June/July 2020
Grain Quality: Protecting What's in the Bin
cover photo by Landmark Services Cooperative and Elise SchaferBuilding Alternate Global Markets
Even when grain exports are booming, USGC continues seeking new and improved markets
Photo: USGC
Mountain Valley Transformation
CHS Mountain West relocates its downtown Kalispell, MT, grain loading facility to an industrial rail park
Photo: Warrior Mfg.
Protecting What's in the Bin
After a wet harvest last fall, mycotoxin testing can be your first line of defense against spoilage
Keeping Your Bagging Scale Operating at Peak Performance
Your bagging scale is your company’s profit center -- keep it running smoothly to increase your bottom line
Overcoming Adversity
The feed & grain industry's response to the coronavirus pandemic shows its true character
How to Judge Your Facility's Performance
Information to help guide decisions and prepare for strategic moves
The Importance of Free Trade Agreements
FTA partners continue to buy more than half of U.S. grains-in-all-forms exports
Startling Grain Entrapment Statistics Revealed
NGFA: Let’s work together to reverse this climbing trend
Photo: NGFA
Pet Food's Impact
First-of-its-kind study plumbs the depths of what goes into U.S. pet food
Seeing Beyond the Bin Walls
How automated bin board software can improve decisions
Fighting Antagonism in the Bunk & Transition
Trace mineral balance is key for ruminant animals
The World Beyond the Driveway
What grain merchandisers can learn from losing their tunnel vision
Tech Tools Help Connect You to Customers
Two new products work to bring grain operations and growers together digitally
Photo Provided by Bushel
Recently Added to Buyer's Guide
Bovizyme™ GA Enzyme
- Enzyme solution that improves starch digestion efficiency for non-steam flaker feed yards
- Improved feed efficiency through increased bodyweight gain and lower feed intake
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
Marketwatch: Jan, 27
US Corn Price Idx: ZCPAUS.CM
open: 6.0509
high: 6.1392
low: 6.0271
close: 6.1307
US Soybean Price Idx: ZSPAUS.CM
open: 13.6827
high: 13.9874
low: 13.6618
close: 13.954
US Hard Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: KEPAUS.CM
open: 8.0183
high: 8.0333
low: 7.8538
close: 7.9653
US Soft Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: ZWPAUS.CM
open: 7.6378
high: 7.6553
low: 7.4777
close: 7.5549
