What's New at NCI?
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March 9, 2010 -- NCI staff hosted a "Farewell Party" for the family of Kenji Motomatsu (right), who is the second scholar from Nisshin Flour Mills, Japan, who is studying for a year at NCI. Motomatsu will accompany his wife, Naoko, and their son, Hitoshi, home to Tokyo and then return to NCI for two more months.
"Nisshin scholars are at NCI to learn more about U.S. HRS wheat production and availability of their desired quality of wheat," says Brian Sorenson (left), NCI Director.
We've all enjoyed having the Motomatsu family with us for this year and wish them much success in the future.
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| February 16, 2010 -- Kim Koch, NCI Feed Center manager, (back row, far right), attended the U.S. Grain Council’s 7th International Marketing Conference in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in February. Importance of Free Trade was the theme at the conference. Without free trade agreements (FTAs) between the United States and markets in Latin America and Southeast Asia, the United States risks losing export competitiveness, warned U.S. Grains Council directors during the meeting. |
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February 11, 2010 - The NCI Technical Staff collaborated with Northern Pulse Growers Association's Marketing Director Kaye Effertz (left) to develop pea protein based recipes for egg replacement solutions. Crop Quality Specialist Thunyaporn Jeradechachai (right) and Food Technologist Rachel Brudvik (second from left) conducted the recipe development. The finishing touch was a professional photo shoot of pea protein fortified pasta and baked products that was conducted by John Borge (back center) of John Borge Studios and Shannon Charpentier (front center right) of Food for Market. |
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February 8-9, 2010 - NCI Technical Director Mehmet Tulbek (right) and NCI Crop Quality Specialist Thunyaporn Jeradechachai (second from left) conducted a hands-on educational program for South Dakota State University Wheat Quality Team. Julie Thomas (center) and David Karki (left) of SDSU Department of Plant Sciences learned about HRS wheat quality evaluation, flour testing methods and baking techniques (pan bread and tortillas) at NCI labs. NCI Food Technologist Rachel Brudvik (second from right) also attended the program. |
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February 8, 2010 - Mr. Guan Weikun,(center left), and his daughter Jackie, (left), visited Northern Crops Institute to learn more about U.S. dairy feed ingredients and technology that he can use on his farm in Guangdong Province in southern China. He has a 1,700 head dairy farm and is also Owner & General Manager of the Guangzhou Dairy Research Institute. He is Chairman of the Guangdong Dairy Industry Association. Jackie is a junior at NDSU, majoring in agribusiness. They were accompanied by Corey Kiefer (right) of China Global Group, Fargo. Kim Koch, Ph.D., NCI feed center manager, and John Crabtree, NCI assistant director, hosted the group. |
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| January 20, 2010 -- Kim Koch, Ph.D., NCI Feed Center manager, (left), Vern Anderson, Ph.D., NDSU Extension, and Bob Thaler, Ph.D., South Dakota State University, (right), led a DDGS assessment workshop for Bachoco nutritionists, plant managers and a quality control specialist in Mexico. The workshop was sponsored by U.S. Grains Council. The main objective of the training was to provide expertise on the use of DDGS, including its proper usage in poultry, swine, ruminants and aquaculture diets. The workshop also provided instructions on how to improve pellet quality when using DDGS in feed. Bachoco is a large feed manufacturer in Mexico. Koch has worked with Bachoco’s Minatitlan plant in previous years, helping them improve pellet quality. |
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January 18, 2010 -- Mehmet Tulbek, NCI Technical Director, traveled to Thailand to speak at a technical seminar in Bangkok during January. Tulbek also visited milling, baking and snack food companies in Bangkok. The seminars were organized by United States Dry Bean Council. The objective of this program was to provide market access for edible beans in the region, provide technical information on the use of bean flours in direct expanded snacks, breakfast cereals, fried snacks; and to educate industry officials on edible bean flour end-use applications. |
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January 13, 2010 -- NCI Technical Director Mehmet Tulbek (right) and NCI Crop Quality Specialist Thunyaporn (Naggie) Jeradechachai (left) attended Annual National Sunflower Research Forum in Fargo, N.D., January 13-14, 2010. They presented a poster on the use of confection sunflower products in traditional Mediterranean baked goods. The objective of the research is to overview the potential of replacing sesame seed and tahini with confection sunflower products in traditional baked goods of Eastern Mediterranean, such as tahini bread, tahini cookies, hummus and thin sheeted doughs. Funding for this project was provided by National Sunflower Association. |
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| November 24, 2009 -- The ribbon-cutting for NCI's new swing mill attracted large crowd in the NCI Lobby. North Dakota Governor John Hoeven, North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture Doug Goehring, and NDSU Vice President for Agriculture D.C. Coston, Ph.D., led a host of regional commodity leaders who spoke about the importance of having the new mill in the 4-state region. Major funding gifts came from South Dakota Wheat Commission, North Dakota Wheat Commission, Montana Wheat and Barley Committee, Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council, General Mills, Horizon Milling, Buhler Inc., and several individuals. |
