MILLING & GRAINS BITE-SIZE SCIENCE
Australia thiamine levels flat, mycotoxins Brazil, ozone impact
Aussie research finds commercial breads fall short for thiamine, mycotoxin levels in Brazilian wheat and ozone’s effects on wheat quality.
Archives for January 29, 2015
Dispatches from IPPE 2015
TRENDSPOTTING: Consolidation continues to change who's who among meat/poultry equipment suppliers
Talking with exhibitors at the International Production and Processing Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, one thing is clear: the trend of legacy brands being consolidated under fewer large umbrellas shows no signs of slowing.
Bayer: Wheat breeders need to ‘raise their game’
Bayer CropScience wants to accelerate production of robust, versatile wheat varieties to help reverse ‘flat and declining yields’.
Milling & Grains bite-size news
World grains, blackgrass woes, farmer bonus, efficient baling
Grains at 30-year high, battling blackgrass, farmer bonus, and efficient baling.
Mars and IBM to use genetic data for food safety understanding
Mars and IBM Research have created a consortium which will use advances in genomics to boost food safety.
Packbridge celebrates 5th anniversary this year
Swedish packaging industry grows 1% faster than GDP
The Swedish packaging industry is growing 1% faster than GDP, according to packaging organization, Packbridge which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year and has seen membership rise from 40 to 250 registrants.
NuGo Nutrition acquires Gnu Foods FiberLove
Healthy snack specialist NuGo Nutrition will edge into the high-fiber snacking space after acquiring Gnu Foods FiberLove.
Farmers must better manage phosphorus run-off, says USDA
Farmers working close to North America’s Lake Erie must better manage phosphorus run-off to minimize drinking water contamination, say researchers from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service.