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No show without a show It seems strange that we spend so much time at events and expositions when the focus of the industry is centred on maximising production, making efficiencies and at the same time addressing some of the key challenges of feeding a world population that is fast approaching nine-plus billion people.

However, ‘shows’ that includes those mentioned above and not over looking conferences, etc bring us together and help us to exchange ideas and information that prepares us for the future, which appears to be changing quicker than ever before.

In the past, as I recall, change meant progress towards a better life with a better standard of living, but today it can mean addressing unexpected challenges that threaten both our personal standards and also the living standards of those who are less well off. Therefore, we have an obligation to face up to change and figure out as quickly as possible what we should be doing to mitigate those changes that are bringing negative consequences to our way of life and into our societies.

It’s for these reasons that we at Milling and Grain supports ‘shows’ and all events for that matter, including training opportunities, that bring individuals and companies together to share insights into the milling process and its future together.

Without these exchanges and the encouragement from others that we can do better we will struggle to meet the pressing challenges that face us not just on a daily basis but those beyond our horizons that we have become aware of.

We have three milling-related events of note, one reported in this edition on Page 88 – the IAOM Eurasia 2023 event – for the flour milling industry and two coming up over the next couple of months for our feed milling industries.

These latter two in the livestock sector are Victam Latam, taking place in San Paulo, Brazil from October 3-5, 2023, and the VIV Middle East/Africa event taking place in Abu Dhabi, UAE from November 20-22, 2023. And another I’m thinking of is the AgriTechnica 2023 show taking place in Hannover from November 12-18, 2023 for the more general livestock and farming sectors.

Of course, there are too many others, either regional or local, to mention here.

All events have their associated conferences and symposia for visitors to attend and in turn they will address the challenges that each sector faces.

I’ve been keen to bring to our reader's the need for each business working in our milling industries to establish their individual carbon footprints. Sounds daunting I know, but it is something that has to be done in order to measure what greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions we are producing as Scope 1 (those emissions that are owned or controlled by each individual company) and provide us with an opportunity to then modify our processes to meet net zero targets when assessing - Scope 3

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- where the emission hotspots are across our value chains so that we can prioritise reduction strategies.

That means identifying which suppliers are leaders and which are laggards in terms of their sustainability performance. Scope 2 on the other hand are emissions a company causes indirectly from the generation of purchased energy or instances of other sources that are not included in Scope 3.

If we, as millers, are coming under scrutiny for the carbon we produce and have control over such as the carbon within the production from the raw materials we choose to use, then we have to be able to demonstrate our current position in order to make meaningful adjustments. That means to establish a basis from which to minimise accumulative carbon from products produced from the milling process.

I was at the DSM-Firmenich Global Aqua Days in midSeptember to learn that food retailers and grocery stores in the USA are adopting a ‘sustainability score’ for food products based on some 60 industry-specific indicators.

The presentation was made by Joåo Brits of the HowGood Company who pointed out that supermarkets, restaurants and processed food companies are able to show that over 90 percent of their emissions are from Scope 3 - the category of emissions that includes those coming from products that have been milled.

As Ivo Lansbergen, the President of DSM-Firmenich’s Animal Nutrition and Health Division, told me at the time, that all companies in the food processing sector should be doing more to establish their own Scope 1 and 2 data as soon as possible in order to take the next step that includes the analysis of their Scope 3 hotspot emissions and to identify where savings can be made.

This is a message all our international and national ‘shows’ should be focusing on and addressing.

We must be prepared to take the initiative in the matter of sustainability in food production and make ourselves as transparent as possible so that we can indicate on packaging the highest quality foodstuffs with the lowest possible carbon footprint and the costs involved in producing them.

These new carbon-reduced food products – let’s call them sustainable products for now - will come at a price. The consumer will have the information needed to understand the increases in the cost of food production to achieve this desired decrease in carbon emissions. And at the end of the day, it will be down to the consumer to back these more carbon neutral foodstuffs through their purchases if we are to row back on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

I look forward to seeing many of our readers in both San Paulo and Abu Dhabi in the next two months. Join me by attending and contributing to an event near you. Take the opportunity to talk to those better informed about what you could be doing to counter GHGs in your operation and how to go about making carbon assessments.

This is the challenge we as an industry face and we need to react quickly to the opportunity to show that we are not only responsive, but we are already making significant improvements in the reduction of carbon emissions in our food-producing operations.

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Talk with Peter Marriot, Satake

Roger Gilbert, Publisher of Milling and Grain magazine talks to General Manager for Satake, Peter Marriot, about their experience at this year’s Cereals Event held in Nottingham, UK from June 13-14, 2023. The annual Cereals Event is key for Satake, says Mr Marriot, who says it is "a great way of connecting with the UK industries and customers."

Having attended Cereals for around 20 years now, Satake is a longstanding supporter of the event. The key products Satake presented at this year's event included the company's full range of colour sorter machinery and supporting milling equipment. For example, it displayed rice cleaning equipment that can be readily adapted to beans and pea processing, along with flour milling from the company's Henry Simon subsidiary. To prove the capabilities of its sorting machinery, Satake gave practical sorting demonstrations throughout the three days to give a clear example of how effective sorting can be. Stay tuned for the live demonstration of their FMS-2000 Optical Sorter at the end of the video!

Interview with Chris Jackson, Guttridge

Roger Gilbert, Publisher of Milling and Grain magazine talks to Internal Sales Manager for Guttridge, Chris Jackson, about his experience attending the Online Milling school.

Guttridge is a manufacturer of material handling equipment for the animal feed and grain industry. Mr Jackson and two of his colleagues attended the 2021 edition of the Online Milling School, which he says, was a very informative and in-depth look into the industry. The Online Milling School has helped his company's business in many ways, including equipping them with industry knowledge and experience that ensures they can talk more confidently with customers about their needs. If you want to find out more about the OMS please got to: www.onlinemillingschool.com

Hello, my lovely readers and welcome to the October edition of Milling and Grain magazine along with the 10th edition of the Global Miller. I hope that you’re all feeling well and that you’re ready for Halloween as spooky season is upon us once more.

Winter and Christmas draw closer but not closer than Halloween, or to some, Samhain. Samhain is a Celtic holiday celebrated from October 31 to November 1, representing the mid-point between the Autumn equinox and the Winter solstice. Ancient Celts used this time to let the hearth fires in family homes burn out as they welcomed in the final harvests of the year before the winter came in to settle.

Samhain was filled with numerous vestiges, with communal feasts and drinking, bonfires and celebrations, thrones for soldiers, and prayers with Druid priests. It was also a holiday that signified the time of trying to appease the pagan gods with offerings of food and drink to ensure the survival of their people and livestock during winter and was also the seasonal transhumance for the herdsman.

At the beginning of summer, the cattle were taken upland to the summer pastures, and Samhain was the time to bring them back down into the winter pastures. This was a holiday not only for weakening barrier between the living and dead, but it was also a holiday that acted as a marker for the herdsman, shepherds, and the farmers, to determine when it was time to bring the livestock back to the winter pastures.

For those who have learnt about the origins of Halloween today, I hope you found this information interesting. Learning about these large and significant holidays that are celebrated almost globally and how they have a connection with our profession is incredibly fascinating.

For some more fascinating news, a new report from AFIA shows that they’re working towards creating a healthier world through their advanced animal nutrition work. Buhler, however, are celebrating 30 years in establishing their business in India and are also partnering with Entocycle to deliver end-to-end technology solutions to insect farms. It’s been a busy few week for Buhler.

Regarding any events that are either upcoming or have just passed, we’ll be giving you the information on the upcoming Livestock Taiwan event. We’ll also have a report for Taiwan Smart Agriweek for you to look forward to. Taiwan is incredibly prevalent this time of year with their events. If you have any news regarding the events then please share them with us. We would love to feature your comments in future reports.

Mentioning events, be sure to find Milling and Grain in VICTAM LatAm this month, we will be located at booth 7001-28 or you can find us at one of our conferences that we’re co-hosting with VICTAM. Check out our website for more information on our Online Milling School, Feed Milling Maximised conference, and the Pet-Aqua Feed Production Conference that are all being held here. gfmt.blogspot.com

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New report shows AFIA working toward healthier world through advanced animal nutrition

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he American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) released its annual, ‘our industry, our promise,’ report today, detailing the operational challenges facing today’s animal feed and pet food manufacturers and actions the AFIA is taking to address them.

The report provides an analysis of the animal food industry’s contribution to the USA and global economies and the forces making it difficult to conduct business. It also provides an inside look at efforts underway to usher the federal regulation of animal food into the 21st century and steps the industry is taking to better protect animal and human health while producing safer, more sustainable food.

“In recent years, the importance of advanced animal nutrition is ensuring the well-being of animals and human health has gained increased awareness,” said Mike Gauss, AFIA Board Chair (2022-23) and president of Kent Nutrition Group “As consumers become more discerning about the origin and quality of the food they consume, the demand for healthier and more sustainably produced animal products has significantly risen. Our association plays a critical role in meeting these demands.”

The report focuses on work completed during AFIA’s fiscal year from May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023, with sections on: The business climate for US animal food manufacturers,

including managing domestic supply chain challenges, resolving discrepancies between state and federal regulations, and advocating for modernised pet food label requirement.

Animal food safety, including preparing manufacturing facilities for routine food and drug administration inspections, safeguarding against potential animal disease outbreaks, protecting worker health and calling for the continued safe use of formaldehyde in swine and poultry feed.

Global policy changes, including averting a potentially catastrophic trade crisis with USA exports in the event of a foreign animal disease outbreak, advocating for sound international policy at the national level and within global fora, holding USA trading partners accountable and opening new markets for USA animal food exporters in key countries.

Industry progress in sustainability, including standing up for the animal food industry in international dialogues as a solution to global food security and climate challenges as well as equipping members with resources needed to meet their customers’ and stakeholders’ sustainability pledges.

The report also provides an update on AFIA’s professional networking and educational offerings, recognises several industry award winners and acknowledges the ways the AFIA has given back to local communities and engaged on social media.

The Milling Journal Milling Journal is a new online publication by Perendale Publishers Ltd., United Kingdom with its distinguished track record of technical and trade magazines in the agricultural, aquaculture and food sciences. This new peer-reviewed scientific journal will serve academia and the commercial milling sectors and related cereal and grain industries with high-quality papers. Milling is at the heart of products for both the human and the animal feed sector. It is envisaged to address fundamental and advanced technologies in the conversion of grain, cereals, pulses and legumes via milling to create diverse and bespoke secondary products. For example, ground wheat, corn, oats, barley, sorghum, beans and peas are widely used for human foods. The downstream by-products of bioethanol and potable alcohol from fermentation of ground grain are notable areas for research findings towards provision of sustainable animal feed ingredients.

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The Journal will particularly embrace scientific and technical information on novel processes enabling the generation of ingredients for manufacture of bread, cakes, confectionary, pasta and a plethora of applications for diverse types of breakfast cereals, beverages and the infant formula markets. We also consider papers on complete animal feed manufacture as a core topic. These usually require pre-grinding and milling/flaking of grain and cereals for terrestrial animal feeds such as for poultry, swine, ruminants and equine. Animal feed production can involve drying, milling, pelleting, steam and pressure conditioning, shaping and texturisation dependent on specific machinery. Processes such as extrusion, cooking and expansion are of paramount importance with much research being undertaken on engineering, both mechanical and electrical.

Effective storing and preservation methods offer opportunities for papers.

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Alltech and Emirates Food Industries embark on Planet of Plenty partnership

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lltech announced this week that it is partnering with National Dairy Farms and Masakin Dairy Farms, two prominent companies owned by Emirates Food Industries (EFI), to bring leading-edge carbon footprint benchmarking and methane-reducing technologies to the Middle East.

National and Masakin are known for their flagship milk brand, Hayatna, which has garnered widespread acclaim for its quality and freshness. Now, the two dairy giants are expanding their commitment to sustainability by embarking on a transformative journey to measure and mitigate their carbon footprints. With growing concerns about climate change, companies worldwide are under increasing pressure to adopt eco-conscious practices. As industry leaders, National and Masakin recognise the importance of curbing greenhouse gas emissions and setting new sustainability benchmarks.

Through this Planet of Plenty partnership, National and Masakin will have access to a range of carbon footprint technologies available through Alltech E-CO2, which will provide precise measurements of their environmental impact, enabling them to make data-driven decisions and set ambitious targets for reducing their carbon footprints.

The dairies will also utilise nutritional technologies from Alltech that help lower methane emissions and enhance farm profitability by increasing feed efficiency and milk production.

"The solidification of many years of collaboration with Emirates Food Industries in a Planet of Plenty Partnership represents the goals of the wider global Alltech family," said Paul McVeigh, regional manager of Alltech Middle East. "This partnership illustrates what is possible in the Middle East region when companies join forces toward a single goal, and we are dedicated to supporting them with the best available nutrition technologies to achieve more milk while reducing their environmental footprint."

National and Masakin commitment to sustainability reflects EFI's broader vision of embracing greener practices throughout the value chain. By fostering innovation and implementing eco-friendly initiatives, the companies aim

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Becoming an official Planet of Plenty partner underscores National and Masakin's dedication to environmental stewardship and sets a precedent for other dairy enterprises. This landmark initiative reaffirms their position as leaders in the dairy sector and elevates the Hayatna brand to new heights as a symbol of premium quality, sustainable practices and conscious consumer choice.

