainties about Black Sea export flows, a tighter US maize supply outlook and changes to India's rice export policy.

Boosted primarily by solid gains in North America, the IGC GOI wheat sub-Index strengthened by 6%.

The IGC GOI maize sub-Index rose by 2% overall. Owing to a sustained deterioration in production prospects, the US market was especially firm. The IGC GOI rice sub-Index gained by a net 4%, underscored mainly by the recently imposed export restrictions in India.

With sentiment often influenced by external markets and soya products, the IGC GOI soyabeans sub-Index was marginally

m/m, with prospects for ample world supplies adding to

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this report in full,

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In the East Midlands, bordering South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire is home to the UK head office of Anpario. With the company having over 30 years of experience, CEO Richard Edwards has been in charge since 2006, with a brief step down in 2011 and becoming the Vice Chairman, Edwards retook the role in 2016. Working globally, Anpario has offices in 13 different locations worldwide: Asia, USA, UK, Middle East and many more. These offices all work to help sell Anapario’s products in over 80 different countries.

With a strong passion for sustainability and manufacturing and distributing the best feed additives possible, Anpario’s main focus is dedicated to understanding animals’ intestinal health and nutrition. They work to provide the best options for customers to achieve optimum animal performance. The products produced are designed to work harmoniously with the natural aspects of an animal’s biology to help assist and boost a healthy growth and development.

The technology used by Anpario is developed, produced and dispatched directly from the UK manufacturing plant. Having over 30 years of expertise in agriculture, they work with key research institutes and universities around the globe to ensure that they have the best cutting-edge technologies at their disposal.

Product Portfolio

Using thrilling innovations, Anpario brings together an incredible range of 100 percent natural specialist feed technologies. To make sure that all products are of excellent consistency and shelf-life, they are all within specially designed packaging.

Separated into four product categories, the key foci for the portfolio are health & performance, feed quality, hygiene & insect control and toxin management. These categories help to organise and ensure the growth, production and quality of the products that Anpario develops and sells. It also aids where the focus must be to continue research and evaluation to assemble new and improved products.

With the categories, Anpario makes a promise to their customers to be all designed to naturally fully support the immune system, enhance gut integrity and provide essential nutrients to animals. This is only some of what the health & performance category promises. With this in mind, it makes it incredible to imagine the amount of promises and guarantees that the other areas of the portfolio mentions.

‘Reduce, Reuse and Replace responsibly’

Anpario desires to be as sustainable and ethical as they can be. To ensure this, they created their three pillars to help assist them with their goals and to keep them on track: people, planet, and promise.

For the people pillar, they guarantee equal opportunity for everyone, embracing diversity, inclusion and equality. They also support local communities through global fundraisers and charity donations, such as Kids Cancer Charity, MacMillan, Weston Park Cancer Charity and more.

Planet focuses on the environment and providing natural alternatives to the harmful products typically used in agriculture. Investing over £1.3million into a sustainable future since the start of 2021, Anpario have been and continue to lower their energy consumption, their carbon emissions and improve their supply chain’s environmental, social and ethical practices. Anpario only works with others who share their goals and can meet their standards, influencing and supporting other companies to meet their aspirations and to improve their effect on the environment, making themselves sustainable also without negatively impacting future generations of animals.

The final pillar is promise. Aligning their goals with the UN sustainability goals, they recognise the importance that Anpario has in the agricultural business and how they affect the surrounding community and the lives of the people who works for them, buys from them and supports them. Anpario makes certain that their customers trust isn’t misplaced with their solutions and with the code of conduct and supporting policies, Anpario employees globally all hold standard that are expected of them. This helps to consistently strive the employees to increase cooperate value and produce healthy returns and profits.

Case Study

SEC’s microalgae project

A step forward towards securing the supply of food and establishing resilient, sustainable agri-food systems

Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC) and Swiss Bühler Group announce the deployment of Bühler's state-of-theart Stellar Gemini system at SEC's Urban Microalgae Protein project laboratory in Singapore.

The Stellar technology, a world first developed by Bühler, is based on nanosecond pulsed electric fields. It will be used to increase the efficiency of microalgae processing. With its installation, the Urban Microalgae Protein project reaches a new milestone.

The SEC's Urban Microalgae Protein project aims to develop a sustainable, urban single-cell protein production platform and microalgae-based food concepts with taste and nutrition profiles that meet consumer preferences.

This three-year project is based in Singapore, and is supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) under its Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) program.

Delivering industry relevant results

“The Stellar technology will enable us to deliver industry relevant results to improve the eco-efficiency and productivity of microalgae supply chains by establishing a pulsed electric field (PEF)-based biorefinery as part of the Urban Microalgae Protein project,” says Dr Iris Haberkorn, project lead and senior scientist at SEC.

The first of its kind, Stellar technology uses

nanosecond pulsed electric field processing to grow single-cell cultures, like microalgae, at a faster rate without biologically altering them. Stellar Gemini is the name of the device that enables the application of these pulses.

“The installed Stellar Gemini system enables application development and initial scale-up to pilot scale on a flexible and easy-to-use platform. Operators have access to Bühler's extensive know-how while having full flexibility for independent application development, ensuring maximum efficiency in process development,” says Dr Leandro Buchmann, Project Manager Bioprocessing at Bühler.

“Nanosecond pulsed electric field processing can have a tremendous impact on the bio-based domain and the alternative protein sector focusing on single-cell-based value chains".