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November 17, 2009 -- Representatives from the Numax Fibre Technology Ltd. of United Kingdom visited Northern Crops Institute and learned about North Dakota flaxseed production and agriculture, NCI technical and by-product utilization programs. The delegation was led by Mr. Vyvyan Nusenbaum. They were hosted by Mehmet Tulbek, Ph.D., (right), NCI Technical Director, and Clifford Hall, Ph.D., (left), NDSU Department of Cereal and Food Sciences, during their visits at NDSU and Northern Crops Institute. |
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November 17, 2009 -- A Food and Dietetics class from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, toured NCI. John Crabtree, NCI Assistant Director, led the discussion on food development and food products and gave the class an overview of the work that is done at NCI. Ellen Lutgen, Concordia professor in the Nutrition and Dietetics Department, teaches the course. |
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November 9, 2009 -- Two Kernel ID Workshops were held at Northern Crops Institute on November 9 and 10 by the American Malting Barley Association. They were taught by Scott Heisel of AMBA. The workshops focused on the utilization of barley variety identification techniques based on kernel morphological differences. Workshops are held biennially in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Fargo, North Dakota. At left, a course participant examines a head of six-row barley. |
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| November 1, 2009 -- NCI Technical Director Mehmet Tulbek, Ph.D, traveled to China to present two short courses in Shanghai and Qingdao, sponsored by the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council (USADPLC). The short courses were organized by USADPLC area representative Ms. Lucy Dai. Topics in the course included an overview of the 2008 U.S. dry pea quality survey, dry pea flour milling techniques, nutritional attributes of dry pea flour, pea flour utilization in world marketplace, pin milling and fractionation issues. During the trip, potential use of US dry peas by Chinese vermicelli noodle processors in the region was discussed. |
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October 27, 2009-- The USA Dry Peas, Lentils, and Chickpeas and the Northern Pulse Growers Association came to Northern Crops Institute to hold a staff workshop. The two associations have sponsored several short courses at NCI in the past few years. During their training sessions, they heard from experts on the NDSU pulse breeding program; overview of U.S. pulse quality; pulse milling applications; pea-fortified baked products; pulse research updates; and pulse nutrition. |
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| October 26, 2009 -- A twelve-member team from Southeast Asia is at Northern Crops Institute to attend the Feed Manufacturing and Feedmill Management short course that runs from today through Friday, October 30. The team represents feedmills in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. They are sponsored by the U.S. Grains Council. Adrian Morales (second row, second from right), U.S Grains Council, escorts the team. Kim Koch, Ph.D., (back row, far left), NCI Feed Center manager, is coordinator of the course. |
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October 21, 2009 -- Pankobirlik University Taskforce Delegation visited Northern Crops Institute and learned about North Dakota agriculture, NCI educational, technical, crop quality and sugarbeet by-product utilization programs. The delegation was led by Mr. Oner Kabasakal and hosted by Mehmet Tulbek, Ph.D., (first row, far left), NCI Technical Director, and Kerri Spiering, Director of International Programs, North Dakota State University, during their visits at NDSU, NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center and Northern Crops Institute. |
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| October 20, 2009 -- Representatives from the Torigoe Mills, Mitsui & Company, both of Japan, and United Grain Corporation came to Northern Crops Institute to discuss the quality of the 2009 wheat crop. NCI Director Brian Sorenson, (right), hosted the group, leading the discussion and guided them on a tour of the NCI facility. They also visited with other wheat experts at NDSU. |
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October 19, 2009 -- Koji Noguchi, (right), a representative from Nippon Mills, Japan, came to Northern Crops Institute to review the 2009 wheat crop. He was escorted by Erica Olson, (center), North Dakota Wheat Commission (NDWC). Olson presented the HRS and Durum supply and demand situation and outlook. Dr. Senay Simsek, NDSU Wheat Quality Specialist, reviewed the 2009 HRS crop quality. NCI Director Brian Sorenson, (left), presented an overview of work done at NCI and hosted Mr. Noguchi on a tour of NCI. Dr. Frank Manthey reviewed the 2009 durum crop, while Jim Peterson, NDWC, gave an update on biotechnology in wheat. |
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| October 6, 2009 -- Kenji Motomatsu, (center right), NCI’s visiting scholar from Nisshin, and Ken Lijima of Nisshin Flour Mills, Japan, spent a day at NCI learning more about the 2009 hard red spring wheat crop. Brian Sorenson, (right), NCI Director, gave the team an overview and tour of Northern Crops Institute. Erica Olson, (left), North Dakota Wheat Commission, reviewed the 2009 HRS supply and demand situation. Senay Simsek, Ph.D., NDSU, gave an update on the 2009 HRS crop quality. Mohamed Mergoum, Ph.D., NDSU, discussed the HRS breeding program at NDSU. |