Moreover, this initiative takes place prior to COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. COP28, which is set to take place in Dubai at the end of the year, will bring together leaders, policymakers and experts from around the world to discuss and formulate strategies to combat climate change.

The groundbreaking efforts of National and Masakin, in partnership with Alltech, will undoubtedly serve as a example of corporate responsibility and climate action during the COP28 discussions. By taking proactive steps to reduce their carbon footprint and adopting sustainable practices, the dairy industry in the UAE will play a significant role in advancing the country's commitment to achieving the targets outlined in the Paris Agreement.

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Ukraine grateful for the agricultural export decision by the European Commission

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he long-awaited decision of the European Commission to lift restrictions on the export of Ukrainian agricultural products with the introduction of additional control measures is constructive. Ukraine is grateful for this position as stated by the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi during his online speech at the meeting of the European Parliament’s Agricultural Committee.

“We have the long-awaited decision of the European Commission, the restrictions have been lifted. And we are grateful for the constructive position,” the Minister stressed.

He noted that in accordance with the new conditions, Ukraine had developed and submitted an export control action plan to the European Commission within 72 hours. According to Mykola Solsky, the Ukrainian proposal should defuse the situation.

“According to our action plan, Ukraine will control and regulate exports as follows. We agree with the European Commission and importing countries on the required list and volume of agricultural products from four crops, and they, in turn, determine whether they are ready to accept these crops, when and in what volumes. Only then do we issue permits to our companies to export certain products. In other words, Ukraine controls its exports and coordinates them with the receiving countries,” said Mykola Solsky.

He said that today the Government of Ukraine has approved a new procedure for exporting certain types of products to certain EU member states. It stipulates that four crops - corn, rapeseed, sunflower, wheat, which are exported to five countries, must be licensed by the Ministry of Economy in agreement with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.

“We believe that such a scheme will satisfy all parties. And even the three countries that are currently opposed to Ukrainian agricultural exports will also join this plan. Because we all have the same goal – to win this terrible war. And for this, there must be mutual understanding and mutual support between us,” stressed the Minister of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine.

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Bühler celebrates 30 year in India

wiss technology group Bühler celebrates the 30th anniversary of establishing its business in India and announces the expansion of its manufacturing capabilities in the country. In the coming months, Bühler India will begin producing a wider variety of core product portfolios for the grain milling, food, feed and advanced materials industries, addressing the demands of a flourishing domestic market and customers abroad.

The decision to expand investments in the country is another milestone in Bühler Group's long and fruitful relationship with India. It is a journey that started 30 years ago when Bühler's then CFO, Philipp Müller. Over this time, Bühler India has become one of Bühler Group's leading global technology centres with manufacturing infrastructure, research and development teams, application centres and training facilities. Bühler India, which employs 600 people today, is manufacturing high-quality grain and food processing equipment for customers across the country and abroad. In future it will further expand its core product portfolio for the ffed and advanced materials industries. Bühler India's business has been growing more than ten percent over the past three years.

In August 2022, Bühler India took a major step in expanding its local production by manufacturing Sortex colour sorters. This move enables the grains and food industries in the country to have easy access to this key technology, which contributes to food quality and safety. The company also provides retrofitting and refurbishing services for existing Sortex machines.

Robust business case Bühler is taking its business in India to the next level by expanding the range of products it manufactures to include equipment for the country's growing milling industry. The company has already started the production of its plansifter Arenit & Purifier Norit, a key component in the flour production process that sifts and sorts grist and flour in wheat, rye, maize and durum mills. Other core machines such as purifiers and roller mills are also in the pipeline and scheduled to be available to customers in 2024. Bühler India will continue to expand its core product portfolios going forward to include the feed and advanced materials industries.

With this plan, Bühler India aims to strengthen its position as a leading provider of state-of-the-art solutions for the grain milling industry. Currently, Bühler India's 32,000 square meter premises in Bengaluru comprise the company's headquarters, a manufacturing hub, and an Application & Training Center (ATC) which covers multiple industrial applications.

Investing in talent development For this journey, Bühler not only counts on the expertise and engagement of its teams but supports the development of its talents in a consistent and pragmatic way. The company has more than 100 years of vocational training, preparing young adults for a career in a global company such as Bühler or beyond. Bühler India adopted an apprenticeship program in 2009.

The Bühler Academy in Bengaluru develops young talent with high-quality vocational training. To date, about 200 apprentices have graduated from the Academy and around 80 are currently in training. Five different base programs (from entry level to graduate apprentice), along with the Swiss Vocational Education and Training (VET) program, and an Apprentice Exchange Program are offered to the apprentices. All these programs comprise a carefully evaluated course module and follow a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical training. The growth plans also include investments in new talents for Bühler India. There is a program in place to hire about 300 employees over the next 2 to 3 years.

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Novus to share top dairy herd best practices at World Dairy Expo

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xperts from Novus International will share their insights into topperforming dairy herds at the World Dairy Expo, October 1-6, in Madison, Wisconsin. Novus will host two Knowledge Nook sessions during the world's largest dairy show.

Mark Moran, executive regional ruminant sales manager for Novus, says these two talks are designed to help dairy farmers, optimise performance and support profitability through intelligent nutrition, which is a combination of experience, insightful perspectives, and smarter solutions.

"Novus has been working directly with dairy farmers since 1996. We've developed deep historical knowledge of the challenges and opportunities that different farms can experience. We've also learned a lot about the small things farmers can do to address those issues and meet their goals," he says.

Karen Luchterhand, PhD, C.O.W.S Program service lead, grew up on a dairy farm and began working with neighbouring dairies as a teenager. She understands how competitive dairy farms can be.

In her presentation, Luchterhand will show assessment data from Novus’s C.O.W.S Program collected over the last five years. The program, which has been supporting farms in North America since 2011, uses on-site assessments to help farmers unlock production bottlenecks and optimise the health and well-being of their cows. The qualitative and quantitative information collected from these dairy farms showcases key management changes that can make a big difference. Some options may be little to no cost to implement but some suggestions come with a considerable financial investment. Luchterhand says that shouldn't deter people from understanding their options. Luchterhand will present ‘What Are Our Top Producing Herds Doing?’ at 2:30pm on October 4 in the atrium of the Exhibition Hall.

Novus Ruminant Technical Manager Hannah Tucker PhD, will present the topic 'Reduce Your Risk: Successfully Manage Your Milk Components when Changing Forage Sources', which provides management tips that farmers and nutritionists should consider every year around harvest time.

"Butterfat is a valuable milk component. Farmers rely on the ration cows eat to make butterfat, but we can't maximise butterfat production if the forages aren't as they should be," Tucker says.

During her presentation, Tucker will recommend certain steps farms take when moving from last year's forage to that of the new harvest. She wants that if the switch isn't done correctly, the impact can have a negative effect on everything from dry matter intake to component production to overall milk yield.

Tucker says nutritionists also have a valuable role to play in the silage shift. Their collaboration with dairy producers to maximise the production of both the milk and the forage necessary to achieve farm goals. Dr Tucker's presentation is scheduled for 10:30 am on October 5 in the atrium of the Exhibition Hall.

Attendees can visit the NOVUS booth, #4317-4319 at the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall during the Expo, to speak with the experts and learn about the intelligent nutrition solutions that can help them get more from their cows.

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n the past I have written about Joseph Rank’s mills as they were in the first half of the 20th century. The Miller Journal for 24 July 1950 allows me to come up to the post-war years with his new mill.

This mill, situated on the Solent at Southampton replaced the one built in 1933 and destroyed by German bombs in 1940. Few cities in Britain were so completely knocked about by bombing and no British firm of millers suffered such loss through the war as Joseph Rank Ltd. The Rank directors were very pleased with the new building, as it meant that one more step along the road to recovery of their pre-war position had been taken and to the citizens of Southampton it meant that gradually their city was regaining a little of its old look. The new mill, like the old, was designed to be a most attractive structure and Mr James Rank and his board were justifiably proud of this, their first new mill rebuilt since the war. It was expected most probably to become the best-known flour mill in the world with its 120ft high silo and 85ft high mill building.

The association of Joseph Rank Ltd with the port of Southampton began in 1931. The growing importance of the port, coupled with the decision of the Southern Railway to develop land on the bank of the River Test, caused them to consider building a large modern flour and provender mill there. As soon Melling separators

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as negotiations were completed work began and the Solent Mills were completed in 1933.

Owing to the mill’s location, size and bright and attractive appearance, the mill soon became a landmark for the world’s shipping and airplanes and for six years remained so.

Unfortunately, it also became an easily recognisable landmark for German bombers.

Although the mill was destroyed, the provender mill and silos escaped completely and during the rest of the war the provender mill was in full production. As soon as the war was over Joseph Rank Ltd prepared diagrams and plans for a completely new flour mill on the site. Work commenced in the March of 1947.

Mr Sidney Jones, the firm’s technical director, was personally responsible for the rebuilding and Thomas Robinson & Son Ltd, of Rochdale, the milling engineers, were entrusted with supplying all the machinery. The architects were Gelder and Kitchen, whose records have been rescued by the Mills Archive, as it saved all the firm’s roller mill files. The firm had worked with Joseph Rank on all his mills starting with the first, Clarence Mills in Hull, in the 1890s.

Joseph Rank was very conscientious in looking after his workers as well as the mill and in this respect the arrangement for living accommodation for the mill’s employees was treated as an important task. Land was purchased in an ideal location and the dwellings were all designed most attractively by Gelder and Dust collectors

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Kitchen. Building commenced in September 1949. By May 1950, eleven employees and families were living in their new houses within a mile of the mill. Roofs were already on eight more and foundations for the remaining eleven had been laid. Employees from the blitzed mills in London were taken on at the Solent plant.

The mill covered 1.75 acres on the New Docks, on land reclaimed from tidal water and raised to an average height of 10ft. Under the silo’s alone, almost 600 piles were arranged in 20 rows of 29, supporting rafts of solid concrete from three to six feet thick. At high tide there was 40ft of water off the quay and steamers of almost any size could be easily accommodated. As the buildings were situated some 200 yards from the water, a long

overhead gantry ran from the quay wall across the roadway and the railway lines to the receiving house. A band conveyor 800ft. long carried sacks of flour from the warehouse to ships. The silo could hold 22,000 tonnes and handle 600 tonnes of wheat in a single day.

The mill was divided into two plants, each capable of producing 60 x 280 lb. sacks per hour. In the ‘A’ mill plansifters were used for scalping and in the ‘B” mill reels were used. The mill was lit by fluorescent lighting which proved a magnificent sight at night.

The screenroom, which was split into three separate units, had numerous types of cleaning and conditioning machines along with washers, whizzers, scourers and cyclo pneumatic aspirators all added to produce the desired effect. The mill floors were said

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Water-cooled rolls were used when thought necessary and the break rolls were chain driven. Further rows of mills were installed in the mill basement and at the back of the main line of purifiers.

Robinson’s plansifters took up little space and used little power, as the scalping on the first three breaks helped. Robinson’s purifiers, centrifugals and various accessories completed the picture on the upper floors of the mill. The top floor had suction dust collectors and fans coupled to the various high speed exhaust systems.

Bulk storage for both flour and offal was provided. The

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

Egypt ready to re-export Russian wheat if Moscow establishes the Suez Canal logistics hub

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he General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), affiliated with the Egyptian Ministry of Supply, has affirmed its readiness to re-export Russian wheat to neighboring countries if Moscow establishes a global logistics distribution center in the Suez Canal region.

GASC stated to the Russian news agency ‘Novosti’ that Egypt might increase its purchases of Russian wheat and subsequently re-export wheat and other grains to neighboring countries if a logistics distribution center is established in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.

The Authority envisions that the logistics center in the economic zone will serve as a hub for storing and trading wheat and other grains not only in Egypt and the Arab region but also in North and East Africa, as reported by the Russian platform ‘RT.’ Regarding the extent of Egypt's impact from Russia suspending its grain deal, the Ministry stated that "Egypt, like other importing countries, is affected by the rise and fluctuations in global wheat prices."

According to the Ministry, Egypt signed a contract to purchase 360,000 tonnes of Russian wheat on August 2 to bolster its strategic stockpile, with shipping planned between September 1 and 10.

It is worth noting that the grain agreement was initiated by Ankara and includes Russia, Ukraine, and the United Nations.

The agreement stipulates that Russia allows the export of Ukrainian grain through a humanitarian corridor opened by the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, provided that Russian grains and fertilisers gain access to the market.

Russia is demanding the removal of western restrictions on its exports of fertilisers, oils, and agricultural products in exchange for extending the grain agreement, which was renewed on July 17.

The GASC said it is particularly interested in sourcing wheat from the US, Canada, France, Bulgaria, Australia, Poland, Germany, and the UK. It is open to different varieties of milling

wheat from these countries as well as from Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Hungary, Paraguay, and Kazakhstan.

Egypt had previously entered into a US$1.5 billion agreement with the ITFC in January to secure funding for the country's energy products and essential commodity imports.