“Our research delivers the fundamentals to further leverage the technology,” says Dr Iris Haberkorn. “This is a step forward towards securing the supply of food and establishing resilient, sustainable agri-food systems".

The deployment of the Stellar technology system is a result of the strong longstanding collaboration between the Bühler Group and ETH Zurich, which supports the SEC Microalgae project with know-how, experience, and expertise.

“Not only is the Stellar technology an outstanding example of technology transfer from academia into industry, it is also a great success story", says Proffessor Alexander Mathys, lead Principal Investigator of the Urban Microalgae Protein project.

“We are proud that the scientific fundamentals developed

The line at Les Moulins Advens

at the ETH Zurich Sustainable Food Processing Laboratory led to the development of a first industrial prototype system within only two years through the tremendous effort of a great team at Bühler, enabling us to deliver industry-relevant results in the project.”

An ambitious target

The project itself aims to enhance Singapore's food security by establishing resilient, sustainable and cost-effective agri-food systems using microalgae-based food products.

In Singapore, the ambitious '30 by 30' target calls for an increase in capability and capacity to grow 30 per cent of total food needs locally and sustainably by 2030. Given the constraints of its urban environment, meeting this goal through traditional agri-food production methods will be challenging.

As single cell production systems such as microalgae require little arable land, they could play a major role in achieving this goal. The Stellar Gemini system is a strategic element in achieving this ambition as it improves microalgae cultivation and thus can enable microalgae to become a viable source of macro- and micronutrients in future.

Advantages of the Stellar technology

Time: Increased process efficiency by up to 30 percent, by either increasing the capacity of the installed base or reducing resource requirements.

Flexible: Ability to process different organisms/strains from lab to an industrially relevant pilot scale.

Natural: A natural physical process in addition to or as an alternative to feedstock optimisation.

INDUSTRY EVENTS

2022 November 9-11

AFIA Equipment Manufacturers Conference 2022 St. Petersburg, Florida, USA www.afia.org

The American Feed Industry Association's annual event (AFIA), The 2022 Equipment Manufacturers Conference (EMC), is to take place from November 9-11 at The Vinoy Renaissance Resort in Florida, USA.

Conference attendees include equipment manufacturers, equipment installers, contractors and users of the equipment from the feed manufacturing sector.

This annual conference focuses on updating the equipment sector of the feed industry on current issues and trends, providing an environment for learning from educational speakers and industry leaders, and bringing the industry together to network.

2023 February 25-28

GEAPS Exchange 2023 Kansas City, Missouri, USA www.geapsexchange.com 21-23

Animal Health, Nutrition and Technology Europe 2022 London, UK www.kisacoresearch.com

2023 March

10-12

IDMA and Victam EMEA 2022 Istanbul, Turkey https://idmavictam.com 26-29

2022 October 5-6

Poultry Africa Kigali, Rwanda www.poultryafricaevent.com 12-13

JTIC 2022 Dijon, France www.jtic.eu 12-14

Vietstock 2022 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam www.vietstock.org 25-28

32nd IAOM MEA Annual Conference & Expo Zanzibar, Tanzania https://www.iaom-mea.com

Themed, "Exceeding the Standard: Food Safety and Biosecurity," 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 program designed to encourage college students to consider careers in the feed or grain sciences.

Educational programs at the conference will also include a panel discussion on food safety and biosecurity practices in feed manufacturing, an update on policy issues being discussed in Washington DC, a session on how to develop a food safety and biosecurity culture and more.

"The Equipment Manufacturers Conference addresses many issues pertinent to today’s equipment designers, builders and installers who serve the feed, pet food and ingredient industries," says Gary Huddleston, AFIA"s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs.

"AFIA members ‘exceed the standard’ every day and we believe the EMC does the same, offering a unique opportunity for networking and education on issues and trends relevant to their segment of the industry."

To register and see more information visit the event’s website via this link: https://mymag.info/e/1662

9-11

Ildex Indonesia 2022 Jakarta, Indonesia www.ildex-indonesia.com

15-18

EuroTier 2022 Hannover, Germany www.eurotier.com

2023 January 19-20

IFF Insect Revolution Conference Online www.iff-braunschweig.de 22-27

IPPE 2022 Atlanta, USA www.ippexpo.org

31-4

31st Annual Practical Short Course on Feeds and Petfood Extrusion Texas, USA https://mymag.info/e/1477

GEAPS Exchange 2022 Kansas City, Missouri, USA https://geapsexchange.com

2023 April 17-21

127th Annual IAOM Conference and Expo Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA www.iaom.org/annualmeeting 25-29

Agrishow 2022 Sao Paulo, Brazil www.agrishow.com.br 2023 May 1-3

PIX AMC 2022 Gold Coast, Australia www.pixamc.com.au

126th Annual IAOM Conference and Expo Richmond, Virginia, USA https://www.iaom.org/event/126th-annualiaom-conference-expo/ 3-6

IPACK-IMA 2022 Milan, Italy www.ipackima.com

IAOM Eurasia 2022 Istanbul, Turkey https://www.iaom.org/event/iaom-eurasiaregion-conference-expo/ 25-27

Agritechnica Asia 2022 Bangkok, Thailand www.agritechnica-asia.com

VIV Europe 2022 Utrecht, The Netherlands www.viveurope.nl

Euro Tier 2022

Mid- November event is set to commence under ‘Transforming Animal Farming’ theme

EuroTier 2022, one of the world’s leading livestock trade fairs that showcases international solutions alongside a professional technical program, will take place November 15 -18 in Hanover, Germany.

