As seen at Ag in Motion: Tools are available to monitor and manage moisture and temperature of stored grain, particularly helpful when weather at harvest can throw farmers a curveball.
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How to manage wet grains for storage
Prairie weather has a way of upsetting farmers’ harvest plans
Being proactive in storage, handling key to grain safety
Farm Safety: Canola is particularly susceptible to spoilage in storage
A key reason people become trapped in grain is because the stored product has gone out-of-condition. Put the other way, if the grain is in good condition, the less likely you are to have to enter the bin in the first place.
Sask. agriculture sector receives federal funding
Funds through PrairiesCan will assist in the continued growth of the province’s ag research and manufacturing
PrairiesCan funding will assist in the continued growth of Saskatchewan's ag research and manufacturing sectors.
A new easy conversion of hopper bins to aeration
The removable Wavcor Manhole aeration attachment is a low-cost upgrade
Saskatoon-based Wavcor’s Manhole system inserts a short length of ducting through existing manhole covers on bin hoppers, offering an easy, bolt-on way to get airflow through binned grain.
Airblast grain drying fan flexes practicality, portability
Wavcor’s Airblast fan doesn’t have a traditional, dedicated heat source such as a burner or heating element to dry grain: it uses the heat generated by its 22-horsepower Kohler engine for that task.
Successful grain rescue shows value of training, awareness
Program demonstrates ‘reality and severity’ of grain entrapment
Grain entrapments don’t often have happy endings. Fortunately, that wasn’t the case for a grain entrapment on Feb. 9 in east-central Alberta. Chris Krushel, fire chief for the Edgerton Emergency Services Department, says a man had entered a grain bin to clean it when he became caught in the grain. Thankfully, another person was present […] Read more
Farm growth pushes farmers to bring grain handling and conditioning home
As farms have increased in size, their storage requirements now mean far greater quantities of a single crop, whether it be canola or wheat. This means higher capacity, flat-bottomed bins. These are often centrally located, with larger capacity handling equipment and sometimes permanently installed handling equipment.
Grain upkeep begins with the bin
Two experts provide tips on how to effectively store grain on-farm
Planning is integral to the success of any grain farm, whether preparing for seeding or determining the best use of resources at harvest time. The same holds true for on-farm grain storage, says Derek Johnson, regional sales director for AGI, one of the largest manufacturers of grain bins in Canada. He says planning for grain […] Read more
Be proactive to mitigate grain dust explosions
“It hasn’t happened yet.” It’s a common phrase that we’ve heard many farmers say about safety hazards. But just because something hasn’t happened yet doesn’t make it any less of a risk. Grain dust explosions are a prime example. While grain dust explosions, fortunately, don’t happen every day, they are still very much a hazard […] Read more
Dust storm, hurricane-force winds tear across U.S. upper Midwest
Chicago | Reuters — Hurricane-force winds tore across the U.S. upper Midwest Thursday evening, sending walls of dust across cities and rural towns, causing widespread property damage and killing at least two people. Straight-line winds up to 170 km/h reached from Kansas to Wisconsin, pushing waves of farmland topsoil across the horizon and plunging communities […] Read more
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