October/November 2020
ADM Builds Largest Flour Mill in Illinois
cover photo by ADMAddressing Combustible Dust Hazards
Why it's important to understand how the dust explosion pentagon interacts
Central Appeal
ADM builds largest U.S. flour mill in northern Illinois to realign its Midwestern milling business
Picture Perfect
Just like this year's harvest, our annual photo contest is wrapping up. Send us your harvest photos and you could win $100!
Last year's second prize winner -- Jim Larson, Red Wing Grain LLC, Red Wing, MN
Closing the Digital Divide
How one ag cooperative is advocating to bring high-speed internet infrastructure to America’s rural areas
About That Fork in the Road
A new role for Feed & Grain’s publisher
Decisions, Decisions
Recognizing when it’s time to invest in new agribusiness technology
Why Low Grain Prices Lead to Higher Producer Costs
How to discuss the risks and fees of your customer’s grain marketing options in a down year
Tracking Pathogenic Spread Throughout a Feed Mill
How added biosecurity measures may stop the spread of African swine fever
Making Decisions in a Radically Uncertain World
Management exercises and tools can help when navigating uncertain times
The Benefits of USGC Partnerships in Morocco
COPAG Cooperative has continued to do business with the United States long after original contact
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, 25
US Corn Price Idx: ZCPAUS.CM
open: 5.9845
high: 6.0765
low: 5.9569
close: 6.0712
US Soybean Price Idx: ZSPAUS.CM
open: 13.5198
high: 13.623
low: 13.3854
close: 13.5849
US Hard Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: KEPAUS.CM
open: 7.7845
high: 7.9894
low: 7.7694
close: 7.9771
US Soft Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: ZWPAUS.CM
open: 7.4426
high: 7.6199
low: 7.4051
close: 7.6001