With spotlights, expert forums, conferences and industry events, the technical program focuses on ‘Transforming Animal Farming’ exhibitors from 55 countries will be presenting their innovations, products and services and part of the program set to be held as a digital event, starting in October on www.dlg-connect.com

With around 1600 expected exhibitors, 13 halls and 240,000 square meters of exhibition space, EuroTier will once again be the highlight of the international livestock industry in midNovember, attracting an international and professional audience to this world-leading trade fair for animal farming and livestock management.

According to the latest EuroTier and Energy Decentral Visitor Tracker survey, interest among potential visitors is currently very high. Around 98 percent of the national and international farmers surveyed are currently planning to visit EuroTier 2022, with 62 percent already certain that they will attend in Hanover.

EuroTier's accompanying technical program is broken down into the six DLG spotlights cattle, pork, poultry, aquaculture, feeding and feed and direct farm sales. These DLG spotlights will be the forum to discuss industry topics, both in-person at the trade fair in Hanover and online in digital events.

Against the background of changing social, economic and climatic conditions, technical innovations are crucial for the future viability of livestock farming. EuroTier 2022 provides answers to the world's most pressing future issues in the key livestock sectors and related areas.

With the new award scheme ‘DLG-Agrifuture Concept Winner’ launched this year, the DLG (German Agricultural Society), as organiser of EuroTier will recognise visionary and pioneering concepts in international animal husbandry. EuroTier 2022's technical program offers exhibitors many opportunities to get involved in a wide range of topics.

“Animal welfare and health, environment and climate, sustainability, marketing and digital farming are just some of the hot topics that will shape the exhibition and its technical program at EuroTier 2022," says Sven Häuser as responsible for EuroTier's technical program at DLG.

"With the traditional networking events like 'TopTierTreff' for cattle genetics, the bpt Congress for veterinarians, Cattle & Pig Event and the International Poultry Event, the world's leading trade fair for animal husbandry professionals will once again be leading the way," he adds.

heat waves that happened recently in France and more largely in Europe, one of the key aims of Space was to tackle early

sovereignty

During the first day, the Minister of Agriculture, Marc Fesneau, spent the

whole day in the aisles of the different halls with Marcel Denieul, president of the SPACE. He took time to talk to stock producers, exhibitors, professionals as well as students about the issues that the sector faces such as the climate crisis, food sovereignty and produce remuneration.

In his opening speech, Marcel Denieul comments: “Drought and feedstock and energy inflation create one of the greatest stresses for a farmer - not being able to feed their animals.”

Moreover, a lot of tension is currently

being experienced and the sector is usually seen as a climate problem. SPACE’s president regretted these fingers being pointed at farmers, adding: “while it is precisely faced with these issues (climate change) that farms can contribute positively underscoring its mission to feed the country” and ended by asking,“Can we really equate greenhouse gas emissions from food production with those from less essential activities?”

Climate change was also at the heart of the Espace for the Future, with a debate that happened on Wednesday, the second

day of the show on “Herbivores, a source of solutions!” The main conclusion drawn was that being responsible for a high proportion of greenhouse gases, breeders must rise to the challenge of climate change but also grasp the opportunities. Another problem that was discussed is food and feed sovereignty. Indeed, the pandemic crisis followed by the war in Ukraine have shown how dependent the French agriculture has become on imports (feed, energy, etc).

The French minister added that the war in Ukraine is “showing us how food can be weaponised” and therefore, how important it is to keep and improve our sovereignty.

“Even if animal farming must evolve and improve regarding climate issues, there is no future for agriculture without animals. It is a part of our food sovereignty structuring our regions and countryside and a source of employment,” he adds.

Innov’Space Awards: 36 Starstruck companies

On the Tuesday evening, the exhibitor’s party took place where the Innov’Space Awards were given. 36 exhibitors out of the 103 initial applications examined had between one and three starts distributed by the jury. These new tools or services assist farmers to improve their working conditions and are a veritable showcase of innovation.

Indeed, one in four French visitors and four in ten international visitors head for the winners’ stand. The jury is made of 50 members from the Agricultural chambers, technical institutes, INRAE

(Intitut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - National Institute of Reasearch for Agriculture, Food and Environment), INPI (Institut National de la Propriété Intellectuel - National Institute for Industrial Property), ANSES (Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation - National Agency of Food Safety), GDS, veterinaries, farmers and specialised journalists.

This year was also the 25th anniversary of the award and for this occasion selected the 100 most impactful innovations.

During the show

Around 1200 exhibitors came to the SPACE to display their products and services in 10 different halls plus an outdoor space. 22 countries were represented including the United States, India, China, Singapore, Germany, the United Kingdom and Denmark.

Every two years, feed equipment manufacturers are represented at the SPACE. Among them Bühler, Amandus Kahl, CPM Europe, Ferotec, Sabe, Morillon and La Meccanica. Feed producers and nutrition companies such as AB Vista, Adisseo, Evonik, Danisco, DSM, NorFeed, Mixscience, Phileo by Lesaffre, Foss, Cargill were also here like every year.