Egypt is expected to import 12 million tonnes of wheat during the fiscal year 2023/2024, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization on 1 July.

With an annual consumption of up to 18 million tonnes of wheat, of which 12 million tons are imported based on 2022 figures, Egypt aims to mitigate disruptions in global food supply chains and the upward trend in commodity prices by encouraging farmers to increase their wheat supply to the government.

Egyptian inflation soared to a fresh record, with consumer costs now increasingly at the mercy of whether authorities will allow the pound to weaken again.

Price growth in urban parts of the country accelerated to an annual 37.4 percent in August from 36.5 percent the previous month, according to figures released Sunday by the state-run CAPMAS statistics agency. On a monthly basis, inflation was 1.6 percent, compared with 1.9 percent in July.

A 71.4 percent increase in the cost of food and beverages, the largest single component of the inflation basket, was a major contributor to last month’s price pickup.

Inflation has been above 30 percent for much of this year, a challenge for policymakers in the North African nation that’s under pressure to allow more flexibility in the exchange rate to unlock the next tranche of the International Monetary Fund’s US$3 billion loan.

The IMF delayed the first review of Egypt’s rescue program which was expected to be completed in March as it waits for authorities to make good on reforms. Authorities need to build up sufficient foreign exchange buffers to manage another likely depreciation.

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Bühler delivers its battery production solutions to Fraunhofer’s new test facility and industrial plant in Germany

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erman Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production FFB and Swiss technology company Bühler Group are taking their collaboration to new heights.

Fraunhofer FFB has been operating Bühler’s technology for continuous mixing of battery slurry since 2021. Now Bühler’s 30-millimetre extruder will be used by the teams at its new research and development site in Münster, Germany, where the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is building a test facility spanning over 6000 square meters (FFB PreFab). In parallel. the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is also building an industrial plant – called FFB Fab – where Bühler’s 93-millimetre extruder will enable a throughput of up to about 1200 litres of battery slurry per hour.

The research organisation Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft intends to play a leading role in the development of industrial battery production facilities in Europe.

The construction of a new test facility at its research and development site in Münster, Germany, and of a gigafactory on the same premises are part of this plan. “The Fraunhofer FFB has a clear goal. We research and develop solutions for scaling production technology for lithium-ion batteries. Our customers are German automakers who want to get into battery production to make themselves less dependent on international

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suppliers and plant manufacturers in the battery industry,” says Markus Eckstein, the Fraunhofer FFB Research Associate.

Ten kilometres further south from its current pilot plant (FFB workspace), in the Hansa-Business Park Münster, the complete outer shell of the FFB PreFab, the next milestone of the Fraunhofer FFB, is already in place.

The construction should be concluded in 2024 and the existing Bühler 30-millimetre extruder installation will be moved to the FFB PreFab. The pilot installation combines an industry-relevant production capacity with simple operation. “Thanks to its modular design, a very large number of process parameters can be run down within a very short time and thus the mixing process can be efficiently optimised,” explains Philipp Stoessel, Team Manager Process Technology Grinding & Dispersing at Bühler.

At the FFB PreFab, the teams will conduct experimental research with customers and universities in an area of 6000 square meters. “In our innovation modules, we can take advantage of the shorter changeover and cleaning times.

This allows us to improve existing processes, apply new technologies, and extrapolate the knowledge gained to industrial applications,” says Eckstein.

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industry. It allows raw material dosing, premixing, kneading, fine dispersing, and degassing in a single device. “Thanks to Bühler’s continuous mixing technology, we can determine accurate parameters for scaling and transfer them to the gigafactory scale. Bühler’s battery experts keep challenging us to look at things in a new way, and we are in active exchange when it comes to new technologies and best practices. For example, we are fascinated by QuaLiB, an in-house development at Bühler, which allows the quality of the electrode slurry to be analysed in real time and ensures traceability of the process.” explains Eckstein.

Fraunhofer industrial plant The collaboration doesn’t end there.

Bühler also won a public tender and will build a 93-millimetre extruder as well as sophisticated systems for handling, storing, and metering the raw materials, and for slurry storage at Fraunhofer’s industrial plant. The mixing plant will be able to process up to approximately 1200 litres of electrode slurry per hour.

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relevant research will generate precious know-how and might enable the closing of the technology gap between Europe and Asia. Furthermore, it is an ideal platform to build a skilled workforce for the battery industry.”says Stoessel. “For Bühler this is a lighthouse project which will help to further promote the fully continuous mixing technology.”

Effervescent market The Fraunhofer FFB research institution is proof of the dynamic way in which the topic of industrial battery production is moving research and industry. Companies and research institutes are looking for ways to improve capacity, speed charging time, reduce costs, and further drive innovation.

The potential is extensive and Bühler is ready to collaborate with research partners and the automotive industry is building a sustainable future. Bühler set up its Battery Solutions business more than 10 years ago.

Based on its proven twin-fixed extruder technology for the food and feed industry, Bühler developed a new continuous mixing process for battery slurries. Over these years Bühler has received orders for more than 70 continuous electrode slurry mixing lines worldwide, whereof more than half of it large-scale production plants.

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By Richard Bonn, Co-Founder, Aethr Associates, UK

Greed is Good When Gordon Gekko made this famous quote in the movie Wall Street back in 1987, he inspired a generation of financiers, sold by the portrayed excesses of stock market traders and the optimism of it’s ‘get rich quick’ mantra. Far less glamorously, I began my food and agriculture career in 2001 and it wasn’t long before I heard reference to the quote as part of a negotiation and I could see how motivation to succeed comes in many different forms.

Looking back on the way the term has been used over the years, it’s fair to say that in 2023 the quote hasn’t aged well. Greed today is synonymous with exploitation, over consumption, and potentially pushing humanity to the brink.

The actual context of Gekkos speech was more about encouraging a revolutionary spirit and delivering transformation. Something many people are now demanding following the recognition that the planet can’t sustain our current emission output and the continued destruction of natural habitat and biodiversity.

If greed is defined as ‘an intense and selfish desire for something’ then shouldn’t we start changing the focus of what we are greedy for. A greed for the betterment of the planet and sustainability of our communities has until recently felt quite abstract. But is that about to change?

Two significant challenges are currently converging, the first is the creation of legislation that will start to pass greater responsibility onto businesses to declare their environmental impact. Using the basic principle of what gets measured gets improved, UK regulators are finalising the Sustainable Disclosure Requirement (SDR), The EU have the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Globally the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has just announced their new IFRS-S standards. These changes in disclosure requirements may not challenge your business in the short term but your customers, investors and financiers are going to start asking a lot more questions relating to your environmental impact, if they haven’t already.

The second challenge is recognition by financial institutions that the risk to business from operating in a climate-change impacted world is potentially significant and all investments need to be evaluated through a climate risk lens. That includes the physical risk to business models from things like rising sea levels or heatwaves, to the costs associated with transitioning business models currently dependent on burning fossil fuels or those exposed to changing consumer demands.

In very simple terms, company directors must start asking, do they fully understand the true environmental and social impact of their business model and its supply chains? If the answer is no, then they need to start formulating a plan.

The motivation to make this change shouldn’t just be about risk avoidance though. The shifting demands of this market will offer opportunities to those who adapt quickly and realise the potential for market and early adopter advantage. Benefits like green finance, operational cost savings, innovation, and improved talent attraction and retention are all recognised in businesses engaging positively with the challenge.

Developing a ‘greed’ for adapting your business to deal with the future state is a good thing and a new generation of conscientious Gordon Gekkos are rewarding businesses for doing so.

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Gems from the Mills Archive Form for an agent of millers

by Nathanael Hodge, Mills Archive, UK

The Mills Archive is a permanent repository for the documentary and photographic records of traditional and contemporary mills and milling, as well as similar structures dependent on traditional power sources. It makes that material freely available for public inspection and use in research and learning.

The Mills Archive is one of the world’s great mill collections. It has rescued over 3 million documents and images that might otherwise have ended up in a landfill site. It is an Aladdin’s cave filled with memories and free to users. The collections show the rich and diverse crafts, buildings, machinery, equipment and people involved with mills in the UK and around the world.

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The French Revolution of 1789 plunged Europe into lengthy wars. The Treaty of Amiens of 1802 between Britain and the new French leader Napoleon Bonaparte led to a brief respite of peace, but this was not to last, with Britain declaring war on France again in May 1803.

Napoleon amassed a large army on the French coast and began constructing a fleet of invasion ships. It is said that he even considered using troop carrying balloons to launch an aerial assault, while contemporary satirical images depict supposed windmill powered floating craft.

In Britain extensive plans were made for what to do in the event of an invasion. The Defence of the Realm Acts of 1798 and 1803 made provisions for assembling volunteer regiments, in addition to the already existing part time militia. By 1804 nearly one in five ablebodied men were enrolled.

In addition, the acts made provisions to ensure that, in the event of invasion, there would be a sufficient supply of wagons, boats, horses, cattle and food for the British forces.

This is where the document shown here fits in. It is a ‘Form of an Appointment of an Agent of Millers’.

The form was issued, signed and sealed

by John Poulett, fourth Earl Poullett, who was Lord Lieutenant of Somerset at the time. It appoints an ‘agent of millers’ for a parish, whose role ‘in case of actual invasion or appearance of invasion’ was to call on all millers in the area to put their mills under his authority, ‘for the purpose of conveying, by the Waggon Conductors, such quantities of dry, sweet, and clean flour, made of good marketable English Wheat, out of which the Bran shall have been taken by Means of a Twelve Shilling seamed Cloth, wherever they shall be required so to do’.

The form includes blank spaces for the names of the agent and parish – in this case, the parish is ‘Berkeley and Sandwich’, but the name of the agent has not been filled in.

As things turned out, victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 gave Britain control of the seas, and the feared invasion never took place.

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Week 3

The live online webinars will consist of two and a half hours per week, for six weeks, and includes an additional in-person session at this year's VICTAM LatAm in São Paulo, Brazil. Once the course is completed, attendees will receive a certificate, and the opportunity to watch the sessions on-demand.

The programme is jointly organised by Progressus Agrischools and Perendale Publishers, and sponsored by Agentis Innovations, Tietjen, Andritz, Wenger, PLP Systems and International Milling Directory.

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Session 1 began with Ryan Alan S Celis, a mechanical engineer who runs his own feedmill in Southern Philippines contract manufacturing for various feed companies. He spoke on ‘Feed mill layout and feed manufacturing process flow’, covering various topics including: • Raw material handling, • An in-depth overview of the Conveying design and the process flow • Sampling, testing, quality within feed mills assurance testing • Feed mill terminology • Types of storage; comparing covering equipment/areas of steel and concrete silos to the plant warehouses • Grinding (Pre & Post), Premixing, coolers, crumblers, • Silo design faults and bad warehouse practice and sieving The second session was led by Dr Claus M Braunbeck, Ph. D. at the Institute of Agricultural Engineering, now the Asia area manager for FrigorTec GmbH. His presentation covered ‘Grain management for bulk storage’, covering topics such as: • Fumigation; the procedure and • Grain storage and loss how to successfully fumigate • Temperature management and • Grain cooling; its uses and monitoring, Moisture content advantages • Pests and fungus development • Grain levelling and coring

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The session began with a presentation from Dr Charles Stark, who presented on Mixers and Mixer design, which covered areas such as: • Mixing equipment and design • Factors affecting uniformity factors (size, ribbon, shaft), • Ingredient characteristics Mixer Problems, Mixer fill and • Reasons why the perfect mix liquid applications might not be possible • Conditioned mash moisture • Salt particles, The Batching management cycle • Feed mill designs The second presentation was given by Ryan Alan S Celis, who spoke on ‘Mixing Operations: Factor that impact mixing dispersion and homogeneity’, covering areas such as: • Liquid additions • Ensuring Feed Homogeneity • Mixer design considerations, During the Mixing Process Element / Liner Clearance / • Mixing requirements, addition sequence Homogeneity test • Factors affecting Uniformity • Factors that influence mixing (Ribbons & Paddles) accuracy and efficiency and • Cross contamination/carry over mixing times Lastly, Sergiu Ancau, Technical sales consultant for PLP Systems, who spoke about had a talk by ‘Handling minor ingredients and additives used for feed production’, which covered topics on: designing the micro dosing • Micro dosing of powder (Ingredients, materials, screw ingredients feeder, scale hopper, convey of • Types of additives the dosed additive, automation, • Micro dosing in the premix location) plant and the feed plant • Micro dosing in a feed mill vs • Manual micro dosing • PSPA (Post Stress Powder aqua feed plant Application) • What to consider when There’s still time to join the upcoming sessions, just visit https:// www.onlinemillingschool.com/omslivestock and pick which session you would like to be a part of!

