Magazine
Pet Food's Impact
First-of-its-kind study plumbs the depths of what goes into U.S. pet food
How to Judge Your Facility's Performance
Information to help guide decisions and prepare for strategic moves
The Importance of Free Trade Agreements
FTA partners continue to buy more than half of U.S. grains-in-all-forms exports
Seeing Beyond the Bin Walls
How automated bin board software can improve decisions
Fighting Antagonism in the Bunk & Transition
Trace mineral balance is key for ruminant animals
The World Beyond the Driveway
What grain merchandisers can learn from losing their tunnel vision
Tech Tools Help Connect You to Customers
Two new products work to bring grain operations and growers together digitally
Photo Provided by Bushel
Turning Seconds into Profit
Using cutting-edge software can give operations the edge over the competition
The Latest Updates on Agriculture Transportation
Synopsis of USDA's ag session from the 2020 Transportation Research Forum
Photo: CN, Manchac, Louisiana
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
Photo: AGRA Industries
Railroad Roundtable 2020
The nation’s top grain transporters share their commitment to agriculture, outline capital investments planned for the year ahead
Photo By BNSF
How to Prepare for a FSMA Inspection
What to do before, during and after the inspector comes knocking
It's Time to "Stand Up for Grain Safety Week"
A weeklong outreach event is planned for April 13-17
Tips for Focus in a World of Distractions
Avoiding distractions may help you feel less busy, improving stress management and productivity
Think Fast
Rapid adoption of consumer trends challenges the industry to innovate
An Important Perspective
Well-known figure’s passing brings clarity to what really matters
Spring & Its Potential Energy
Planning can help turn planting season opportunities into momentum
Export Threats from Missing, Inconsistent Maximum Residue Levels
Changing international standards and slow approval limit export opportunities
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
File Photo
In Pursuit of a $4.99 Chicken
In order to keep prices low and quality high, Costco steps into poultry production with a new feed mill
A Look at What's Coming Your Way in Minneapolis
Build your network and enhance your skills at GEAPS Exchange 2020 held March 21-24
Photo Source: GEAPS
Employee Mental Health
Knowing how to help employees with mental health issues and difficult life events can prevent tragedy
Celebrating Continued Success in the Japanese Market
A nearly 50-year relationship bears fruit with trade deal
2020 Harvest Photo Contest Winners
Who took the top prize this year?
A Long Harvest Season
Precipitation, cold weather and fuel shortages all factors in fourth-slowest harvest
Synergy Feeds Adds Location to Improve Efficiencies
Growing company’s new feed mill in Edgerton, IN, is designed for expansion
Photo Source: AGRA Industries
Remembering Simple Goals
The simple goals of a business can get lost when plans get complicated
Recently Added to Buyer's Guide
HP FiberBoost©
- Contains functional fibers produced specifically for dietetic use in piglets
- Fiber stimulates gut and eases transition at weaning
Huve Check-Feed
- On-site screening test to detect monensin, including Monovet® 90, in feedstuffs
- Produces accurate, reliable results without adding microtracer particles to feed for detection methods
Safety 101
- Designed to keep all safety activity in one place across all locations
- Mobile Inspection App to perform walk-around inspections, toolbox talks, JSAs and more
Centrifugal Sifter
- Can process up to 100,000 kg/hour, removing foreign bodies as small as 0.1 mm
- Can be situated in gravity-fed configuration or within inline processes such as a pneumatic conveying line
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