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MANHATTAN, KANSAS, U.S. — In theory, grain sorghum should yield just as much as corn in Kansas, given the same amount of fertilizer and with substantially less water, according to Kansas State University (KSU) agronomist Tesfaye Tesso.

In practice, this has not yet happened consistently. New experimental lines in advanced testing at KSU are about to change that, however, said Tesso, who is a sorghum breeder with KSU Research and Extension. These advancements are thanks in large part to funding from ...

MANHATTAN, KANSAS, U.S. — Registration ends in February for two milling courses being offered by Bühler and Kansas State University (KSU).

Registration for the Bühler-KSU Expert Milling Course, March 16-20, in Manhattan, Kansas, U.S., ends on Feb. 15. It will include in-depth discussions of flow sheet diagrams and milling processes, optimum machine adjustment and mill handling.

Cost is $1,900 for members of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) and $2,100 for non-members.

Registration ends Feb. 23 for the Bühler-KSU Curso para Expertos ...

GAZIANTEP, TURKEY — Alapala recently completed a semolina mill with a capacity of 400 tonnes per day for Oba Macaroni in Gaziantep, Turkey next to an existing mill.

The new semolina mill incorporates state-of-the-art milling technology including Corum, Turkey-based Alapala’ s new generation milling section models Similago II waltz machines and Aurora purifiers.

Founded in 1966 in Gaziantep, Oba Macaroni has always been a leading company in the sector. The Özgüçlü family took over the facility and the brand in 2005.

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FORT DODGE, IOWA, U.S. — A “significant mechanical failure” to a key piece of operational equipment at a Fort Dodge, Iowa, U.S., corn wet mill owned and operated by Cargill forced the company to suspend shipments and deliveries at the facility. The mechanical failure took place Feb. 6, and as of Feb. 10 the company still was in the process of assessing the damage to the equipment.

“Fortunately, none of our employees or contractors were injured during the failure, and there ...

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. — Dalton Henry has been named director of policy for U.S. Wheat Associates, effective in March. Henry is currently director of government affairs for Kansas Wheat, the cooperative agreement between the Kansas Wheat Commission and the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers (KAWG).

“I am very pleased with the talented trade policy team working for U.S. wheat farmers to increase market access and monitor previous trade commitments,” said Alan Tracy, president of U.S. Wheat. “Dalton’s commitment to our industry ...

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA — The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) on Feb. 9 began consultations on its proposal to license feed mills in western Canada and to extend payment protection to grain producers who sell grain to feed mills.

The CGC is seeking input from feed mills, grain producers, producer groups, current licensees and industry stakeholders on its proposal to license feed mills and to assist in the development of licensing requirements for feed mills. The intent is to assess the feed ...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — FEFAC, FEDIOL and COCERAL on Feb. 5 urged the E.U. Commission to lift immediately the present “de-facto” moratorium on genetically-modified (GM) import authorizations for food, feed and technical uses to prevent further threats to the E.U. food security as well as to the economic sustainability of the food, feed and E.U. livestock sector.

Despite these increasing threats, the E.U. authorization system for GM import is on hold since November 2013 due to merely political considerations, the groups said. ...

UZWIL, SWITZERLAND — Bühler will host the “9th European PhD Workshop on Food Engineering and Technology” in Uzwil, Switzerland, in March 2015.

As part of a competition that Bühler helped to organize, PhD students from 16 European countries will present their research projects March 24-25 at the headquarters of the Bühler Group. Entries are still being accepted and the preliminary selection of candidates has begun.

“Bühler is proud to host this prestigious event. The workshop is an excellent platform to discuss the ...

PARANAGUA, BRAZIL — The Port of Paranaguá said this January it exported its highest volume since 1995 of soybeans, corn, wheat and sorghum meal, port officials said on Feb. 4.

Grain exports reached 984,100 tonnes, an increase of 0.13% from the 982,802 tonnes exported in 2014. In January 2013, the port exported 878,354 tonnes.

The corridor operated the entire month with only two berths due to the installation of two new ship loaders (shiploaders) – the system normally operates with three cots. ...