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The session began with a presentation from Thomas Runde, CEO and sales director for Tietjen, on ‘It all depends on the grinding – Optimal raw material preparation for livestock’, which covered areas such as: Process Overview and critical • The basics of grinding observations’, covering various • Its industry relevance and topics including: applications (from livestock • Key terminology involved in and aquatic, to petfood) the pre & post-grinding process • Hammer mill vs roller mill: • Important areas for Optimising processes batching • Particle sizes and controllers • Factors affecting weighing • Grist spectrum control and accuracy analysis • The concept of free fall and • Dosing, Beater selection and after flow screen basics, Sieving • Scale accuracy, precision, and • Explosion protection resolution • The second presentation • Batching sequence – major scale, was given by Ryan Alan S minor scale, and micro scale Celis. He spoke on ‘Batching Milling and Grain - October 2023 | 35

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VICTAM LATAM 2023: São Paulo, Brazil VICTAM LatAm is a ‘one-stop’ show for the decision-makers within these industries. Each visitor will be able to find what they are looking for, all under one roof over three days.

The event also focuses on a series of high-quality industry conferences and business matchmaking with colleagues and clients.

VICTAM LatAm and GRAPAS LatAm 2023 in co-location with GEAPS will take place from October 3 - 5, 2023 at Expo Centre Norte, red pavilion, São Paulo, Brazil. The elaborate conferences program and technical seminars will take place simultaneously in the conference rooms in the same venue.

Perendale Publishers Ltd is conducting a Petfood and Aquafeed Production Conference in São Paulo Brazil with VICTAM LATAM 2023 Oct 3-5. In the two half day courses on Oct 3-4, you will hear from industry experts about Aquaculture feed and Petfood production. These two processes utilise similar techniques and the conference will have multiple topics covered.

Nutrition, additives to enhance feed, raw material handling, grinding, weighing, and mixing to start off.

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The topic with be Trouble Shooting for All including MillingAqua-Pet Food Production and will comprise of a discussion panel and a Q&A session from the Autumn Courses and from within the room. During this Off-Line Session we will be awarding Certificates of Attendance to those who have completed one of the 2023 six-week courses and who are in attendance.

Training is fundamental to developing a business’ efficiency and ensuring a return on your investment.

In the Afternoon, we are hosting a unique seminar, ‘Feed Milling maximised’, from 13:30-16:30pm, October 5. This seminar presents three keynote presentations along with eight quick-fire updates on equipment and technologies used in modern-day feed milling that improve efficiencies while maximising output.

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In every edition of Milling and Grain magazine, we dedicate this page to taking a look at the products that will save you both time and money in the food and feed milling process.

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Farm silos by Simeza Simeza steel sheet Farm Silos are designed for storage of feed on livestock, poultry and pork. They can be designed according to either ASAE/ANSI American or Euro-Code European norms as per client choice.

SIMEZA Farm Silos cover a wide range of models from 1.8 meters to 3.5 meters in diameter and from 4 to 58 m³capacity. They are entirely manufactured in galvanised steel and with Z600 galvanised coating or pre-painted in green.

They are designed with a cone angle of 62 ° to allow a perfect discharge. The Farm Silos are equipped with their corresponding access stairs to the roof.

Optionally they can be supplied with an opening system from the ground or pneumatic load, visors, cone doors for cleaning, emergency exits and weighing cells.

https://simeza.com Crusher CR from Tietjen The crusher CR is a versatile machine for coarse crushing of bulk materials. It is suitable for crushing agglomerates or for pre-crushing coarse material pieces for further grinding.

By homogenising the raw material in the crusher, energy is saved in the further grinding in the hammer mill, as the desired grain spectrum is achieved more quickly. At the same time, the screens of the hammer mill are protected against screen breakage. Especially in pet food and fish feed production, particularly fine screens used, here the use of the crusher is particularly worthwhile.

The crusher is designed for continuous industrial operation. It convinces with its robust design with generously dimensioned inlet, long-life rotor and hardened impact plates. The beaters are also optimised for primary crushing and are made of Hardox. A variable grain size range can also be achieved in pre-shredding by using different screen sizes.

Centrifugal Sifter by Dinnissen The Centrifugal Sifter is ideal for processing varying amounts of product.

Thanks to the various setting possibilities and mesh openings between 250 and 2000 µm, different capacities, from a few kilograms per hour up to more than 39 tonnes per hour, can be processed with a single machine. The centrifugal force in the rotating drum ensures that the product to be sifted is pressed against the perforated drum wall. Only the product particles that are small enough pass through the holes in the drum wall. Depending on the type of product and the required size of the sifting surface, Dinnissen provides a solution that meets the desired capacity and integration into existing systems.

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The ETI Batch Coating System by Extru-Tech Designed to be integral and stackable with the Extru-Tech Vertical Cooler to optimise installation, the ETI Batch Coating System offers benefits and capabilities never before available with traditional spinning disk or open drum coating systems. Plus, the Extru-Tech system offers the sanitary design and dosing accuracy demanded by today’s food safety and traceability requirements.

The ETI Batch Coating System was designed to handle up to 40,000 lbs/ hour at batch sizes of 2500 pounds at 63 percent fill level.

A multi-functional time/pressure spray design provides optimal liquid application uniformity across the entire batch. The automated control system determines the optimal spray time for each liquid and then sets the spray pressure for each of the pressure supply tanks. This allows the spray time to be extended to the maximum length of time, thereby providing the most even and accurate coating possible.

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Roller belt conveyor by CESCO CESCO roller belt conveyors RBCM are designed with a flexible concept and modular design, for gentle horizontal or slightly inclined conveying of grain, grist, pellets, and granular products in general. They realise the completely closed conveying of the product, even in reversible mode, with zero loss during the conveying, easy cleaning, maintenance, and safety during operation thanks the fully bolted system used.

General characteristics • Drive station equipped with belt scrapers.

• Tensioning station equipped with belt screw tensioner up to 60 m length and with counterweight tensioner for longer configurations.

• The belt runs on 2-roller or 3 roller transoms and is permanently cleaned by internal and external belt scrapers.

• Trippers available for applications with multiple unloading stations running along the conveyor frame.

• Watertight outer top cover made by hot dip galvanised corrugated steel sheet, suitable for outside installation and fixed by bolts.

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Encoder-Flex 1024 configurable multi-function encoder 4B Group has introduced the Encoder-Flex 1024, a configurable multi-function encoder designed for monitoring position or speed. The Encoder-Flex 1024 has many applications and is very well suited to monitor the position of rack and pinion gates, angular position of distributors, as well as shaft speed for rotating machines such as bucket elevators and conveyors.

The new, ATEX-approved Encoder-Flex 1024 has numerous industrial applications in one design.

With a compact, stainless-steel design, the Encoder-Flex 1024 provides a robustness for harsh industrial environments. The fully sealed body has an innovative local calibration facility that does not require opening the unit; simply apply an external magnet briefly to calibrate. Providing even more flexibility, resolution can be programmed for 1 to 1024 pulses per rotation.

In addition, the Encoder-Flex 1024 provides 4-20 mA, quadrature-pulsed and Modbus RTU outputs in one single model, giving the user the versatility and flexibility to connect many different controllers and displays.

“We have already identified numerous applications for the Encoder-Flex 1024 in our core markets. One example is to

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According to Sam Payne, “The Encoder-Flex 1024 is a robust yet compact unit that takes up very little space. Unlike string potentiometer gate monitors that are mechanical devices prone to failure and require maintenance, the Encoder-Flex 1024 is easy to install and calibrate. It features outputs of 4-20 mA, Quadrature pulse (speed/relative rotation), and RS485 Modbus RTU to meet customer needs.”

“This product is simple to install and operate and features elegant calibration,” explains Payne. “Compared to competitive products, it’s less bulky and more robust with fewer limitations.

The resolution can even be set in the field from 1 to 1024 pulses per revolution to suit virtually any application.”

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by Rabia Tiryaki, Bastak Instruments, Turkiye

ood science is an international science that covers many disciplines such as food chemistry, food microbiology, food physical chemistry, organic chemistry, physico-chemistry, general chemistry, biochemistry, instrumental analysis and nutrition. It includes systems such as spectroscopy, chromatography, electrophoresis, ELISA, etc. where devices and equipment including all physical, chemical, electrical-electronic, computer and mechanical technologies and principles are developed and used.

With the rapidly increasing world population, the diversification of product groups and the increasing demand for food are increasing day by day. However, quality control of food, food safety and food assurance significantly affect the health of society, environment and ecosystem, especially human health.

Bastak Instruments, which has been serving as an R&D and Innovation Base in the field of food, cereals, oilseeds, legumes and feed in the world and Turkey for a quarter of a century, carries out a policy that ensures food safety and security, is environmentally friendly, consumer-oriented, sustainable, and combats scarcity and food waste.

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in fast, reliable and environmentally friendly technologies for the analysis of food components. The dependence of traditional methods on multiple instruments and chemicals, their time-consuming nature and the need for an analyst have led to the development of various alternative technologies.

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technology with its international staff and state-of-the-art machinery, robotic sampling systems, technological and fast solutions that will make modern life easier, and advanced sensors.

Spectroscopic analysis is based on the measurement of the properties of solutions such as absorbing, transmitting or reflecting light. The ability of a substance to absorb a ray of a certain wavelength is a characteristic property of it, like other physical or chemical properties.

NIR Spectroscopy as an alternative

NIR Spectroscopy, one of the widely used alternative technologies to traditional food analysis methods, covers the region of the electromagnetic spectrum between 780 (12800 cm-1) and 2500 nm (4000 cm-1) wavelength range and creates absorption bands related to the vibrations of molecular bonds such as O-H, C-H, C-O and N-H in the structure.

NIR Spectroscopy is based on the principle that the absorption in the electromagnetic spectrum in the mentioned wavelength range is correlated with the Quality properties of food samples and this correlation is analysed.

In addition to the determination of grinding properties of cereals, protein and moisture, wet gluten and dry gluten, Zeleny sedimentation, SDS sedimentation, mixograph peak resistance, gliadin and glutenin, essential amino acids, color, ash, starch damage, water absorption, dough strength, quality characteristics of fermented dough and rheological properties of dough by NIR Spectroscopy, Research has been carried out on many topics such as determining the energetics of various cereal products, monitoring structural changes during the storage of bread, determining wheat varieties and analysing the quality of bread, and data applicable to practice have been obtained.

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NIR Technique is widely used in quantitative analysis of various components in chemistry, pharmacy, agriculture, etc. In cereal technology, results can be determined with high accuracy in quality criteria, especially gluten, protein, ash and sediment. Cereals may vary in their quality characteristics depending on the climate and soil characteristics of the region where they are grown. For this reason, ready-made calibration models are improved with new data, and the accuracy and reliability of the results are obtained with a high coefficient of determination (R2) value.

With this technique, no damage is caused to the sample and the samples can be used repeatedly. Multiple analysis results can be obtained simultaneously with one spectra recorded. Thus, it is faster than conventional methods, environmentally friendly and economical since no chemicals are used.

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Thanks to Bastak Instrumenst's superior and unrivaled NIR Technology; gluten value, protein value, moisture value, ash value and Zeleny Sedimentation value can be measured within seconds in red bread wheat, white bread wheat, durum wheat and flour samples.

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by Lorie Hailey, Lead Writer, Alltech, USA

ealthy, sustainable food systems are vital to achieving the world’s development goals and ensuring global economic growth – but climate change threatens these goals. It disrupts every aspect of agriculture and makes it increasingly difficult to ensure that sustainable nutrition is accessible for the growing global population.

The focus on climate change – and the action needed to help mitigate it – has grown increasingly over the past decade. Nations around the world are taking steps to reduce greenhouse gases and limit global warming to less than 1.5oc, which experts say will help us avoid the worst impacts of climate change, including continued extreme weather events, rising sea levels, loss of biodiversity and food shortages.

Global warming and its consequences remain in the spotlight this week as we celebrate the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day. This year’s theme, Invest in Our Planet, calls on businesses, governments and citizens to act boldly to solve the world’s environmental crises. Each year on April 22, more than one billion people participate in Earth Day activities, making it the largest civic observation in the world.

Climate change is widespread, rapid and intensifying – and it is causing a strain on the world’s energy, food, metals and water.

While the current pace and scale of climate action are insufficient to tackle the problem, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said there are clear solutions for securing a livable future for all – and they must be implemented now.

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The role of agri-food

As the world looks to implement those solutions, there is a clear opportunity for the agri-food community to lead the way. Agriculture is at the forefront of solutions to nourish and nurture our planet and its people, and consumers expect food producers to step up.

In fact, consumers put the responsibility for improving food sustainability on the food producer above anyone else, according to the 2021 Global Sustainability Insights report by Bord Bia, an Irish state agency that promotes sales of Irish food and horticulture and enables the growth and sustainability of Irish producers.

“Whilst everyone across the value chain has a role to play, food producers are clearly front and center,” said Tara McCarthy, Alltech’s global vice president of ESG. “The proactive role of industry and policymakers in this conversation is absolutely key.

Consumers are asking for guidance, for support and for action.”

Implementing sustainability measures can be costly, and the pressures of compliance along the value chain – combined with the current inflationary environment – can jeopardise the economic viability of some primary food producers, farmers and processors, she said. To remain viable, they need solutions that can enhance their businesses' efficiency and enable them to maintain sustainable margins while doing their part for the environment.

The most effective way to ensure that quality nutrition is available to everyone is to improve farmers and producers’ production efficiency, long-term viability and environmental contribution, McCarthy said.

