The newly acquired business will be able to take advantage of a new 42,000-ton fertilizer plant outside Shelby, Mont. In its final stages of construction, the facility, with 110-car shuttle loader access to the BNSF line, is expected to open for the spring 2014 season.
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We’ll need extraordinarily persistent rains for the moisture to get down five feet where the roots of mature plants live. It could take weeks or months for water entering the soil surface to move into the three to five feet depth of the soil
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"Over the past several years, there has been uncertainty within the industry regarding what type of sweep auger equipment can be used, and the types of procedures that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may find acceptable," said NGFA Director of Safety and Regulatory Affairs Jess McCluer. "This guide was developed to help the industry navigate OSHA's new policy for operating sweep augers safely inside grain bins."
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The Stakeholders Summit is a one-of-a-kind conference that is attended by a diverse group of decision makers, including representatives from farms, ranches, food processors, restaurants, grocery stores, legislators, universities and government agencies.
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AFIA commented that a major area of concern is the overall shortage of veterinarians, who will be needed to cover the large, expected increase in approved VFD animal drugs and the training needed as a result of the rule.
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Current expectations for the 2013/14 crop year are for around 5 billion bushels of corn-for-ethanol demand. Depending on domestic ethanol use and the final RFS rule ethanol exports, continued strength in foreign demand could lead to ethanol exports in the range of 600 million to 1 billion gallons.
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Ian Pinner has been named vice president, Corporate Strategic & Financial Planning, a new position created to help develop and drive ADM’s corporate strategic growth plan and its business performance plans. Pinner will also lead ADM’s annual business planning process.
[Read More]"This is an important step forward in the growing trade relationship between our two countries. South Korea is our port's third-largest trading partner in Asia, with trade through Vancouver of more than 200,000 containers/year including commodities like grain from the Prairies and natural resources from British Columbia."
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"When there is a quality issue with corn from India or Thailand or Ukraine, or a delivery issue due to logistical problems in Argentina or Brazil, the corn quality reports give us good, hard data, not just anecdotes, to market U.S. quality and reliability," Cordero said.
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Barry Beyer joined Intersystems as Vice President of Operations in February of 2014. Barry brings a long history of successfully building and training highly productive teams, improving processes, reducing costs, minimizing downtime, and overseeing/improving production operations for several multi-million dollar manufacturers. Barry is a Purdue graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology. Barry is classically trained in the Lean Manufacturing methodology and has a proven record in best of class companies.
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