Conferences

Every day, around 30 conferences took place with wide topics from the climate change and how livestock farming is improving in order to face the current challenges to the impacts of the war in Ukraine for the French agriculture and supply of feed and energy.

During a panel presentation, a representative from l’Institut de l’Élevage (Livestock Farming Institute) underlined “the importance of communicating and defending agriculture - and livestock farming - as it is necessary and beneficial for all people but also how innovative the sector has been in order to reduce impact on the environment.”

The speaker also mentions that the use of water and the polemics that raised in France during the warm and dry summer. Indeed, a lot of restrictions have taken place during the summer and, once again, the public pointed fingers at the agricultural sector and its use of water, adding that “water is necessary to live, and transforming water into feed and food is not a waste or wrong use of the water when compared to swimming pools.”

Indeed, France is the second country, after the United States, in number of private swimming pools. “With climate change and the increasing rareness of water, we need to have a proper

discussion and national strategy on the use of water,” she adds.

Despite these big challenges that the french sector is facing, she concludes by saying that she is “optimistic for the future as France has unique resources in terms of lands, climate, soil and technology”.

General atmosphere/attendance

Over the three days of the show, SPACE gathered over 90,000 visitors (of whom 8400 came from 120 different countries) and close to 1200 exhibitors (of which 300 were international and 250 taking part in SPACE for the first time).

After the pandemic and two years during which travel by visitors from abroad was heavily restricted, those in attendance felt that the event recovered its full international dimension and glory.

Delegations from around the world came to meet exhibitors, visit farms and draw inspiration from their organisational models. Despite a difficult context both nationally and internationally, these three days have proved that with constructive dialogue and high attendance we can find solutions and have a positive outcome.

Indeed, SPACE is an exceptional showcase for the livestock industry, a modern, constantly evolving industry with bright future. The show was full of positive energy and optimism to inspire confidence in farmers’ determination to carry out their jobs and ensure food sovereignty.

The next edition will take from Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 September 2023 at the same venue, the Rennes Exhibition Centre.

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INDUSTRY

Vietstock Expo & Forum 2022 returns this October

SES Vietnam Exhibition Services Company - a subsidiary of Informa Markets held a Press Conference and officially announced the return of Vietstock Expo & Forum 2022Vietnam's Premier International Feed, Livestock & Meat Industry, expects to be the biggest show in Vietnam & neighbouring countries covering the total latest solutions for Feed, Livestock, and Meat processing sectors in 2022.

Hosted by Livestock Production Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the exhibition will take place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from October 12 – 14 2022, at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center – SECC, District 7.

Held in conjunction with Vietfeed & Vietmeat, the exhibition is where the industry professionals involved in the farm-tofork value chain for livestock products meet up and form a huge community from which to share and create new business opportunities, partnerships, ideas and solutions.

The practical synergies of these three combined exhibitions provide a unique one-stop show to bring together all feed, livestock, and meat sectors, representing the entire animal protein value chain from production to consumption.

Vietstock Expo & Forum 2022 expects to attract more than 150 exhibiting companies from 21 countries and regions including Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey, USA and Vietnam.

In attendance will be well-known brands like Famsun, Big Herdsman, Pigtek, Big Dutchman, De Heus, Schippers Group,

Thuan Nhat Automation, Provimi, Peja, Buhler, Miavit, Stolz Asia, Amandus, Pericoli, CPM, Nabel Asia, and many more.

During the three days of exhibition, there will be featured activities and events going on such as the Conference & Technical seminar programs to provide visitors & buyers with various industry knowledge and latest market insights.

Beyond that, the exclusive Business matching program is offered complimentary for the exhibitors and buyers to meet and trade at the show. Vietstock Expo & Forum 2022 will be the perfect business platform not only for showcasing the latest technologies & products but also for great face-to-face business meetings, learning & updating new industry knowledge.

Vietstock Awards 2022 which is held alongside with Vietstock Expo & Forum 2022, is the prestigious Livestock awards hosted and approved by the Livestock Production Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to honour all enterprises, organisations as well as cooperatives that have made positive and meaningful contributions to the overall development of Vietnam's livestock industry.

This year at Vietstock Expo & Forum 2022, for the first time, Waste-to-Energy Pavilion, launched at the show, is a new feature with the emphasis of Biogas & Biomass technologies applying into Farming & Livestock Production sectors, aligning with the Sustainable Development Strategy of the country.

Vietstock Expo & Forum 2022 will welcome more than 10,000 trade visitors, industry experts, and buyers from the feed, livestock as well as meat sectors in Vietnam & neighbouring countries. The show is expected to be the biggest Livestock, Feed & Meat event serving one of the fastest recovered markets in ASEAN.

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ERKAYA

Bulk storage

Silos Córdoba was founded by Juan López Liétor in 1975 aiming to fulfill the needs of the Spanish livestock market through feed and storage solutions. Nowadays, Silos Córdoba is a world reference in grain storage and conditioning solutions, thus contributing to the economic growth in developing countries. Over the past years, the company has experienced a steady international expansion and now has local distributors in 37 countries around the world, affiliated companies in Argentina, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Romania, Uruguay, Mozambique, India and Nigeria; and they export products to over 45 countries in four continents.

