Addressing Combustible Dust Hazards
Why it's important to understand how the dust explosion pentagon interacts
Controlling a Fire Scene
Make sure you have a plan for grain fires or explosions before they happen
Don't Ignore This Safety Procedure
Prevent most engulfments, electrocutions and entanglements with one safety practice
It's Time! Stand Up for Grain Safety Week
Mach 29-April 2 -- Join the effort to raise awareness of grain handling and storage hazards
Photo: NGFA.com
Startling Grain Entrapment Statistics Revealed
NGFA: Let’s work together to reverse this climbing trend
Photo: NGFA
It's Time to "Stand Up for Grain Safety Week"
A weeklong outreach event is planned for April 13-17
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, 21
US Corn Price Idx: ZCPAUS.CM
open: 5.9607
high: 6.0092
low: 5.9282
close: 5.9756
US Soybean Price Idx: ZSPAUS.CM
open: 13.5213
high: 13.861
low: 13.4988
close: 13.8203
US Hard Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: KEPAUS.CM
open: 7.7694
high: 7.8347
low: 7.6744
close: 7.7644
US Soft Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: ZWPAUS.CM
open: 7.5197
high: 7.5858
low: 7.4322
close: 7.4955
