April/May 2019
Going Whole Hog
cover photo by Elise SchaferHiring Tomorrow's Leaders
Students are eager to gain commercial ag industry experience
Going Whole Hog
One of Iowa’s largest feed mills is constructed to support the region’s growing pork industry
Photo by Elise Schafer
Reduce Reconstruction Costs with 3D Laser Scanning
Here’s the scoop on technology that is safer, faster and more accurate
3D laser scanning image provided by Lanmar Services
The Rise of Digital Learning
Digital education and training offer new opportunities to the industry
Grain Dust Explosions Increase in 2018
One fatality, four injuries were attributed to last year’s explosions
Celebrating 10 Years of IFEEDER
Looking back on some of the Institute's accomplishments over the past decade
24 Hours with USGC Staff
Relationships, planning and market access dominate days activities
Tell Your Story Before Someone Else Does
Explain how you’re the middleman, but everyone still wins
IPPE Attracts Largest Crowd Ever
Informative education program provided for a record-breaking number of show attendees
Pick Up the Pace
Can the government please find a way to work faster?
Recently Added to Buyer's Guide
VersaMix Triple Shaft Mixers
- For mixing applications requiring efficient powder dispersion and critical homogenization of medium to high viscosity slurries, pastes, gels, creams and suspensions
- High-shear mixer with solids/liquid injection manifold (SLIM) technology rotor/stator
GUC-F Controller
- Multichannel feeding and dosing controller
- Control solution for feeding and weighing applications in powder handling applications
- Flexible and modular design with analog and digital load cells
ProFlo
- Offers accurate and reliable continuous mass flow measurement of bulk solids with an accuracy of +/- 0.5% full scale
- Measures mass of flowable solids with densities of 10 to 100 pounds/cubic foot and flow rates from 700 to 7,000 cubic feet/hour
Sanderson Farms Feed Mill Expansion - Kinston, NC
- Construction of a whole grain silo expansion (76’ diameter x 145’ tall) to hold 500,000 bushels
- Expansion also includes a 12’x17’x22’ deep boot pit extension at the end of the existing receiving tunnel
Horizon Feed Ordering Automation Platform
- Automates many processes within supply chain for efficient, sustainable and profitable production
- Manage all bins and orders on a single software platform
Marketwatch: Jan, 18
US Corn Price Idx: ZCPAUS.CM
open: 5.7667
high: 5.8486
low: 5.7266
close: 5.8288
US Soybean Price Idx: ZSPAUS.CM
open: 13.366
high: 13.376
low: 13.2328
close: 13.2696
US Hard Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: KEPAUS.CM
open: 7.3061
high: 7.3384
low: 7.2334
close: 7.2454
US Soft Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: ZWPAUS.CM
open: 7.0114
high: 7.0566
low: 6.9566
close: 7.0014