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worldwide find and implement solutions to their sustainability challenges. Its nutritional solutions help optimise the nutrients in animal feed, thereby supporting the health and efficiency of livestock while reducing the environmental impact of agriculture.

Climate change cannot be solved without agriculture, and agriculture cannot thrive without tackling climate change. We must meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future, said Dr. Vaughn Holder, Alltech’s research project manager for beef nutrition.

“Agriculture has gone from having the most important job in the world to having the two most important jobs in the world: feeding the world and reversing climate change,” he said.

The world needs the nourishment of protein-rich meat, milk, eggs and seafood and crops that are grown in healthy soil.

At the same time, we must work to minimize the harmful effects of agricultural practices on the environment – and on animals and humans. This can be accomplished by improving the health of animals and the soil, maximising the value of feedstuffs, increasing the efficiency of the farm and reinvesting

in innovation.

Reducing GHG emissions in agriculture

Agriculture is one major source of GHG emissions, but it’s also a major source of carbon sequestration – the process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Unlike any other sector, agriculture has the ability to not only reduce our own GHG emissions but capture and sequester emissions released by other industries.

Animal emissions are not the full story

Discussions around GHGs and global warming often center around agriculture emissions, but we need to think beyond emissions and look at the full cycle, Dr. Holder said.

Ice core data shows that methane and carbon dioxide have risen rapidly to unprecedented levels in the last 70 years.

While methane is often the most talked about, carbon dioxide contributes more to global warming. Carbon dioxide is a stock gas with no natural removal cycle and a long lifespan. Stock gases accumulate over time because they stay in the environment.

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In contrast, methane is a flow gas that has a natural removal cycle through chemical reactions that occur in the atmosphere – and it can be absorbed by soil and vegetation.

As the Buck Island project has shown, agriculture systems have the potential to be net positive in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon cycles, not just neutral, Dr. Holder said. At Buck Island, having cattle grazing the land has resulted in less GHG flux from the land. More emissions were produced, but the amount sequestered offset the difference.

Focusing only on emissions misses the bigger picture, however.

The soil’s ability to sequester carbon is a critical part of the story. Alltech Crop Science and one of the newest members of the Alltech family, Ideagro, have a wealth of information and technologies for nourishing the soil through its microbial population. Alltech’s teams continue to investigate how these microbes boost soil chemistry and nutrient density, helping to sequester more carbon in the soil.

Researchers at Buck Island are also working with Alltech E-CO2 and others to develop precision tools to measure methane yields and intensity. The next step is the inclusion of advanced sequestering measurements that will evaluate how grazing, pasture management, nutrition and other strategies affect the carbon cycle and make it possible for beef operations to sequester carbon.

The potential to capture carbon in the soil presents an amazing opportunity for the agri-food community to embrace our critical role in solving climate change, but also to improve soil health, increase crop productivity and promote biodiversity.

“We have to continue to think beyond emissions and beyond

methane,” Dr. Holder said.

Through the implementation of leading-edge nutrition and pasture management practices, agriculture is in a unique position to provide the food resources that the world population needs while restoring the planet. If we focus on feed and growth efficiency strategies and carbon sequestration management strategies on grazed lands, agriculture could reduce greenhouse gases by over 50%, according to Dr. Holder.

Improving the performance and productivity of livestock means it takes fewer animals to produce the same amount of food, which reduces the overall environmental footprint of livestock, including GHG emissions.

Grazing animals on land actually benefits the environment and improves carbon cycling, an exciting research project at a beef ranch in Florida has shown. Through an alliance with Archbold Expeditions at Buck Island Ranch, Alltech is measuring the carbon emissions of beef production and evaluating the effects of pasture management, grazing strategies, mineral supplementation and other nutritional strategies. The results have confirmed that carbon-neutral – and even net-positive – beef production is possible at Buck Island, and that same potential likely extends to environments around the world.

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The Buck Island project has also helped researchers gain a better understanding of the full carbon cycle on a beef ranch, one that is not solely focused on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the animal, but also natural GHG emissions from the land, the photosynthesis of GHGs and the sequestration of carbon in the soil.

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by Anouar Belaid, Technical Service Manager, Spain

he contamination of feedstuff with mycotoxins is of growing concern in livestock. Its impact can have significant economic losses in animals’ husbandry through reproductive, immunological, or performance disorders, hence, a special need to control mycotoxins is required.

Practical experience suggests that ruminants in general are less vulnerable to the adverse effect caused by mycotoxins in comparison to other animal species. This assumption was based on the fact that the rumen flora is able to detoxify several mycotoxins into less toxic metabolites. However, recent research has demonstrated that several mycotoxins can escape the detoxification process by rumen bacteria easily and remain harmful to the animals.

At Kemin as a company leader in feed additives designed to control mycotoxins, we have been witnessing several cases of mycotoxicosis in ruminants. Here below, in this article, we are sharing a real field case in feedlots where mycotoxicosis in bulls was confirmed after the detection of Deoxynivalenol (DON), T-2, and Zearalenone presence in a feedstuff.

Table 1: Results of mycotoxin analysis in feed samples.

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Case Report

During the period from October to December 2022, crossbred bulls originating from different markets were supplied to the facilities of the receiving farm. Immediately upon arrival, bulls were housed in an isolated barn for five weeks of quarantine where they were identified, vaccinated against respiratory diseases, treated for internal and external parasites, and then dehorned. During the first week after their arrival, the bulls were fed a receiving diet during a two-week adaptation period to avoid any problem related to the feed transition. During the last week of quarantine, the bulls received a booster vaccine dose against respiratory diseases.

Following the five weeks of quarantine, bulls were individually weighed and then moved to the main farm buildings where they continued the rest of the fattening period.

Table 2: Kemin Mycotoxin Level Handbook: Deoxynivalenol (ppb), HT-2 toxins (ppb) and Zearalenone (ppb) in complete feed

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According to the farm manager, the succession of the clinical symptoms began two weeks after the transfer and was as follows: Diarrhea and flatulence in some animals.

Two weeks later, bulls appeared fatigued with lethargic signs and unresponsive to external stimuli such as approach by or contact with the handler or other animals.

The week after, the symptoms appeared in almost 80 percent of the herd and a decrease in feed intake and water consumption was noted.

A few days after, bulls were hunched up or lying down without showing the usual signs of fattening cattle, i.e., chewing food, interest in another animal or freshly poured food, licking salt cubes. They were also having some respiratory symptoms such as coughing and accelerated breathing.

The main visual symptom that caught our attention was alopecia (Photo 1).

Various vaccinations and treatments were administrated to address the problems without success, the farmer said.

Due to the severe symptoms and the lack of improvement in

health after the applied pharmacological therapy, the producer, in cooperation with the supplier of premixes, decided to carry out a series of feed analyses for the raw material and the final feed. The result found is presented in Table 1.

Results showed that (table 2), DON, HT-2 toxin and Zearalenone were significantly increased according to the mycotoxin guidance levels (Table 2). Therefore, the suspected problem of mycotoxicosis was confirmed.

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Picture 2: Significant improvement in health, condition, and hair in beef cattle after TOXFIN XL supplementation.

producer and premixer both decided to use a premix solution based on a granulated protein product that contains Toxfin® XL. This premix was aimed at a dosage of 40g Toxfin® XL per animal a day. This mixture of protein source Toxfin® XL provided the animals with a supplemental protein intake and assisted in a good homogeneity distribution of Toxfin® XL. Two weeks after the use of Toxfin® XL, an improvement in animal health was noticed: increased feed intake, better water consumption, more interest in other individuals in the box, better reaction to freshly poured food …. One month later, significant changes in animals’ appearance were observed as the total disappearance of the alopecia (Photo 2).

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Mycotoxicosis is a common problem in livestock. Based on the latest survey reports of 2022, mycotoxin prevalence across Europe is still high. Therefore, it requires rigorous control.

In the technical literature and throughout this case report, we highlighted once again how important the prophylaxis measurements are to prevent mycotoxin contamination. Using a mycotoxins absorbent systematically in feedstuff to avoid a possible problem related to mycotoxicosis is recommended to avoid any health issues.

Kemin developed, Toxfin® XL, an economical and efficacious broad spectrum mycotoxin binder for use in all animal feed, to protect against the harmful effects of mycotoxins present in feedstuff. In this practical case, Toxfin® XL demonstrated again its effectiveness to solve problems related to DON, HT-2 and Zearalenone in beef cattle.

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ne of the largest rice cooperatives in North America has more than fifty Fortress Technology metal contaminant inspection units installed in its processing plants, including 13 ground-breaking incline conveyor metal detectors.

Being able to upgrade to the latest, greatest inspection features is why this bulk rice processor has remained loyal to Fortress for close to two decades.

The ‘Holy Grail’ of any food machinery investment is to maximise total cost of ownership in a sustainable way, without compromising performance and consumer safety. Continuing to benefit from Fortress Technology’s contaminant detection ‘never obsolete’ pledge, this dry rice manufacturing and packing facility now has in excess of fifty gravity, bulk, lab unit and incline conveyor metal detectors.

Processing and packaging more than hundred long and mediumgrain rice brands - supplying retailers, restaurants, food service companies and exporting globally - Fortress has supported the farmer-owned rice cooperative by issuing a number of technology and machine upgrades.

Analogue metal detectors more than ten years old have been converted to digital to improve contaminant detection and add data logging and reporting capabilities. Making them comparable to new Fortress metal detectors. However, in the latest and largest project, Fortress surpassed itself by reconditioning and mounting 13 existing metal detector heads onto new incline conveyor

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Fortress upgrades quality control at bulk rice mill frames robustly designed to transport heavier bags of rice, introducing an innovative bi-directional sweep reject.

From soil to steam

Harvesting, milling, grading and packing over 60-million rice bushels annually, the US producer is reliant on robust best-inclass metal detection. Upstream, prior to packing, are a number of Fortress Gravity metal detectors located between product shoots and hoppers. Each rapidly inspects between 40,000 and 75,000 cubic feet of free-falling dried long-grain rice hourly, automatically rejecting metal contaminants from the product flow and keeping rice waste to a minimum.

Compact offline lab units are then deployed to quickly examine any rejected product and separate the metal contaminants from the rice. This enables the rice producer to filter out and rework all good product, again helping to minimise waste and identify contaminants for further investigation.

For bulk bags of rice weighing up to 50kg, large bag metal detectors are, for weight and safety reasons, located at floor level.

Featuring a large aperture, a special coil structure, and Vector heavy duty conveyor, this market-leading bulk inspection metal detector can guarantee detection of ferrous and non-ferrous metals as small as 1.5mm, and 2.0mm non-magnetic 316 stainless steel contaminants in the aperture centre.

To inspect smaller rice packs weighing up to 9kg, Fortress engineered a special incline conveyor frame to overcome the plants’ limited floor space. Measuring 4.25 metres in length, packs move up a special flighted conveyor belt at a 45° angle.

Designed to handle a fast product rate, a Stealth metal detector

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Sustainable and waste reducing

Many Fortress engineers contributed to the design. Yet, as testament to the level of detail and collaboration that goes into each and every Fortress commission, company founder and President Steve Gidman couldn’t restrain himself from getting involved.

Steve reflects: “Because the conveyor was inclined and as the product had to be rejected perpendicular to the flow, rubber grips were not advisable as they would inhibit reject performance, damage bags and make a mess. Knowing that this would create unnecessary waste, to address this we instead opted for belting with flighted sections. This solution allowed the rice bags to be conveyed uphill at a steep angle, without impacting the lateral rejection.”

Due to the high product rate – on average 150ppm - and the flighted belt, deploying a reject device with a return stroke was ruled out. To avoid collisions with the belt features and trailing rice bags, Fortress instead created a bi-directional paddle sweep reject. Rejecting contaminated packs on either side of the conveyor, chutes funnel rejected product safely to ground level, securing it behind lock and key for authorised quality control

personnel to remove.

For this customer, like many, the sensitivity of each metal detector combined with the compatibility of components, provides added assurance that investments can be spread out.

Knowing that the technology will never be obsolete is especially valued by this customer. Parent company Fortress Inc is currently in the process of upgrading more than ten Phantom metal detectors to Stealth, on machines purchased by this rice producer over ten years ago.

“Very often, metal detection hardware remains fit for purpose long after the software has evolved. Many fast-growth companies approach us to discuss adding extra features, including sophisticated data logging capabilities,” explains Fortress Europe’s Managing Director Phil Brown.

Because Fortress always sticks to its universal modular design, upgrading to a Stealth Metal Detector is very straightforward.

Not only does this save customers a lot of money disposing of and replacing assets that remain perfectly functional, but it also prevents industrial assets adding to the environmental costs.

Being able to offer this upgrade service and additional field support is a huge tick for responsible waste stewardship, reports Phil.

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limate change and the wet harvest weather in the UK and parts of Europe this year have highlighted the need for grain driers to become a key component of post-harvest equipment.

The first Svegma drier was installed in the UK over 40 years ago and there are now over 1,000 installations which are successfully meeting the grain drying needs of commercial grain operators, farming cooperatives, maltsters and farmers.

The market leading Svegma continuous flow drier was developed by Svegma over 60 years ago to overcome the challenging and difficult drying conditions in Scandinavia, where the moisture content (mc) of grain is generally high.

