Critical Components for Onboarding New Employees
How to set your new employees up for success starting on day one
Industry Associations Needed Now More Than Ever
Relationships built through in-person interaction cannot be replicated in a virtual environment
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The Art of Planning Commercial Grain Facilities
Location, equipment selection and supplier contracts all play critical roles
Reasons for Ventilating Elevator Buckets
Punching ventilation holes in the bottom of elevator buckets makes the filling and discharge of materials more efficient
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
Tech Tools Help Connect You to Customers
Two new products work to bring grain operations and growers together digitally
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The Latest Updates on Agriculture Transportation
Synopsis of USDA's ag session from the 2020 Transportation Research Forum
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Dairy Farm Consults with Feed Co-op on Expansion
When looking to expand, Van Der Geest Dairy used United Cooperative's knowledge to select a builder
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How to Store Grain with Low VOCs
Fumigant monitoring with multipoint thermal mass flow meters provides document adherence to environmental regulations
Protect Workers from Wet Grain Engulfment Hazards
Moisture content causes grain to bridge or clump together
Spreader Helps Commercial Operations Protect Grain Quality
Following a late, wet 2019 harvest, many commercial operations are experiencing grain storage issues
Difficult Harvest Creates Grain Storage Hazards
High-moisture grain storage leads to bin unloading problems
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NDSU Extension Explains Natural-Air Drying Concepts, Busts Myths
NDSU Extension’s grain drying expert offers advice on drying crops
3D Level Sensors Can Address Grain Storage Challenges
3D scanners keep pushing the boundaries -- here are some of the latest innovations
How to Choose the Right Equipment to Prevent Entrapments & Explosions
The right vibratory and dust collection units will reduce risk
Save Money with Proactive Preventive Maintenance Programs
Unplanned downtime costs time and money – here’s how to alleviate that problem
High Speed Train Loadout Possible with Automation
Automation system delivers efficiency for rail terminal in Kansas’ biggest wheat producing county
Creative Approach Keeps Commerce Flowing
Operational changes keep Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam open for 17 days longer than typical during high water events
How to Install a Bucket
Properly installed buckets will save you time and money
The Benefits of Fluidized Bed Mixing
Process reduces product degradation, particularly with fragile materials
How to Improve Bagging Automation Throughput
Water content in the compressed air supply can negatively impact the function of your bagging equipment, machine rate, repetition, and accuracy
Enhancing Soybean Storage Starts With Harvest Moisture
Moisture content of about 13% at harvest is optimal for mitigating mechanical damage
Simplify Moisture Measurement
Instantaneous handheld analyzers that can be operated by virtually anyone deliver lab-quality moisture readings
Cold Weather Safety Tips
NGFA offers some advice for keeping your workers safe as the cold weather moves in
Consider Pros, Cons of Alternative Grain Storage Methods
Storage options must keep grain dry and provide adequate aeration to control temperature
Agricultural Bioengineering: The Shifting Landscape
Advances in gene editing are quickly transforming agribusiness. What are these advances? How are they regulated? And what’s on the horizon?
Pelleting from an OEM Viewpoint
What manufacturers say about yielding the highest performance from your equipment
Weekly Outlook: A Review of USDA Crop Yield Forecasting Methodology
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.
Turnkey plants for ear corn drying and processing
Handling, drying and processing of ear corn requires in-depth knowledge to avoid damage of the seeds and to preserve the germination ability.
USGC Corn Harvest Quality Report Highlights High-Quality, Record Crop
Most samples would grade No. 1 based on the four grading factors
Recently Added to Buyer's Guide
C-LEVER EVA HE Controller
- For bulk solids, accuracy is not impacted by different material densities, irregular material flows or extreme friction
- All connections available (Ethernet, Profibus, CANbus, etc.) as standard equipment to easily connect/coordinate with existing systems
SORTEX H SpectraVision
- Real-time tracking of sorting performance and emergency warnings with SORTEX Monitoring System
- Newly designed in-house full-color cameras provide best color differentiation for subtlest of color defects
Feed Ordering Hub
- Cloud-based hub designed to increase feed ordering and scheduling automation
- Allows feed mills to make data-driven decisions and allocate resources better
24" Scalperators
- Provides high capacity method for removing roughage, light fines and chaff in a single pass
- Large material scalping and air density separation in one pass
Aqua MicroFeed System
- Enables users to produce microfeed at 40% increased capacity
- Optimized die can withstand higher pressure caused by smaller holes due to stronger construction, larger diameter and bigger open surface, and smart die base to create equal distribution of feed toward larger die
Metris Vibe
- Wireless vibration and temperature sensor can monitor health status of mechanical equipment regardless of original manufacturer
- Offers increased uptime, reduced maintenance, higher production reliability and improved safety
Marketwatch: Jun, 25
US Corn Price Idx: ZCPAUS.CM
open: 7.4421
high: 7.6444
low: 7.4346
close: 7.542
US Soybean Price Idx: ZSPAUS.CM
open: 15.4141
high: 15.6298
low: 15.3573
close: 15.5279
US Hard Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: KEPAUS.CM
open: 9.6294
high: 9.7673
low: 9.465
close: 9.4735
US Soft Red Winter Wheat Price Idx: ZWPAUS.CM
open: 8.9846
high: 8.9946
low: 8.6368
close: 8.6608
