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How to set your new employees up for success starting on day one
Relationships built through in-person interaction cannot be replicated in a virtual environment
Location, equipment selection and supplier contracts all play critical roles
Punching ventilation holes in the bottom of elevator buckets makes the filling and discharge of materials more efficient
Your bagging scale is your company’s profit center -- keep it running smoothly to increase your bottom line
Two new products work to bring grain operations and growers together digitally
Synopsis of USDA's ag session from the 2020 Transportation Research Forum
When looking to expand, Van Der Geest Dairy used United Cooperative's knowledge to select a builder
Fumigant monitoring with multipoint thermal mass flow meters provides document adherence to environmental regulations
Moisture content causes grain to bridge or clump together
Following a late, wet 2019 harvest, many commercial operations are experiencing grain storage issues
High-moisture grain storage leads to bin unloading problems
NDSU Extension’s grain drying expert offers advice on drying crops
3D scanners keep pushing the boundaries -- here are some of the latest innovations
The right vibratory and dust collection units will reduce risk
Unplanned downtime costs time and money – here’s how to alleviate that problem
Automation system delivers efficiency for rail terminal in Kansas’ biggest wheat producing county
Operational changes keep Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam open for 17 days longer than typical during high water events
Properly installed buckets will save you time and money
Process reduces product degradation, particularly with fragile materials
Water content in the compressed air supply can negatively impact the function of your bagging equipment, machine rate, repetition, and accuracy
Moisture content of about 13% at harvest is optimal for mitigating mechanical damage
Instantaneous handheld analyzers that can be operated by virtually anyone deliver lab-quality moisture readings
NGFA offers some advice for keeping your workers safe as the cold weather moves in
Storage options must keep grain dry and provide adequate aeration to control temperature
Advances in gene editing are quickly transforming agribusiness. What are these advances? How are they regulated? And what’s on the horizon?
What manufacturers say about yielding the highest performance from your equipment
Even though a description of the NASS crop production forecast methodology is widely available, there always seems to be some misconceptions about how NASS makes corn and soybean yield forecasts. A brief overview of that methodology is repeated here. While this summary does not do full justice to the very comprehensive forecasting methodology, it is presented to assist in placing the upcoming yield forecasts in the proper perspective.
Handling, drying and processing of ear corn requires in-depth knowledge to avoid damage of the seeds and to preserve the germination ability.