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Bruks Siwertell AB +46 4285880 www.bruks-siwertell.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/931 Symaga +34 926640475 www.symaga.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/654

Cereal and

Satake +81 82

8560 www.satake-group.com

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Computer software

Inteqnion +31 543

www.inteqnion.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/615

Van Aarsen International +31 475 579

www.aarsen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/662

Coolers & driers

Bühler AG

+41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Consergra s.l +34 938 772207 www.consergra.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1343

FrigorTec GmbH +49 7520 91482-0 www.frigortec.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/604

FAMSUN +86 85828888 www.famsungroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/600

Sukup +1 641 892 4222 www.sukup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/652

ThermoNox GmbH +49 8442 8823 www.thermonox.de PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1032

Wenger Manufacturing +1 785-284-2133 www.wenger.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/666

Van Aarsen International +31 475 579 444 www.aarsen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/662

Yemmak +90 266 7338363 www.yemmak.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/668

Yemtar Feed Mill Machines +90 266 733 8550 www.yemtar.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/669

Dosing

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Van Aarsen International +31 475 579 444 www.aarsen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/662

Elevator buckets

4B Braime +44 113 246 1800 www.go4b.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/418

Tapco Inc +1 314 739 9191 www.tapcoinc.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/658

Yemtar Feed Mill Machines +90 266 733 8550 www.yemtar.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/669

Elevator & conveyor components

4B Braime +44 113 246 1800

www.go4b.com

PROFILE: mymag.info/e/418

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Henry Simon +44 0161 804 2800 www.henrysimonmilling.com

PROFILE: mymag.info/e/608

Tapco Inc +1 314 739 9191 www.tapcoinc.com

PROFILE: mymag.info/e/658

Yemtar Feed Mill Machines +90 266 733 8550 www.yemtar.com

PROFILE: mymag.info/e/669

Van Aarsen International +31 475 579 444 www.aarsen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/662

Enzymes

ERKAYA +90 312 395 2986 www.erkayagida.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/596

Mühlenchemie GmbH & Co KG +49 4102 202 001 www.muehlenchemie.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/623

PLP +39 05 23 89 16 29 www.plp-systems.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/700

Extruders

Almex +31 575 572666 www.almex.nl PROFILE: mymag.info/e/570

Andritz +45 72 160300 www.andritz.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/574

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588 Wenger Manufacturing +1 785-284-2133 www.wenger.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/666

Yemmak +90 266 7338363 www.yemmak.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/668 Yemtar Feed Mill Machines +90 266 733 8550 www.yemtar.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/669

Feed nutrition

Adisseo + 33 1 46 74 70 00 www.adisseo.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1583

Anpario +44 1909 537 380 www.anpario.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1097

DSM +44 1452 306129 www.dsm.com PROFILE:

R-Biopharm

Labs Division Holding

Feed milling

Bühler

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mymag.info/e/595

Van Aarsen International +31 475 579 444 www.aarsen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/662

Flour Improvers

Mühlenchemie GmbH & Co KG +49 4102 202 001 www.muehlenchemie.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/623

Flour milling

milltech +90 332 5021300 www.milltech.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1585

Grain handling systems

Behlen +1 402 564 3111 www.behlengrainsystems.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/583

Brock +1 866 658 4191 www.brockgrain.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/587

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Cimbria A/S +45 96 17 90 00 www.cimbria.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/592

Ozpolat Makina Gida +90 342 337 1217 www.ozpolatmakina.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/635

Sangati Berga +55 11 2663 9990 www.sangatiberga.com.br PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1145

Sukup Europe +45 75685311 www.sukup-eu.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/652

Symaga

+34 91 726 43 04 www.symaga.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/654

Tapco Inc +1 314 739 9191 www.tapcoinc.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/658

The Essmueller +1 800 325 7175 www.essmueller.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/597

Yemtar Feed Mill Machines +90 266 733 8550 www.yemtar.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/669

Zaccaria +55 19 3404 5700 www.zaccaria.com.br PROFILE: mymag.info/e/671 Golden Grain Group +86 371 68631308 www.g-grain.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1031

Hammermills

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com

PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Dinnissen BV +31 77 467 3555 www.dinnissen.nl PROFILE: mymag.info/e/595

Ottevanger Milling Engineers +31 79 593 22 21 www.ottevanger.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/737

Selis

+90 222 236 12 33 www.selis.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/649

Van Aarsen International +31 475 579 444 www.aarsen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/662

Yemmak

+90 266 7338363 www.yemmak.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/668

Yemtar Feed Mill Machines +90 266 733 8550 www.yemtar.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/669

Zheng Chang +86 2164184200 www.zhengchang.com/eng PROFILE: mymag.info/e/672

Laboratory equipment

Bastak +90 312 395 67 87 www.bastak.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/582

Bastak was established in 1999 by the current Director, Mr Zeki Demirtasoglu as Bastak Gida Makine Medikal Paz.Ith.Ihr.San.Tic.Ltd.Sti..

The company produces flour additives and quality control apparatus. Their aim is to be the market leader in the sector and to keep up with the latest innovations. The fundamental principle of the company is client satisfaction. For this purpose, no expense is spared in the quest for new technologies. Bastak takes part in domestic and foreign fairs as both exhibitor and visitor in order to follow the most recent global developments and to introduce its own innovations. The company expanded its horizons in 2003 by establishing its Foreign Trade Department and began to export. Bastak is aware that the only way to be able to exist in a dynamic global market is to produce consistently high quality products. For this reason, the company gives great importance to work studies and research.