Akron’s acquisition of Svegma in 1992 triggered a leap forward as the driers were subsequently fitted with Akron’s own highefficiency fans and heat production technology. Today’s Svegma drier is still based on the original design – proving the accuracy of the original designs around crop flow and airflow.

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associated with the Akron Svegma brand.

All parts are manufactured for stock and stored in temperaturecontrolled warehousing allowing customers short delivery schedules to be met.

Construction

Svegma driers are manufactured from heavy gauge galvanised sheet guaranteeing long life and durability. BDC supplied two new Svegma driers in time for harvest 2022 to Weald Granary, a farmer owned grain storage, marketing and distribution cooperative, to replace Svegma driers installed 35 and 34 years ago respectively.

“There is no question that our old Svegma driers had served us well,” said John Smith, Weald Granary’s managing director.

“Located outside of our grain store they had been exposed to the elements for over 30 years and had many hundreds of thousands of tonnes of grain and maize go through them. It was no surprise that they reached the end of their lives!”

Their construction allows the Svegma driers to be installed inside or out without the need for cladding. If planning or environmental requirements have to be met then driers can be clad with coloured sheeting.The compact design and modular construction of Svegma driers provide flexibility of installation

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A major differentiator for the Svegma driers is that Akron has 50 years’ experience of mastering the flow of air and has devoted tens of thousands of hours into research and development of fan technology for both the agricultural and industrial sectors.

To support Akron’s fan design process, it has one of Northern Europe’s largest and most versatile fan testing facilities on site, where all types of output, acoustic and efficiency properties can be tried and tested.

This has resulted in the Svegma driers having a unique selling point (USP) - their highly efficient slow running axial flow fan units have been designed, by Akron, specifically for the Svegma driers so that they deliver high performance at minimum noise levels. Other grain driers on the market are fitted with ‘off the shelf’ fans which have to work with the drier rather than having been designed for the drier.

Turboclean dust extraction fans are also available to meet exacting environmental standards on both noise and dust emissions. The Turboclean is a combined fan and extraction unit intended to separate dust from contaminated air.

The dust extraction is achieved by centrifugal force pushing dust particles to the outside of the casing where they are skimmed off into the outer scroll leading to the cyclone. The cleaned exhaust from the cyclone is recirculated back to the Turboclean inlet and the dust drops out of the bottom of the cyclone.

Continuous mixed flow

The proven continuous mixed flow design of Svegma driers allows them to operate at their optimum efficiency with low power consumption and minimum maintenance as there are no moving parts in the drier column.

The grain flows over special tapered air laterals, and a series of hot air inlet laterals are followed by exhaust outlet laterals. This is repeated throughout the grain column and the tapered laterals are staggered to ensure an even airflow and uniform drying and mixing of grain. Hot air half laterals are fitted to the side walls of the drier to prevent condensation and streaming of grain.

Importantly, there are no fixings, flanges or ledges in the grain column allowing continuous unobstructed grain movement.

This is crucial when drying specialist seed crops to avoid contamination.

The Svegma’s grain column comprises a roof section with an access door to the drying column, buffer, drying and cooling sections above the discharge unit. Sight glasses allow visibility of the grain level throughout the column.

Discharge

A fully galvanised discharge section with either pulse roller or shutter discharge provides positive, even grain movement throughout the grain column. A single lever operation is all that is necessary to clean out the drier between crops. Sight glasses and access doors in the discharge hopper provide easy inspection of the crop leaving the drier.

Burners

Nu-Way multijet burners, for oil and gas, provide Svegma driers with a full temperature range. Two stage high/low or three stage burners are also available. Stainless steel furnace tubes with turbulator air mixing and swing down burner plates allow

for easy cleaning and maintenance. Indirect burners are also available.

Control Panel

Svegma driers have a touch screen panel with PLC control which is simple to operate, showing the constant status of the drier, incorporating fail-safe auto shutdown facility. The handling equipment taking grain to and from the drier can also be incorporated into the control system to enable centralised control of the entire plant. The control system delivers remote operation which allows the operator to monitor and adjust settings remotely.

Integrated Moisture Monitoring System

BDC has continued to develop its Moisture Monitoring System (MMS) and it now has the capability to control the discharge rate of the Svegma drier based on the moisture content of the crop, rather than the exhaust air temperature.

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F automatically and remotely check the mc of dried grain as it enters storage. Preconfigured times for the delivery of screen shots of the Svegma’s control panel, highlighting mc details from the MMS, via email to any mobile device, mean that there is no longer the need for anyone to be on hand at the grain plant to manually check levels and make any necessary changes. Valuable manpower resources can be assigned to other more revenue generating tasks.

Using bespoke sampling units designed and developed by BDC, the MMS takes grain from both the incoming (wet) elevator and outgoing (dry) elevators. These samples are then processed through a multi-chamber duct incorporating a Sinar Technology moisture probe, specifically designed for use with the MMS. Live readings showing the mc of both samples, in a percentage format, are displayed on the Svegma’s control panel screen together with a graph showing the moisture trend. Historical data is stored in the control panel’s memory for future reference.

Not only does the BDC MMS monitor the mc of the crop going into and out of the drier, it automatically controls the discharge rate of the Svegma, should the mc fall below or rise above the predefined levels, ensuring that the crop is discharged at a constant optimum mc.

The MMS’ ability to automatically control the Svegma means that the drier’s energy efficiency is greatly improved. Costly energy is not wasted by over-drying. Svegma driers are available in multiple sizes and configuration, with a capacity from 5tph to over 100tph and a range of heating, control and automation options.

Reducing energy costs is a key focus for everyone, and improved fuel usage can be achieved via the Svegma’s automated burners using alternative fuels including HV02 vegetable oils or cleaner fuels such as Kerosene oil.

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IGC grain market report 2023 The forecast for total grains (wheat and coarse grains) production in 2023/24 is placed slightly lower m/m (month-on-month), at 2,294 million tonnes, including another cut for barley, as well as for oats. Among the main growers, estimates for Canada, the EU and China are reduced, partly offset by an upgrade for Ukraine, where yield prospects have improved. Global use is placed ine million tonnes higher m/m, on modest increases for feed and industrial uptake. With supplies boosted by a larger carry-in, the projection for closing stocks (aggregate of respective local marketing years) is up by 3 million tonnes, to 584m, still a nine-season low. Primarily because of an increase for maize, world trade is forecast three million tonnes higher than before.

Reflecting a lower figure for total use, combined soyabean ending stocks in 2022/23 are seen two million tonnes higher, at around 54 million. Marginally reduced outlooks for the US and Canada lower the 2023/24 world production projection by two million tonnes m/m. With consumption seen unchanged from before, inventories are set to accumulate markedly. With an increased figure for China’s arrivals more than offsetting reductions elsewhere, trade is predicted one million tonnes higher m/m, at a record of 171m (+2%).

Reflecting the imposition of a ban on Indian white rice exports, the forecast for trade in 2023 (Jan/Dec) is trimmed by 2 million tonnes from previously. Chiefly tied

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Commodities While average grains and oilseed export prices mostly declined, seen well below year ago levels, rice continued to strengthen, rising for a sixth consecutive month. to a reduced outlook for production in India, the Council’s 2023/24 global rice output projection is cut by 4 million tonnes m/m, feeding through to reduced numbers for consumption and stocks. With India’s export restrictions set to continue for the foreseeable future, trade in 2024 is predicted about fpur million tonnes lower than in July.

Pulled lower by losses across grains and oilseeds, the IGC Grains and Oilseeds Index (GOI) fell by four percent, but with the downside slightly pared by solid gains in rice.

Increase in grain production

World total grains (wheat and coarse grains) production is forecast to be the second largest on record, seen one percent higher y/y (year-on-year), at 2,294 million tonnes, with solid gains in maize and sorghum more than compensating for smaller wheat, barley, oats and rye harvests. After declining in the season before, consumption is set to rebound by two percent led by feed, but with gains across all demand components. At 584 million tonnes, the grains carryover is placed at its lowest since 2014/15, registering a seventh consecutive y/y decline. Of note is an expected sharp tightening in wheat stocks and a 28-season low in barley inventories. In contrast, maize carryovers will expand, led by an accumulation in the US. Amid predicted smaller flows into Europe, the Americas and Near East Asia, global trade could recede by four percent to 411 million tonnes.

Owing to expanded production in the face of a second consecutive decline in total uptake, global soyabean inventories are predicted to expand by around one-fifth y/y in 2022/23. Stemming from heavy buying by China and Argentina, trade is envisaged to rise by eight percent y/y. Near-entirely hinging on increased South American output, the 2023/24 world outturn is predicted some 30 million tonnes larger y/y at a peak, with consumption and stocks also advancing solidly. At 171 million tonnes, global import demand is projected to increase by two percent y/y.

With supplies tightening as consumption edges up, global rice inventories are predicted to contract by 7 million tonnes y/y in 2022/23. Mainly stemming from improved harvests in Asia, world output in 2023/24 is projected to expand by two

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percent y/y to a fresh peak. While uptake is seen a touch higher y/y, the potential for a rebound in reserves will be limited by smaller carry-ins. Trade is projected to decline for a second consecutive year in 2024 (-2%) on softer demand from buyers in Africa and Asia, linked to an extended ban on Indian white rice shipments.

After the prior year’s sizeable increase, world lentils production is predicted to contract by six percent y/y in 2023/24, including smaller crops in Canada and Australia. With consumption also likely to decline, inventories are projected to hold steady, at 1.5 million tonnes. Global trade in 2024 is seen retreating by 12 percent y/y on softer Asian demand, with shipments by Australia and Canada set to drop accordingly.

Market summary

While average grains and oilseed export prices mostly declined,

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seen well below year ago levels, rice continued to strengthen, rising for a sixth consecutive month.

The IGC GOI wheat sub-Index eased by six percent m/m, as weakness in North America and Europe outweighed firmer Black Sea (Russian) values. Trading was occasionally volatile, at times heavily influenced by events in the Black Sea region.

Amid seasonal pressure in South America and improved US cropping conditions, the IGC GOI maize sub-Index dropped by five percent m/m.

The IGC GOI rice sub-Index surged by 13 percent over the month as India's export ban on non-basmati white varieties underpinned sentiment.

Weighed mainly by softer US quotations, mostly tied to more favourable Midwest weather, the IGC GOI soyabeans sub-Index fell by a net five percent.

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Borlix processes various ingredients and raw materials such as oats, soybeans, linseed, lupins and other cereals in Zeebrugge. The company recently invested in a new production unit.

The silo building had to be completed as soon as possible. “Due to the proximity to the sea and the high wind load, we opted for a galvanised steel structure. This will make the building better resistant to corrosion and able to withstand the saline environment and often harsh weather conditions on the coast,”

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explains sales manager Koen Verbrugge. “It took 4 months to complete the steel structure and integrated square silos. After this, we installed the insulating sandwich panels.”

Precision work

Inside, you will find 21 square SCE silos equipped with patented butterfly hoppers to guarantee a smooth outflow of product. Seven of these silos are intended for intermediate storage, and fourteen for the discharge of by-products. Supply lines fill the seven silos allocated for intermediate storage, facilitating the supply of raw materials to the production lines.

After-production, the by-products are transported to the square silos and subsequently discharged for further processing, primarily into animal feed. “To ensure an adequate production flow, the silo building had to be connected directly to the production hall. This is custom work, in which precision is key,”

recalls Koen. “We also installed 14 round silos equipped with a weighing solution. Other requirements included avoiding dead spaces and concrete floors for easy maintenance and hence lower operating costs and avoiding waste, and the additional awning above the gates. This guarantees dry loading and unloading conditions.”

An enriching experience

Despite the compact surface area, SCE was able to construct a silo building that allows Borlix’s production flow to run perfectly smoothly. Koen concludes: “The rapid delivery and integration of different systems posed an additional challenge. We provided Borlix with professional support, with a positive result. What also made this project so special was inviting all our employees to visit the site during the assembly phase to show them how a silo like this is built.

This was a truly enriching experience for everyone at SCE.”

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Designing and erecting a large port terminal in Qatar The Government of Qatar is implementing the Strategic Food Security Facilities at the Port of Hamad. Under a contract with the Main Contractor, AlJaber Engineering, Cesco GmbH is responsible for supplying the entire technological component of the Rice Storage Terminal.

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The line from the jetty to the Sanitary Silos, with a capacity of 600 t/h, is designed with low-speed equipment to protect fragile rice from cracking. This includes Belt Conveyors RBC 1000H

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All silos are constructed with concrete bodies and feature special steel roofs supplied by Cesco. The roofs have a double steel structure with a 15,000 mm cavity filled with mineral wool, providing complete insulation from external heat and enabling internal refrigeration processes. Cesco has also designed a special internal platform for safe maintenance operations. The roofs can be preassembled at ground level and then efficiently lifted into their final position

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The transfer line from the Sanitary Silo to all the storage silos, with a capacity of 200 t/h, follows the same principle of preserving fragile rice. It includes Belt Conveyors RBC 650 M with a belt width of 650 mm and a maximum belt speed of 1.8 m/s located under the silos, bucket elevator BBE 6600 with a maximum belt speed of 1.5 m/s, chain conveyor CC550 with a maximum chain speed of 0.4 m/s located on top of the silos, a specially designed bar magnet for automatic removal of steel pieces, screen intensive cleaner, and flow scale.

