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ADM names new president of grain group

Archer Daniels Midland Company has appointed Chris Boerm aspresident, grain. In that role, he will oversee ADM’s U.S. and export grainbusinesses, grain merchandising operations and destination marketingbusinesses.

NGFA concerned about CFTC’s proposed changes to hedging, speculative position limit rules

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) has expressed major concerns with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) proposed regulations that would redefine what constitutes "bona fide" hedging and potentially increase speculative position limits for users of agricultural futures markets dramatically.In a recently submitted statement, the NGFA said that under the CFTC's proposed rule, "we fear that a number of common hedging transactions used for business risk management in the grain, feed and processing sector, but not enumerated in the proposal, could be put at risk."

Formulation and Process Control

MetaFarms Flock Manager web-based management application

Flock Manager, from MetaFarms, is an online application that allows you to record and manage active and closed flock detailed production data such as feed, mortality, inventory, sales, movements, treatments, vet visits, and expenses at the flock level. Flock information such as nutrition, health,location, movement, and settlement data is condensed onto a single platform.

Formulation and Process Control

Provisur Formax Configurator online operation enhancer

Provisur Technologies Inc

The Formax Configurator, from Provisur, is an intelligent, user-friendly, interactive, online tool designed specificallyto help processors quickly and efficiently select the right forming equipmentto optimize line performance. The configurator gathers user information online, processes it, and then offers specific solutions to the processor.

Create a new feed revenue stream in the pet food market

Learn where the U.S. pet food market is headed in the petspecialty channel including data and insights on the global market andcapitalize on this lucrative feed market at the 2014 Petfood Forum, March31-April 2 at the Renaissance Schaumburg, Schaumburg, Illinois.Petfood Forum offers a lineup of conferencesessions that educate, inform and inspire pet food and pet treatprofessionals with the latest on nutrition, ingredient, processing, packagingand food safety technologies.

Animal Feed Manufacturing

Hamlet Protein and Yptech reach distribution agreement

Yptech Co. and Hamlet Protein have reached anagreement for distribution of the soya protein products in the Japanese market.

Regulatory Updates

New European feed legislation: mind the language

While the impact of the new European regulations on what must be declared on a compound feed label is easy to see, it may not be so obvious that their approval has also led to the establishment of a specific "compliant" terminology to be used in some of the label sections. Using other terms will result in "wrong" labeling and may be regarded as a non-compliance by European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC), which can have consequences in terms of both time (negotiation with national authorities) and money (fines).

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Inspire Forum to feature experts in NSP enzymes

The inaugural Inspire: International Non-Starch Polysaccharide(NSP) Forum addressing thedevelopment and use of NSP enzymes in animal nutrition is set to take placebetween March 31 and April 2 in Pitlochry, Scotland. The Inspire Forum willbring together leading academic and industry experts in NSP enzymes.

Multivac packaging line

Multivac end-to-end thermoforming packaging line has all line components in a single source. It consists of the R 245thermoforming packaging machine, the MRQ cross web labeller, which comes with a TTO thermal transfer printer, the MR822 checkweigher,the MBS 100 belt system and an automatic stacking unit.

AB Vista Econase XT xylanese feed enzyme

When Econase XT, from AB Vista, is applied as a liquid into the batch mixer – mixer liquid application (MLA) – pelleting power consumption can be reduced by up to 7%. Possible xylanese benefits, previously unexplored due to poor thermostability, are now possible because Econase XT is an intrinsically thermostable product.

Feed Production by Region

Zinpro Corporation names new senior marketing manager

Zinpro Corporation recently announced the promotion of Brad Frisvold to senior marketing manager – The Americas. Frisvold joined Zinpro in 2005 as marketing manager – North America.

DSM names new chief financial officer

Royal DSM NV has appointed Geraldine Matchett as chief financial officer to succeed Rolf-Dieter Schwalb.Matchett will join the board of DSM on Aug. 1 from her current post as finance chief at Swiss inspection company SGS, and will replace Schwalb at the end of the year, DSM said in a statement.

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