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Truck Probe Grain Sampler

Grain sampling probe 10000- 10100-10200

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

ERKAYA

+90 312 395 2986 www.erkayagida.com.tr PROFILE:

Tekpro

www.tekpro.com

Zaccaria

www.zaccaria.com.br

Alapala +90 212 465 60 40 www.alapala.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/568

Dinnissen BV

www.dinnissen.nl

mymag.info/e/595

MSC

+44 1473 277 777 msc.com/sugar PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1586

Neuero Industrietechnik +49 5422 95030 www.neuero.de PROFILE: mymag.info/e/627

Van Aarsen International +31 475 579 444 www.aarsen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/662

Vigan Engineering +32 67 89 50 41 www.vigan.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/665

Mill design & installation

Alapala +90 212 465 60 40 www.alapala.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/568

ASG Group (Degirmen Makine) +90 342 357 01 50 www.degirmen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/331

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Genç Degirmen +90 444 0894 www.gencdegirmen.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1171

Henry Simon +44 0161 804 2800 www.henrysimonmilling.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/608

IMAS - Milleral +90 332 2390141 www.milleral.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/613

Ocrim +39 0372 4011 www.ocrim.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/632

Ottevanger Milling Engineers +31 79 593 22 21 www.ottevanger.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/737

Sangati Berga +55 11 2663 9990 www.sangatiberga.com.br PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1145

Satake +81 82 420 8560 www.satake-group.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/645

Selis +90 222 236 12 33 www.selis.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/649

Silo Construction & Engineering +32 51723128 www.sce.be PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1085

Loading/un-loading equipment

Bühler AG

Van Aarsen International +31 475 579 444 www.aarsen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/662

Yemtar Feed Mill Machines +90 266 733 8550 www.yemtar.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/669

Palletisers

Hydronix

www.hydronix.com

mymag.info/e/332

Zaccaria

+55 19 3404

www.zaccaria.com.br PROFILE: mymag.info/e/671

Golden Grain Group +86

68631308 www.g-grain.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1031

Moisture measurement

Bühler AG +41

www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Hydronix +44 1483

www.hydronix.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/332

Vibrafloor

www.vibrafloor.com

mymag.info/e/664

vibronet-Gräf GmbH & Co.KG

www.vibronet.com

mymag.info/e/663

Mycotoxin management

Adisseo

www.adisseo.com

Packaging

Bühler AG +41

www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Dinnissen BV +31 77 467 3555 www.dinnissen.nl PROFILE: mymag.info/e/595

FAWEMA +49

www.fawema.com

mymag.info/e/1577

Maxtex Trading Group Co. Ltd. +66

www.maxtex.net PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1173

Statec Binder +43

www.statec-binder.com

mymag.info/e/791

Pellet press

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com

PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Statec Binder +43 3112 38 5800 www.statec-binder.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/791

Golden Grain Group +86 371 68631308 www.g-grain.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1031

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

IDAH +866 39 902701 www.idah.com

PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1568

Pelleting Technology Netherlands (PTN) +3 73 54 984 72 www.ptn.nl PROFILE: mymag.info/e/639

Van Aarsen International +31 475 579 444 www.aarsen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/662

Yemtar Feed Mill Machines +90 266 733 8550 www.yemtar.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/669

Yemmak +90 266 7338363 www.yemmak.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/668

Plant

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Sangati Berga +55 11 2663 9990 www.sangatiberga.com.br PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1145

Yemtar Feed Mill Machines +90 266 733 8550 www.yemtar.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/669

Zheng Chang +86 2164184200 www.zhengchang.com/eng PROFILE: mymag.info/e/672

Process control

TMI

www.tmipal.com

mymag.info/e/1567

Pulverisers

IDAH +866 39 902701 www.idah.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1568

Rolls

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Fundiciones Balaguer, S.A. +34 965564075 www.balaguer-rolls.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/605

Statec Binder +43 3112 38 5800 www.statec-binder.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/791

Yenar Dˆk¸m A.S. +90 332 2391073 www.yenar.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/670

Roller mills

Alapala +90 212 465 60 40 www.alapala.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/568

ASG Group (Degirmen Makine) +90 342 357 01 50 www.degirmen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/331

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588 milltech +90 332 5021300 www.milltech.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1585

Genç Degirmen +90 444 0894 www.gencdegirmen.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1171

IMAS - Milleral +90 332 2390141 www.milleral.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/754

Henry Simon +44 0161 804 2800 www.henrysimonmilling.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/608

Ocrim +39 0372 4011 www.ocrim.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/632

Yemmak

www.yemmak.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/668

Yemtar Feed Mill Machines +90 266 733 8550 www.yemtar.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/669

Paddle mixer

IDAH +866 39 902701 www.idah.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1568

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Inteqnion +31 543 49 44 66 www.inteqnion.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/615

Ottevanger Milling Engineers +31 79 593 22 21 www.ottevanger.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/737

Van Aarsen International +31 475 579 444 www.aarsen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/662

Yemmak +90 266 7338363 www.yemmak.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/668

Pelleting Technology Netherlands (PTN) +3 73 54 984 72 www.ptn.nl PROFILE: mymag.info/e/639

Pingle +86 311 88268111 www.plflourmill.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/642

Sangati Berga +55 11 2663 9990 www.sangatiberga.com.br PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1145

Selis +90 222 236 12 33 www.selis.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/649

