February/March 2020
In Pursuit of a $4.99 Chicken
cover photo by Steven KilgerOSHA Updates Slips and Falls Ruling
Companies must conduct training, eliminate fall hazards and certify anchorage points
Photo Source: NGFA
Protect Workers from Wet Grain Engulfment Hazards
Moisture content causes grain to bridge or clump together
Spreader Helps Commercial Operations Protect Grain Quality
Following a late, wet 2019 harvest, many commercial operations are experiencing grain storage issues
Difficult Harvest Creates Grain Storage Hazards
High-moisture grain storage leads to bin unloading problems
File Photo
In Pursuit of a $4.99 Chicken
In order to keep prices low and quality high, Costco steps into poultry production with a new feed mill
A Look at What's Coming Your Way in Minneapolis
Build your network and enhance your skills at GEAPS Exchange 2020 held March 21-24
Photo Source: GEAPS
2020 Harvest Photo Contest Winners
Who took the top prize this year?
Celebrating Continued Success in the Japanese Market
A nearly 50-year relationship bears fruit with trade deal
A Long Harvest Season
Precipitation, cold weather and fuel shortages all factors in fourth-slowest harvest
Synergy Feeds Adds Location to Improve Efficiencies
Growing company’s new feed mill in Edgerton, IN, is designed for expansion
Photo Source: AGRA Industries
Employee Mental Health
Knowing how to help employees with mental health issues and difficult life events can prevent tragedy
Remembering Simple Goals
The simple goals of a business can get lost when plans get complicated
GEAPS: Making an Impact
Shaping the grain industry's past and future
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