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October 1, 2009 -- Mark Ogbebor, Alltech Nutrients, Ltd., Nigeria, (left), is at NCI testing the baking performance of soy flour with NCI Director Brian Sorenson (right). Mark is sponsored by the American Soybean Association's WISH program. WISH and CHS shipped a container load of soy flour to Nigeria. Mark, who is an importer/distributor, will work to establish a supply chain for soy and promote the benefits of soy to local bakers and food manufacturers. |
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October 1, 2009 -- Toyota Tsusho/Showa Sangyo Companies sent a team to North Dakota this fall to gather information on this year’s crop in order to prepare for new crops shipments. They met with NCI Director Brian Sorenson (front row, right); Mohamed Mergoum, Ph.D., NDSU HRS Wheat Breeder; Senay Simsek, Ph.D., NDSU Wheat Quality Specialist; Frank Manthey, Ph.D., NDSU Durum Quality Lab; and Bill Wilson, Ph.D., NDSU Professor of Agri-Business. They also toured the Alton Grain Terminal, Hillsboro, N.D., with Cory Tryan, station manager. Erica Olson and Jim Peterson, (back row, left), North Dakota Wheat Commission, hosted the team. Japan is the largest buyer of U.S. HRS wheat, importing 55-60 million bushels each year. |
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September 21, 2009 -- 39 grain buyers from 17 nations are attending the 2009 Grain Procurement Management for Importers short course at NCI to learn how to make more effective purchases in the U.S. grain marketing system. The course runs from September 21-30. Participants are from China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Canada, and St. Vincent. They represent large and small food processing, feed manufacturing, and trading companies that import and trade HRS wheat, durum wheat, corn, soybeans, barley and other commodities.
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September 17, 2009 -- Representatives of Pankobirlik, the largest sugarbeet cooperative in Turkey, visited Northern Crops Institute and learned about North Dakota agriculture, NCI, NDSU agriculture research programs and sugarbeet by-product utilization projects. The delegation was lead by Board Chairman Recep Konuk and hosted by Mehmet Tulbek, NCI Technical Director, and Jeff Zent, North Dakota Trade Office Communication Director, during their visits at Big Iron Show, NDSU and Northern Crops Institute. |
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September 16, 2009 -- Staff members from Feed Management Systems, Inc. (FMS) learned more about feedmill management at the NCI Feedmill. “The main reason we visited was because we have had some new people who joined our company within the last year who had not yet had the opportunity to visit a feed mill. This also gave them the opportunity to hear about how the NCI mill is managing feed processes,” says Paula Peterson, Vice President for Marketing & Partner Relations with Feed Management Systems. The company is a software solutions company that links critical information between commercial feed manufacturers and their suppliers and customers across the globe. |
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| September 14, 2009 -- Representatives of the Philippines, North Dakota's second largest wheat customer, visited NCI to familiarize themselves with opportunities provided by the U.S. wheat production, marketing and logistics system. They also got a first-hand look at this year's HRS wheat and discusses current constraints and opportunities in the Philippine market. The trade represents the Philippine Associatio nof Flours, Inc. and the Chamber of Philippine Flour Millers. The five-member team was escorted by Shane Townsend, U.S. Wheat Associates--South Asia. They were hosted by Erica Olson, North Dakota Wheat Commission. The U.S. typically supplies 85-90% of the food quality wheat imported by the Philippine milling industry. |
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September 9, 2009 -- Whole wheat foods is the focus of the Exploring Whole Wheat Foods short course held this week at Northern Crops Institute. Participants are from Japan, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, and the U.S. Topics for the course include whole wheat and health; quality characteristics for whole wheat products; microbial quality of whole wheat flour; baking performance; whole wheat in flat bread and pasta products; whole grain ingredients; Branscan technology for flour quality evaluation; and sourcing IP wheat. Lectures will be supplemented with lab demonstrations, hands-on baking, milling demonstrations; and a tour of Dakota Specialty Milling. |
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August 31, 2009 -- An eleven-person team from Mexico is at NCI to attend the DDGS: Nutrition, Use and Feed Manufacturing Short Course. They are sponsored by the U.S. Grain Council. Topics in the course include: corn-ethanol production technologies; DDGS supply and demand; DDGS use in aquaculture, beef cattle, dairy, swine, sheep, goats, and poultry; and DDGS and feed manufacture. They will also participate in extrusion and pelleting demonstrations using DDGS. The group will tour the SDSU Dairy Unit, SDSU Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; POET Nutrition; POET Ethanol; Turner County Dairy; and Bones Feed Yard.