Yemtar Feed Mill Machines +90 266 733 8550 www.yemtar.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/669

Golden Grain Group +86 371 68631308

www.g-grain.com

PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1031

Roll fluting

Balaguer, S.A. +34 965564075 www.balaguer-rolls.com PROFILE:

Yenar Dˆk¸m A.S. +90 332 2391073 www.yenar.com.tr PROFILE:

Reclaim system

Vibrafloor

3 85

www.vibrafloor.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/664

Scalling

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588 NorthWind +1 785 284 0080 www.northwindts.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/782

Sifters

ASG Group (Degirmen Makine) +90 342 357 01 50 www.degirmen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/331 Brock +1 866 658 4191 www.brockgrain.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/587

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Dinnissen BV +31 77 467 3555 www.dinnissen.nl PROFILE: mymag.info/e/595

Filip GmbH +49 5241 29330 www.filip-gmbh.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1588 Gazel +90 364 2549630 www.gazelmakina.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/607

Koyuncu Sanayi +91 224 723 92 92 www.koyuncufirca.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/932 Sefar AG +41 898 57 00 www.sefar.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/648

Selis +90 222 236 12 33 www.selis.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/649 Zaccaria +1 5519 34045715 www.zaccaria.com.br PROFILE: mymag.info/e/671

Silos

AGI www.aggrowth.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/575

Altinbiliek +90 222 236 13 99 www.abms.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/571

Behlen

+1 402 564 3111 www.behlengrainsystems.com

PROFILE: mymag.info/e/583

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

A/S Cimbria +45 9617 9000 www.cimbria.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/592

CSI +90 322 428 3350 www.cukurovasilo.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/590

The Essmueller +1 800 325 7175 www.essmueller.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/597

MySilo +90 382 266 22 45 www.mysilo.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/622 Obial +90 382 2662120 www.obial.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/631

Ozpolat Makina Gida +90 342 337 1217 www.ozpolatmakina.com.tr PROFILE: mymag.info/e/635

Silo Construction & Engineering +32 51723128 www.sce.be PROFILE: mymag.info/e/1085

Silos Cordoba +34 957 325 165 www.siloscordoba.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/650

Sukup +1 641 892 4222 www.sukup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/652

Symaga +34 91 726 43 04 www.symaga.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/654

Top Silo Constructions (TSC) +31 543 473 979 www.tsc-silos.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/656

Van Aarsen International +31 475 579 444 www.aarsen.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/662

Temperature monitoring

Bühler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/588

Inteqnion +31

www.inteqnion.com PROFILE: mymag.info/e/615

Training

Vibrators

Weighing equipment

Yeast products

the interview

Pierre Pienaar, President

Having originally studied pharmacy, Pierre Pienaar’s interest in packaging started in 1984 when soon after joining a large pharmaceutical company, he became concerned about a number of packaging-related issues in the pharmaceutical world.

Mr Pienaar is a packaging engineer in his own global packaging consulting business, PackTech Solutions Pty Ltd and has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and food and beverage packaging industries with over 35 years of experience in the field of packaging science and engineering as well as its related subject matter.

He is the current National Education Director, Past National President of the AIP and past Vice President of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), responsible for global packaging education.

He has lectured in the technology and science of packaging at various universities and institutions around the world for the past thirty years and he is regularly called to be an expert witness in court cases, due to his extensive experience in packaging science, packaging engineering and the technology thereof.

In addition to a Master of Science Degree (Packaging Engineering/ Technology) from Brunel University, UK, he also has a Master of Manufacturing and Production Degree from University of Hertfordshire, UK.

A registered Certified Packaging Professional in over 60 countries, Mr Pienaar also holds a double professorship in Packaging Engineering and is the current President of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO).

Over packaging often receives negative publicity yet given needs to protect foods from contamination or deterioration during transportation and delivery. What are some of the things the industry is doing to address issues of over-packaging while keeping foods safe?

This is something that we specifically teach in our training courses across the globe. Often it is a lack of technology understanding of packaging. We have numerous cases where material has been ‘beefed’ up to enhance barrier, or to increase protection of the contents, where it has been completely superfluous.

In almost all the cases that I have been involved in these past 35 years in the industry, once an explanation is given and a better alternative solution is offered the client understands and accepts. We have too many non-qualified people making key decisions when they simply do not have the science and technology knowledge to make an informed decision to increase protection.

The solution which we address globally is toe train more people in packaging about material science, packaging engineering and packaging technology.

Environmentally there is a need to reduce the amount of non-biodegradable plastics. What is the industry doing to minimise plastics entering the environment?

We need more countries getting involved in reducing the amount of non-biodegradable plastics. Currently it is in the ‘too hard basket’ for many developing countries. In addition, it will initially cost revenue plus for many of these developing countries they by their own admission tell me that they have more important issues, for example, feeding their people is higher on their agenda than packaging issues.

There are also developed countries making the same mistakes, and for them it is a question of simply stop postponing the inevitable and make the change. They all are fully aware that it is the right thing to do but in many cases are waiting for legislation to enforce the change.

Other than those that you previously mentioned, which aspects of packaging would you like to see addressed and why?

Sustainability is a big buzz word currently, but I would prefer to define this in a packaging context.

We need to educate more people around the world about the relevance of packaging. In particular about doing the right thing with the packaging once we have removed its contents. In many countries there is a mindset or even a culture that exists about packaging when it comes to recycling. It is always difficult to change a culture or a mindset.