An independent intake pit, situated near the main machinery tower, is included to receive semi-milled rice delivered in containers. The cleaning and weighing processes of 200 t/h are also utilised by the receiving line

of the intake.

All conveyors are constructed with modular steel sheets featuring hot-dip galvanisation with Z600 coating. The silo unloading line and transfer to the processing units, with a capacity of 200 t/h, adhere to the same principle as the other conveying lines.

The scope of Cesco's supply also includes the Main Machinery Tower, which accommodates all the aforementioned machinery. The tower measures 12x15xH42 m, with seven intermediate floors and an external steel ladder extending up to +39.00 m. It is constructed using hot-dip galvanised warm and cold profile beams and clad with 60 mm sandwich panels.

The project is currently under erection by JEC, with Cesco providing supervision, and is expected to be completed by the end of December 2023.

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The pre-conference workshop will take place on Sunday, October 1. The conference and expo will take place on Monday, October 2 and Tuesday, October 3 and will be filled with technical educational sessions, sessions that will showcase new products and processes and a table top expo with around 40 exhibitors. The expo setup time will take place on Monday, October 2 from 7-11 a.m. An opening reception will be held the evening of October 2.

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The Build My Feedmill conference is based on a flow chart of a typical feedmill, and will cover many aspects of feedmill operations.

It provides an excellent opportunity for companies that supply feed manufacturers with advanced equipment and other services, to explain their most technically-advanced innovations and why they offer advantages in the feed production line.

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TAIWAN AGRIWEEK 2023

FOSTERING INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN AGRICULTURE Taiwan Agriweek 2023, organized by My Exhibition Co. Ltd. and sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Taipei City Government Tourism Communications Bureau, proved to be a global gathering of agricultural enthusiasts. This event, held from August 31st to September 2nd at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre, Hall 1, brought together attendees and delegates from around the world, serving as a prime channel for entry into Taiwanese, Asia-Pacific, and global markets.

A Convergence of Agricultural Sectors

Taiwan Agriweek 2023 provided a unique platform that interconnected diverse agricultural sectors, including farming, fishing, livestock, and cold chain industries. Domestic and international exhibitors seized the opportunity to find partners and gain global exposure. The event's overarching theme centered on "smart technology," making it a oneof-a-kind global trade and exhibition platform across agriculture, aquaculture, and livestock.

Showcasing Taiwan's Innovation in Smart Agriculture

The spotlight was firmly placed on Taiwan's innovative achievements in smart agriculture, allowing the world to witness its prowess in this field. The grand opening ceremony was graced by Mr. Ball K.C. Chang, President of My Exhibition, who expressed gratitude to various government bodies, emphasizing the need for global collaboration to promote sustainable and smart agriculture. He underscored the fusion of technology and responsibility in achieving the delicate balance between sustainability and profitability.

Distinguished Speakers and Diverse Perspectives

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The opening ceremony also featured distinguished speakers such as Mr. Lin Tsung Hsein, President of the National Animal Industry Foundation, Ms. Du Wen-Jane, Deputy Minister from the Ministry of Agriculture, and Wang Hui-Mei from Changhua County Magistrate.

Their presence highlighted the importance of the event and its mission to unite global efforts for sustainable agriculture.

Focus on Profitability and Sustainability

This year's Taiwan Agriweek revolved around the core values of profitability and sustainability. It showcased innovative technologies in smart agriculture, complemented by sustainable cultivation practices.

Notable exhibitions included: Taiwan International Agriculture and Horticulture Technology Expo: Featuring cutting-edge agricultural technology.

Taiwan International Livestock Technology Expo: Focusing on precision nutrition for animals and low-carbon livestock practices.

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Collaborations and Pavilions

Taiwan Agriweek showcased dynamic collaborations between industries, such as marine conservation, AI, sustainable fisheries, and 5G IoT. The event featured several pavilions, including the Smart Agriculture Technology Services Pavilion, Sustainable Farming Achievement Pavilion, AI Animal Health Industry Pavilion, and Innovative Feed Technology Pavilion.

Forums and Interactions

The Precision Animal Nutrition International Forum delved into topics like marine aquaculture, AI applications in animal health, and antibiotic-free breeding. It provided a platform for experts and enthusiasts to exchange insights and knowledge.

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A Global Presence

Taiwan Agriweek 2023 attracted over 13,000 visitors from 53 countries, with 303 exhibitors and 625 booths from 20 countries.

Nearly 2,000 innovative products and technologies were showcased, making it a global hub for agricultural innovation.

In conclusion, Taiwan Agriweek 2023 successfully brought together stakeholders from diverse agricultural sectors, fostering innovation, sustainability, and global collaboration. The event's focus on smart technology and responsible agriculture paved the way for a brighter and more sustainable future for Taiwan's agricultural landscape and its global partners.

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IAOM EURASIA 2023 Organised for the second time this year, IAOM Eurasia Conference and Exhibition was an important event of the agriculture and food sector. This event, where machinery and equipment manufacturers and sector stakeholders opened their stands, brought together the experts of the sector for two days.

Eren Günhan Ulusoy, President of IAOM Eurasia, made the opening speech. IAOM Eurasia President Eren Günhan Ulusoy made important statements at the opening of the IAOM Eurasia conference and fair. Ulusoy, who started his speech by emphasising the trainings to be held in Samsun and Çorum, stated that these trainings aim to increase productivity in the sector, improve occupational safety measures and contribute to the zerowaste target. He also shared the challenges experienced due to climate change by the insutry.

Referring to the details of the trainings, Ulusoy explained that the course will be carried out with 34 students in Samsun for one day and for two days in the flour factory in Çorum. He stated that these practical trainings aim to be a pioneer in the use of innovative technologies in the sector.

Dust explosions and silo fires on the agenda again

Ulusoy also pointed out how critical the recent dust explosions and silo fires are for the safety of the sector and emphasised the importance of these trainings. Ulusoy, who also discussed the climate change problem experienced worldwide, drew attention to how increasing temperatures affect agriculture and how logistic problems bring difficulties to the food supply chain.

Ulusoy stated that in addition to important projects for the

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sustainability of agriculture, energy efficiency studies are also supported by sector players and investments in renewable energy sources are promising.

Emphasising that the awareness on the sustainability of agriculture is increasing day by day, Ulusoy drew attention to the unacceptable levels of food waste worldwide. He also mentioned that ageing employment in the agricultural sector is a problem and that young people should be more involved in the production chain.

Emphasising once again that this conference is an important step for the future of the agriculture and food sector and also that sustainability and innovation are the cornerstones of the sector, Ulusoy concluded his speech by thanking all participants, especially the government officials, who attended the IAOM Eurasia Conference and Fair.

Haluk Tezcan, President of Turkish Flour Industrialists Federation, emphasised the importance of the sector in his opening speech at the IAOM Eurasia Conference and said "I am very pleased to participate in this conference organised for the second time.

We are proud to serve in this sector where we have maintained the export leadership in the last ten years. Wheat, which has a fundamental importance for our industry, faces major threats such as climate change, drought and water crisis. With the addition of global risks, we must fulfil our responsibility to our land, the homeland of wheat, and increase production under all circumstances. The way to prevent food crises is to ensure sustainability and food safety in agricultural production. At the same time, we must follow technological developments and anticipate the dangers that await us in the future."

Farmers happy with the support

Tezcan stated that the harvest season has ended in many regions and this year’s season is expected to reach the highest production figures of recent years. He also stated that wheat purchase prices and premium supports have satisfied farmers.

In the continuation of his statements, he said that climate change has had serious impacts across the world and crises such as pandemics and wars leading to food deprivation have been experienced. Therefore, he emphasised that the food sector should contribute to food supply security by focusing on structural reforms.

Tezcan concluded his speech by stating that as actors of the agricultural sector, they are determined to support food supply security by working together with non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders.

In his opening speech at the IAOM Eurasia Conference, Pasta Association President Muhittin Aykut Göymen discussed the importance of the Turkish pasta industry and the position of the sector worldwide: "As Turkish Pasta Industrialists' Association, we started our activities in 1993. Today, Turkish pasta industry has a really great importance in our country. Pasta Industrialists' Association of Turkey is also a founding member of the International Pasta Manufacturers' Organisation. We also play an important role as an association that declared 25 October as World Pasta Day. As the Turkish pasta industry, our total annual capacity has reached two and a half million tonnes and we are the second largest pasta producer in the world."

Göymen stated that the Turkish pasta industry exports to more than sixty countries, including the Middle East, Africa and South America. However, he emphasised that quotas are applied in Europe and this situation seriously hinders the sector.

He also stated that the Turkish pasta industry is a major player in the international arena and that the sector continues to grow and that they aim to maintain these achievements with more support and co-operation.

The keynote speech of Mr Ülkü Karakuş, President of the Turkish Feed Industrialists' Association, at the IAOM Eurasia Conference emphasised the importance of agriculture and the feed sector, highlighting the role of the grain corridor and the critical importance of imports for the sector.

According to Karakuş, Turkey's feed sector has made great progress in recent years and has reached a production capacity of approximately 30 million tonnes. However, a significant portion of this production is supported by grain and feed raw materials imported from abroad. These imports play a critical role for Turkey to sustain the production and export of animal products both in the domestic market and in the international arena.

Karakuş stated that cooperation with countries such as Russia and Ukraine is of vital importance for Turkey's feed sector. He explained that Turkey imports around three million tonnes of corn, three million tonnes of soya and 1.5 million tonnes of oilseed meal annually.

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such imports to be disrupted. Therefore, Karakuş hoped that this war would end as soon as possible despite the unfavourable developments in the international arena.

The speech of Ülkü Karakuş, President of the Turkish Feed Industrialists' Association, emphasised the complexity and international connections of the agriculture and feed sector, and showed that the sustainability and growth of this sector is possible with the support provided by imports. It shows that imports have a strategic importance for this sector and that this success can be sustained with international co-operation.

Need for professional solidarity and training

Steve Matson, President of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM), addressed the participants in his opening speech at the IAOM Eurasia Conference, emphasising the aims of associations and the importance of professional solidarity.

Matson stated that one of the main objectives of associations such as IAOM is to provide opportunities for people who share the same profession to meet and share information. He stated that in such events, leaving aside the competitive nature of the business world, expertise can be shared among colleagues and the challenges faced by the industry can be discussed. He also mentioned that developing leadership skills and establishing lifelong friendships is an important benefit of such conferences.

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Why are we here?

Matson advised participants to be ready to ask questions and share their experiences when they are at a conference or meeting.

He suggested that they ask themselves the question ‘Why are we here?’. He emphasised that doing their jobs better will contribute to better lives for customers, a goal that has been true for everyone in the room since IAOM's inception. This has been the focus of IAOM since its inception 125 years ago and doing the job better will contribute to the production of healthier food, Matson said.

He also emphasised IAOM's mission to provide educational opportunities for grain milling professionals. Matson shared that IAOM's regional meetings were attended by approximately 1700 people from 58 countries last year, with 190 speakers making 135 presentations. Matson also thanked suppliers and other industry experts for their contributions to continuing education and learning.

Steve Matson's opening speech clearly expresses the importance of such conferences and IAOM's mission to contribute to the development of the milling industry by emphasising the importance IAOM attaches to professional solidarity, education and knowledge sharing.

The opening speech of Ahmet Güldal, General Manager of the Turkish Grain Board, drew attention to the recent developments in Turkey's agricultural sector and this year's production season.

Güldal emphasised that the year 2023 started with a very abundant season in terms of agriculture.

Starting his speech by sharing the situation specific to 2023, Güldal stated that Turkey faced a serious risk of drought between November 2022 and March 2023. He stated that during this period, they took the necessary precautions to cope with the drought and maintain production, and they were concerned that 2023 could be a year in which they could face large yield losses like in 2021.

However, the situation changed positively with the arrival of regular and balanced rainfall in March, April and May. Thanks to these rains, the agricultural sector went beyond the negative scenarios and enabled the crops to be grown in a healthy manner.

Güldal also talked about the incentives given to farmers

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and emphasised that it is important for them to support the agricultural sector as a public institution. He stated that the agricultural sector is an important part of the Turkish economy and the success of this sector contributes greatly to the overall economic health of the country.

Ahmet Bağcı, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, made statements about climate change and its effects on the agricultural sector at the IAOM Eurasia Conference. Bağcı raised awareness of the sector stakeholders by emphasising the problems brought by climate change and the measures to be taken to combat these problems.

Bağcı also emphasised that everyone should contribute to the fight against climate change. He stated that the Ministry is working on this important issue. During the break after the opening speeches, the participants had the opportunity to visit the exhibition stands.

Conference sessions

Then the main part of the conference started. The first session was ‘Global Grain Production, Trade, Global Financial Markets and Prospects for the Milling Sector’. This session was moderated

by Eren Günhan Ulusoy, President of IAOM Eurasia. Among the speakers were experts in the field of milling sector and cereals.

Prof. Dr. Selva Demiralp from Koç University, USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer, AMIS Interim Secretary Joe Glauber, Ukraine Grain Association President Nikolay Gorbachov and IGC Executive Director Arnaud Petit shared important information on global grain production, trade, financial markets and expectations.

