Emerson Process Management has opened the first manufacturing and integration centre in Asia for its Rosemount Analytical technologies. [ + ]

Emerson Process Management has opened its first Pervasive Sensing Centre of Excellence in Singapore. [ + ]

Cardia Bioplastics has announced a proposed merger with privately held Australian company Stellar Films Group. [ + ]

Rydell Industrial (Belting) Co is celebrating 40 years of supplying and servicing the Australian food industry. [ + ]

Researchers at Washington State University have studied the impact of mechanical harvesting of cider apples. [ + ]

Ebola isn't the only potential biosecurity threat troubling Australia: the decline of our European honey bee population and a devastating wheat disease are also threats we need to watch out for, according to a new CSIRO report. [ + ]

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has issued advice for grain growers preparing to store grain on-farm from this year's harvest in the hope of cashing in on higher prices in the future. [ + ]

Smallgoods producer Primo Group is set to be acquired by Australia's largest fresh meat processor, JBS Australia, for $1.45 billion. The deal includes Primo's five processing plants across Australia and New Zealand, which employ more than 3000 staff. [ + ]

Australia's 'bush tucker' industry needs a new business model that includes commercial cultivation in order to reach its potential, according to a South Australian academic. [ + ]

Danfoss Power Electronics and Micromax Specialists in Automation have signed an agreement that will see Micromax become the preferred sales channel in Sydney and Melbourne for Danfoss variable speed drives. [ + ]

The Yili Oceania Production Base has been officially opened in Waimate, South Island. It will reportedly be the world's largest integrated dairy production base. [ + ]

Organic food isn't just a trend any more - consumption of organic food, cosmetics and household products has hit an all-time high, according to the latest biennial Australian Organic industry report. [ + ]

Australian dairy producers and manufacturers will benefit from tariff reductions for liquid milk thanks to the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), according to Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce. [ + ]

Freedom Foods has signed an MoU with Chinese company New Hope Group to develop a long-term milk supply through large-scale, Australian dairy farms that will supply Freedom's UHT operations and potential fresh milk processing operations. [ + ]

Submissions are now open for the seventh annual APPMA scholarship program. Presented in conjunction with the AIP, the program gives a packaging engineer the opportunity to complete a Diploma in Packaging Technology. [ + ]