Australasian Grain Science Association

Thanks John Morris Group for supporting us this year at #AGSA24!

And that's a wrap! Cass Walker, Sushil Dhital and Jenny Dang bring #AGSA24 Conference to a close. BIG THANKS to everyone who came, presented, sponsored and discussed. We love coming together once a year with our friendly grain science community!

Prof. Mike Gidley from Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) at The University of Queensland enlightens us about #poultry precision nutrition - improving microbiota, animal health, without sacrificing efficiency. Balance with carbohydrate energy to #chicken host vs #Microbiota influenced by #Fermentation speed and protein level.

Dr Mahsa M. from RMIT University presents great research. #MungBean substitution in bread? Citrated starches for high-fibre liquid products? Watch this space!

Dr Kate Howell from The University of Melbourne says Growers at Tuerong, mill their own grain and bake their own bread #Diversity of #Wheat makes the perfect #baguette. How does it affect functional & nutritional properties? Highlighting cultivars #RougeDeBordeux and #Marquis #MixoLab #FructanProfiles #Bread

Dr Bernadine Flanagan from Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), UQ presents 'Fermentability of Grains in weaning piglet feed, The effects of particle size and exogenous enzyme supplementation' #Wheat #Barley #Maize #Lupin

Dr. Vito M. Butardo Jr. from Swinburne University of Technology presents 'Comprehensive nutritional, safety and germination efficiency profiling of soft and hard seed coat #adlay varieties' Dehulling greatly improves germination of hard-shelled adlay varieties. More research to understand why it grows better in the wild vs glasshouse growing.

Ms. Theresa Pham from The Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council presents 'From awareness to action: mitigating low whole grain intake in Australia' Can Australian consumers easily identify wholegrain foods? This is not currently considered in HSR calculations. More incentives needed for manufacturers. Clarity needed for consuners to understand the terms whole grain, wholemeal and multigrain. #Wholegrain #BreakfastCereals #Flour #Bread #HSR

DAY 3: Fantasic Industry Panel Discussion this morning at #AGSA24 Conference Collaboration between the Australian Food Industry and University/ Institutes has room for improvement. Should we look to the Netherlands model? Complimentary proteins: meat & plants not meat vs plants. We need improve our messaging to consumers #LanguageMatters and foods still need to taste good! #OpenDiscussion #Upscaling from Pilot Plant to large-scale manufacturing, unlock #HealthClaims Carl Dolgow from Collins Solutions, Daniel Mullette from HarvestB, Kirsty Germaine from Mauri, Jessica Ferguson from Sanitarium , Andrew May from Essantis (Previously Unigrain), Arjan Jongkees from Simplot Australia Pty Ltd

Dr. Jessica Ferguson from Sanitarium shares the benefits of #PlantSterols in #WeetBix (Cholesterol Lowering Type) which can be a cost-effective way to help heart health of consumers. For gluten avoiders, #Sorghum #Weet-bix is an excellent option!