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August 20, 2009 -- An eight-member Wheat Team from Israel is at NCI to learn more about the region's wheat. At NCI, they were greeted by NCI Director Brian Sorenson, who gave an overview and tour of Northern Crops Institute. Additional speakers are Senay Simsek, Ph.D., Wheat Quality Specialist, NDSU; and Erica Olson, Marketing Specialist with the ND Wheat Commission. Olson also hosted the group. The team was accompanied by Goris van Lit (third from left in back row), and Rutger Koekoek, (second from left in back row), both of the U.S. Wheat Associates, The Netherlands. The team will continue their trip with a visit to the Maple River Grain and Agronomy, Casselton, ND, hosted by Sid Mauch, manager. Before coming to Fargo, the team toured the Port of Duluth and the North Dakota Mill, Grand Forks. |
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| July 27, 2009 -- Eight feed manufacturers from Jordan, Canada, and the US are at NCI this week to learn more about using DDGS in animal feed. They are attending the DDGS: Nutrition, Use, and Feed Manufacturing Short Course that runs July 27-31. Topics in the course include: corn-ethanol production technologies; DDGS supply and demand; DDGS use in aquaculture, beef cattle, dairy, swine, sheep, and poultry; and DDGS and feed manufacture. They will also participate in extrusion and pelleting demonstrations using DDGS. The group will tour the NDSU Dairy unit, Tharaldson Ethanol in Casselton, and the Elliot Brothers feedlot facilities in Galesburg, ND. |
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July 27, 2009 - A Korean Wheat Survey Team, representing four major flour milling companies that account for as much as 70% of market share in Korea, came to NCI to gather information on the crop situation and availability for hard red spring wheat, hard red winter wheat, and soft white wheat. They were greeted by NCI Director Brian Sorenson, who gave an overview and tour of NCI. The group met with NDSU HRS and specialty wheat breeder Mohamed Mergoum, Ph.D., and HRS Quality Specialist Senay Simsek, Ph.D. They were accompanied by Dr. Woojoon Park, (center back row), Senior Technical Marketing Specialist with U.S. Wheat Associates, Seoul. Erica Olson of the ND Wheat Commission hosted the group. Korea is a large market for U.S. wheat. In 2008-09, they purchased 12 million bushels of HRS, making them the 4th largest export market. Total U.S. wheat exports to Korea average 46 million bushels. |
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| July 21, 2009 -- A five-man South African Wheat Team visited NCI to assess the current status of the state's hard red spring crop and review prospects for availability and potential quality features for the 2009 crop. The team represents Premier Foods, Tiger Brands and Ruto Mills, three of South Africa's largest milling groups. The three companies have an annual milling capacity of 78 million bushels. The team is accompanied by Jim McKenna, (left, front row), milling consultant to the U.S. Wheat Associates, Cape Town. Erica Olson, North Dakota Wheat Commission, hosted the team. According to Olson, "On average, South Africa imports 10.6 million bushels of U.S. wheat. Much of South Africa's import needs depend on the size and quality of its own domestic crop." |
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July 20, 2009 -- Twenty-one pasta manufacturers learned more about controlling the variables in making Italian-style pasta this week at NCI's Pasta: Raw Materials and Processing Technology Short Course that runs from July 20-24. They were from Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico and U.S. Several participants were sponsored by U.S. Wheat Associates. “This course is the third pasta manufacturing course NCI offered this summer,” says Brian Sorenson, NCI Director, “which is a good indication of the strength of the pasta industry. This year, we expanded our courses to include information on fresh frozen and canned pasta, and we incorporated the new laminated noodle and ravioli machine to allow us to focus on a wider spectrum of pasta products.”
