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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. — The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) will host a Safe Feed/Safe Food webinar April 7, to discuss its recent certification program updates. The webinar, coordinated by the Safe Quality Food Institute, will address the major changes to the FSC36 Safe Feed/Safe Food guidance document, how the changes will impact facilities and the purpose behind the newly revised guidance document.

Changes to the program are listed in the FSC36 Safe Feed/Safe Food guidance document located on the Safe ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S. — The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) recognized three leaders at the President’s Banquet at Exchange 2015 on Feb. 24 in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Nominated by their peers, all award winners were recognized for their dedication and commitment in service to the grain industry, the GEAPS organization or both.

Award winners included: George Kornstad, Industry Leader Award; Steve Schmitt, Corbett Award; and Tim Sullivan, International Member of Distinction.

Kornstad was honored for his dedication to advancing the best ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S. — Archer Daniels Midland Company Chief Executive Officer Juan Luciano is moving quickly to create new management teams to drive the company forward the company announced on March 2.

“To accelerate the execution of our strategic plans, we need teams that can quickly flex and form to identify and capture opportunities, focus on what matters, deliver results and then re-form to address the next set of opportunities. To that end, I have formed some new teams and expanded ...

MANHATTAN, KANSAS, U.S. — Those who supervise or aspire to supervise grain elevator managers are encouraged to attend IGP Institute’s semi-annual Grain Elevator Manager’s course from May 4-8.

TEHUACAN, PUEBLA, MEXICO — As part of the celebrations for its 150th global anniversary and 50 years of operations in Mexico, Cargill Mexico inaugurated the expansion of its animal feed facility on Feb. 24.

The expansion is the result of a $7.8 million investment, said Gerardo Quintero, managing director of Cargill’s Feed & Nutrition business for Mexico and Central America.

At the event, which was attended by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Feed, Enrique Martínez y Martínez; the ...

UZWIL, SWITZERLAND — Bühler announced in February that Rudolf Hofer has taken over management of its Grain Technology Center (GTC) in Uzwil, Switzerland.

He is in charge of the seven-person team at the center, focused on the development and testing of industrial processes for grains and pulses. Hofer took over from Uwe Schill at the beginning of 2015.

With the hiring of Hofer, this is the first time the facility will not be managed by a head miller.

Hofer describes himself as a ...

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, U.S. — CHS Inc. announced on Feb. 24 that a variety of its soy ingredients have been verified as non-GMO (genetically-modified organisms) by the Non-GMO Project.

The non-profit organization is committed to preserving and building sources of non-GMO products.

CHS offers a complete line of soy ingredients available as both GMO and non-GMO. The CHS products that have earned non-GMO verification include: CHS soybean salad oil, CHS crude soybean oil, CHS soybean meal, Honeysoy soy flour, and Honeysoy soy ...