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
Q-Sage Air Screen Cleaners
- Separates grain by length and size to specifications
- Numerous flow patterns available to accommodate each unique product and processing need
Vertical Blender
- For reliable, gentle mixing of friable solids, abrasive materials and shear-sensitive products
- For processing large volumes where floor space is limited
IE-Node
- Industrial Ethernet Node offers remote monitoring interface
- Provides sensor data to PLCs or other automation and control systems
GAC® 2700-UGMA
- GIPSA-Certified as UGMA-Compatible
- Field proven to work with all leading scale systems
PDDM Planetary Dual Disperser
- Robust mixer offers unmatched shear intensity, rapid dispersion of dry powders into viscous batches
- Two stainless-steel high-viscosity “HV” stirrer blades
InSight™
- Designed to sort grain lots, kernel by kernel, at industrial speed
- Sorts up to 15 metric tons/hour, which is equivalent to about 125,000 kernels analyzed per second
Marketwatch: Aug, 14
US Corn Price Idx: ZCPAUS.CM
open: 6.894
high: 6.9955
low: 6.7606
close: 6.9734
US Soybean Price Idx: ZSPAUS.CM
open: 14.9677
high: 15.1495
low: 14.6316
close: 14.9849
US Hard Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: KEPAUS.CM
open: 8.3063
high: 8.4762
low: 8.1366
close: 8.432
US Soft Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: ZWPAUS.CM
open: 7.4954
high: 7.5664
low: 7.3014
close: 7.5356
