NEWS 94 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2023 The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) announced that IFIF’s 36th General Assembly unanimously re-elected Ruud Tijssens as IFIF Chairman for the 2024-2025 term of office, recognising Tijssens’ successful leadership since 2021, under which IFIF experienced important growth in strategic projects and continued to build deeper relationships with stakeholders around the globe. Ruud Tijssens, on accepting his second term as Chairman, thanked the General Assembly delegates for their trust and said, “All IFIF Members for their contributions to our success, which strengthens IFIF as the united voice of the global feed industry to promote and support sustainable, safe, nutritious, and affordable food for a growing world population.” Tijssens highlighted, “Through IFIF’s efforts and partnerships, we continue our clear focus on IFIF’s three strategic pillars, including (1) regulatory to promote a balanced regulatory framework and support the dynamic pace of innovation; (2) sustainability with science-based standards and innovation to contribute to supporting sustainable livestock production; and (3) education and best practices. We will continue to drive key initiatives, including IFIF’s Nutritional Innovation work, capacity development for feed safety programmes, as well as the IFIF FAO International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) series.” Read more>> BinSentry, one of the North American leaders in animal feed supply chain efficiency, has received a new patent for a method to use artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately determine the volume of animal feed in a bin using a time-of-flight sensor or other similar hardware. At the same time, BinSentry has closed a Series B funding round, securing over $7 million in new capital. BinSentry increases efficiencies and sustainability in the $500 billion global animal feed supply chain. The company has made far-reaching technological advancements in applying AI to its proprietary feed management software platform. The company pairs best-in-class Internet of Things (IoT) sensors that provide over 98% accuracy in feed inventory monitoring with software tools that use AI to precisely predict animal feed consumption. The software then suggests improved operational and feed ordering processes to unlock new cost savings for feed mills and animal producers alike. “The new patent reaffirms the advances that BinSentry is making in enhancing accuracy and precision in hog and poultry feed monitoring,” said Nathan Hoel, CTO for BinSentry. “We monitor over 10,000 feed bins daily. These tools are rapidly increasing the amount of data we can process and the insights that we can provide to industry leaders.” “Using AI allows us to manage volumes and complexities that humans simply can’t keep up with, giving our customers an enormous operating advantage over their competitors that are still using rubber mallets to check bin levels,” said Ben Allen, CEO at BinSentry. Read more>> IFIF elects Chairman and Board of Directors for 2024-2025 BinSentry announces its new Artificial Intelligence patent
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