So, I believe we need to commence by educating the little ones, the Grade 1,2 and 3’s. This is an impressionable age that can be changed in bringing them to understand what to do with packaging and how best to ensure that all is recycled and not simply left in the streets, the waterways, the beaches and thus destroying our landscape.

As we educate the younger generation, they will influence their parents and grandparents to do the right thing with packaging. Over the ensuing years we develop a new culture across the world. I have personally seen this work as I have been doing this in my home country for the past 16 years and have seen the change.

This I believe is true sustainability in packaging and it works. It will take time, but we need to commence somewhere, and the sooner the better as there is no plan B to an alternative planet earth.

Where do you think the packaging industry will be in 2050?

There is no doubt in my mind that the ‘wheels of change’ are starting to turn, more so in some countries that others. However, generally we are all aware that the future is bleak if we do not change, practically all governments around the world are aware of this.

The rate at which we are currently using up our world’s

natural resources is requiring almost two planet Earths. If we do not make any of the sustainable changes that we are suggesting across the world plus do not recycle all packaging materials, then along this current trajectory we will require almost three planet Earths by 2050.

However, if those which environmentalists are suggesting we do, are implemented across the globe with immediate effect, we can be back on track and living within our means on planet earth, with a balanced net effect on our natural resources.

Change will happen, the question is more a matter of how soon all will realise that the decisions that we make now will affect the generations of 2050 and beyond. These affects will be real for all to experience within the next 10 years, but currently it is all talk and not seen to be ‘real’ enough for the general population to realise the ramifications and the future outcomes of not actioning sooner.

The point is that all of us have to play our part and not leave it to the superpowers of the world, or the advanced economies, or only some countries.

AAFCO announces new Executive Director

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) is pleased to introduce its new executive director Austin Therrell, who brings a mix of leadership, innovation and deep experience in animal-feed and state regulation to the organisation during an exciting and progressive time for the industry.

With a growing focus on animal-feed regulation in the US and around the world, Mr Therrell's new position is well-timed to guide and support AAFCO's vision, mission, strategic objectives and initiatives for promoting a safe feed supply.

As a member and leader within AAFCO, Mr Therrell has already been active in the organisation's initiatives and achievements. In addition to serving on AAFCO's board of directors, he has co-chaired the Feed and Feed Ingredient Manufacturing Committee, been a member of the Pet Food Committee, and led many workgroups drafting and revising guidelines.

İmaş appoints new sales manager

Turkish milling machine specialists İmaş are proud to share that they have appointed Seyit Ali Topac as its new sales manager.

Born in Konya, Turkey in 1982, Seyit Ali Topac completed his under graduation at 19 Mayıs University, Department of Statistics. After completing his language education abroad, he began a postgraduate MBA at Istanbul Bilgi University.

Having started his Professional Business life as a Process Development Specialist in Akkanat Holding in 2006, after that started with AYD Company as Area Sales Manager in 2009.

His career with the Imas Machinery Company began back in 2012, where he began working as the Area Sales Representative, responsible for North South America, Latin America, Canada, Europe and Africa Regions.

In 2017 he continued his personal development with his appointment as the company’s Sales Chief for coordinating all sales activities with sales team and help Sales Manager in Imas.

Swiss milling technology manufacturers Bühler are pleased to announce that Dr Zeno Staub has been unanimously elected to the company’s Board of Directors. With his appointment, the Board of Directors is gaining an accomplished executive with nearly three decades of investment experience.

In a career spanning multiple decades, the Swiss national started his career as a founding shareholder and managing partner at Almafin AG, St Gallen, Switzerland, where he was active from 1994 to 2000 in consulting and software development specialising in risk management, asset and liability management, and legal reporting.

He has also sat on the Executive Board of Zurich-based BZ Informatik AG (now Avaloq), and in 2008, he strategically reoriented Vontobel’s Asset Management business area, successfully positioning it in the market. Dr Zeno Staub has been Chief Executive Officer of Vontobel Holding AG and Bank Vontobel AG since 2011.

Protix announces latest members to join its advisory board

Protix announces the latest members to join its advisory board, specialists Einar Wathne and Bert Pauli. Mr Wathne will be responsible for bringing his expertise in aquaculture, while Mr Pauli will oversee regulatory matters and complete stakeholder management.

Einar Wathne is the former CEO of EWOS and president of Cargill Aqua Nutrition. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Biosciences at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and is on the board of directors of salmon farmer Bakkafrost, Blue Lice AS, and is chairman of NCE Seafood Cluster and Nutrimar Holding.

“The farming expertise, and the technological and commercial nature of Protix are unique in the world and will be a critical success factor in bringing this new category of nutrition to the aquaculture industry. I look forward to helping to drive their long-term impact in this exciting industry,” says Mr Wathne.

“Creating an industry is no easy task,” remarks Mr Pauli. “It demands innovation on all aspects: from biology to technology to regulation. Protix has proven its ability to drive multistakeholder dialogue through its transparent and motivating agenda and vision.”

“We are very excited that Einar Wathne and Bert Pauli are providing us with advice and support in our ambitious growth plans,” says Kees Aarts, CEO and founder of Protix.

“We are confident their in-depth knowledge, network and experience is a real asset in navigating our company through the next phase. With these two seasoned leaders and experts, we will be able to roll out our plans even better and faster.”

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