Archive for 2015

UZWIL, SWITZERLAND — Since Bühler’s Polaris purifier first entered the market in 2010, the company said it has sold 800 units worldwide.

The purifier can be sold as a stand-alone machine or as part of Bühler’s Antares-Sirius-Polaris.

The Polaris, listed as article MQRG at Bühler, is primarily used in durum mills for manufacturing high quality semolina for the production of premium pasta. With its high throughput capacity and increased yield for low-ash flours the Polaris purifier can also be used in milling ...

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced on Jan. 13 nearly C$6.9 million for crop-related research through the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF). The funding is being awarded to 42 projects.

This funding is part of Saskatchewan’s C$26.7 million agriculture research budget for 2014-15.

Projects to receive funding this year include studies to improve lentil varieties, enhance wheat midge resistance in wheat, decrease oil losses from canola dehulling, and reduce the ...

MANHATTAN, KANSAS, U.S. — Kansas State University’s (KSU) International Grains Program (IGP) Institute will host a two-part grain purchasing course April 6-17 at the IGP Institute Conference Center in Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.

Grain Purchasing – Part I: Fundamentals of Grain Purchasing
The first week of the course will investigate how grain is traded and transported. This includes USDA grading standards and how they are implemented, how to read a USDA report, how to establish a proper contract, among other topics.

“The markets ...

According to USDA’s January Crop Production estimate, the 2014-15 U.S. corn crop is still a record, at 14.2 billion bushels, even though it’s down 1 percent from the agency’s November forecast. It’s 3 percent higher than the 2013 crop.

Average U.S. corn yield is also a record, estimated at 171 bushels per acre by USDA. That’s down 2.4 bushels from the November forecast but 12.9 bushels above the 2013 average yield estimate of 158.1 bushels per acre. Area harvested for grain ...

LONDON, ENGLAND — The Bühler Group announced on Dec. 22 that it brought together a team of leading international experts to the Gulfood Manufacturing Exhibition 2014 to discuss the increasingly central role of pulses in ensuring the future of global nutrition, as well as addressing key industry issues, including food safety and security.

As part of the discussion, a team of leading experts revealed the potential for pulses, and their growing importance in the western world where there is currently a ...

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) announced on Jan. 8 the addition of two new technical service representatives. Shin Hak (David) Oh joins as Food/Bakery Technologist in the USW office in Seoul, Korea, and Tarik Gahi joins as Milling and Baking Technologist serving markets in the Middle East and North Africa from the USW office in Casablanca, Morocco.

“I am delighted to welcome Shin Hak Oh to our team in Korea,” said Chang Yoon Kang, USW country director. “He ...