The Nestlé Research Center, based in Lausanne, Switzerland, has donated USD 500,000 to the Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute, USA. The gift will fund a collaborative study focused on examining the effects of a diet rich in whole grains on body composition and energy metabolism. The study, which will last for 26 weeks, will enroll 40 to 50 people, who will eat meals provided by the Nestlé Prepared Food Company’s facility in Solon, Ohio, USA. This research will be one of the... ...Read more »

Go Grains has appointed Robyn Murray, formerly of Sara Lee, Campbell, Arnott’s and Kellogg’s, as its new General Manager. The group, established by the Federal Government’s Grains Research and Develepment Corporation and BRI Australia (formerly the Bread Research Institute of Australia) is described as an opportunity to “make scientifically based information about grains, legumes and health available in the public domain to help combat the ever-increasing volume of material... ...Read more »

The Western Australian state Budget, announced Thursday by Premier and Treasurer Colin Barnett, has a number of provisions for food in WA, including livestock, irrigation, biosecurity and food charities. Agriculture will receive $11.3 million for livestock industry development and innovation, $37 million for biosecurity risk management against pests, diseases, feral animals and native pests such as emus (including $6 million for border biosecurity at airoports, ports and other transport hubs), $30... ...Read more »

An internationally recognised plant scientist who helped rescue many Australian farms from the brink of disaster has been awarded the 2010 Grains Research and Development Corporation Western Region Seed of Light award for his contribution to herbicide resistance research. The University of Western Australia’s Winthrop Professor Stephen Powles, Director of the WA Herbicide Resistance Initiative (WAHRI) in the UWA School of Plant Biology, received the award at the 2010 WA Agribusiness Crop Updates,... ...Read more »

For years, restrictive high-protein/low-carb diets were the bane of the United States’ declining market for grains and grain-based foods. However, the low-carb fad is fading as health-minded eaters, who prefer a wider variety of foods and the health advantages these foods offer, re-integrate grains into their diet and inadvertently resuscitate the market. According to market research publisher Packaged Facts in the brand-new report, The U.S. Market for Whole and Other Grains: Trends and Developments,... ...Read more »

While human consumption of lupins is presently at a very low level, with most of the crop sold to intensive animal industries, it has exciting potential for human use and a growing national and international market. With high protein levels of 30 – 40 per cent, high dietary fibre (30 per cent) and low fat, lupins have a very low glycaemic index. So, it’s little wonder that the world’s food industry is becoming increasingly interested in exploiting their benefits. However, the problem... ...Read more »