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insights Counting down After the success of our last year's event in September 2022, Victam Asia will be hosted at BITEC Exhibition Center, Bangkok, Thailand, bigger and better than ever before. We are delighted to announce that Victam Asia 2024 will be co-located again with Health & Nutrition Asia, creating the ultimate animal feed and health event organised by Victam and VIV Health & Nutrition on March 12 - 14, 2024.

In September 2022, despite facing travel restrictions in the region, we had the privilege of hosting over 6,000 visitors and creating a memorable experience for our exhibitors and attendees.

Given the positive outcome of the event and the promising developments related to the COVID-19, we are confident in our ability to organize this event under normal circumstances.

What to Expect at Victam Asia 2024?

• A comprehensive showcase of the latest advancements in the animal feed processing industry.

• Unparalleled networking opportunities with industry experts and peers.

• Access to cutting-edge technology and solutions for grain, rice, and flour milling at GRAPAS Asia.

• Insightful conferences and technical seminars running simultaneously.

• Over 200 exhibitors with the newest innovations We are committed to making Victam Asia 2024 a resounding success, and we are excited to welcome back those who couldn't attend our last event. With your continued support, we are confident that this event will be a game-changer for the animal feed processing industry in Asia. Together, we will shape the future of animal feed and health!

Conferences in São Paulo, Brazil

Perendale Publishers has partnered with VICTAM to host three conferences during the LatAm event in São Paulo, Brazil.

On October 3-4, there will be two half-day conferences held, to hear from industry experts about Aquaculture feed and Petfood production. The ‘Pet-Aqua feed production conference’ covers these two areas that utilise similar techniques, and is designed for understanding the process, learning what is new, and possibilities in the area of pet and aquatic feed production.

As an additional session for our Online Milling School, the ‘OMS-Offline: Trouble shooting for all (Milling-Aqua-Pet)’ will take place on October 5 and will comprise of a discussion panel and a Q&A session. During this Off-Line Session, we will be awarding Certificates of Attendance to those who have completed one of the 2023 six-week courses and who are in attendance.

The ‘Feed Milling Maximised’ conference takes place on October 5. The seminar presents keynote presentations along with eight quick-fire updates on equipment and technologies used in modern-day feed milling that improve efficiencies while maximising output.

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Interview Proteon Pharmaceuticals

In this issue, we are excited to feature an interview with Proteon Founder and CEO, Professor Jarosław Dastych.

Proteon Pharmaceuticals is one of the exhibitors joining us on our Victam Asia 2024 journey and we love to hear about all their insights!

Revolutionising Animal Health: Prof. Jarosław Dastych explores proteon pharmaceuticals' bacteriophage innovations Renowned for his visionary leadership, Prof. Jarosław Dastych, Founder and CEO of Proteon Pharmaceuticals, is spearheading innovative solutions in animal health. With a focus on harnessing bacteriophages' potential, Proteon Pharmaceuticals is transforming disease prevention approach.

In this interview, Prof. Dastych provides insights into the company's mission, pioneering innovations, sustainable goals, global market aspirations, and their upcoming presence at VICTAM Asia 2024.

Can you please explain more about the group, its portfolio of products and areas that Proteon Pharmaceuticals are focusing on at the moment?

Proteon Pharmaceuticals is a pioneering biotechnology company specialising in advancing animal health through innovative bacteriophage-based solutions. Our portfolio centers around harnessing the natural power of bacteriophages, which are microorganisms that specifically target harmful bacteria without disrupting the beneficial microbiome or contributing to antibiotic resistance.

Currently, our primary focus lies in the poultry industry, where we address two significant bacterial pathogens: E. coli and Salmonella. These pathogens pose substantial challenges to animal health, production, and food safety. By developing bacteriophage solutions, we aim to revolutionise disease prevention strategies, ensuring healthier animals, sustainable agriculture, and, at the end, improved human health outcomes.

In terms of innovation, new products, or new areas, what the market can expect from Proteon Pharmaceuticals in the coming years?

The coming years will witness Proteon Pharmaceuticals' continuous commitment to innovation and the expansion of our product portfolio. Our mission extends beyond the poultry industry, as we diligently work on alternative formats and solutions targeting bacterial diseases in swine, dairy cattle, and aquaculture. For instance, we are in the final stages of developing a solution for swine edema, a critical issue in the swine industry. We are also addressing mastitis in dairy cows, a disease with significant economic implications. Additionally, our focus on aquaculture aims to combat Vibrio infections, which hinder sustainable growth in this sector. Our dedicated team of over 60 skilled professionals at the newly established Center for Bacteriophage Biotechnology (CBB) is at the forefront of research. Deep understanding of bacteriophages mechanisms of action allows us to craft targeted solutions that not only mitigate bacterial infections, but also uphold the delicate balance of the microbiome.

What is Proteon Pharma mission and goals related to sustainability?

Our mission is rooted in advancing animal health and supporting sustainable agriculture. Bacteriophages offer a

unique biological tool to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Antibiotic resistance is already important negative factor decreasing productivity in animal production. Bacteriophage technology offers a sustainable tool for mitigating the environmental impact associated with antibiotic overuse and reducing antibiotic residues in the food chain. By introducing precision bacteriophage solutions, we minimize the need for unnecessary antibiotics use, ultimately preserving their effectiveness. Our approach aligns with the principles of sustainability, ensuring that animals are healthier, antibiotic usage is responsible, and the environment is safeguarded from unnecessary harm. We strive to reshape disease prevention strategies to create a more sustainable and harmonious future.

Our commitment aligns with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, including zero hunger, good health and well-being, climate action, life below water and responsible consumption.

Proteon Pharma will be an exhibitor of the premier of VICTAM Asia 2024, what are the main expectation for the show and what can the visitors expect to see at your booth?

We are looking forward to participating in VICTAM Asia 2024 and showcasing our innovative bacteriophage solutions.

Visitors to our booth can expect to engage with our team of experts, who will provide in-depth insights into the potential of bacteriophages in revolutionizing animal health and disease prevention. Our booth will feature information about our current portfolio and ongoing research initiatives, shedding light on how our solutions address specific challenges in animal agriculture. We look forward to sharing our success stories, discussing our collaborative efforts, and exploring how our natural solutions can contribute to sustainable animal health and food safety. Through our participation, we aim to foster partnerships, raise awareness, and contribute to the advancement of the biotechnology industry.

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Glycon Santos, CEO, ICC

Glycon Santos was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. He has Bachelors degree in Engineering from Mackenzie University, and a Bachelors in Business from the University of São Paulo. Glycon founded ICC in 1992 growing it to become one of the world leaders in the production of yeast additives, with exports to more than 70 countries. His legacy is the transformation of the surplus yeast generated during the sugar cane ethanol fermentation which used to be discarded by ethanol mills, into a trustworthy and competitive source of yeast additive.

What are the unique and innovative natural solutions for animal nutrition ICC offers and why?

ICC is a Brazilian company, we celebrated 30 years last year, and we are specialised in the production of yeast additives coming from the sugar cane ethanol fermentation. We can claim that our legacy was to transform a waste product that was dried as a protein source, in feed additive recognized by its superior quality against other yeast sources, including brewer’s yeast and baker’s yeast. And what our company did is that we tried to understand the product, we try to benchmark it against the primary grown yeast or baker's yeast, and also against the brewer’s yeast that were mainstream at that time, and we discovered that as our during the ethanol fermentation, the live yeast is challenged by very acid pH and high ethanol levels it grows a much thicker cell wall, which is highly concentrated in beta-glucans and MOS. The flip side is that the ethanol yeast will not concentrate so much protein, but that is ok, because it offers what the industry is looking for - the functional carbohydrates. So, beta-glucans are recognized to be very important for immune modulation, we have several trials showing how yeast beta-glucans can help on to modulate the immune system. In addition, beta glucans can also help to mitigate mycotoxin challenges, and MOS, when combined with the beta-glucans, act binding pathogens, such as E. coli or Salmonella, and building a much healthier intestinal tract.

For what main purposes you use yeast-based nutrition products for?

What we can say about our yeast is that this is not a one play product. If your concern is immune modulation, pathogen binding, mycotoxin mitigation, yeast is the way to go. And I want to be clear that yeast is not a silver bullet.

Yeast can be used alone for sure and it will definitely bring reliable and consistent results. But ICC advocates that the yeast additives will have an even better performance when used in combination with essential oils, with acidifiers, etc.

A joke that I always tell is that the problem with ICC yeast additives is that “our products do not kill anybody”. Our yeast additives carry pathogens out, our yeast additives modulate the immune system, they will not kill directly the pathogens but train the immune system to fight by itself. So, if you use ICC’s yeast additives in combination with essential

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oils, acidifiers, etc., there will be a strong synergistic effect, combining the best of both worlds. Because when acidifiers reduce the Ecoli and Salmonella challenge, it's going to be much easier for the yeast additives to work. And vice versa.

So, this is really all about gut health?

Yes, it's about gut health. And we know that when it comes to the immune system, 70 percent of the cells are in the gut.

So, when we talk about the immunity, we are talking about gut health as well.

And is this widely understood outside Brazil? How are your international market development going?

Today ICC exports to 70 countries. Though several countries have a long tradition using yeast additives on their feeds, the yeast additives have been studied more and more during the last 30 years. There are several aspects of yeast that are connected to gut health, immune modulation, mycotoxin mitigation, and much more is to come.

Are many companies out there extracting the yeast from sugar, or is Brazil almost unique in this regard?

Brazil is almost unique in this regard, because also Brazil is the world’s largest producer of ethanol from sugarcane.

We expect more countries coming into this arena. We also have the corn ethanol fermentation, that is huge in the United States and that is growing fast in Brazil and in other countries. The challenge with corn ethanol fermentation is that the corn is grinded in order to be fermented and in this case the yeast will come together with the DDGs. There are some companies that are extracting yeast with different industrial processes, but still, the cell count is not there. If you compare yeast derived from corn ethanol of United States, the cell count per gram is going to be at best 1/3 of sugar cane ethanol yeast, the brewer’s yeast, or baker's yeast. So, the yeast produced from the corn ethanol is a very different product, more suitable to be used a nutrition source.

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PEOPLE THE INDUSTRY FACES AFIA’s Gina Tumbarello to serve on US Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee

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he American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) announced that Gina Tumbarello, AFIA’s senior director of global strategies, policy and trade, has been reappointed to serve on the US Foreign Agricultural Service’s Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) for trade in grains, feed, oilseeds and planting seeds. Tubarello has represented AFIA members on the ATAC since 2014 and provides valuable technical advice and information about US animal food products and the industry to the secretary of agriculture and US trade representative (USTR).

Tumbarello joins Constance Cullman, AFIA’s president and CEO, who has been serving on the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) since 2020.

“Last year, the US animal food industry exported over US$11 billion worth of feed and pet food products,” said AFIA President and CEO Constance Cullman. “The AFIA’s ability to provide ongoing industry representation to the US trade negotiators is paramount to ensuring continued and further global market access for the US trade negotiators is paramount to ensuring continued and further global market access for the US animal food industry and our vision for a healthier world through advanced animal nutrition. We are thrilled to continue being a voice for the country’s nearly 5650 animal food manufacturers.”

AKC appoints Adam Langford as agrienvironmental consultant

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KC are delighted to introduce to you the newest member of their team, Adam Langford, who will be their first agri-environmental consultant.

His background and skillset will enable them to provide their clients with additional services, by offering environmental assessments and ecological surveys. Adam will be providing specialist follow up work under the Future Farming Resilience Fund and will help to support all our clients in their transition to working with new land-based schemes.

Adam originally lived in Kent, and has been working for Natural England, following his postgraduate study in Wildlife Conservation. He also has spent time working on fruit farms in the Southeast, in addition to delivering on habitat connectivity on Salisbury plain.

Delivering for commercial farms will be the main focus for Adam’s skillset having worked as a Catchment Sensitive Farming Adviser in the Bristol Avon region, where he helped farmers improve their water quality, air quality, and contribute to natural flood management & manure management, utilising current lead management schemes to improve legislative compliance.

DAERA appoints new board member

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he Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has appointed Mr Bill Cargo as a non-executive board member (NEBM) to the Departmental Board.

Each NI department is required to have an effective departmental board which provides leadership for the department's business, helping it to operate effectively. The board supports senior officials in directing the business of the department in as effective and efficient way as possible and plays a particularly important role in supporting the Principal Accounting Officer in discharging her obligations as set out in Managing Public Money Norther Ireland.

NEBMs bring external perspectives and experiences and provide invaluable support and constructive challenge to executive members in their role to ensure that the Board's business is discharged effectively.

Mr Cargo is a retired Chartered Engineer with over 30 years' experience of asset management with significant commercial experience delivering large scale projects. He has many years of board-level experience including regulation, management of essential energy infrastructure, with a special interest in risk management systems and operational resilience. He is also a non-executive director of Norther Ireland Utility Regulator.

Mr Cargo's appointment, which is for three years and commenced on 1 September 2023, increases the number of NEBMs on the DAERA Departmental Board to three and strengthens further the skills base.

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