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June 29, 2009 -- NCI Director Brian Sorenson (left) presents retiring NCC Chair Laird Larson (right) with a plaque of appreciation for his years of service to the Northern Crops Council. Larson will continue on the NCC as past chair. Dan Wiltse who represents the North Dakota Oilseed Council will assume the duties of Chair. |
June 29, 2009 -- Sorenson introduces new NCC member Karolyn Zurn (center), who represents the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association. Sorenson presented Mark Askegard (right) with a desk clock in appreciation of his years of service to the NCC. Askegard represented the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. |
June 30, 2009 -- John McLean, Cargill, West Fargo, (right) was elected to his third term as IAB Chair. |
June 30, 2009 -- Sorenson leads a tour of the new mill renovation for NCC and IAB members. |
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June 20, 2009 -- A team of young farmers from European Union countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, Spain and United Kingdom) visited NCI to learn more about NCI and regional agriculture. North Dakota Soybean Council Executive Director Deb Johnson hosted the team, who were accompanied by United Soybean officials. The group listened to a welcome and brief overview of regional agriculture by NCI Technical Director Mehmet Tulbek, and then toured the NCI facility. While in Fargo, they also visited the farm of Claude Richard, a board member of North Dakota Soybean Council. They traveled on to St. Louis where they will be hosted by United Soybean Board. |
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June 16, 2009 -- Kim Koch, Ph.D., NCI’s Feed Production Center manager, spoke at the 17th Annual ASAIM Southeast Asian Feed Technology and Nutrition Workshop in Vietnam June 15-19. Increasing concerns over feed and food safety issues, particularly the melamine adulteration incident last year, drew 118 participants to ASAIM SE Asia’s annual flagship event. This year’s theme was “Feed Safety and Hygiene.” Koch's topics were: HACCP/cGMP Programs in Feed Manufacturing; Process Monitoring Effects of Conditioning and Pelleting on Feed Safety and Hygiene; and From Gate to Plate: the Importance of Trace‐Back Programs for the Animal Agriculture Sector. ASA International Marketing, United Soybean Board, and the U.S. Grains Council sponsored the event. |
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June 8, 2009 --Feed manufacturers from Pakistan are attending the Dairy Feed Manufacturing Technology Short Course at Northern Crops Institute (NCI) June 8-12. R. Shahnawaz Janjua, technical director for the U.S. Soybean Export Council, Pakistan, and Ramesh Chander Thaper, consultant for the American Soybean Association(ASA) based in India, are the team’s escorts. The group is sponsored by the U.S. Soybean Export Council and ASA-IM. The North Dakota Soybean Council (NDSC) will host the team at a dinner where NDSC board members will learn more about the market potential in Pakistan and India. Kim Koch, Ph.D., manager of NCI's Feed Production Center, is the course coordinator and a lecturer in the course.
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May 27, 2009 -- A nine-person team from Faribault Foods, Faribault, Minnesota, is attending a customized Pasta Production and Technology Short Course. Speakers will cover wheat classes; quality evaluation of durum wheat; durum milling and semolina quality; flour and semolina quality selection; semolina physical and rheological tests; whole grains in pasta; commercial production of pasta; functional and alternative pasta ingredients; and causes and solutions of pasta defects. The group will also do hands-on pilot pasta processing and cooking quality evaluation. Faculty include: Brian Sorenson, NCI Director; Mehmet Tulbek, Ph.D., NCI Technical Director; Thunyaporn Jeradechachai, NCI Crop Quality Specialist; Radwin Ibrahim, Ph.D., Dakota Growers Pasta Company; Rilie Morgan, NCI Processing Specialist; and Frank Manthey, Ph.D., NDSU Dept. of Plant Sciences.
