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Bay State Milling makes organizational changes
QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S. — Bay State Milling Co. recently unveiled several organizational changes in support of its focus on healthy, grain-based solutions. Douglas DeWitt, vice-president of customer and business development, will assume responsibility for Bay State’s sales force. DeWitt will continue to lead Bay State’s efforts with strategic accounts and value-added sales as well as retaining his role as leader of the blending business. Michael Pate has been named vice-president of research and development with responsibility for leading the expansion of grain varietal development programs, novel process technologies, and ingredient systems to improve product quality and performance. Jennifer Robinson has joined the company as vice-president of corporate quality assurance. Robinson will be responsible for all aspects of quality assurance among plant locations, processes and capabilities. Michael Long has assumed the responsibility of vice-president of cereal technology, serving as leader of the center of excellence for milling, blending and processing technologies. In addition, he will research and develop new process technologies to advance the company’s commitment to specialization in milling, blending and new related processes. Keith Adams has been promoted to the position of director of engineering and will lead the implementation of corporate capital projects and support execution of capital projects at the business unit level. Colleen Zammer has joined the company as the product manager of value-added products. Her initial focus will be to develop Bay State’s product roadmap for its Health and Nutrition platform. She previously held leadership positions in product development, market development and sales. “These organizational moves will serve to strengthen our current leadership position in grain milling, particularly whole wheat, rye and durum along with the creation of new products that incorporate a broader variety of whole grains and ingredients to improve the health and wellness of the U.S. consumer,” said Peter Levangie, president and chief operating ofﬁcer.

Korean firms go abroad for farm land
SEOUL, KOREA — Korean ﬁrms are going abroad in search of cheap arable land, but the country’s high import tariffs virtually prevent them from bringing their farm produce back, a report said on July 20. Currently, there are 73 South Korean companies farming on a little over 23,000 hectares of land in 18 countries, including China and the Philippines, according to the report by a think tank run by the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, known as Nonghyup. Out of the total, 18 companies receiving government funds for overseas farming are now producing some 44,000 tonnes of grain in the countries that also include Brazil, Cambodia, Indonesia and Kyrgyzstan. However, most of the produce from the overseas farms are either sold in their host nation or shipped to a third country as South Korea’s import tariffs, as high as 500%, deter South Korean producers from bringing their goods back, according to the report. “As of the end of last year, the country ranked 29th out of 31 OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) nations in terms of the self-sufﬁciency rate of major grains,” it said. “The country needs long-term plans to develop overseas farms given rising global prices of grains and the country’s import-dependent grain market.”
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