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May 19, 2009 -- Seven quality assurance and mill production personnel and two SDSU graduate students are attending the Basics of Wheat and Flour Quality short course at NCI this week. Topics in the class include: factors that define wheat and flour quality, environmental influences, quality tests and procedures, impact of milling on flour quality, role of protein and starch in flour based products, dough rheology, functional ingredients in flour and flour based products, baking technology, mixing, fermentation, and baking processes, and hands-on baking. Faculty are: Brian Sorenson, NCI Director; Thunyaporn Jeradechachai, NCI Crop Quality Specialist; Jason Romberg, Lab Synergy, Downers Grove, IL; Senay Simsek, Ph.D., NDSU Dept. of Plant Science; and Mehmet Tulbek, Ph.D., NCI Technical Director.
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April 28, 2009 -- Flax is center stage at Northern Crops Institute (NCI) this week. The “Flaxseed: Adding Functional Food Value” Short Course attracted food processors from Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Ohio. “Flaxseed is an important crop for our region and can be utilized in many ways to improve nutritional and functional attributes of food products,” says Mehmet Tulbek, Ph.D., NCI Technical Director. “Our main objective in this program is to educate participants on production, quality, shelf life and processing of U.S. flaxseed. Hands-on experiences with tortilla and snack foods help participants understand the impact of flaxseed fortification in food systems,” he concludes. North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota and South Dakota are the top-ranked flax producers in the U.S.
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| April 20, 2009 -- A 10-member Japanese Feed Industry DDGS Pelleting Team is attending the Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS): Nutrition, Use and Feed Manufacturing Short Course at NCI this week. The purpose of the team’s visit is to learn more about how to incorporate DDGS, co-products of ethanol production, into high quality pelleted feed for poultry, swine, beef, dairy, and aquaculture. The team is sponsored by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), and escorted by Hiroko Sakashita, Associate Director, USGC Tokyo (front row, second from right). Kim Koch, Ph.D., NCI Feed Production Center manager, (second row, far left), coordinates and lectures in the course. Koch also leads the team during feed pelleting instruction and demonstrations at the NCI Feed Center. |
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April 14, 2009 -- Twenty-four pasta manufacturers from Chile, Colombia, Peru and United States are making pasta this week at Northern Crops Institute (NCI) while they attend the Pasta Production and Technology Short Course, which runs from April 14 to 16. Through pilot-scale processing, the course participants are able to apply what they learn in the lectures to the pasta manufacturing process, from extrusion to drying. Course participants will also tour Conte Luna Foods, Grand Forks, N.D., a division of Philadelphia Macaroni.
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February 22-March 6, 2009 -- Mehmet Tulbek, NCI Technical Director, (front row, right), traveled to Indonesia and Philippines to speak at a series of seminars in Jakarta and Manila during February and March. Tulbek also visited specialty crop milling and food processing companies in Jakarta. The seminars were organized by USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council and US Dry Bean Council. The objective of these programs was to help establish pulse milling and end product use industry in Southeast Asia and to educate industry officials on pulse end-use applications. |
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February 9, 2009 -- International Protocol was featured at a seminar sponsored by Northern Crops Institute at the Fargo Holiday Inn. The seminar addressed many areas of international protocol including how to present a business card, make introductions, present gifts, and appreciate cultural differences. During a four-course noon luncheon, appropriate table etiquette for a formal meal was demonstrated. Pat Berglund, a corporate etiquette and international protocol consultant, led the seminar.
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| February 5, 2009 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's U.S. Commerical Service hosted a seminar at NCI for area companies interested in developing export opportunities in Nigeria. Larry Farris, (left), Senior Commercial Counselor from the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, led the seminar with a talk on business opportunities and challenges in Nigeria. Kim Koch, Ph.D., NCI Feed Center Manager, spoke on agricultural products from North Dakota that might have strong markets in Nigeria. N.D. export commodities to Nigeria in 2008 were $3 million. North Dakota's current exports to Nigeria include grains and cereals, vehicles, machinery, and aircraft. Nigeria is an oil rich nation, and it is also the most populous nation in Africa. |
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January 29, 2009 -- Young farmers representing the Montana Grain Growers Association visited NCI to learn more about NCI. They listened to a welcome by NCI Director Brian Sorenson and a talk on the agricultural economy by Mike Krueger of The Money Farm. This group aims at developing new leaders in agriculture. While in Fargo, they also visited the Case International plant. They will travel on to Minneapolis where they will be hosted at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, and visit CHS and the barge facility in Savage, MN. |
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